Most of us are familiar with the term ‘allergy’, and use it quite frequently. By definition, an allergy is an abnormal response of the immune system if the human body to an allergen (an agent that can trigger allergy). Allergies in children are quite common in today’s context. Many children attending pediatric clinics today do so for allergy-related complaints.

An allergy can crop up at any age and can continue for months or years until the child outgrows it, or till the allergen is discovered and eliminated from the child’s environment. Allergies are usually a result of both genetic susceptibility and environmental stimulation.

Types of Allergies in children:

Allergies in children can involve any or all of three or four systems:

1) The nose, throat and chest (respiratory allergies)

2) The skin ( cutaneous allergy)

3) The stomach and intestines ( gastrointestinal allergies or food allergies)

4) The eyes (ocular allergy)

Allergic symptoms depend on the system involved.

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A chat with Dr.Devi Shetty , Narayana Hrudayalaya ( Heart Specialist) Bangalore was arranged by WIPRO for its employees . The transcript of the chat is given below which is useful for everyone.

Qn: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart ?

Ans: 1. Diet - Less of carbohydrate, more of protein, less oil
2. Exercise - Half an hour’s walk, at least five days a week; avoid lifts and avoid sitting for a longtime
3. Quit smoking
4. Control weight
5. Control blood pressure and sugar

Qn: Is eating non-veg food (fish) good for the heart?

Ans: No

Qn: It’s still a grave shock to hear that some apparently healthy person
gets a cardiac arrest. How do we understand it in perspective?

Ans: This is called silent attack; that is why we recommend everyone past the age of 30 to undergo routine health checkups.

Qn: Are heart diseases hereditary?

Ans: Yes

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Psychic Reading

Some people get disturbed when they see the unfortunate side of their lives. They try many means to see their life getting out from frustration. Some of them go for certain kind of psychic reading that they think will help them in getting out of the situation, or which will probably help them to get some relaxation.

For the people who claim have the psychic abilities, claims to know many methods of psychic reading techniques. The famous techniques of psychic readings are distant reading, psychometry readings, aura reading, tarot reading, numerology, palm reading, and astrology. A psychic reader could have one or more physic abilities to know about the fortune of the person in front of them. Certain techniques involve psychic reading that can predict the future and the past of a person.

There are a lot of psychic reading techniques that include the method of reading the fortune of a person while the person is sitting at home (via distant reading) or face to face. Some specific kind of readings mostly does not actually involve any kind of tools.
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