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Sudden communal riots have broken out when you have already left for your office which is situated in a riot-prone area. On the way you are sheltered by a friendly couple and do not reach your office. The frantic calls to your office by your wife receive no reply, and you do not know what is happening to your family. Terror-stricken you and your family anxiously wait for each other’s news. In a road accident you are saved by the skin of your teeth. Your whole body is shaken and your heart is thumping violently. Despite your saving from physical injury, the terror is writ large on your face. You are travelling in an aeroplane and suddenly there is an announcement ‘please get ready for an emergency landing.’ You remain in aweful suspense and extreme fear till the aeroplane lands safely. In a train accident you witness several people who are dead and several people seriously injured and gasping for breath. The whole scene is awe-inspiring. There is fear and dismay in the very atmosphere. People affected by the accident directly or indirectly are over-awed and the people who have seen the gruesome scene also feel stifled in that atmosphere. In all such cases where terror and panic pervade the whole atmosphere, Rock Rose remedy should be given to all those persons who are victims of the terrorising events or are witnesses to such events. Rock Rose remedy does not remove the cause of the terror, nor does it mitigate the extent of the damage. But it helps the affected person to keep his mental equilibrium in case of emergency. Instead of his mental faculties being paralised by terror, he remains mentally alert to think of ways to rescue the apparently impossible position. Fortunately the situations which call for Rock Rose remedy are temporary and do not last long. But the after-effects of Rock Rose situations may be long lasting. A woman who was sleeping on the 16th floor of a multi-storey building was so shaken by the earthquake which swung the building like a pendulum, that she lost her sleep—she became so sensitive to noise that the whistle of the street chowkidar, a barking by stray dog, a push on he door bell would frighten her out of wits and she would get up from sleep. It was only administration of Rock Rose continuously for sometime that she could get over the shock of that terrorizing experience and have sleep without the aid of sleeping pills.

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When your child has been free of seizures, on medication, for two years:

• Those children who have had idiopathic seizures, and who have no evidence of neurologic dysfunction, and whose EEG is normal or near normal have a 90 to 95 percent chance of remaining seizure-free without medication;

• Those children who have had epilepsy caused by old and nonprogressive brain damage, such as a birth injury or head trauma, have a 40 to 60 percent chance of staying seizure-free off medication, even if their EEGs are moderately abnormal;

• Those children whose EEGs are severely abnormal, and, particularly, if their EEGs are worse than when their seizures began, have a 90 to 9 5 percent chance of having more seizures if medicine is discontinued—even if they have been free of seizures for two years on medicine.

These scenarios represent points on a spectrum. How then does someone decide whether or not medication should be discontinued  or can be discontinued safely? Here we have to go back to our risk-benefit analysis. Remember that the risks are yours and your child’s, as are the benefits. Thus, you both have to be full partners with your physician as these decisions are made.

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Pain killers

Pain, stiffness and arthritis are common symptoms of aging. The pain and stiffness tends to develop faster in persons with diabetes who have high blood glucose levels. Although you can’t stop aging, you can slow the process by controlling your blood glucose levels and by taking good care of your physical and emotional self.

But at one time or another you will feel joint pain, muscle stiffness, headaches and other assorted aches. If you’re like most Westerners, you will rush to pop an aspirin or a non-aspirin product (such as Panadol) or one of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (such as ibuprofen).

Remember that these medications, which are available without a prescription, can affect your blood glucose levels. Check with your pharmacist about your best choices. Also, be cautious with the ibuprofen-type drugs, which have the potential for injuring your kidneys.

Cough and cold remedies

Sneezes, sniffles and coughs are common health problems – and pharmacy shelves are crowded with remedies. Although most are effective in relieving symptoms, some of these medications can raise blood pressure and blood glucose levels. Also, some preparations contain lots of sugar, which will also raise blood glucose levels. Check with your pharmacist about alternate choices of medications when you need a cough or cold remedy.

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