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JAKARTA, In addition to headaches, back pain (especially in the lower back) is the physical pain most often experienced by humans. It is estimated, 8 of 10 people on this earth is experiencing pain. And, about 50 percent experienced more than 1 times. The pain is often results in lower productivity and medical expenses are relatively large.

Pain or pain in the neck often experienced as back pain. The neck has a lot of pain neural structures. As the neck is often moving and uniting the head to the chest, neck often traumatized.

Some risk factors that can cause back pain in the neck of heavy physical work, frequent bending, lifting heavy objects, sitting too long at work, smoking, and obesity.

One natural attempt to prevent pain in the neck and back is to exercise and live a healthy lifestyle. However, this is not always true. In fact, some studies have found that the wrong type of exercise, such as high-risk activities, can increase the likelihood of suffering from back pain.

However, exercise is important

Vitamin supplements not only provide nutrition, but also avoid the signs of aging. Several types of nutrients, like calcium and vitamin D, is useful for maintaining health, but also make us young. What are the recommended supplements to maximize health and keep us young?

Vitamin D
You can reduce your risk of colon cancer, breast and esophagus by 50 percent if you get enough vitamin D. According to Michael F. Holick, MD, PhD, a professor from Boston University School of Medicine.

Vitamin D will inhibit the growth of cancer cells and activate the immune system to fight infection. The best source of vitamin D are egg yolk, fish, and foods that are fortified, such as milk and cereal. Sun exposure is also good for increasing vitamin D levels in the body.

Calcium
This mineral is essential to maintain bone strength and is required for muscle and nerve function. Lack of calcium will cause bone damage occurs more quickly than construction. In addition to bone, studies have shown calcium supplementation can reduce the risk of polyp formation of colon cancer.

Magnesium
Studies show magnesium deficiency is more common in older people than young people. This happens because the older, the body’s ability to absorb magnesium from food is reduced. In addition, drugs such as antibiotics and drugs also affect the same diuretic. In addition to preventing diabetes, magnesium may also lower blood pressure.

Vitamin B
Several studies have shown, stroke and heart disease could be prevented if we get enough vitamin B6, B12 and folic acid. B vitamins are also enough we can avoid the typical diseases of parents, namely dementia.

acne drug already known for years and low cost can actually be looking for targets infected immune cells, such as the HIV virus was sleeping, before they returned and spread the infection.

The researchers from the United States says, drug antibiotic, minocycline, which has been more widely used to cope with acne, have the strength to fight HIV. If the drug is added to standard therapy in the treatment of AIDS, the result is believed to be even greater.

“Currently, the focus of experts in coping with HIV is to keep the virus remained locked in sleep. If the drugs are currently effective to prevent viral replication, minocycline is another weapon to fight the virus,” said Janice Clement, professor of molecular from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA.

He added, minocycline works with the target immune cells, called T-cells, and made him unable to reproduce. Thus, HIV so difficult to spread and cause AIDS.

“This drug will give good results for very specific target,” said Gregory Szeto, who studied the virus in the laboratory. The results of this study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

If during this glaucoma patients rely on eye drops that work to lower eye pressure, present now a new alternative form of contact lenses (softlense) was added vitamin E and have the work force such as eye drops.

The latest contact lens technology is introduced in the arena of the American Chemical Society recently. This contact lens works by releasing the drug slowly and hold it in place. This contact lens is claimed effective in preventing deterioration of glaucoma disease.

Glaucoma is often referred to as the thief of vision because of this disease can cause loss of vision gradually without any symptoms. This interference occurs because the pressure in the eye abnormalnya.

Treatment of chronic glaucoma usually begins with eye drops. The goal of lowering eye pressure. Only these eye drops should be used constantly every day, often erased the effects of the medicine in a few minutes so as not effective.

Unlike softlense enriched with vitamin E, which will slowly release the drug into the inner lens and hold it as long as possible in the eyes.

“Most of the rapid eye drops cleared within two to five minutes so as not to hit the target. The drugs of this type are often absorbed into the bloodstream and carried throughout the body that can cause side effects,” said Dr Anuj Chauhan, researchers from the University of Florida , United States.

In experiments on animals in the laboratory proved that the drug is released by contact lenses last longer before it erased. According Chuchan, the structure of vitamin E such as “nano brick wall” small. “Because the brick walls are larger than drug molecules, we believe the longer it takes for molecules to enter the goal. This will increase the duration of drug release from contact lenses,” he explained.

According to the plan, two years of contact lenses will be tested in patients with glaucoma. These contact lenses are also known to protect the eyes from the dangers of the sun. “Vitamin E in the contact lens will resist the sun,” said Chuchan.

He added, contact lenses have a shape as regular contact lenses and can be used within a month. In the future, medicine for other eye diseases such as cataracts, can also be included in this contact lens.

The task of the immune system or immune system is to prevent the entry of disease carrying microorganisms into the body and when to have  are entered. A study shows, an optimistic attitude will enhance the ability of our immune system.

Although the results of studies conducted a number of experts from the University of Kentucky, United States, it does not show directly how a positive outlook makes us healthier, but it reinforces previous studies that found a link between illness and a person’s attitude.

Previously, scientists have learned that each person’s immune system can be affected by his attitude. And, when someone is influenced sense of optimism, the body’s immune system will be stronger.

From 2001 to 2005, Professor Suzanne C Segerstrom, a psychologist from the University of Kentucky, along with his team conducted a survey to 124 students majoring in law at the first level. The respondents were asked to answer questions about their optimism level would succeed in the majors.

The respondents were also given an injection of an antigen that would make the immune system to react in the form of small bumps on the skin. The bigger the lump, stronger immune system reaction. The researchers found that the immune system response is stronger in students who have a strong optimism. On the contrary, weakened immune system to those who tend to have a pessimistic nature.

“When people feel more optimistic, they also feel more happy, happy, and the factors associated with increased immunity,” Segerstrom said.

However, Segerstrom reminded that the effects of optimism on the immune system may be limited, since there are many factors that cause fluctuations in the human immune system.