Thursday, September 8, 2016
Casino ou vous rendre pour votre lune de miel
Encore en pleins prйparatifs ou tout juste maries, vous vous rendez soudain compte qu'il faut aussi pensez au voyages de noces.... Dur, Dur ... Que choisir? Paris et sa splendide Tour Eiffel, l'Egypte et ses pyramides ou encore le romantisme de Venise et ses cйlиbres gondoles ou encore les Caraпbes?
Et chйri qui n'est pas d'accord sur votre choix? Alors pourquoi ne pas partir a Las Vegas!
Las Vegas, autre ses casinos, vous permet en effet de dйcouvrir les sept merveilles du monde en un clin d'oeil. Vous voulez Paris et le charme de ses cafйs? Pas de problиme, rendez-vous au Paris Las Vegas! Ici, des votre arrivйe, la Tour Eiffel, l'Arc de triomphe sans oublier le cйlиbre opйra Garnier vous accueillent a bras ouverts! Dans une architecture trиs Franchie style Haussmannien, vous retrouvez toutes les spйcialitйs franзaises et europйennes au sein de ses fameux restaurants, sans oublier son casino.
Envie subite de vous dйpayser. Rendez-vous Venetian! A Venise et ses gondoles... Quelle femme digne de ce nom ne souhaiterait pas passez sa lune de miel dans ce dйcor pittoresque, et rкvasser comme une jeune fille a l'aube de ses 20 ans, en attendant Casanova... Venez vous dйtendre au Venetian. Cet hфtel recrйe pour vous les fameux canaux, les gondoles, les palais vйnitiens et la rйplique de la Piazza San Marco. Elйgance et raffinement caractйrisent le Venetian et ses 3000 chambres. Le Venetian abrite йgalement une superbe galerie d'art avec le Guggenheim Hermitage Museum. Et pour dйcouvrir encore plus de l'Italie, direction le Tuscany Suites Casino
Pour les nostalgiques d'Astйrix et Obelix et du fameux Ave Cйsar, prйcipitez vous vite au Caesar's Palace! Conзue sur le modиle de la Rome antique, le Caesar's Palace accueille йgalement des championnats du monde de boxe et des grands spectacles de vedette.
Envie de vous retrouvez sur une оle paradisiaque? Essayer le Tahiti! Ses bananiers, les tropiques et les plages de sable fin... Pourquoi trop attendre..
Mais me direz vous, cela ne remplace en rien le paysage rйel du pays dйsirй. VRAI! Mais voyez tous les avantages: en un clin d'oeil, vous pourrez bйnйficiez des meilleures expйriences de chacun des pays, vous laissant une trace de nostalgie au point de vous dire "l'annйe prochaine, sur, on part a ...". L'autre bon cote de la chose: vous et chйri n'йtiez pas d'accord sur la destination, au moins chacun aura eu le droit de goыter а son plaisir et , pour les vacances а venir, pas de problиmes de qui prйfиre quoi, puisque vous aurez auparavant, grвce а Las Vegas, chacun pu йvaluer la qualitй de telle ou telle place et vous en faire une grande idйe qui facilitera vos choix a venir.
En effet, les chefs d'oeuvres comme la Tour Eiffel de Paris sont reproduites au millimиtre prиs dans les moindres dйtails, grandeur nature. Donc pas de mauvaises surprises. De plus, aprиs des heures de promenade d'un "pays" a un autre, rien de mieux que de se dйtendre en jouant aux jeux de casino tel le poker et ses variantes.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
What is sciatica
Sciatica is not a specific disease, instead it is a condition characteristic of several different diseases. Simply put, it is a mild to intense pain in the left or right leg. Sciatica is caused by a compression of one or more of the five sets of nerve roots in the lower back. These compressions are typically caused by a disc rupture or bone spur in the lumbar spine. It causes pain, numbness, tingling, and weakness in the arms or legs. This is referred to as radiculopathy. If the nerve root causing the problem is in the neck it is called cervical radiculopathy. Sciatica is called a lumbar radiculopathy since it occurs in the lower back.
There are six typical causes of Sciatica.
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolisthesis is usually found at birth, early childhood or acquired from physical trauma such as weightlifting. It is a disorder that most often affects the lumbar spine. Spondylolisthesis is characterized by one vertebra slipping forward over an adjacent vertebra. Often sciatic leg pain is caused when a nerve root compresses due to the vertebra being displaced and slipping.
Piriformis Syndrome
Due to the lack of MRI or x-ray findings, it may be difficult to diagnose and treat piriformis syndrome. The piriformis muscle connects to the thighbone, assists in hip rotation and is located in the lower part of the spine. When muscle spasms develop in the piriformis muscle thereby compressing the sciatic nerve, Piriformis syndrome develops. The sciatic nerve runs beneath the piriformis muscle. Piriformis syndrome is named for the piriformis muscle and the pain caused when the muscle irritates the sciatic nerve.
Lumbar Bulging or Herniated Disc
When the nucleus breaks through the annulus a herniated disc occurs. It is called a 'non-contained' disc disorder. A bulging disc is also known as a contained disc disorder. This means the nucleus pulposus (gel-like center) remains 'contained' within the annulus fibrosus (tire-like outer wall) of the disc. Because a herniated disc is a ‘non-contained’ disc disorder, the consequences of a herniated disc are worse. Whether a disc or herniates or bulges, disc material can press against an adjacent nerve root and compress delicate nerve tissue and cause sciatica. Irritation and nerve compression cause pain and inflammation often leading to extremity tingling, muscle weakness and numbness. The disc material itself also contains an acidic, chemical irritant (hyaluronic acid) that causes nerve inflammation. The herniated nucleus causes direct compression of the nerve root against the interior of the bony spinal canal.
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
The condition of spinal stenosis results in the spinal canal narrowing. The narrowing causes pressure on the spinal cord and spinal nerves. Common in patients over the age of 50 and with causes that are not clear, spinal stenosis has two different types frequently described. A common complaint of spinal stenosis patients is leg pain which gets worse with walking. Another complaint is back pain. Sitting and bending can sometimes alleviate these pains.
There is one type of spinal stenosis that exists where individuals are born with a narrow spinal canal. In people that have this condition even minor structural changes to the spine can cause severe spinal stenosis.
Spinal stenosis related to age is the more commonly acquired form. This form of the stenosis condition may cause various spinal components to sag or bulge from arthritis. Discs, joints, and ligaments can be affected. These changes, which occur with age, can have the effect of narrowing the spinal canal and thus trigger spinal stenosis pain.
Spinal Tumors
Spinal tumors can be benign or malignant, but are fairly rare. They cause sciatica due to pressure on the disc.
Trauma
Another cause of sciatica is trauma caused by accidents. The impact may injure nerves or cause fragments of bone to compress the nerves (lumbar or sacral spinal nerve roots)
If you think you may be suffering from sciatica, be sure and contact your physician to get a proper diagnosis!
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
The first step to preventing colorectal cancer
An estimated 90 million Americans are at risk of developing colorectal cancer, the second-leading cancer killer in the United States. About 145,000 Americans will be diagnosed with the disease this year-and 57,000 will die from it. In many cases, the cancerous tumors are discovered too late, mainly because screening was not taken seriously.
The fact is, screening can prevent many cases of this disease because most colorectal cancers evolve from benign adenomatous polyps that develop during a 10-year silent window. A single colonoscopy exam can remove polyps when they are still harmless and decrease the life-long risk of colon cancer death by 31 percent. And that's just one exam. Repeating the exam every 10 years does much more.
Relatively few people, however, are properly screened for colon cancer. While roughly 80 percent of U. S. women are screened for breast cancer with mammography, fewer than 20 percent of Americans over age 50 have even had the least invasive colon cancer screening test-a fecal occult blood test-in the past five years.
According to experts, the barriers to proper screening for colon cancer involve misperceptions, money, manpower and mind-set. The misperceptions include the thought that this disease only strikes older men. The reality is, if you are male or female, age 50 or older, you're well within striking distance. Another misperception: screening for colon cancer is terribly painful and uncomfortable. The reality: The bowel prep is somewhat annoying but quite manageable at home, and colonoscopy with light sedation is painless.
The expense of the tests can be a roadblock, but insurance companies are coming on board, as colonoscopy screenings for this cancer have been proven to be as cost effective as mammography for breast cancer. Manpower issues exist since special training is required to do colonoscopies, and a specially designed setting, equipment and sedation are all required, but ease and efficiency have greatly increased in the past decade.
The first step? Focus on baseline colonoscopy for everyone over age 50. If a polyp or tumor is detected, it can be addressed early and directly. If your exam is clean, you're good for 10 years. All in all, it seems a relatively small price to pay. How many other bad cancers allow a 10-year window for detection? Fewer, still, have relatively painless detection technology and skilled clinicians already in place to ensure success.
Mike Magee, M. D., is a former Senior Fellow in the Humanities to the World Medical Association, director of the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative and host of the weekly Web cast "Health Politics with Dr. Mike Magee."