An Innovative Approach to Combating Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Revolutionizing Mosquito Control with Advanced Techniques

Los Angeles is taking a bold step in the fight against disease-carrying mosquitoes. The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District has launched a groundbreaking pilot program that involves releasing thousands of lab-raised, irradiated mosquitoes into the local environment. These male mosquitoes have been sterilized through radiation, with the aim of impregnating wild female mosquitoes and rendering their resulting eggs nonviable.

The target species for this program is Aedes aegypti, a highly aggressive mosquito that specializes in biting humans. Since its introduction to Los Angeles County in 2014, this species has become a major nuisance and poses significant public health risks due to its ability to transmit illnesses such as yellow fever, Chikungunya, Zika, and dengue.

Addressing the Challenges Posed by Aedes Aegypti

Aedes aegypti thrives in residential areas and typically breeds in small containers found within backyards. Their adaptation over thousands of years to exploit humans as hosts makes them formidable adversaries. Traditional methods of controlling mosquito populations have proven insufficient against these relentless biters.

The Battle Against Invasive Species Expands

“They’ve evolved specifically to

The female pelvic area is the site where copulation, pregnancy and childbirth take place, but also other non-sexual and reproductive functions, such as urination and defecation.

In this area, three systems are located with their respective organs: the genital (uterus and vagina), the urinary (bladder and urethra) and the rectum, which are supported by what is known as the pelvic floor, a set of muscles and ligaments that close the abdominal cavity in its lower part.

“Because these three systems are together, several of their functions depend on each other. That is why it has long been stated that it is a medical error to have divided the pelvic area between gynecologists, urologists and gastroenterologists to treat the conditions that originate there.“says Margarita Martínez Gómez, researcher at the UNAM Biomedical Research Institute dedicated to the study of female reproductive physiology.

Pregnancy and childbirth can affect the pelvic floor and lead to conditions such as prolapse (displacement or fall) of the pelvic organs, overactive bladder syndrome, and urinary and fecal incontinence.

“One of the most common is urinary incontinence, that is, the involuntary leakage of urine. Although its prevalence increases over the years in both women and men, it is higher in the early“, indicates Martínez Gómez.

Three types

There are three types of urinary incontinence: stress incontinence, which appears when doing intense exercise, sneezing or coughing; urg

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Walking is almost medicine in itself because it can rebalance our entire body, but part of the benefits are lost if we breathe poorly. Falling into this mistake is more common than you think because while walking we do not usually pay attention to our breathing. “Every time we tend to cover more things in the shortest possible time,” explains Markel Pérez, head of the Sports Medicine Unit of the IMQ Group, “and attending to many different stimuli leads us to forget something as important as breathing.” . We make breathing a mechanical act.”

The solution is to get used to taking care of it by focusing our attention on it. Precisely the mindful walk or afghan teaches us to synchronize step and breathing. When we achieve this, the entire body appreciates it and the cells receive more oxygen.

Get started in conscious walking

Not breathing properly causes us to tire sooner, even when the walk is not done at an agile pace.

The respiratory muscles It tires before the leg muscles, especially if the walk lasts half an hour (or longer) and is done at a good speed. When the respiratory muscles are working too hard, our brain – specifically the sympathetic nervous system, which unconsciously regulates many functions in the body – causes the veins to constrict and less blood reaches the muscles. It is what is known as respiratory metabolic reflex. It does this to preserve breathing, which is one of the most important functions, but the consequence is that we quickly become exhausted.

Conscious walking ends that rivalry between breathing and muscular resistance because it makes both systems work in a coordinated way.

Consists in synchronize air inlet and outlet with the steps, as we explain in the box on the right. So that you don’t have a hard time doing it, it is advisable that – in the same way that you warm up your muscles by walking more slowly at first or doing warm-up exercises – you should practice your breathing before starting. This way, your brain will be prepared.

Walk in place, without moving, and at the same time inhale slowly (better through the nose) bringing the air to your abdomen, to mobilize the diaphragm. Do not expel it immediately, do it – also slowly – after having counted to 7. Repeat this lung training for at least 2 minutes. If you usually have low blood pressure, it is preferable that you go with a partner the first few times, in case that breathing causes it to drop even furt

We will see what impact nutritional deficiencies have on the appearance of certain disorders… Based on scientific research, we will give you the tips to make the right choices, from the fetal stage if you are pregnant… Because it begins from intrauterine life!

Diet, a real effect on the brain?

Does eating better, adopting a certain type of diet have a real impact on reducing stress, improving sleep, cognitive performance, or preventing a depressive episode? For Guillaume Fond, psychiatrist and researcher at Marseille university hospitals, and specialist in psycho-nutrition, it goes even further: “ We could consider psycho-nutrition as alternative medicine or alternative medicine, even though it is at the heart of the treatment of mental illnesses and prevention in mental health. » Catherine Lacrosnière, nutritionist, adds that if “ Unfortunately diet does not treat, it helps to better prevent and fend off certain risks, in particular the appearance of certain neurodegenerative diseases. »

Pamper your microbiota

Among the first advice given by Guillaume Fond was the microbiota : « The influence of the microbiota on our immune system is perfectly demonstrated. It strengthens it when it is well, and conversely, when it is altered, it will weaken the immune system and trigger chronic inflammation. »

Do without ultra-processed food

Guillaume Fond: “ We have several meta-analyses which demonstrate that in mental health, in 2022/2023, as soon as the proportion of ultra-processed foods exceeds 20% of the

Brasilia- This month, the Brazilian Society of Coloproctology (SBCP) is organizing another edition of the Maio Roxo campaign, to alert the population about inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), which are characterized by inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and can extend from the mouth to the anus. Throughout the month, SBCP will publish texts and videos on the Coloproctology Portal to clarify the main doubts about IBD. The campaign highlights World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day, the 19th.

SBCP communications director Helio Antonio Silva told Agência Brasil that inflammatory bowel diseases, often underdiagnosed, have increased significantly in Brazil. The campaign aims to alert the population and also doctors about these diseases, the prevalence of which increased by 15% between 2012 and 2020, according to a study carried out by researchers from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná on 212 thousand patients of the Unified Health System ( SUS).

The prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases has reached 100 cases per 100.1 thousand inhabitants. In 2012 there were 30 per 100 thousand inhabitants. The highest concentration

Recent developments in the therapeutic approach to risk factors related to cardiovascular disease have brought about significant advancements in the treatment of diabetes, obesity, and dyslipidemia. Experts in the field emphasize the importance of staying up to date with the latest pharmacological and therapeutic developments to reduce mortality rates associated with cardiovascular pathology, which remains the leading cause of death globally.

At the recent XX Vascular Risk Meeting of the Span

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