Massage can be used as an anesthetic

American doctors use massage as a means of relieving pain. The effect of a professional massage can last for several weeks, according to specialists. Probably not, there is hardly a single person who does not want a professional massage. Great feeling after a massage guaranteed. Massage is useful not only for healthy people who want to relax. Recently, physicians began to use massage to treat people with cancer. They found that a professional massage or a special back massage have a strong analgesic effect. Severe chronic pain - the eternal companion of cancer, especially in the last phase of the disease. Patients reported pain relief after the massage and effective pain reliever. The beneficial effects of massage remained for several weeks. The scientists could easily explain the analgesic effects of massage as a massage in the body increases the level of hormones "luck" of dopamine and serotonin, and reduces the amount of the stress hormone cortisol. These biochemical changes that increase the well-being and positively change people's attitudes to their illness and life in general.

Contact lenses can lead to blindness

Contact lenses increase the risk of infection by pathogenic microorganisms, leading to blindness, say Spanish scientists. Experts conducted a study in which a high percentage of contact lens was contaminated with Acanthamoeba microorganisms that can not be killed with conventional disinfectants. These microorganisms are one of the most common types of protozoa in soil and fresh water. Once in the eye, because it will carry amoebic keratitis infection, 85% of the morbidity, the people who contact lenses. Experts believe that such an infection in the long-run total blindness. Ameba commonly found in chlorinated pools and tap water, so that the people who wear contact lenses while swimming or rinsed with water containers lenses have an increased chance of infection. According to experts, has in the last twenty years amoebae increased in the world due to the fact that more and more people were selected for vision correction contact lenses. According to the Spanish microbiology at the University of La Laguna in the Canary Islands Pathogenic amoeba in tap water and feed on bacteria, always on the lens, "live" between it and the eye. The main reason for always keeping an eye infection - the lack of proper hygiene and proper care of the lenses.

Promote scientific vaccination to prevent cervical cancer

Could deliver the active immunization of older women against cervical cancer a devastating blow against the disease, according to U.S. scientists. According to experts, the active vaccine against cervical cancer could halve cases of the disease in women at the age of about 45 years. Using mathematical calculations, experts estimate that vaccination of women in the U.S. aged 12 to 45 years with cancer-causing HPV may reduce the incidence of cervical cancer by 85% for 12 year olds and up to 55% - for Women 45 years. It could also help to reduce the incidence from 34 to 67% for women 25 years. The calculations on a 100% vaccination of the female population that were based to implement in practice very difficult, experts said. Most cases of cervical cancer caused by the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus. Two U.S. companies have developed a vaccine against HPV types 16 and 18, which are known to cause 70% of cervical cancer cases. Experts hope that the majority of women to participate in the vaccination and avoid the occurrence of a serious illness.