MASKS IN SWINE FLU HOW MUCH IT IS EFFECTIVE

One of the images we see frequently now a days is people wearing masks to avoid swine fle ,but how much it is effective.
On the public level it might be true but experts are skeptical.A viorologist from leading London Hospital says that''Really ,there is very little evidence that masks actually offer much protection against flu''.
Dr Ronald Cutler says ''The problem is that when someone sneezes they tend to take mask off .I think mask give people false sense of security''.However ,because people are wearing mask they will think they are safe and go to crowded areas .The best advice will be to wash your handsand cover your mouth when sneezing .Masks alone will not save , measures like handwashing ,safe use and disposal of tissue and cleaning environmental surfaces are key.Face masks should be well-fitted and can be continuously used for 8-10 hours ,but must be replaced if taken out at any stage.
So preventive measures can be
1.Stay home if sick and receive health advices.
2.wash your hand thoroughly and frequently.
3.stay away from crowd if possible.
4.N95 respirators are useful in preventing transmission of virus so it can be used by health personnel.But it is difficult to breath through and not useful for common people.
5.so it can be said that surgical masks doesn't block the virus entering lungs so cover your face while sneezing and wash your hand frequently after contact with object as door knob.

HYPERTENSION

Hypertension is one of the most common condition Nepalese people are suffering.But what we should know that it can be prevented in most of the cases , it is mostly due to life-style choices that we make we suffer from this condition.
So what are different life-styles that we are adopting in the urban areas. As we get more and more advanced our manual labour is decreasing , we spent most of the time infront of television and computers and childrens are making habit of spending more time infront their television sets or time playing video games.They are forming habit of consuming ready made food and avoidung fruits and vegetables. So here are some recommendation that we can follow so that hypertension can be avoided.
1.Regular excercise per day . leisurely walking in the morning won't help.We should try running or we can walk atleast 95 steps per minute.
2.try consuming less of fatty ,oily food.Avoid fried foods.
3.Enjoy out-doors . Make habit of some out door activities like playing football, badmintionin the evenings.
4.Do not consume more than 5 gms of salt per day, that is table salt as we get salt from our daily food items.
5.Beside this try some yoga or meditetation to pacify yourself , as daily tension also causes hypertension.
If these things are followed you can get some relife.