HAND HYGIENE – Still the best strategy for swine flu prevention? (H1N1 influenza virus)

Is hand hygiene still the best strategy for swine flu prevention?

Research on hand hygiene & swine flu (H1N1 influenza) prevention! New research points out: ‘hand-to-face touch’ is a crucial link in catching swine flu and infection is likely not limited to body-contact! The global death toll arrived beyond 5000, and the stronger ‘momentum’ of the second wave of the H1N1 virus is now observed on 3 continents.

On wednesday september 8, Barack Obama told students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia: “I hope you’ll all wash your hands a lot, and stay home from school when you don’t feel well, so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.” But the new reports indicate that washing hands is likely not enough to stop the H1N1 influenza virus – so it does make sense that governments recommend an anti-virus swine flu shot! Anyway, just remember: ‘… think about your hand hygiene!’ SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER READING: • Swine flu prevention is a matter of ‘hand hygiene’! • A kiss is healthier than a handshake! • Your health is in your hands! • More hand hygiene reports!

Palmistry International Community Forums – “Ask your question about hands & palm reading!”

Are you interested to ask a question about your hands? Or do you have a question about Palmistry? You can ask your question at the: ‘Palmistry International Comunity Forums!!!’ (A review of this forum is presented at: “LET’S TALK ABOUT … HANDS!”) This Palmistry forum had a re-start earlier this month, and offers at the new domainname www.piforums.net: – Free assistance from some very experienced Palmists and Hand Analysts in the world! – A rich history of discussions and shared palmistry materials! – Palm reading analyses of the hands of Michael Jackson, Barack Obama, Albert Einstein, Benazir Bhutto, Hillary Clinton, Megan Fox, Nelson Mandela, Jessica Simpson… and many more famous people & celebrities. For example, you can also take a look at some ‘famous hands’: * The hands of Michael Jackson! * The hands of Barack Obama! * The hands of Albert Einstein! * The hands of Benazir Bhutto! PS. NOTICE: You’ll have to join this international palmistry forum to look at the pictures & illustrations in the 1900+ discussions!!!

The hands of the 37th US president: Richard Nixon!

The right hand of Richard Nixon.

President Richard Nixon: right hand waving photo Presidential Palm Reading: the Richard Nixon ‘hand-file’! • President: 1969-1974; • Dexterity: right handed; • Hand type: square palm shape; • Fingers: normal finger length, normal index finger, long ring finger, long pinky.

Earlier this year TIME presented a photo essay on the hands of the last 9 US presidents; US palm reader Robin Gile was asked to present his palm reading for each president. Without knowing that it was Richard Nixon’s hand, this is how Robin Gile described Ford’s hand:

“An Eccentric Among Eccentrics”

“Clearly, anyone driven enough to become president is somewhat eccentric, but this, going by the angling out of the little finger, is an eccentric among eccentrics,” says Gile. “He’s a complicated soul, with a lot mental tension and passion. The long head line — the middle line in the palm [= a Sydney line] — is unusually long, indicating he probably doesn’t have an off-switch in his brain. He’s a potential insomniac, very detail-oriented and can’t stop thinking. The deep hallow in his palm says he hangs on to things and won’t let go.”

 

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• The hands of former US president Richard Nixon!
• Presidential palm reading: the hands of Richard Nixon!
• How to recognize the hand of a US president?
• Study points out: ‘long ring finger relates to financial success … and risks!’

 

The presidential ‘facebook’:

The ‘hypothenar whorl’ – a characteristic in schizophrenia, Down syndrome… and autism?

New research links the ‘Moon whorl’ with autism! (On top of Down syndrome & schizophrenia) In 1892, Sir Francis Galton published his highly influential book, ‘Finger Prints’ in which he described his classification system based on the number of triradii. On of the 3 most well-known fingerprint types is the ‘whorl’ (next to the ‘loop’ and ‘arch’), which is often found on the fingertips – but rarely found on the hypothenar (in palistry: ‘mount of Moon’)! What was already known about the ‘hypothenar whorl’? Quote from the article: “While the classic palmistry literature describes that the ‘hypothenar whorl’ (a.k.a. ‘whorl on mount of Moon’) can be recognized as a sign for finding a ‘highly imaginative person’, various scientific studies have indicated that dermatoglyphic whorls on the mount of moon are linked with Down’s syndrome + a few other medical problems.” NEW RESEARCH FINDING ON AUTISM! Another quote from the article: “A study on the hands of 30 people with autism (25 men, 5 women) revealed a surprizing high percentage of a specific (very rare) variant of the ‘hypothenar whorl’ – the ‘hypothenar composite whorl’.” Some examples of the ‘hypothenar composite whorl’ are presented below. In the perspective of the fact that in the science of fingerprints the ‘composite whorl’ is related to the ‘double loop’, it is interesting to notice here that the new finding relates to an earlier reported finding which pointed out that the hands of people with autism are often featured with a ‘double loop’ in the fingerprint of the pinky finger and the presence of 2 palmar loops below that 5th finger. In cases you’re interested to learn more about the basics of fingerprint classification – the illustration below describes the 8 most common types of fingerprints (including: 2 ‘arch’ variants, 2 ‘loop’ variants, and 4 ‘whorl’ variants). NOTICE: The ‘composite whorl’ whorl does not belong to the 8 basic fingerprint types (the name ‘double loop whorl’ in the picture below is traditionally described as a ‘double loop’). SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER READING: • How fingerprinting works! • Forensic experts say: ‘fingerprints reveal more’! • A historical review of research on dermatoglyphics!

Nail clubbing may signal lung, heart & stomach diseases!

Nail clubbing is found in 29% of lung cancer patients! Nail clubbing has been known since the early days of the Greek philosopher Hippocrates, who recognized nail clubbing as a classic sign of disease. Today nail clubbing (a.k.a. ‘fingernail clubbing’ or the ‘Hippocratic fingernail’) is associated various lung diseases, especially lung cancer with non–small cell lung carcinoma. Nail clubbing is also linked with heart problems and gastrointestinal problems – but these are less common than lung problems. Statistics on nail clubbing & lung cancer: “Nail clubbing has been reported in 29% of patients with lung cancer and is observed more commonly in patients with non–small cell lung carcinoma (35%) than in patients with small cell lung carcinoma (4%).” How to recognize ‘clubbing fingernails’? Clubbing is usually a painless but complex fingernail disorder which often goes unnoticed of it’s presence in the hands of patients! In individuals without clubbing, if two opposing fingers are placed together, a diamond-shaped window will appear. In clubbing, this window is obliterated and the distal angle formed by the two nails becomes wider. This is known as the Schamroth sign window test. SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER READING: • The clubbing nail: developments, treatment & prevention! • Hands on lung cancer: the clubbing fingernail! • Fingernail disorders & medical hand analysis! • What are the most common nail disorders? • Megan Fox has a ‘clubbed thumb’ – not to be confused with ‘fingernail clubbing’!

Fingernails grow 25% faster than 70 years ago due to the modern protein-diet!

Fingernails grow 25% faster than 70 years ago!

Nails grow faster on a protein diet! Researchers from the University of North Carolina monitored 195 fingernails and 188 toenails over three months, and then compared results to a study of nail growth published by Oxford University in 1938 and another study from the 1950’s. While fingernail growth varies among people (e.g. with age, climate), the study points out that today people’s fingernails grow 25 percent faster than 70 years ago!

EARLIER RESULTS: The results revealed that big toenails now grow by more than 2mm a month, compared with 1.65mm in the Thirties. Thumbnail growth rate was 3mm a month in 1938 and 3.06mm in the 1950’s study. However, the average thumbnail now grows by 3.55mm a month – an increase of more than half a millimetre over seven decades. THE NEW RESULTS: The new results also showed that fingernails now grow by 3.47mm every month – almost twice as fast as toenails. The nails of younger people and men grow faster. The little finger nail grows much more slowly than other fingernails, at a rate of 3.08mm each month. The middle finger has the fastest-growing nail. FOOD IS PART OF THE EXPLANATION: During post-war rationing, foods rich in protein were scarce. Instead, diets consisted of carbohydrate-rich foods such as potatoes and bread. However, the modern diet is rich in protein from readily available fish, meat, eggs and poultry – may be behind the spurt in nail growth. The researchers described: “A rapid change in the environment, lifestyle and health conditions – such as diet, physical activity and body composition – has occurred over the past 30 years. Increasing trends in adolescent and adult height, birth-weight and rate of growth have been reported. Our results indicate that there may be an increased trend in fingernail and toenail growth rate as well.” A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING: • Fingernails grow faster on a protein-diet! • A few tips on how to avoid brittle nails! • More news & reports about nails! • Lee Redmond used a protein-diet to grow her Guinness World Record (female) ‘longest fingernails’!

Fingers of fate – how to measure your ‘2D:4D finger ratio’?

The average ‘digit ratio’ is 0.98 among women (while 0.96 among men). OK, you heard about those finger stories, but do you know how to measure your ‘digit ratio’? Professor John T. Manning’s “digit ratio” – refers to the ratio between the length of your index finger and your ring finger. The following describes the basic findings of this ‘scientific’ finger research + a 3-step method on how to measure your ‘digit ratio’! Studies have found that during gestation, testosterone has powerful effects on the developing body and brain, and can cause increased confidence, (financial) risk preferences and search persistence, as well as heightened vigiance and quickened reaction times. The most common measure is the ratio of the index to ring finger (2D:4D) on the right hand. A relatively longer ring finger – lower 2D:4D – indicates higher prenatal testosterone levels. Men typically have scores below 1, women above 1. HOW TO MEASURE YOUR ‘DIGIT RATIO’? 1. Place your right hand firmly on the plate of a photocopier with fingers straight. Close cover of place a sheet of paper over your hand to prevent glare from overhead lights. Ensure that the bottom crease and finger tip can be clearly seen in the photocopy. 2. Use a ruler of calipers to measure the distance from the middle of the bottom crease to the tip of the finger. 3. Once you have the measures for both your ring and index finger, then divide the length of your index finger by the length of your ring finger. The result is 2D:4D (2nd digit divided by 4th digit). Source: University of Cambridge. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING: • Second to fourth digit ratio, testosterone and perceived male dominance! • Finger ratio & financial risk preference! • Finger research says: ‘lingerie sharpens the financial mind in men’! • More finger ratio research

Hand analysis chart: the Palmisty TOP 100 – Palm reading, chirology & chiromancy!

Internet statistics provide a surprizing picture about the popularity of various websites. In the field of Palm Reading & Hand Analysis the Palmistry TOP 100 presents an overview of the world’s most popular websites indicated by pagerank, backlinks and traffic statistics provided by Google, Yahoo & @Alexa! Following a new (improved) ‘palmistry rank’ formula in the last week of september 2009 the new Palmistry TOP 100 was presented: The NEW Palmistry TOP 100!! The chart includes 400 websites palm reading & hand analysis websites presented from 50 countries. The following 10 websites are likely some of the very best in the international fields of palmistry, includiing: hand reading, handanalysis, handlesen, chirologie, cheirology, quiromancia, hiromantia, etc: (You can ‘click’ on the website thumbnails below for direct access!) No.1: http://www.handanalysis.com   No.2: http://www.humanhand.com No.3: http://www.palmistry.com   No.4: ostara.mareno.net No.5: http://www.pdc.co.il No.6: http://www.palmistryinternational.com   No.7: No.8: No.9: No.10: PS. NOTICE: All 400+ Palm Reading & Hand Analysis websites are available at: The NEW Palmistry TOP 100!!

Palmar fascial thickening + deeper palm lines linked to ovarian cancer!

‘Palmar fascial thickening’ relates to ovarian cancer! Curling or thickening of the hand palm combined with swelling of the fingers, making the hand look like wood with lumpy areas. It’s called PFPAS, a.k.a the ‘palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome’ (PFPAS). What are the palmar fascia? The palmar fascia lie under the skin on the palm of the hand and fingers. These fascia are a thin sheet of connective tissue, and the fascia separate into thin bands of tissue at the fingers. The fascia cover the tendons of the palm of the hand and holds them in place. It also prevents the fingers from bending too far backward when pressure is placed against the front of the fingers – see the picture below. The palmar fascia: Some statistics on ‘palmar fascial thickening’ & cancer: “Combined with a deepening of the palmar lines this hand characteristic is since 1982 known as a signal for ovarian cancer – but it’s a very rare condition for since then about 40 cases have been reported.” NOTICE: Problems with the palmar fascia are also often seen in “Dupuytren’s contracture” (Dupuytren’s disease). SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER READING: • Hands on cancer: how the hand signals various type of cancers! • How a doctor found a brain cancer via a handshake! • Can palm reading pick up ovarian cancer? • More about how the hand relates to cancer! • How fingerprints may disappear from cancer drugs

Long ring fingers drive faster – a rather remarkable story behind Usain Bolt’s car accident!

Usain Bolt has the long ring finger!

Long ring fingers drive faster (and sprint faster!) New research from Germany points out that men with long ring fingers may more easily drive too fast, overtake on dangerous roads, and park illegally – indicated by more (self-reported) traffic violations! Earlier research pointed out that Jamaicans are known for having long ring fingers: a rather remarkable – speculative – story about how “the world’s fastest man” got into a car accident earlier this year (luckely Usain Bolt escaped without serious injuries).

Earlier ring finger research: Numerous finger length studies have shown that a long ring finger compared to the index finger in men, can have a powerful effect on health & behaviour. Quite a few studies suggest that a long ring finger is linked with: increased male aggression, outperformance in sports & (financial) risk-taking behavior. How to measure the 2D:4D finger length ratio: New ring finger research from Germany: Researchers at the University of Mainz recruited 77 male drivers at an average age of 38. Each volunteer had their left hand scanned to measure the difference in length between the ring and index fingers. They then had to provide details of all driving offences within the previous five years. Just over a third of the drivers reported having penalty points on their licences, ranging from one to 20, for offences ranging from speeding to drink driving. The results, published in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention, showed men with longer ring fingers were more likely to have offended. In a report on their findings the researchers said: ‘A longer ring finger than index finger was related to more traffic violations. Hormone exposure in the womb might increase traffic violations in later life.’ Jamaicans have the long ring finger, and… Usain Bolt has the long ring finger!! Now, knowing that Usain Bolt has the long ring finger & with the German research findings in mind: … You might wanna take a look at the full story of Usain Bolt’s car accident earlier this year (april, 2009): A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING: • About: long ring fingers, testosterone & men who drive too fast! • Finger length & agression: a continuing story! • What they say about men with long ring fingers! • More stories about the ring finger!