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Know your Extracellular fluid and its importance-By Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript: The regulation of body fluids balance is the key to good health and wellbeing. The body is composed of a skeletal framework, muscles, organs all composed of cells with metabolic activities in them for healthy living. There is also a component referred to as the extracellular fluid that fills in the spaces in between the cellular component. In short this is the body fluid that is outside the cells. It is in your blood, in lymph, in body cavities lined with an inner lining such as the ventricles in brain, spinal cord and this fluid referred to as the cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps protect the brain and spinal cord by acting like cushion against sudden impact or injury and removes waste products from the brain and helps your central nervous system work properly. ...

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New Findings for Alzheimer’s are Identified-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Lead study author Dr John Mamo, Ph.D.- research work at Curtin University, Perth, Australia Alzheimer’s disease is a type of Dementia and is a progressive neurological disorder that causes to shrink the brain with age and gradual death of brain cells. One of the proteins involved is called amyloid, deposits which form like plaques around these brain cells. The other protein is called tau, deposits of which form tangles within the brain cells. Age is the biggest risk factor, and today people live longer and the risk of getting Alzheimer’s is much higher It mainly affects people over 65, and every five years the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease doubles. One in six people over 80 gets dementia- many of them have Alzheimer’s disease. As brain cells become affected, there is a decrease in chemical messengers called neurotransmitters involved in sending ...

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Health & Views October 1st issue 2021 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Download the PDF file . Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and whilst the author will endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, eLanka makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the eLanka website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this article for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. In otherwords, eLanka In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website / ...

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Just one Drink a Day- new Proposal-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript: A panel that advises the federal government on the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which are released every five years by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, recently released a new recommendation that men consume no more than one alcoholic drink per day. Previous guidelines had set two as the limit. The recommendation for women—one drink per day—remains the same. Alcohol, is a necessary item or poison for humans all over the world. It is mandatory to enjoy a drink at the end of the day to wind down, or at gatherings to relax and enjoy the company, at functions, weddings, celebrations, and so on. Just imagine what a party would be without alcohol. It would be like a pub with Throughout the 10,000 or so years humans have been drinking their own fermented brews. ...

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A New Antiviral pill against COVID-19-by Dr Harold Gunatillake reduces the risk of hospitalization and death Transcript: We are all waiting for this miracle pill of a US. drug maker from Merck, that is supposed to reduce the chances of hospitalization, having worst effects, and dying from COVID-19 by half. The FDA has still to authorize it for people to use, but this drug would be the first pill shown to treat coronavirus and a global effort to control the pandemic. So far, all authorized therapies are in IV or injection form. This is a very convenient pill that could be taken when a patient turns positive on PCR testing. This pill is going to help people to keep out of hospital, and the burden of overcrowding will be solved in the very near future, and hospitals can go back to their routine procedures. This pill is not a cure, ...

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New miracle drug for COVID With compliments of Dr Harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com A new Antiviral pill against Covid-19 reduces the risk of hospitalization and death Transcript: We are all waiting for this miracle pill of a US. drug maker from Merck, that is supposed to reduce the chances of hospitalization, having worst effects, and dying from COVID-19 by half. The FDA has still to authorize it for people to use, but this drug would be the first pill shown to treat coronavirus and a global effort to control the pandemic. So far, all authorized therapies are in IV or injection form. This is a very convenient pill that could be taken when a patient turns positive on PCR testing. This pill is going to help people to keep out of hospital, and the burden of overcrowding will be solved in the very near future, and hospitals can go back to ...

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Vaccines that protect us to survive-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript: The availability of effective vaccines has had the most profound positive effect on improving the quality of public health by preventing infectious diseases. How does vaccines work to prevent specific infections? Vaccine injections are given into your arm or in oral drops for your immune system to fight germs- the invaders or antigens. Of course, vaccines are not given when you have a specific infection but given when not having that infection. You are given a weaker or attenuated version of a virus or bacteria in the form of a vaccine. Vaccines contain weakened or inactive parts of a particular organism (antigen) that triggers an immune response within the body. Newer vaccines contain the blueprint for producing antigens rather the antigen itself. ...

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‘Sri Dalada Maligawa’ ranked Number One in International Tourism-by Dr Harold Gunatillake   Something to be proud of as Sri Lankans at a most depressing time globally due to the COVID pandemic, and the inability for tourists travel to Sri Lankan at this very juncture, but not for very long. Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Nilanga Dela said that the Maligawa, or as internationally known as Temple of the Tooth has earned the first position which was ranked 150 in International Tourism, a jump that will bring in more tourists for sight-seeing and worshiping this holy place in Kandy, known as the ancient Hill Capital of Sri Lanka.   The Nilame said that this promotion is due to utilization of modern information technology. Travellers and tourists across the globe ranked India’s Taj Mahal among the first three landmarks in the world, including Eiffel Tower and Great Wall of China. ...

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Health & Views September 3rd issue 2021 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Download the PDF file . Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and whilst the author will endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, eLanka makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the eLanka website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this article for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. In otherwords, eLanka In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website / ...

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