BiTherapca Health

It is generally believed that effective health education is a more desirable and cheaper way to attain good health status in an individual and the general population. But, practically, there exists no ideal singular model, to achieve this objective. The human mindset is very resistant to change from old habits, cultivated over years, however detrimental to health they may be. There is a common expression in everyday parlance which goes: "Old habits die hard". Human psychologists believe that we are conditioned by the belief system of the society we live in and constantly pick up habits from especially our peers. A child may become a chain-smoker by initially imitating a friend who had picked up this same habit. We put on weight because of our craving for food to fill a void in our lives. It is widely believed that it is easier to switch from a bad habit to a good one by re-orientating one's value system and engaging in an activity which takes the time off the bad habit...

In laminar flow, fluid is moving faster in the center and more slowly at the edges of the pipe. A critical speed is reached, since obstacles must be met along the way, as 'friction' builds up and the path narrows, when dynamic pressure(flow) falls, just downstream of the obstacle and central fluid flow slows. There is less ordered movement and separation of fluid into 'particulates'(drops), caused by 'friction' or traction and these particulates bombard the walls of the pipe. The dynamic pressure downstream of the obstacle falls as that at the edges rises(from impact and directional change in droplets), which normally is at low pressure in tne laminar flow; this due to redistribution from the center to the sides. Pressure on the walls of the pipe increases because of this redistribution and the separation of the fluid into droplets, which hit the walls with greater impact, creating strong vibrations. Collision of downstream flow with upstream flow created by di...

The human body may be quite efficient in producing high-energy ATP from food, when there is adequate oxygen(32% efficiency), in preventing wear and tear, from friction when bones, muscles and tendons slide over each other to effect motion or change the direction of force, through synovial fluid, which is a secretion from the bursa; but not so in the overall work output. This is because, once released, the unused energy from ATP is never recaptured in any other useful form for reuse but is rather dissipated(wasted) as heat. A machine is a combination of rigid or resistant bodies, formed and connected so that they move with definite relative motion or transmit force from the source of power(effort) to the resistance to be overcome(load). This function requires strength and rigidity. A machine has two functions: transmitting definite relative motion and transmitting force. Simple machines include the wedge(double inclined plane), levers which include pulleys/belts on wheels or merged to...

Patients are usually filled with high expectations of a cure once their illness, for which there is an existing cure, is diagnosed. However, unfortunately, a cure may not always be achieved. There are various reasons why treatment may fail or patient expectations may not be met: Acute attack may offer no time or means to the clinician to take appropriate measures to forestall impending havoc in a patient. This is because such a manifestation may have severely compromised the functioning of vital organs that some tissue survival is in effect impossible. For example, good functioning of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems is necessary to keep any tissue alive. Treatment may have been started too late when irreversible damage must have occurred in body organs. Most chronic infections and chronic lifestyle diseases such as atherosclerosis and liver cirrhosis fall in this category. Organ transplant may be a solution. A major problem with chronic infections is that they usually build...