Health And Diseases Blog

Graves Disease

2011-12-05T10:57:00.000+05:00

Graves disease is a thyroid condition which affects the gland in a way that the gland results in abnormal over activity and the thyroid of a person starts producing huge amount of hormones.This disease is one of the main cause of hyperthyroidism, it includes nervousness, anxiety, fatigue, bulging eyes, weight loss, hypertension and irritability. Sometimes the complications may lead to life threatening risks.
Graves' disease is more common in women than in men specially in USA. People over the age of 50 who have hypertension or atherosclerosis are at severe risk for developing Graves' disease. Graves' disease is also the most common autoimmune diseases, affecting 13 million people and targeting women seven times as often as men.

Symptoms of Grave’s Disease:

1. Shaky hands.
2. Diarrhea.
3. Weight loss.
4. Tremors.
5. Lack of sleep.
6. Sweating.
7. Fatigue.
8. Irritability.
9. Rapid heart rate.

Diagnosis of Grave’s disease:

A blood test is usually performed to check levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and the thyroid hormone thyroxine. If Low levels of TSH and high levels of thyroxine is found then only this disease can be diagnosed.

Treatment of grave's disease:

There is no way to prevent Graves' disease, high level of thyroid glands can be rolled back to the normal level taking regular medicines and by monitoring disease.

Adenoma

2011-11-09T12:17:00.000+05:00

Adenoma is a benign tumor that develops from epithelial tissues, it is also found in colon it is often referred to as adenomatous polyps, mostly adenomas are not cancerous but they have ability to become cancerous. No doubt they left a noticeable effect where ever they target in the body that organ show that it is affected by adenoma and is quite uncomfortable for the individual. There are many types of adenomas that are common in women, such as adenomas of liver, colon adenoma which is more common in adults of growing age.

Causes of Adenoma:

The cause of adenoma are yet unknown.

Types of Adenoma:

There are three types of adenomas:
1. Tubular.
2. Tubulovillous.
3. Villous.

Symptoms of Adenoma:

1. Bloody cough.
2. Itching.
3. Bleeding.
4. Shortness of breath.
5. Chills.
6. Fatigue.
There are many unfound symptoms of this disease as well.
There could be many other unknown and unseen symptoms as well that can be seen vary widely.

Diagnosis of Adenoma:

1. By collecting urine samples.
2. By blood tests.
3. Ultra sound imaging.
4. CT scan.
5. Biopsy.
6. MRI.

Treatment of Adenoma:

The treatment usually involves the removal of adenoma although such types of medication can also be used to treat symptoms of this disease as well.

Ebola

2011-10-21T07:19:00.000+05:00

Ebola is a deadly virus, the word "Ebola" comes from a name of Ebola River which lies in the northern parts of Congo, Africa, Ebola was first appeared somewhere in 1975-1976, it belongs to the family Filoviridae, which is causative for a severe and sometimes deadly viral hemorrhagic fever, it is mostly found in the animal family of monkeys such as gorillas and chimpanzees, some human beings have also got this virus as well. It is a fatal disease, In an ordinary person the fatality ranges are about 45 to 85 percent, the infections caused by ebola virus are severly acute.

Symptoms of Ebola Virus:

Some of the main symptoms of this ebola virus are:

1. Fever.
2. Headaches.
3. Rash.
4. Profuse hemorrages.
5. The incubation period Ebola HF ranges from 2 to 21 days.
6. Sore throat.
7. Stomach pain.
8. Diarrhea.
9. Vomiting.
10. Muscles and joint pains
11. Internal bleedings.
12. Hiccups.

How this Disease Spread:

1. Ebola is often spread to other people through families and friends of patient, because these people come close to contact with such secretions when caring for infected persons or also with touch of infected needles and objects related to a patient.
2. If used needles or syringes of infected person are reused by any other person then ebola can grow in more people.

Ebola Diagnosis:

1. There are some tests envolved in diagnosing this virus, like ELISA test, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) etc.

Ebola Treatment:

Doctors and specialist usually try to balance the fluids and electrolytes of patient, they also maintain their oxygen status and blood pressure, and treat them for any other infections.

Meningitis

2011-09-29T19:42:00.000+05:00

Meningitis is also a very bad and disturbing disease, mostly it is caused by the viruses or some type of bacteria's but some people may be caused by the certain medications and illnesses which are caused due to some other problems, there are two types of meningitis,

1. Viral meningitis
2. Bacterial meningitis
Bacterial meningitis is rare but it is life threatening if it is not treated well and on time. Whereas Viral meningitis is relatively common and far less serious it often remains undiagnosed because it is similar to the common flu.
If vaccinations are being given on time the meningitis can be treated successfully.

Causes of Meningitis:
1. They are linked with routine illnesses which is caused by any ordinary work.
2. Bacteria and viruses which spoils the skin and other systems of body.
3. It may cause head trauma or other types of local infections in a persons body.

Symptoms of Meningitis:
1. Fever.
2. Fatigue.
3. Headaches.
4. Stiff neck.
5. Illness.
6. Skin rashes.
7. Seizures.
8. Lethargy.
9. Irritability.
10. Eye sensitivity.
11. Photo-phobia.

Treatment of Meningitis:
1. One should see doctor if any of the symptoms found which are given above.
2. The patients should be kept is hospital in order to get proper treatment on time.
3. Intravenous (IV) antibiotics are really helpful in treating this disease.
4. Some diseases and conditions like sweating, fever and vomiting can play a vital role in reducing inflammation of the meninges which totally depends upon meningitis's level.

Anthrax

2011-09-02T06:54:00.000+05:00

Anthrax is one of the deadly infectious disease, mostly the animals are affected by it, it attacks ruminants in most cases in which horses, cattle, sheep and goat are in huge quantity all around the globe, humans can catch this disease as well and the main cause of getting this disease is contacting with animals, now a days this infectious disease is getting and grasping more attention towards treatment, its diagnosis and research as compared to some years back when there was nothing.

Causes of anthrax:

1. It is caused by an infectious bacterium.

Some ways by which it can effect humans:

1. A person can get this disease through parts of skin where he / she may get injury and got healed by it without any proper treatment.

2. Through carcasses of dead animals that have been contaminated with anthrax it may be fatal for a life.

3. One of the deadliest cause of this diseases is through inhalation anthrax. If the spores of anthrax are inhaled by a person, which directly travels to the lungs of a person and where this bacteria creates some more bacteria.

Causes of anthrax:

Anthrax may cause some diseases which are as below:

1. Inhalation anthrax

2. Cutaneous anthrax

3. Gastrointestinal anthrax

Diagnosis of anthrax:

It may be easily diagnosed by following method:

1. Through skin.

2. Through chest x-ray.

3. Through stool or blood tests.

Treatment of anthrax:

1. The skin anthrax can be treated by the penicillin, tetracycline, erythromycin, and ciprofloxacin (Cipro) easily.

2. A vaccine is available for treating anthrax but before that human welfare or human healths organizations should be reported about it so as they can research and treat that.

3. Anthrax is treated by antibiotics.

Heart Attack

2011-08-12T12:20:00.006+05:00

When there is not enough oxygen flow to a heart, its function begins to suffer, heart is a organ which is responsible for blood and oxygen supply to all over the body, when there is insufficient or no passage for oxygen to flow it. Block the oxygen supply completely, and the muscle of the heart starts to die this is termed as heart attack, it is very common worldwide.

Causes of heart attack:

1. Plaque may become a blokeage.

2. Plaque which is made up of cholesterol it can block veins with lots of calcium deposits.

3. Narrow arteries.

4. Angina

5. Too much smoking may block the arteries.

Risk factors involved in heart attack:

1. Hereditary

2. Smoking

3. Diabetes

4. High blood pressure

5. High cholesterol

6. Cocaine use

7. Abnormal oxygenation

8. Severe angina

Sign and symptoms of heart attack:

1. Chest pain

2. Shortness of breath

3. Nausea

4. Jaw chew

5. Indigestion

6. Weakness

7. Fatigue

8. Pain in heart

9. Too much sweating

First Aid at home:

Immediately take an aspirin if you are concerned with any type of above symptoms or you experience heart attack.

Diagnosis of heart attack:

1. Medical history

2. Physical examinations

3. Diagnosis of cholesterol,smoking and diabetes.

important questions include:

1. When did the pain start?

2. What were you doing?

3. Did you have to stop?

4. Did the pain get better with rest?

5. Did the pain come back with activity?

6. Did the pain stay in your chest or did it move somewhere else, like the jaw, teeth, arm or back?

7. Did you get short of breath?

8. Did you become nauseous?

9. Were you sweating profusely?

Treatment of heart attack:

Treatment may involve weekly tests of blood pressure,blood and ecg.

Migraine Headache

2011-08-07T08:28:00.005+05:00

Migraine headache is a pain of head's half part, this pains occurs when the blood vessels of a person enlarge automatically, it effects more females than males throughout the world, taking America only the ratio of causing migraine in women is three times more than men. This pains last for around 4 to 72 hours in adults and around 1-2 days in children.

Causes of Migraine Headache:

The main migraine headache causes are:
1. Listening to sound continuously for more than 3 hours.
2. Exposure to light for hours, for example, sitting in front of computer or television screen for long time.
3. Stress, hunger and sometimes fatigue plays important role causing migraine headache.
Treatment of Migraine Headache:

The best way that doctors advice is less use of aspirin, person should take rest when having migraine headache and should take medicine according to doctors advice.

Fibromyalgia

2011-07-30T16:02:00.006+05:00

Fibromyalgia is a medical disorder in which a person feels pain and aches throughout the body, this pain is found in some points which are also called tender points, which include low back, hips, shoulders, arms, leg and neck. Tender points which are mentioned above hurts a lot when some sort of pressure is put on them. Majority of people having fibromyalgia are women, there percentage is around 75-85% whereas men have less ratio of it.

Signs and symptoms of Fibromyalgia:

There are many symptoms of fibromyalgia but the main one's are :
1. Fatigue.
2. Joint pain.
3. Depression.
4. Stress.
5. Anxiety.
6. Headaches.

Causes of Fibromyalgia:

It has been caused to many people but its cause is not known up til now, some of the main causes which specialists think that they may be involved are:
1. Infection.
2. Illness.
3. Accidents like bike or car crash.
4. Doing same action again and again and getting injured by that.
5. It may be caused genetically.
6. Due to wrong posture.

Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia:

The diagnosis process is carried out by doctors by checking the past history of patient. It can only be diagnosed if the person have this pain from more than 1-2 months and having pain in tender points.

Treatment of Fibromyalgia:

It can only be treated with regular exercise and doctors advices physical therapy, pain killers are used to control pain.

Myopia

2011-07-23T06:00:00.004+05:00

Myopia Definition:

Myopia is termed as the short sightedness of any individual, he may not see far objects clearly as all normal people can do, its a disorder of eye sightedness, the person cannot see the written things very far or see distant. People having myopia bears difficulty seeing far objects, but can see objects that are near clearly.
Example, a person who is nearsighted may not be in position to see highway signs clearly until he reaches closer to it.

Causes of myopia:

1. The rays of light tilt incorrectly into the eye whose work is to transmit scene or image to the brain.
2. Too much use of computers or television screens from very near may cause myopia.
3. The cornea of these people is curvature.
4. The eye ball may be too long.
5. Myopia may be by birth or by hereditary it runs in many families.

Symptoms of myopia:

1. Fatigue.
2. Eye strains.
3. Headaches.
4. Eyes burning.
5. Unable to look far away.
6. Itching in eyes all the time.
7. Tension in eyes because of tension in eyes.

Diagnosis of myopia:

1. By the standard eye exams used by all the doctors to check the eyesight.
2. By computerized eye checking.

Treatment of myopia:

1. Use of eye glass, lenses or refractive surgery are the main treatment ways.
2. Photorefractive keratectomy.
3. Laser surgery.
4. Various eye exercises may help if they are done daily and time to time.
5. Iron and protein supplement is important in myopia.

Constipation

2011-07-20T22:00:00.004+05:00

Constipation is defined in term as fewer than three stools per week and severe constipation as less than one stool per week, it is a bowel disorder, it is caused by the slow movement of stool through the colon. Colonic inertia and pelvic floor dysfunction causes constipation. More than 95% of people age above 18 have intestine movements between 3-21 times weekly, and this would be considered normal. Constipation is found worldwide, there are many diseases in human body which are caused due to constipation, it is estimated that 75 to 85 diseases are caused as the result of constipation in human body.

Causes of constipation:

1. Slow passive of digesting food.
2. Problem in colon.
3. Colon disorders.
4. Food not chewed well can cause constipation.
5. Narcotic medications also causes constipation.
6. Iron supplements.
7. Increasing in dietry fibre.
8. Laxatives.
9. Hormonal disorders.
10. Pelvic floor dysfunction.
11. Colon inertia.

Diagnosis of constipation:

1. Anal fissure.
2. Medical history.
3. Abdominal x-rays.
4. Blood tests.
5. Barium enema.
6. Physical examinations.
7. Defecography.
8. MRI.

Treatments of constipation:

1. Maximum use of dietry fibre.
2. Using fruits and vegetables.
3. Low dose of food.
4. Use of lubricant laxatives.
5. Emollient laxatives (also known as stool softeners).
6. Hypersmolar laxatives.
7. Use of Colchicine.
8. Exercises.
9. Surgery.

Epilepsy

2011-07-14T21:02:00.005+05:00

Epilepsy was one of the ancient founded brain disorder. Some facts are found that it was also quoted in ancient Babylon around 2500-3000 years ago. It is a brain disorder in which clusters of neurons or nerve cells, which lies in the brain at times signal unaccountably or you can say abnormally. The unfamiliar behavior are so called seizures or epilepsy. It is a disorder of human body it may found everywhere all around the world, no exact cause of this disease has been found yet but it is said that it occurs due to the dis connection or may be the fault in nervous system of the individual somewhere, epilepsy occurs in episodes and accidentally, no one knows when it is going to occur even not the patient is aware of it that suddenly the change will come, for example you are at work and you are a patient of epilepsy you don’t know when and where at the moment will it occur, some schemas about epilepsy are that the water is responsible for epilepsy because it is mostly seen that the patient develop the attack of epilepsy soon after he or she see water. A person having a severe illness may cry out, fall to the floor senseless.

Causes of epilepsy:

No exact cause of epilepsy has been found yet. Epilepsy may develop because of strangeness in brain working.
But some causes are related to brain disorders or genetic factor may play important role, poisoning and head injury may also lead towards epilepsy.
Some other main causes of epilepsy are.
1. Brain tumors.
2. Fatigue.
3. Genetics conditions.
4. Brain injury from birth.
5. Abnormal blood vessels in brain.
6. Leading poisons.

Symptoms of epilepsy:

1. Making of chewing movement.
2. Blink rapidly.
3. Persons feels abnormal smells, sounds or some sort of change in eyesight.
4. Nausea.
5. A blank stare.

Diagnosis of epilepsy:

1. Your previous history.
2. Physical examination.
3. ECG.

Treatment of epilepsy:

The surgery is the only solution along with the medications.

Paralysis

2011-07-12T18:05:00.003+05:00

Paralysis is the loss of muscle movement with in the different body parts. Our body is being controlled by communication system between the central nerve and the central nervous system. Interruption of communication of nerve impulses anywhere along the nerve pathway from the brain to the muscles can damage control of muscle movement and cause muscle weakness and loss of coordination and it may lead towards the loss of movement of muscles which is paralysis. Paralysis symptoms can occur anywhere in the body it may occur either on both sides of the body or only one side. Sudden paralysis is a serious symptom signaling a medical emergency such as stroke or spinal cord injury.

Symptoms of Paralysis:

1. Clumsiness.
2. Fatigue.
3. Drooling.
4. Dumbness.
5. Loss of memory.
6. Confusion with memory.
7. Changes in personality.
8. Changes in behaviors and moods.
9. Fever.
10. Hearing loss.
11. Rash
12. Severe headache.

Causes of paralysis:

1. Disconnection between the central nerve and the central nervous system.
2. Environmental causes such as radiation, toxins or poisons.
3. Head trauma.
4. Strokes.
5. Disability.

Treatment of paralysis:

The treatment of paralysis depends upon the cause of partial paralysis.
It may include:
1. Physical therapies.
2. Medications.
3. Exercises.
4. Surgery.
5. Occupational therapy.
6. Counseling.
7. Rehabilitation in extreme cases.

Heat Rash

2011-07-11T06:43:00.009+05:00

Heat rash which is also known as sweat rash and in some cases prickly heat is a itchy skin disease in which the different parts of body are marked with small rashes or reddish dots. The swear glands which lies in the skin of body are controlled by the brain to regulate temperature of body.
This heat rash takes place when the sweat ducts become blocked up and the sweat cannot get its way towards the surface of skin. It appears in hot and humid conditions like in summer.

Signs and symptoms of Heat Rash:

The main signs and symptoms of heat rash are given below.
1. Small red spots or rashes on the skin parts, usually on face, under breast, neck, chest ( where the rub of clothes takes place ) and folding areas of body like arms.
2. Heat rash or prickly heat looks same as shingles but it is itchy and person should consult doctors quickly.

Causes of Heat Rash:

Following are the causes of heat rash.
1. It is causes by using too much creams and lotion on the skin because it stops the sweat ducts and as a result heat rash is caused.
2. Usage of clothes which are tight enough and do not allow proper evaporation of sweats.
3. It is seen that most of the people tighten their selves with warm clothes during fever which is not good and often causes heat rash.

Prevention of Heat Rash:

Use fans and other means of cooling methods in order to keep skin fresh with fresh air, do not use tight clothes and shoes because they cause rash. Do not play or go outside under sun in summer specially.

Treatment of Heat Rash:

By applying these steps one can get rid of heat rash.
1. Doctors and specialist advice prickly heat powder or sprays to treat heat rash.
2. Some creams consisting vitamin A and C can treat it but it is not yet certified by the doctors.
3. Some anti-biotics may also needed in order to treat it.

Emphysema

2011-07-06T07:43:00.004+05:00

Emphysema is a disease of lungs , that usually causes shortness of breath which appears due to expansion of the alveoli, it is a long-term disease in which the lung that involve in exchange of gases may be falling out or destroyed. Emphysema is listed in a group of diseases which is called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD in a group ranks fourth in USA only. Unlike cancer, heart disease and other disease which causes death, the death rate for COPD is high, men are more likely to have emphysema disease than women.
When the bronchioles of the lungs are leak, rupture or damaged it is impossible for the lung to exchange gases or air in that way, emphysema occurs which is weakened and results in stuck in of air in lungs, not only air supply is effected but also the blood supply may be effected.

Causes of emphysema:

1. Smoking, which is considered as the biggest cause of emphysema disease.
2. Destruction of lung tissue which occurs through many ways, like Smoking.
3. Enzymes may become weak which are responsible for the emphysema.
4. Air pollution.
5. Relative of infected persons can also develop this disease.
6. Older age.
7. Lungs infections.

Symptoms of emphysema:

1. Cough, sometimes caused by the production of mucus.
2. Too much smoking.
3. Barrel chest.
4. Heavy chest.
5. Too much cough and decongestant of chest.
6. Tolerance of exercise decreased by time.
7. Shortness of breath.

Diagnosis of emphysema:

1. Shortness of breath.
2. Pain in chest area.
3. Prolonged cough.
4. Suffocation along with breath.
5. Skin colour turning to blue or yellowish in color called cyanosis.
6. Too much sputum production.
7. Chest x- rays may diagnose it easily.
8. Family genetical history.

Treatment of emphysema:

1. Stop smoking immediately.
2. Bronchodilating medications such as albuterol is also known as Proventil and Ventolin, it works fast, and a single dose is enough for providing relief to the patient for around 3-5 hours. Albuterol a metered-dose inhaler or MDI.
3. Methylxanthines (Theophylline) , Ipratropium bromide (Atrovent) and certain steroid medications may help.
4. Use of oxygen inhaler for shortness of breath over a period of time.
5. Lung Volume Reduction surgery (LVRS) is useful at the last stage of emphysema.
6. Lung transplant.
7. Certain rehabilitation exercises for lungs are also helpful.

Summer Infections

2011-07-01T05:52:00.005+05:00

Some of the summer induced infections are mentioned below:

Heart Strokes:

Primarily occurs due to prolonged exposure to the sun and lack of fluids.

Symptoms of Heart Stroke:

1. Heavy sweating.
2. Muscles cramps.
3. Exhaustions.
4. Dizziness.
5. Headache.
6. Vomiting.
7. Nauseas.
8. Fainting.

Prevention of Heart Stroke:

Drinking plenty of water and fluids is the only prevention from this stroke.

Treatment of Heart Stroke:

Drink water and oral rehydration salts (ORS) to rehydrate the body if symptoms persists consult a doctor.

Diarrhoea:

Its also a sign of cholera and gastroenteritis.it usually occurs due to a bacterial infection In adults and the rotavirus in children.

Symptoms of Diarrhoea:

1. Vomiting.
2. Running stomach.

Prevention of Diarrhoea:

1. Avoid eating unhygienic foods and left overs.
2. Be cautious when eating food that spoils easily on heat.
3. Always drink boiled/treated/bottled water.
4. Rotavirus vaccination is available for children.

Treatment of Diarrhoea:

1. Drink loads and loads of water.
2. Water which contains salts and minerals.

Malaria and Dengue Fever:

Caused by mosquito bites, these are very serious diseases especially if not treated immediately.

Symptoms of Malaria and Dengue Fever:

1. Fever
2. Chills
3. Loss if appetite.

Prevention of Malaria and Dengue Fever:

1. Use of mosquito repellents and coils
2. Ensure that all doors and windows in your house have screens to prevent the entry of mosquito.

Treatment of Malaria and Dengue Fever:

If you are suffering from the above symptoms consult a doctor immediately.

Typhoid:

Caused by bacteria this is also a very serious disease if not treated immediately.

Symptoms of Typhoid:

1. High grade fever
2. Extreme weakness
3. Stomach and headaches
4. Loss of appetite
5. Diarrhoea
6. Constipation

Preventions of Typhoid:

1. Vaccinations
2. Drinking boiled water
3. Avoid unhygienic foods
4. Use contaminated water while cooking

Treatment of Typhoid:

1. Proper rest
2. For a month, proper diet plan.

Dwarfism

2011-06-22T13:13:00.002+05:00

Dwarfism refers to the disorder of height, the abnormal height of An individual which does not resemble his or her Age is called dwarfism. It is very common in developing countries, epecially in Pakistan, India, Africa and some other locations of Asia are badly affected by it, it is not true that only these areas have this disorder its natural anyone can have it no matter where they are basically it’s a disorder of height.
It occurs as a result of problem in thyroid glands of a person which are present in the neck region, the thyroid gland along with thyroid hormones does not work properly, the thyroid gland is responsible for the height and some other diseases in humans.
Causes of Dwarfism:

The main causes of dwarfism are:
1. Dwarfism causes low self esteem in the patient.
2. Shame and feeling of loneliness.
3. Social influence.
4. Embarrassment.
5. Low confidence level.

Symptoms of Dwarfism:

The main dwarfism symptoms are:
1. The height of child does not develop with the age of the child.
2. Problems in thyroid hormones or glands.
3. Thyroxine does not work properly.
4. Deficiency of iodine.
5. Abnormal features of the face and body.

Treatment of Dwarfism:

The treatment of dwarfism is given in points form below:
1. Certain types of medicines in the market promises that they can increase the height.but there are only 3o % chances of the recovery.
2. Exercises may help.
3. Pull off and jumping exercises are specially helpful.
4. Iodine is important for growth and normal working of thyroid.
5. Good diet may work for better growth.
6. Counseling of the patient should be most important task for doctors and the family or belongings.

Queen Bee Syndrome

2011-06-20T10:56:00.004+05:00

Queen bee syndrome was first diagnosed and defined by G.L. Staines, T.E. Jayaratne, and C. Tavris in 1973. Basically it is a psychological disorder, this disorder exists in women, it describes a woman in a position of leader or authority who views and harm other woman under her authority, she treats them more critically, this disorder suggest that women find it more stressful to work for women managers, but in the case of males it is different no criticized was found in case of males.
It can be said that queen bee is one who has succeeded in his or her career, but do not want other to do the same or to reach his/her level.
Former Primer Minister Margaret Thatcher can be taken as a noble example of queen bee.

Causes of Queen Bee Syndrome:

1. This disorder may be the cause of jealousy among women which may lead towards critical behaviors.
2. Status, money, beauty, character and popularity may be the cause of jealousy among women.
3. Mostly it occurs in those women who are working models or a authority because of their gender they want credit for themselves not for any other women.
4. Divorces may lost the authoritative position by doing certain negative acts.

Symptoms of Queen Bee Syndrome:

1. The woman infected by this syndrome shows certain anger, frustrations and bad behaviors especially toward female colleagues.
2. The social life of that person is not happy it is mostly seen.
3. The authoritative figure i.e female who has the authority might be not happy with her own life and she see other woman as a target that in real she is responsible for her lose.
4. Status symbols in comparing and in competition with other woman may lead towards the queen bee syndrome.

Treatment of Queen Bee Syndrome:

1. It may only treated by counseling and several mind therapies.
2. Social life and social therapies may help.
3. Taking all the human kind as same and not differentiating among them may also help in behavior.
4. The schema that woman is responsible for the destruction of other woman should be removed from the society.

Sciatica

2011-06-18T10:58:00.008+05:00

Sciatica is pain which is in the lower parts of our body resulting from movement or irritation of the sciatic nerve, it is felt from lower back towards backbone to thigh and knees, the sciatic nerve is longest bone which presents in human body, it begins from nerve roots in the lumbar spinal cord (low back) and spread through the buttock area, this pain of sciatica bone is referred as sciatica. This nerve can also move while pregnancy and as a result sciatica can occur.

Causes of Sciatica:

1. Any cause of irritation or movement of this sciatic nerve can reproduce the symptoms easily.
2. Irritation of the bone.
3. Swelling and severe pains.
4. Internal bleeding.
5. Tumors.
6. Infections.
7. Injury.
8. Certain bone problems.

Symptoms of Sciatica:

1. Burning sensations.
2. Numbness.
3. Pains.
4. Tingling radiations.
5. Hip pains are common.
6. Difficulty in walking.
7. Problem in bending and stretching of that bone.

Diagnosis of Sciatica:

1. It is not easy to diagnose Sciatica, but it is usually done by physical exam or by medical history of the patient.
2. With MRI.
3. Ct-scan.
4. X-rays.
5. Electromyogram.
These tests and medical analysis can diagnose the sciatica if it is present or not.

Treatment of Sciatica:

1. Sciatica treatment totally depend upon the causes and the severity of its pain.
2. Certain multi-vitamins should be taken as prescribed by the doctor.
3. Certain exercises should be done daily so as to avoid sciatica.
4. Pain management programs may help reduce the pains and severity of the sciatica.
5. Specialist doctors are good at guiding others according to their cases.
6. Arthropedics are the doctors who treats with bone difficulties.
7. In some cases surgery is more important.
8. Complete bed rest may help patient to fell good about pains and it can reduce the intensity of the diseases as well.

Polio

2011-06-11T10:58:00.005+05:00

Polio is an infectious disease caused by a virus. It attacks the nervous system directly. In some cases it is seen that polio infection can cause paralysis, usually the children are caught by this virus, People usually get it from polluted food or water. Most infected people never have symptoms as well, polio can be by birth. Although around 85% of polio infections cause no symptoms at all, affected individuals can exhibit a range of symptoms if the virus enters the blood stream, polio can damage the tissues and the effected area can never be prevented. Once a person is infected by this disease polio, it usually takes about 3-5 days for symptoms to appear completely.
This virus is mostly found in parts of Africa and in some Asian region as well.

Diagnosis of Polio:

1. Weakness
2. Fever
3. Paralysis
4. Serious breathing
5. Severe muscles pains
6. Inability of use of one or both legs
7. Several muscles fails to work.

Causes of Polio:

1. Polio is caused by a virus which only lives in the main body parts of a person throat and intestinal tract.

Symptoms of Polio:

1. In mild polio, headache, nausea, vomiting, general discomfort or a slight fever for up to three days.
2. In nonparalytic polio, the symptoms are same as in mild fever in addition with moderate fever, stiff neck and back, fatigue and muscle pain.
3. For paralytic polio: tremor, muscle weakness, fever, stiffness, constipation, muscle pain and spasms, and sometimes difficulty swallowing.

Treatment of Polio:

1. Polio can be prevented through the vaccine which is available from more than 10 years. All healthy children between the ages of six weeks and 18 years should be vaccinated against polio as part of their complete vaccination schedule. But in some countries only children of having age less than 6 years are given vaccine.
2. There are some hospitals available where complete counseling of patients is also done.

Tetanus

2011-06-08T08:50:00.004+05:00

Tetanus is a kind of infectious disease which is caused by infection or pollution of wounds and injuries from bacteria that live in the soil and other rusty materials. This bacteria which is also known as Bacterium Clostridium tetani is a very hard and long living organism capable of living many years in the soil in a form called the spore. Kitasota first discovered that bacteria in 1899. Tetanus occurs when a wound of a person becomes infected or polluted with bacterial spores, the tetanus bacteria then enters into the muscles and bones and that gram bacteria causes many toxic and very harmful after effects, those who recover from tetanus have no longer effects of tetanus in their lives.

Puncture wounds are the best entrance for the bacteria into your body, in United States only 45-55 cases are seen every year. In developing countries of some parts of Asia, South America and around all parts of Africa tetanus is far more common. The annual worldwide occurrence of tetanus infection is more than 50 million cases, this disease has around four types which may be seen in patients:

1. Generalized tetanus can affect all skeletal muscles and it is the most severe of all.
2. Local tetanus manifests the muscles spams and wounds full of bacteria.
3. Cephalic tetanus causes the effects on face after head or face injury and lock jaw may occur.
4. Neonatal tetanus effects the neonates babies.may be new born or 1 month old.

Causes of Tetanus :

1. Clostridium Tetani the name of bacteria which is the main cause of infection.
2. Spores are usually found in mud, sand and animal waste and may survive in ones body for long time.
3. Frostbite.
4. Surgeries.
5. Childbirth.
6. Abscesses.
7. Crush wounds.
8. People who are not immunized or vaccinated may easily get this disease.

Symptoms of Tetanus :

1. Sore muscles.
2. Muscles rigidity.
3. Muscles cramps.
4. Swallowing.
5. Facial muscles are often affected first. Trismus or lockjaw is most common.
6. Problems of open wounds.

Diagnosis of Tetanus :

1. Certain changes in blood pressure (especially high blood pressure).
2. Irregular heartbeat.
3. Fever.
4. Pains in muscles.
5. Incomplete tetanus immunization.
6. If the wound is large, crushed, or heavily polluted, you should go to the nearest hospital's emergency department for evaluation.

Treatment of Tetanus :

Tetanus shot are mostly used in order to cure it, it is also known as tetanus booster shot.
1. Antibiotics like metronidazole should be taken which is best to kill infectious bacteria.
2. Wound cleansing.
3. Pain medicines.
4. An injection for prevention to tetanus is must which doctors advise that one should prevent tetanus infection after getting injured, and this injection should be taken with in 24 hours of injury.

First Aid At Home :

1. Clean the wound with pyodine or Dettol by applying on clean cotton.
2. Apply pressure to the area of bleeding to minimize blood loss.
3. Skin should be cleaned with soap and running water.

Plague

2011-06-06T14:42:00.006+05:00

Plague is a disease which is transmitted from infected animals, usually by an insect named as fleas, to humans. It may also cause from person to person by touching or breathing droplets that contain the bacterium, Yersinia pestis. This bacteria can easily spread into the bloodstream and starts effecting other organs of the body, plague is a dangerous disease, the bacteria can also cause death of the effected person.

Plague Causes :

1. Once a human is infected, it is fairly easy for that person to infect other people with the organisms especially if they develop pulmonary infection because droplets containing Yersinia.
2. Lea bite is dangerous if it bites many people at a time and transfer the disease to their bloods one by one.
3. In general, plague circulates in the areas where infected fleas on rodents transfer the bacteria to other rodents which usually take places by the jaws of two infected bodies.
4. Direct contact with infected body may cause plague.
5. Through animals especially dogs.

Plague Symptoms :

1. They can be classified into three categories:
Bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic. But a patient may be present with just one type also.
i. Bubonic: lymphs and nodes becomes swollen in three to seven days, term bubonic is derived from buboes) and the patient may also develop fever, chills, and weakness in this type of category.
ii. Septicemic: these patients do not develop buboes but symptoms may be chills, fever, shiver, bleeding,weaknesses, septic shocks, blood pressure.
iii. Pneumonic: pains, fevers, chest pains, shortness of breaths appear in this type of plague.

Plague Diagnosis :

1. Bleeding from any part of the body.
2. The two main types of problems, Fever and lymphadenopathy arises in a person who resides in or have visited to a plague-endemic area.
3. Patient’s exposure towards animals or fleas or the flea accompany them.
4. Patient getting fatigue or may get out of control due to the spreading of bacteria towards his or her brain.

Atopic

2011-06-02T10:22:00.006+05:00

Atopic dermatitis is a common skin disease, which is not easily treatable, it affects large amount of population throughout the world. It is also called eczema, dermatitis, or atopy. Most often it is termed as skin allergy or sensitivity, the atopic dermatitis include eczema, hay fever and asthma like things, it may be a hereditary disease too it shows severe itching and rashes on the body.
"Atopic" refers to diseases that are hereditary, tend to run in families, and often occur together. It causes redness, swelling, cracking, weeping, crusting, and scaling, it can occur in any age but mostly it effects the young and infants, It affects males and females equally and accounts for 10%-20 % of all referrals to dermatologists, it has been researched that around 70% of patients develop symptoms in the first year of life, and 90% develop symptoms before the age of 5, it is common in urban areas because of the extreme outside exposure of the people towards the sunlight. People with dry skin are mostly affected by this. In this diseases if any thing touches with the infected area, it itches a lot.

Causes Of Atopic Dermatitis :

1. The disease can cause due to two main factors: genetic (hereditary) and environmental factors.
2. Disease is associated with atopic disorders like hay fever (seasonal allergies) and asthma in many people.
3. Emotional disorders.
4. Itching all over body for a long time.

Symptoms Of Atopic Dermatitis :

1. Red skin.
2. Dryness.
3. Itching.
4. Sensation of burning on skin.
5. Typical affected skin areas include the folds of the arms, the back of the knees, wrists, face, and hands.
6. Itching is also a main problem in this disease which usually occurs during sleep time, when conscious control of scratching reduces and the absence of the outside stimuli makes the itchiness more problematic and noticable.
7. Itching on pimples may worsen the condition towards atopic dermatitis.

Treatment Of Atopic Dermatitis :

1. The doctors and specialists suggests some sort of treatment plan which are usually based on the patient's age, his/her symptoms, and general health condition.
2. Lubricating the skin right after baths or showers may help.
3. Keep finger nails short, try to cut them after 8 days.
4. Choose soft clothes for babies specially.
5. Consider using antihistamines to decrease the scratching at night.
6. Phototherapy main also help getting at normal condition.
7. Using creams which kill bacteria like clear, gentacin and tracnesan, Giving moisture to body while atopic dermatitis can help in removing dryness from skin.

Dyscalculia

2011-06-01T09:16:00.003+05:00

Dyscalculia is a reading disorder, it may refer to as the mathematical or intelligence problem in childhood and in adulthood as well, according to British dyslexia association it is said that dyscalculia and dyslexia go together but independent of each other, 40 to 50 % of dyslexics shows no sign of dyscalculia, it is also found that every 3 to 4 % of population is effected by dyscalculia of those who only have difficulty with mathematics and but have good or even excellent performance with other subjects, this disorder actually effects both the three sensation of the person involved in solving mathematical or technical things they are: visual perception, visual memory and logical thinking.

Symptoms of Dyscalculia :

1. Poor understandings of the signs +, _, *< % , # etc. that is difficulty in understanding sign languages.
2. A person feels difficulty in mathematical operations like addition, subtraction, division etc
3. Difficulty with time tables.
4. Difficulty with numbers and amounts.
5. Problem in using calculator.
6. Every kind of mathematical objects can easily confuse patients of dyscalculia.
7. May have poor sense of directions like west, north, east and south.
8. May have difficulty in measuring instruments or distances.

Diagnosis Of Dyscalculia :

The disorder can be diagnosed easily if your child or a person is experiencing problems in mathematics or reading even in other subjects, after diagnosis so as to confirm it you should see a specialist psychologist who deals with it and he may take your counseling and will show you results according to your mind position.

Treatment of Dyscalculia :

1. First of all focus on their strengths and weaknesses.
2. Find different methods to approach math problems.
3. Encourage the patients to ask questions.
4. Its treatment is possible through different ways like, with love, research on subject and patience.

Schizophrenia

2011-05-28T18:03:00.007+05:00

Schizophrenia is also called split personality disorder, it is a chronic, severe, debilitating mental illness that affects nearly 1% of the population in which more than 2 million people in the United States are affected by it alone, it effects majority of men as compared to women around the world, it is characterized within an individual’s social, behavioral and thoughts problems, no doubt its an psychotic problem. The problem of thinking which is attached with schizophrenia is described as psychosis, in that the person's thinking is completely out of touch means the person could not handle that with reality at times, for example they might hear several voices and may feel that a bug is crawling on their skin when there is nothing actually, they may see the dead persons and they may feel many things which a normal person does not trust at all, children of around 5-6 years of age or above may have this disorder, it is truly not a hereditary disease in fact.

Types of Schizophrenia :

There are different types of Schizophrenia, some of them are:
1. Residual Schizophrenia: In this type, the person having this disorder would have only negative symptoms (such the symptoms are characterized by a decrease in function, such as withdrawal, disinterest, and not speaking).
2. Undifferentiated Schizophrenia: episodic Schizophrenia.
3. Catatonic Schizophrenia: difficulties in movements , running and walking.
4. Paranoid Schizophrenia: may hear auditory sensations and may be fear full of some selected delusions.
5. Disorganized Schizophrenia: problems in speaking and language disorders.
Causes of Schizophrenia:
1. It is the result of a complex group of genetic, psychological, and environmental factors.
2. Environment
3. Circumstances of child hood
4. Life circumstances
5. If someone losses his/ her parent at early age, weak family background or poverty, emotional, sexual, or physical abuse, physical or emotional neglect and insecure attachment have been associated with the development of this illness.

Symptoms of Schizophrenia :

1. Catatonic behaviors.
2. Disorganized speech.
3. Loneliness.
4. Belief in the basis which are not real.
5. Lack of motivation.
6. Lack of speech.
7. Inhibition of facial expressions.

Diagnosis of Schizophrenia :

1. Anxiety.
2. Depression.
3. Loneliness.
4. Autism.
5. Bizarre behavior.
6. Dissociative identity disorder.
7. Mental illness.
8. Committing suicide or trying to do several times.
9. Intake of drugs in huge amount.

Treatments of Schizophrenia :

Schizophrenia can be treated by following ways :
1. Medications that provide some sort of relief and which helps in the betterment of sufferer includes olanzapine (Zyprexa), risperidone (Risperdal), quetiapine (Seroquel), ziprasidone (Geodon), aripiprazole (Abilify), paliperidone (Invega) and asenapine (Saphis).
2. Mood stabilizer medicines are also used.
3. Lithium is effective in treating schizophrenia and is good for depression and behavioral disorders.
4. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is very effective in treating the patients of Schizophrenia.
5. Counseling can be done from a expert psychologist or counselors.
6. Family psycho-education.
7. Assertive community treatment (ACT).
8. Substance abuse treatment.
9. Psychosocial treatments.
10. Cognitive behavioral therapy also abbreviated as ( CBT ).

Retinitis Pigmentosa

2011-05-24T07:47:00.003+05:00

Retinitis pigmentosa belongs to the group of hereditary progressive retinal degenerations or dystrophies which is very common, there is a variation in this disease from person to person, most commonly it is the degeneration of retina that is the cones and rods of the eye which are special light receptors.
In this disease the rods of the retina are effected first and after all the cones are deteriorate. In this progressive degeneration of the retina the peripheral vision slowly constrict the central vision, it lasts a long lifetime of an individual.

Causes Of Retinitis Pigmentosa :

1. It may be inherited from generation to generation.
2. It can be transfer from one eye to another later ever in life but if one eye is infected surely the other one will also get this symptom.
3. Some genes like dominant recessive links, sex links recessives, genetic pedigree.
4. Along with this disease there may be a chance of usher syndrome as well.

Diagnosis Of Retinitis Pigmentosa :

1. Retinitis pigmentosa is a disease which may be present from early childhood or may be from birth but it shows its prescence in teenage.
2. There are approximately 78,000 people in the United States with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).
3. Along with retinitis pigmentosa hearing loss and blindness may occur.
4. Loss in seeing periphery.

Symptoms Of Retinitis Pigmentosa :

1. Difficulty in night vision.
2. Tunnel vision.
3. Night blindness occur in some cases.
4. Total blindness eventually ensues in most cases.

Treatment For Retinitis Pigmentosa :

1. Specialists recommend the vitamin A therapy, based on research dating back to the early 1990s.
2. Vitamin E is compulsory for the patient.
3. Omega-3-rich diet containing docosahexaenoic acid is also a valuable diet and can easily slow down disease progression.
4. Salads, fish, milk, chicken, cereals and the foods enrich with vitamin A and E should be used.

Melasma

2011-05-20T18:14:00.003+05:00

Melasma is a very common tan, brown or blue-gray facial skin decoloration of the skin mostly seen in women specially in reproductive years.
It usually visible on the upper lips, cheeks, forehead and on the chin of mostly women with the age of 21-50+ years, its uncommon in men but it is seem in some cases but the ratio is having in women is huge. It is usually thought that is come visible due to more exposure in sun and for those who work under sun, external hormones like birth control pills and internal hormonal changes as seen in pregnancy. Sun exposure is the most common cause of this disease, it is found in latin and asians, people with darker skin like hispanics Asians, Africans and olive darker skin victims may have it and there is more chance for them to have it, 6 million patients of melasma are in U.S and about 85% are all around world and mostly are women.

Causes of Melasma :

1. Exact cause is unknown yet.
2. Pregnancy.
3. Birth control pills may cause melasma.
4. Sun exposure sufficient amount of ultra voilent rays.
5. Genetic predisposition.
6. Inheritance.

Diagnosis of Melasma :

1. The main point from which it is mostly diagnosed is by the typical appearance of brownish skin patches on the whole face of a person.
2. By examination of skin by an expert of skin.
3. Hyperpigmentation on skin.
4. Change in tone of skin.
5. Small dark patches occur on the skin.

Treatment of Melasma :

1. Hydroquinone creams like the over-the-counter products Esoterica and Porcelana and prescription 4% creams like Obagi Clear, Glyquin, Tri-Luma, and Solaquin. Products with HQ concentrations above 2% generally require a prescription.
2. Use of sun screen avoiding masks or avoiding ultarvoilent rays.
3. A phenolic hypopigmenting agent, azelaic acid, and retinoic acid (tretinoin), nonphenolic bleaching agents, and/or kojic acid may be prescribed.

Hallucinations

2011-05-16T18:20:00.005+05:00

Hallucinations are the psychological cognitive processes which may include :

1. Feeling of crawling sensations on skin.
2. Seeing those objects or patterns which are not there.
3. Hearing voices but in real no one spoken.
4. Feeling different smells and tastes when they are not real.
5. Schizophrenia.

Sleep deprivation hallucinations is also a type of this psychological disorder, There are different types of recreational drugs, in which some drugs include LSD and other strong types of marijuana can cause hallucinations. In other cases, hallucinations can be normal, For instance, getting or hearing the voice of someone, or briefly seeing and sometimes grieving process like a died loved one.

Hallucinations Causes :

1. High and high fever.
2. Drugs.
3. Sadness.
4. Sensory problem like deafness and blindness.
5. Dementia and delirium.
6. Use of cocaine
7. Brain cancers.
8. Post-traumatic stress disorder.
9. Depressions.
10. Loneliness.

Hallucinations Diagnosis :

1. A person who is hallucinating looks more nervous, another prospective of a person being paranoid is also seen and he/she also looks frightened, these types of people should not be left alone, because they can met with any type of accident or can harm themselves.
2. He/She may harm others as well.
3. He may love to be alone and talk by himself ( like a mad person does).
4. He may be mentally disturbed and can easily cause severe injuries to himself.

Treatment Of Hallucinations :

A consultant or a medical expert will counsel the patient by asking several questions and by providing treatment according to those answers they may be :
1. How long have you been having hallucinations?
2. What causes you to harm others?
3. Why are you tensed?
4. Do you counter hallucinations before or after sleep?
5. Are you having fever?
6. Has there been a recent death or other emotional event?
7. Do you use drugs in irregular proportion?
Doctors may ask frequent questions like the above ones and will treat the patient according to the answers and can handle the patient easily after taking this questionnaire.

Pagets Disease Of Bone

2011-05-14T09:05:00.007+05:00

Pagets disease is an abnormal condition of the bone, it a chronic condition of bone actually and characterized by disorder of normal bone remodeling process. In bone affected by Pagets disease, the bone remodeling is disturbed and not synchronized as a result the bone becomes enlarged, dense less, abnormal, brittle and can easily fracture or breakage, mostly the pagets disease of bone effects the bone of adults, around 2% of adults have this disease in United States. The most common bones affected by Pagets disease include the spine, the thigh bone (femur), the pelvis, the skull, the collarbone (clavicle), and the upper arm bone (humerus). the other name for pagets disease of bone is osteitis deformans, it can be seen in children also but in form of juvenile.

Causes Of Pagets Disease :

1. Sequestrosome 1 gene on chromosome 5 are associated with pagets disease.
2. Virus infections may cause pagets disease.
3. Hereditary gene of pagets disease of bone may transfer from one generation to another through parents to offspring.
4. Lack of calcium and iron may cause abnormal bone function.

Symptoms Of Pagets Disease :

1. It is noticed when x-rays are suppose to be taken when they are to be take for another reason but suddenly pagets disease of bone come to sight.
2. Bone pain.
3. Enlarged bones.
4. Fractures
5. Deformity.
6. Arthritis.
7. Tingling and numbness.
8. Pain and stiffness of knee or hip.
9. When skull bone are effected hearing loss,vision or headaches may occur.
10. Weakness feeling in effected bones.

Treatments Of Paget Disease Of Bone :

The treatment methods involve certain types of medicines for bone, they should be carbon, potassium, calcium and iron enriched.
1. Several types of exercises are prescribed by the doctors for patients of this disease which can be done daily to avoid the stiffness or bone jam.
2. Milk is a complete food and helps in re growing of bones and maintains the condition of bones.
3. Bone pain usually needs anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or sometimes pain-healing medications.
4. Actonel, fosamax, etidronate, zoledronate, pamidronate and risedronate should be used in medicines to avoid pains and certain compilations of pagets disease of bones.

Rabies

2011-05-11T20:00:00.008+05:00

Rabies is a disease in humans which is caused by the bite of any animal like dog or other if they are infected by the rabies virus, it causes certain brain diseases in humans and if not properly treated they cause respiratory problems and death in almost every person infected, rabies has been transmitted by saliva droplets from an infected animal that contacts a skin break (abrasion or cut).

Except new Zealand and Australia rabies is found worldwide, the countries with dogs have most commonly seen infected by rabies. Bats, cats, foxes and raccoons can be infected by rabies other than dogs, about 55,000+ deaths yearly are results of rabies worldwide.

Signs And Symptoms Of Rabies :

1. Headaches
2. Fever
3. Irritation in body
4. Itching
5. Shivering
6. Drooling
7. Anxiety
8. Hallucinations
9. Delirium
10. Convulsions
11. Insomnia
12. Muscles spasms
13. Swallowing difficulty
14. Numbness and tingling

Causes Of Rabies :

It was suggested by the scientist Girolamo Fracastoro studied rabies and concluded that it was a communicable disease transmitted to people by direct contact with saliva from infected animals, animals can easily transmit rabies to humans and other animals which may result in severe and dangerous happenings to the patients, a person may also die if not treated well and if not given the vaccine as the first aid he may develop sever nerve breakdown and may loss the control over body.

Rabies Treatment :

1. It can be treated by giving a person an injection of rabies immune globulin and another injection of rabies vaccine as soon as possible after the bite or exposure to saliva from an infected animal.
2. CDC is an additional vaccine from 2010 and onwards for the patients of rabies, which is to be given on day 3rd,7th and 14th after exposure.

Rabies Prevention :

The best and easy way to prevent rabies in a country is to prevent the animals from getting rabies, the complete rabies cycle vaccine should be given to the animals and in this way the rabies will be minimize itself and the people will also be automatically prevented from rabies.

Pica

2011-05-08T10:43:00.008+05:00

What is Pica ?

Pica is a medical disorder non nutritive in nature, it may be caused due to some psychological issues of the individual, characterized by an appetite for substances which are usually not eatable and have are non nutritive (for example clay, metal, coal, sand, dirt, soil, toothbrushes, soap, mucus, ash, gum and things which are available in powdery form or the ingredients from the food source (for example salt, flour, potato, rice, starch, ice cubes). The word Pica basically comes from a latin word magpie a bird that is reputed to eat almost everything. pica can be seen in people of all ages but most commonly seen in pregnant women,children and the people with developmental disorders.
Most commonly pica is seen in women and children, it is found in those children who have habit of eating dangerous things like lead, plastics and steels and other things which are poisonous.

Causes Of Pica Syndrome :

Pica syndrome is disorder of appetite cause due to mineral deficiency like take iron deficiency which results in celiac diseases or certain hookworms infection, the individual eats those minerals in pica form in which he is having deficiency in his body. It is usually seen that some mental health conditions like obsessive compulsive disorder can easily cause this disorder, it is also researched that traumatic stress are also lead to pica, individuals having pica disease have some sort of family problem, child abuse and some other factors too.

Symptoms Of Pica :

1. When it is diagnosed that the individual eats non nutritive foods or metals.
2. Eating those things (non nutritive) again and again by an individual.
3. Although eating poisonous or dangerous things without any hesitation.
4. Addiction of non nutritive or harmful food ingredients and also the metals.

Treatment Of Pica :

1. Treating the deficiencies of minerals in body.
2. Family advice
3. Consulting a doctor which can guide and can handle the psychological problems regarding this.
4. The therapy and medication such as SSRIs are commonly used throughout the world.
5. Zinc is successful at treating pica.
6. Behavior therapies.

Goiter

2011-05-06T10:00:00.011+05:00

Goitre is caused due to deficiency of iodine in diet, it is also known as Goiter, the deficiency of iodine causes swelling in the neck where thyroid gland is, there are 90% cases worldwide effected by goiter, iodine is a compulsory mineral for avoiding goiter, most commonly it is widely seen in those countries which are developing and the intake of salts or iodine are low there, iodine is to be taken by every men, women, children, teenage and infant to avoid goiter.

Causes Of Goitre :

1. The thyroid gland which lies in the body uses organic iodine in its secretion process and a diet deficient in organic iodine is affecting factor towards causing this disease, especially under physical and emotional disturbances.
2. It effects those who intake denatured foods.
3. Food taken in raw or uncooked form may also lead toward goiter.

Symptoms Of Goiter :

1. Swelling on neck area appears and it is very obvious may be clearly seen on the neck easily.
2. Pain in the neck region.
3. Fever, headaches.
4. Fatigue.
5. Unemotional and embarrassment in state of mind.
6. Lack of confidence.
7. Dull skin color.

Home Remedies Of Goiter :

1. Rest and bowel cleansing with lukewarm water:
For the first five days the patient should take complete rest and should clean the bowel with lukewarm water daily.

2. Using seeds of Flex:
The seeds of flex are good for reducing swelling, they should be heated in water, grounded and then applied to effected area.

3. Bauhinia variegate for goiter:
Also known as kachnar should be used for goiter, it should be used in empty stomach twice a day.

4. Swamp cabbage for goiter:
the water or tea of swamp cabbage should be used daily, it is good for thyroid hormones.

5. Using iodine:
Iodine should be given in organic form oats, garlic, lettuce, onion, carrot, guavas, pineapple, egg yolks, citrus fruits, rice, strawberries and tomatoes should be given.

6. Leaves of dandelion are good for goiter.

7. Watercress paste:
A paste made of watercress applied to effected area reduces the swelling and pain in goiter effected area.

Diets For Goitre Patients :

1. Fruits.
2. Milk.
3. Fresh fruit juices.
4. Those foods which are enrich with iodine and calcium.

Foods To Avoid During Goiter :

1. White sugars.
2. Teas.
3. Alcohols.
4. Flesh foods.
5. Greasy foods.
6. Condiments.
7. Preserves.

Blue Babies

2011-05-05T06:46:00.003+05:00

Blue babies syndrome is an environmental caused disease in children. It is also called methemoglobinemia, it causes when the blood of an infant is unable to carry enough rewired amount of oxygen to the cells and tissues of the body. It is caused by a increased level of methemoglobin which lies in the blood.
Methemoglobin is a non oxygen carrying enzyme which is produced in body continually, it is converted into haemoglobin. The amount of haemoglobin reduces due to the Methemoglobin. The blue babies is a environmental cause, basically the color of the baby soon after or after sometime becomes bluish in color due to lack of oxygen in heart and blood.

Causes Of Blue Babies :

Blue baby syndrome is caused by several congenital heart defects which results in low supply of oxygen along with blood in the body and the abnormal flow of the blood from right to left shunt causes baby to turn blue in color. Other causes are :
1. Baby health condition.
2. Skin conditions.
3. Respiratory condition.

Symptoms Of Blue Babies :

1. Blueness in baby’s body.
2. Weakness and lack of blood.
3. Cyanosis.
4. Respiratory problems.
5. Circulation defects.
6. Heartbeat resonance abnormal.

Treatment Methods Of Blue Babies :

1. The foremost and first option doctors avail after blue baby is diagnosed in a baby they go for the heart surgery to pump the blood in balanced manner through the shunts of the heart.
2. Secondly the supply of oxygen while performing the heart surgery is necessary.
3. Treating cyanosis is very compulsory.
4. Many of the babies died after the heart surgery but now the treatment of blue babies is well known by the doctors.

Insomnia

2011-05-02T18:13:00.007+05:00

Insomnia which is also known as sleeplessness is a disorder which mostly experienced by people having age more than 18 or one can say adults in their life. An estimated 25% to 45% of the general population are affected by this disorder and around 10% have chronic insomnia, insomnia is not a disease but it is a condition or state of mind, in this state of mind an adult mostly experience less or sometimes no sleep at all, which effects the whole body and the daily life activities.
I have its definition on which every one will not agree , but generally:
Symptoms which lasts less than 1 week are known as transient insomnia,
And the symptoms between 1-3 weeks are known as short-term insomnia and those longer than 3 weeks are known as chronic insomnia.

Causes Of Insomnia:

There are many physical and psychological causes of this disorder:
1. Stress.
2. Depression.
3. Schizophrenia.
4. Unpleasant noises.
5. Unpleasant moods.
6. Relationship mis under standings.
7. Withdrawal from drug, alcohol, sedative, or stimulant medications.
8. On high altitudes.
9. Nasal congestions.
10. Fever.
11. Cough.
12. Heart failure.
13 Angina.
14 Fear.
15 Anxiety.
16 Tension.
17 Pregnancy.
18 Menopause.
19 Drug addiction.
20 Severe injury.

Symptoms Of Insomnia:

1. Memory difficulty.
2. Alcohol and antihistamines may compound the problems with sleep deprivation.
3. Irritability and impaired social interaction
4. Lack of interest in daily lives
5. Poor focus and concentration

Treatment of Insomnia:

The patients should seek advice from the doctors and specialists and the people with psychological disorders should see a psychologist also which an help them in solving their problems and making them sleep without an stress and tension.

HIVES (Uticaria)

2011-05-01T09:49:00.004+05:00

Hives in medical term are known as uticaria, which are swollen red, very itchy, smoothly elevated disorder of skin. They appear anywhere on body with different sizes and different shapes, from few millimeters to inches in diameter. Hives are more common in woman than men. The swelling which occurs in skin parts which is deep and that is followed by hives is called angioedema.

Causes Of Hives :

Hives are caused when histamine is released from the body cells called mast cells.which actually release from the blood vessels and causes hives which are swollen on the skin.hives are very common they resolve after a period of time by themselves.some types of hives are caused as a result of allergy but mostly no defeinite cause is known.hives leads towards stress.

Symptoms Of Hives :

There is no definite symptom, some of the mostly found signals of hives are:
1. Reddish skin
2. Itching around the skin again and again and leading towards pain or reddish skin.
3. Swollen part of skin
4. Feeling uncomfortable with skin and itching again and again.

Treatment Of Hives :

1. Most common treatment is Antihistamines.
2. Tropical therapies are available in hospitals.
3. Camphor,menthol and pramoxine can help in get rid of it.
4. Cortisone-containing creams (steroids) are helpful creams in treating hives.

Sinus

2011-04-30T09:34:00.007+05:00

Humans have four pairs of cavities :
1. Frontal which lies in the forehead region.
2. Maxillary sinus behind cheeks.
3. Ethmoid between the eyes.
4. Sphenoid sinus deep behind the ethmoids.

The 4 pairs of sinuses are often be described as a single unit and termed as "paranasal sinuses", from inside all of them are lining mucus secreting and epithelial cells which takes active part in inhaling and exhaling of the air from the nostrils, their functions are : humidifying and warming inspired air, insulation of surrounding structures (eyes, nerves), increasing voice resonance and as buffers against facial trauma. The sinuses decrease the weight of the skull.
The infection of the sinus occurs when there is a blockage in any sinus ostium, which is caused by the pathogenic viruses, allergies, humid, bacteria or fungus. Sinusitis is one of the most common condition that can harm people throughout their lives, it is a research based myth that more than 30 million adults of the world have sinus.

Causes Of Sinusitis Infection :

When anything interfere in between the nasal passages, there is a difficulty in passing and inhaling the air easily because the tissue of the effected lining swallowed and there is no way to pass that air easily so it irritate the patients a lot, for example with common colds, allergies, and tissue irritants such as OTC nasal sprays, cocaine, and cigarette smoke.

Types Of Sinusitis :

1. Acute sinus infection ( it usually has less than thirty days duration)
2. Sub-acute sinus infection ( over 1 month and less than 3 month )
3. Chronic sinus infections ( greater than 3 months )

Symptoms Of Sinus :

1. Cold.
2. Cough.
3. Fever.
4. Cloudy, dis colored drainage.
5. Nasal stiffness.
6. Sore throat.
7. Tearing eyes.
8. Itching.

Diagnosis Of Sinus :

Sinus can be easily diagnosed by MRI and CT scan, the physical appearances that a person can diagnose at home are:
1. Pus like drainage from nose
2. Swelling of nose
3. Redness of nasals and nose linings
4. Swelling in cheeks and eyes
5. Tenderness
6. Puffy or teary eyes during influenza or sinus

Treatment Of Sinus Infection :

No antibiotics are required, certain types of nasal drops are given along with the fever and flu or pain medications, the best allergy handlers are zyrtec and larinex, rest during sinus is prescribed by doctors and specialists, infected person should avoiding dusty places,hay fevers and colds, such as cold drinks, chill water, ice, air Conditioner and place of the home where the carpet lies, these are things must be avoided strictly because they may lead to a severe allergy.

Skin Pigmentation

2011-04-29T12:41:00.003+05:00

Skin pigmentation is also called vitiligo. This vitiligo works as a destroyer of melanocytes ( these are the cells which make this pigment ) which are present in the skin as a result the skin becomes dull, different patches appear on the skin as well, pigmentation simply means coloring. This disorder effects the color of skin, there are many faces of skin pigmentation in which some of them are mentioned below:

1. Age spots.
2. Chloasma.
3. Keratosis.
4. Melasma.
5. Marks.
6. Problem in skin cells.
7. Darker skin.

Skin pigmentation results in stress and emotional disorders, lack of confidence in society, embarrassment and loneliness etc. Is someone see any changes in the color of the skin, he/she should consult the doctor or experts.

Causes Of Skin Pigmentation :

1. White spots on the skin are mostly seen before skin pigmentation.
2. Nervus depigmentosus.
3. Pityriasis Alba.
4. White scars.
5. Hypopigmentation.
6. Sun burns also causes skin pigmentation.
7. Deficiency of vitamins and nutritions.
8. Lack of water in the body.

If you are one of those who are experiencing brownish color of skin or darker color then before, different patches on your skin the, you may be suffering from it and which is a common complaint known as skin pigmentation. There are many factors that can instigate skin pigmentation to occur.

Symptoms Of Skin Pigmentation :

Following are the symptoms which are mostly seen are:
1. Change in tone of skin.
2. Darker look.
3. Hypopigmentation.
4. Depigmentation.

What is hypopigmentation?

When the level of skin's pigmentation losses its actual position for example skin becomes darker day by day but slow in process due to loss of pigments.

What is depigmentation?

Depigmentation is a total loss of skin pigment.

ALOPECIA

2011-04-27T10:12:00.003+05:00

Alopecia is a hair loss disease which effects the hair scalp of the victim.it may effect either the one side of the head or either the both sides of the scalp.it can also effect the growth of hairs on the other parts of the body beside head hairs.it effects both female and males but in case of majority of the men it is seen as the result of inherited hair disease.most commonly children,men and young adults are effected by Alopecia.

CAUSES OF ALOPECIA :

1. Inheritance from your parents.
2. Abnormality in immune system causes Alopecia.
3. Thyroid diseases causes Alopecia.
4. It can also be the result of allergy.
5. Family heredity and gene are common factor in causing Alopecia.

DIAGNOSIS OF ALOPECIA :

It cannot be diagnosed easily but sometimes the biopsy of scalp can help find this disorder.

TREATMENTS OF ALOPECIA :

1. In some cases hair will regrow without any reason within a year.
2. In some cases Steroid injections and some other types of creams and shampoos (like as fluocinonide and clobetasol ) for the scalp are used from years. Other major medications include minoxidil, irritants (topical coal tar OR anthralin), and topical immunotherapy (cyclosporine), are of these are used with combination with other products.
3. But sometimes there is no treatment for Alopecia the patients has to deal with it through out their life time.

Anorexia Nervosa

2011-04-26T18:01:00.005+05:00

Anorexia is a eating disorder mostly can be found in everywhere in the world. Basically its a psychological disorder which refers to over eating. Persons having anorexia usually starts dieting to lose weight. Over time, the weight loss sign of mastery and control.
The drive of becoming thinner is on the mind of the fat person leads him to do exercises, loss of appetite, laxatives or the use of diet pills to reduce the weight of the body in any case. This cycle becomes an obsession and, in this way is similar to an addiction.
Approximately 96% of the victims who are effected by anorexia are females not males, but in some cases males may have this disorder but mostly women and specially teenage girls are usually effected by this disorder. Many specialist and experts consider that people who want themselves slim and thin like actors, dancers, athletes and models, are at severe risk for eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa.

CAUSES OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA :

Following are the causes of this disorder:
1. Hypothalamus ( the part of brain )
2. Mental depressive symptoms
3. Genetic components
4. Over and over eating

DIAGNOSIS OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA :

1. Person can get quality information from a professional consultant.
2. Professional doctor can also help to solve this disorder.
3. Information from a spouse, friend or family member can be useful.
4. Refusal of maintaining and balancing body weight which is above according to one's weight.
5. Fear of gaining weight.
6. Self perception which is fatty or grossly distorted.

SYMPTOMS OF ANOREXIA :

Following are the signs which leads toward anorexia:
1. Depression which is also a main sign.
2. Individual can be easily irritable very soon.
3. Sleep can be disturb.
4. Fatigue.
5. Obsessive compulsive disorder.
6. Low blood pressure.
7. Slow heart beats.
8. Gastrointestinal complications.
9. Bone density loss (osteopenia or thinning of the bones).
10. Anemia ( sleeping disorder).
11. High levels of cholesterol.

TREATMENT OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA :

1. Hospitalization to control the eating disorder.
2. Controlling malnutrition.
3. Medical interventions.
4. Psychological interventions.
5. Psychological therapies like family therapy, individual therapy and group therapy.
6. Maudsley model of family therapy is found very reliable in treating this disorder in this population.
7. Weight management.

Mumps

2011-04-25T14:20:00.003+05:00

Mumps is a viral disease in humans which is caused by the mumps virus, in past years the vaccination of the mumps was not introduced so that was the reason that most of the children had mumps and were seen mostly but nowadays they are minimized due to the vaccinations and better treatment.

Signs of Mumps :

Following are the mostly seen signs of mumps.
1. Swelling in the salivary glands
2. Rashes
3. Testicular swelling also occurs
4. In teenage men infertility is common during mumps.

Symptoms of Mumps :

1. Headache
2. Fever
3. Orchitis (swelling and pain in testicles)
4. Dry mouth
5. Swelling and pain in ear region
6. Loss of voice

Causes of Mumps :

Mumps is a contagious disease which is usually spread from one person to another through contact with respiratory secretions such as saliva from an infected person. When an infected human coughs or sneezes, the droplets aerosolize and easily enter the nose,eyes or mouth of another person. Another way from which it could be spread is by sharing food and drinks with other person.

Treatment Of Mumps :

Until now their is no any type of permanent treatment for this disease, but paracetamol is often used to reduce pain, secondly icing and heating is also done in the neck part. Infected persons are advised by specialists that not to drink any type of juice of fruits and juices which contains acids in them.

Depression

2011-04-21T16:07:00.005+05:00

Depression is a state of mind in which an individual feels sad,un happy,blue or down in dumps, most of the people feels depression whether they are on any part of world.

Causes Of Depression :

There is not a true cause of depression fount still and there may be no exact cause of it as well.because every other individual is depressed by his or her own family,career,relationships,health or there may be thousand reasons of depression as well.it is a state of mind which vary from individual own perspective of his or her mind and difficulties in life.after all these below listed factor can also contribute in rising in depression or may causing it which is mostly seen :
1. Alcohol or drugs
2. Certain life events which may break one’s heart
3. Illnesses
4. Deaths
5. Social isolation
6. Loneliness
7. Medical conditions such as hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
8. Sleeping disorders

Symptoms Of Depression :

People with depression always sees the other things and aspects of their lives in a negative manner.they are unable to find the problems of their in a positive manner.following symptoms ca be easily and clearly seen in a depressed person:
1. Restlessness.
2. Fatigue.
3. Lack of energy.
4. Thoughts of death or suicide.
5. Lack of interest in own self or family beings.
6. Lack of eye contact.
7. Hopelessness.
8. Agitation.
9. Extreme difficulty concentrating.

Diagnosis Of Depression :

Beck's Depression Scale Inventory or other screening tests for depression can be helpful in making the diagnosis. Major depression is diagnosed if a person reports having five or more depressive symptoms for at least 2 weeks.

Treatment Of Depression :

Drugs which are used to treat the depression are called antidepressants.
The drug which is mostly used is (SSRIs) the complete abbreviation is Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors it is used more than any other antidepressants. Some more common names of other types of antidepressants are : fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), paroxetine (Paxil), fluvoxamine (Luvox), citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), desvenlafaxine (Pristiq), venlafaxine (Effexor) and duloxetine (Cymbalta).
Other majorly used medicines to treat depression are: tricyclic antidepressants, bupropion (Wellbutrin) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
People who have psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions, usually need antipsychotic medications.
The other methods used for treating depression are talk therapy, counseling, mind changing, helping, playing, parties, fun, outings and laughing therapies with friends.

Dyslexia

2011-04-21T06:39:00.004+05:00

Dyslexia is a disorder of language, the individual suffers problems in understanding a language through any medium like written,spoken or auditory. There are three types of disorders involve in the dyslexia they are: auditory, visual and attentional, its not an intellectual disability, its is considered to be a learning and reading disability.

Dyslexia Symptoms :

The symptoms may involve the severity of the disorder according to the age of the individual, the age is a factor responsible in dyslexia for its severity and those who understand how to cope with it or how to handle their problem do not suffer because of it.

Dyslexia Treatment :

Counseling of these children in special schools designed for them are the best treatment which you can provide to these children. The teachers their should be trained enough so they can handle these children properly and can teach them the right direction they can write and read by understanding what they are suppose to do.

Jaundice

2011-04-20T19:25:00.005+05:00

Jaundice is a yellow color of the skin staining and the sclera (whitening of eyes), the jaundice is caused by the high amount of bilirubin in blood which is a chemical. The color of the eyes and the skin is all dependent on the bilirubins when bilirubin is moderate the color becomes yellow and when its high the color of eyes and skin becomes brown, bilirubins are from the red blood cells, red blood cells have a time limit when they get old they are destroyed and the new blood cell carries oxygen from the old one and it results in the that the iron from the old cell is removed by bilirubin and it takes place the red blood cell.

Causes Of Jaundice :

The chemical named bilirubin comes from the blood of body, which lies in the red blood cells, when it becomes old enough it is destroyed. There are several causes of Jaundice, some of them are,
1. Too much amount of bilirubin in the blood.
2. Defect in the liver which protects the cell from bilirubin.
3. The defect in the bile duct which reduces the effects of bile or bilirubin to penetrate in the blood.

Symptoms Of Jaundice :

The symptoms of jaundice can be easily seen over a patient here they are:
1. Weakness.
2. Fatigue.
3. Yellow color of the body prominent on face and eyes.
4. Whitish color of eyes.
5. Tearing eyes.
6. Loss of appetite.
7. Low water in body.
8. Non balanced diet .
9. Un balanced homeostasis of body.

Diagnosis Of Jaundice :

The diagnosis method for jaundice are :

1. The examination of abdomen is checked physically.
2. Ultrasonography can also diagnose the presence of jaundice.
3. CT or CT SCANS
4. Magnetic resonance imagning (MRI)
5. Liver biopsy.

Treatments And Precautions Of Jaundice :

The treatment of jaundice involves full bed rest for months, patient should not involve in exercise or body effort’s stuff, he should do complete bed rest and some antibiotics are also being recommended by doctors, the use of fruits and juices are prescribe by doctors, patient should only eat soft and light foods. No oily food while jaundice it is prohibited by doctors, weekly blood tests and checkup from doctors are compulsory.

Beri Beri

2011-04-20T09:52:00.004+05:00

Beri beri is a disorder of nervous system which is actually cause by the deficiency of the thiamine(deficiency of vitamin B1) in the diet of the individual, thiamine is basically found in the membranes of neurons and it is involved in the break down of the energy molecules such as glucose. Beriberi may be found in people whose diet consists mainly of polished white rice, which is very low in thiamine because the thiamin-bearing husk has been removed. It can also be seen in chronic alcoholics (Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome), Arsenic poisoning causes alterations in cellular metabolism resulting in blockage of thiamine use which results in thiamine deficiency without any dietary shortfall. The mechanism of arsenic neuropathy may be similar to the neuropathy of thiamine deficiency [Sexton and Gowdy 1963], whereby arsenic inhibits the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl coenzyme A and thus blocks the Krebs cycle.

Symptoms Of Beri Beri :

The symptoms of the beri beri include severe fatigue and lethargy.which together effects the cardiovascular,gastrointestinal and nerous muscular systems.generally most commonly seen symptoms are:
1. Weight loss
2. Pain in the limbs
3. Weakness
4. Impaired sensory perception
5. Irregular heart rate
6. Fatigue
7. Edema (swelling of bodily tissues)

Types Of Beri Beri :

There are three true types of beri beri found across the world.
1. Infantile beri beri effects the children mostly in developing countries
2. Wet beri beri effects the cardiovascular systems.
3. Dry beri beri effects the nervous system.

Diagnosis Of Beri Beri :

1. The disease can be diagnosed by doing the following test which may involve the signs of :
2. Blood tests
3. Swelling in both lower legs
4. Decreased reflexes
5. Coordination problems
6. Enlarged heart
7. Increased heartbeats
8. Drooping of the eyelids

Treatment Of Beri Beri :

The beri beri can be treated by involving the intake of thiamine which body is lacking. This is done with thiamine supplements which are given by injection or taken by mouth.several multivitamins supplements are also recommended.

Huntington

2011-04-20T07:06:00.003+05:00

Huntington disease is an inherited disease in which the brain of the effected individual does not work properly. this disease is basically named after a scientist huntington who discovered this disease after that it is named huntington’s disease in 1872.
The subject of this disease takes a very longer time period to adjust in a society, their brain is not well developed so that the society hesitates to accept them in a healthy society, it is truly a inherited disease, if one of your parents has huntington disease so there are 50% chances of you to have it either in middle age or later on in life. It is calculated that more than 20,000 Americans have this disease. It attacks the outer surface of human brain which results in losing memory and person could not control perception and his thoughts.

Symptoms Of Huntington :

In this disease people are born with defective gene, but the signs usually do not appear until middle age, the very early symptoms of the huntigton disease are uncontrolled muscles movements of the individual against his or her will.and secondly the clumsiness or the balance problem.

Diagnosis Of Huntington :

The most common diagnosis of this disease is a blood test of gene which can ensure either you have huntington disease or not.

Treatment Of Huntington :

There is no accurate treatment to this disease up till now,doctors are not able to find its cure yet.but they do advise health and genetics counselors who may help the patients to live in a society.

Skin Cancer

2011-04-14T18:18:00.006+05:00

As we all know that there are dozen types of Cancer diseases, in which Skin cancer is mostly common form of cancer which happens to humans, it is also known as skin neoplasia, there are three other conditions in skin cancer, 1. basal skin cancer, 2. squamous cell cancer and 3. melanoma. Most dangerous and deadly condition with in these three is melanoma, more than 10,000 people are infected with this condition only in England, in which around 2500 people die annually. Young adults with in age of 15-25 are usually infected with this condition.
More than 1.2 million cases occur yearly of skin cancer and is increasing day by day, it is also surveyed that around 55% of all Americans with the age of 65 or more are infected with skin cancer once in their whole life.

Symptoms Of Skin Cancer :

The main symptoms of skin cancer are changes in the skin which do not heal, sore in the skin, the color of skin changes and if the moles becomes larger than ordinary size.

Causes Of Skin Cancer :

There are variety of cause which results in skin cancer, like : too much smoking tobacco, over use of Ultraviolet radiations, deficiency of vitamin D, which we get from Sun.

Prevention Of Skin Cancer :

Skin cancer can only be prevented if a person avoids using tobacco, reducing use of ultra violet, by using full leaves shirts and full clothes which can cover up the whole body specially when going outdoor.

Staph Infection OR Staphylococcus aureus

2011-04-12T14:24:00.004+05:00

Staphylococcus aureus which is also known as golden staph or staph infection, actually it is a Greek name whose meaning is bunch of grapes because if someone sees this virus under microscope it looks like the bung of berries or grapes. It was first found in the 1880's and yearly it causes infection to more than 5 million people in USA only. There are many types of Staphylococci in the world but around 30 can harm humans, but the one which harms more than any of these types is Staphylococcus aureus, this virus is commonly found on the nose and other parts of the skin.

S.aureus can cause different types of illness in humans from minor skin infections like pimples, boils and impetigo, and some major infections from which one can cause pneumonia, chest pain and sepsis also. This infection is one of the biggest cause of nosocomial infection,

Symptoms Of Staphylococcus aureus :

This disease usually result in itching conditions, in which the infected persons skin becomes reddish and swollen which is very painful, it can also cause high fever and low blood pressure some times, but it depends upon the worst condition of the disease.

Treatment Of Staphylococcus aureus :

As we know that it has two types, minor and major, usually antibiotics is given to the infected person, because it reacts rapidly and can heel the person.
Penicillin is also used to treat Staphylococcus aureus.

Under Eyes Bags

2011-04-07T21:20:00.005+05:00

In this modern world of fashion and fast moving world, Every person in this world want to look beautiful from others and want to become a unique personality, for looking good people become modern by applying modern fashions on their hairs, dress and face with different products. The swelling around eyes or change of color under the eyes is called Eyes Bags. It is also know as puffy eyes.

Causes Of Under Eyes Bags :

Some people have natural beauty but on the other hand due to lots of depression or stress and other problems also, they think more than the ordinary thinking person, due to this their face become stern and looks odd this is not the only cause of under eye bags but smoking, kidney problem and some other major factors are their too, sometimes they got under eye bags and a person having under eye bags looks old enough too. Sleep deprivation or over sleeping, Tobacco and Alcohol use and skin disorders can cause under eyes bags.

Treatment Of Under Eyes Bags :
Some of the best treatment of getting rid from these under eye bags are eating fresh food which is full of vitamins, keeping your body dehydrated by eating vegetables and water, use moisturizing creams to take care of under eye bag and taking sleep of almost 7-8 hours a day because it is also a major cause of getting under eye bags, some other tips are also available but the main ones are only these. Eating vitamin rich food especially vitamin A, B and C can be helpful in reducing eyes bags. Change in diet and a whole lifestyle can also help to reduce eyes bags.

Hepatitis B

2011-04-07T08:44:00.003+05:00

Hepatitis is an infection which causes irritation or soreness in liver, Hepatitis is usually caused by a toxin such as alcohol or virus. There are some other viruses which can cause injury to the liver cells of a human body which include hepatitis C and hepatitis A virus, these viruses are not like the viruses of Hepatitis A and C and they are totally different in structure as well, More than 2.5 Billion people are infected with Hepatitis B virus and around 650,000 people dies because of this deadly virus.

Symptoms of hepatitis B :

When this virus is at early stage the infected person causes flu-like illness, joint pains and fever. There are two infections of Hepatitis B,Acute hepatitis B and Chronic hepatitis B, acute infection has the limit of around 4 months which affects and causes hepatitis B. The main symptoms of acute hepatitis are nausea, loss of appetite, jaundice ( yellowing of eyes and skin ) pain in the abdomen and fatigue.

Diagnosis of hepatitis B :

Hepatitis B can be diagnosed only with specific hepatitis B virus blood tests. These tests are commonly known as hepatitis 'markers' or 'serology'. The tests called assays are usually required for detection of hepatitis B virus which involve blood tests or serum that detect either viral antigens or antibodies.

Treatment of hepatitis B :

The acute hepatitis b does not requires any type of treatment because around 90% of the US adults only can easily cover up from this virus infection, on the other hand treatment of chronic hepatitis b is necessary because it leads towards liver cancer and other deadly diseases, use of vaccines can reduce the growth of virus in a body. Some antiviral drugs are given to the patients to recover at early stage.

Hay Fever

2011-04-07T06:34:00.003+05:00

Hay Fever is not the fever of hay, but it is termed hay fever because in the early 19th Century when people harvest their hay and got caught in fever due to cold, sneezing and nasal congestion, they gave it a title of hay fever and thought that hay is the only cause of fever but actually it is not the fact, Allergic Rhinitis is the actual term used to describe the reactions of different substance which are usually noted in this fever, it is a seasonal allergic disorder.
Hay Fever affects nearly 25% of all Americans in which around 20% are adults and 35% young children, more than $1.5 million is spent annually to treat this fever, these types of allergic diseases are growing rapidly throughout the world.
Allergic Rhinitis can lead towards other diseases like asthma and eczema.

Hay Fever Signs And Symptoms :

Following are the main signs and symptoms of hay fever, running nose, itching of nose and eyes, nasal congestion and the nose also becomes swollen, rhinorrhea and itchy throat is also the main symptom of hay fever because if someone eats apple or potato it itches the throat.

Cause Of Hay Fever :

The main cause of hay fever is through the pollen of seasonal plants, it is caused in haying season and the common plants causing hay fever are; pine, cedar, fat hen.
Around 10-20% of the sufferers cause hay fever from birch pollen grains and around 80% got affected by grass pollen.

Elephantiasis

2011-04-06T16:22:00.005+05:00

Elephantiasis is a dysmorphic disorder in humans. Body Dysmorphic Disorder is a psychological disorder where people obsess about a imaginary or minor defect in their appearance, they feel themselves inferior from others. Elephantiasis is caused by the thickening of skin and tissues of the body, specially in legs, it is found in various regions of Africa, it is a bacterial disease actually which is caused by a microscopic, thread-like parasitic worms such as Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and B. timori, all of which are transmitted by mosquitoes.
Signs And Symptoms Of Elephantiasis :

Elephentasia generally occurs by a bacteria it is commonly seen in the African regions.following are its sympotoms: Severe swelling, Impaired lymphatic drainage, Skin dullness, Thickened skin tissue, Massive leg swelling, Verrucous skin appereance, Brawny skin color, Blocked lymph ducts.

Treatment Of Elephantiasis:

The Treatments for lymphatic filariasis differ depending on the geographic location of the endemic area. In sub-Saharan Africa, albendazole is being used with ivermectin to treat the disease.
Geo-targeting is the vast and technical method which is used worldwide for this disease. In addition, surgical treatment may be helpful for issues related to scrotal elephantiasis and hydrocele. However, surgery is generally ineffective at correcting elephantiasis of the limbs, doxycycline is also very good treatment for the elephentasias.

How To Prevent From Elephantiasis :

The prevention of elephantiasis is very simple the people around or in Africa should be aware of mosquitoes causing these infections.

Lupus

2011-03-23T11:18:00.003+05:00

Lupus is an autoimmune disease, which are illness of a body and cause by the own immune system of body, it can affect any tissue or cell in any part of the human body, which results in breakage or damage of tissue, the immune system is present in the body to defend other harming agents which attacks a body, the immune system works reversely if someone has lupus.
Lupus is the cause of other diseases, in which heart disease, skin disease, joints pain, nervous system etc.
The ration of having lupus in women is almost 8 times more than men.

Signs And Symptoms Of Lupus :

People having lupus have different types of signs and symptoms but the common among all are, fatigue, muscle ache, fever, joint pains, facial rash, hair loss, lever disease and heart disease.

Diagnosis Of Lupus :

The diagnosis of lupus is different from country to country means that the countries like USA, UK and Canada are using unique and advanced technology to diagnose lupus in which Anti Nuclear Antibody ( ANA ) test, Complete Blood Count, photosensitivity ( in which the skin of infected person is checked under sunlight, malar rash and sometimes arthritis are used.

Treatment Of Lupus :

There is no any such ordinary treatment up till now to cure it, but anti malarial drugs are often used to decrease the level of autoimmune in the body.

Most Deadly Diseases

2011-03-20T06:45:00.010+05:00

Following are the most deadly diseases which killed millions of people throughout the world in the past and some of them are also present today.

1. Small Pox : This disease is considered as the most deadly diseases in the 19th and 20th Century, more than 5 Billion people have lost their lives due to this virus, Variola major or Variola minor virus were the two main cause of this infectious disease.

2. Malaria : It is the second largest deadly disease, and the main point is that it is also causing more casualties today in the parts of Africa, it has killed around 80 Million people worldwide.

3. Heart Disease : Heart attack ranks third in the most deadly diseases table, you can imagine this disease that every minute a person dies from Heart Attack.

4. Measles : This disease is caused by the respiration and a person not having this disease can get if his room mate has. More than 6 Billion people have dies through this disease from the past 175 years.

5. Tuberculosis : It has claimed more than 40 Million people worldwide and it is present today also, it attacks the lungs of human body. It ranks 5th in our deadly disease rankings.

Scabies

2011-03-16T19:43:00.004+05:00

Scabies is one of the most itching and painful contagious skin condition which is caused by a tiny parasite named Sarcoptes Scabiei, which is not able to see by a naked eye, it lives in side the animal or human body's skin and it causes bad itching usually at night time, it does not only attacks human body but also animals also come under its attack, this parasite have eight legs.
More than 300 million cases occurs each year in not only US but all around the world, people having pets at their home are mostly get caught by this disease,

Signs And Symptoms Of Scabies:

The infected area gets reddish in color and the main areas which are usually infected by this skin conditions are between the fingers of hands and legs, the wrists and below elbows, the knees, around the waist,the sides and backs of the feet.

Treatment Of Scabies:

There are many treatment products for this infection but Permethrin cream is usually advised by specialist to get rid of these parasites but this cream is expensive as compared to other alternatives, no vaccine is available in market until now to prevent this.

Toothache

2011-03-10T07:16:00.003+05:00

Toothache is a badly aching pain which usually pains in or around the tooth of human body. The pain of teeth is at the extreme level and is very problematic, ( i have experienced my self ).

Causes Of Toothache :

Toothache is usually caused by the some common tooth cavities, a cracked tooth which leads the way for germs to reach canal which is at the bottom of tooth, eating acidic food, jaw disease, gum disease or infected dental pulp. It can also be caused by eating hot and drinking cold at the same time or by chewing sweet gum most of the time.

Treatment Of Toothache :

The basic treatment for toothache which doctors advice is of X-ray, and some pain relieving tablets, however root-canal is also taken by the specialist.

Congestive Heart Failure

2011-03-03T09:25:00.002+05:00

Congestive heart failue is a condition is which the heart lacks the function
as a pump to deliver oxygen rich blood to the body. It can be caused due to

a. some diseases that weaken the heart muscle

b. diseases that increase oxygen demand from the body tissues beyond the heart's ability to provide adequate oxygen-rich blood.

c. diseases that cause stiffening of muscles of the heart

Symptoms Of Congestive Heart Failure :

There are many symptoms of Congestive heart failure but the most primary symptom includes
fatigue. It is a most sensitive indicator of congestive heart failure. The person's ability to work and exercise can diminish and patient may not even sense this sudden decrease. In Congestive heart failure the body become overloaded wit fluids another symptom includes swelling of the legs and ankles. In addition shortness of breath during exercise and when lying flat is another symptom of Congestive heart failure some times patient can be awakened at night, gasping for the the air.

Diagnosis Of Congestive Heart Failure :

Following are the main points through which Congestive heart failure can easily be diagnose.

1. Presence of fluid in the body, leg swelling, short breathing, neck veins and condition of the heart (sound of the heart, size of heart and pulse).

2. The test includes in diagnoses of Congestive heart failure includes Chest x-ray, previous heart attacks (if any), fluid in body, and the most effective is ECG in which Ultrasound is used to diagnose to see structure of valves, blood pressure flow and heart muscles.

3. Another helpful test includes brain natriuretic peptide level which is actually a blood test to diagnose Congestive heart failure.

Gout

2011-03-03T08:36:00.004+05:00

Gout is a human disease in which the level of uric acid inside the body increases, the increase limit of this uric acid leads to form small crystals which gathers around the tissues, tendons and joints of a body, the most affected area of this disease is the toes ( hallux ) of a person. The infected parts becomes swollen , itchy, reddish and paining. This disease can leads towards building stones in kidneys and joint destruction. It is also known as "the disease of rich".
Around 5 Million people only is United States got affected by this disease, and the people over 70 age are usually infected with this diseases and the ratio of causing this disease in men is more than women.

Signs And Symptoms Of Gout :

A person feels joints pain in knee, arms, fingers and most commonly in toes often at night times because that time the temperature of a persons body changes, other main symptoms might be of a fatigue and have high temperature ( fever ). The pain in these parts is very hard to bear even a light touch of body or blanket cannot be easily beard.

Causes Of Gout :

Gout can be caused by these main factors : high blood pressure, the increase level of salt in human body, gaining weight, drinking too much alcohol or injury to the joint. People having hyperuricemia are usually caught with gout once in their life.

Diagnosis Of Gout :

The main diagnosis of gout is usually done by taking an x-ray of the affected part. Blood tests are also conducted in order to check the level or presence of uric acid in the body.

Kidney Failure

2011-02-23T07:48:00.004+05:00

Kidney is the main organ of human body, which not only filters the blood, getting rid of all the waste products and it also balances the electrolytes in a human body, kidney failure is also known as renal failure.

Causes Of Kidney Failure :

The kidney failure causes when the kidney of a person filled or overloaded with lots of toxins, the main causes for the kidney to get interrupted is accidents, injuries, from surgeries, overdose of different drugs, eating more amount of antibiotics.

Symptoms Of Kidney Failure :

Each person having kidney failure have different symptoms but the common ones are, level of urea in blood increases which causes vomiting and dehydration, changing of skin color, feeling difficulty while sleeping and feeling bad taste in mouth.

Treatment Of Kidney Failure :

The first step for the treatment is taking care of the kidney, not to pull heavy items, the diet should be taken as per the advice of doctor or specialists, one should avoid Cold drinks and spicy meals.

Anemia

2011-02-12T18:54:00.003+05:00

Anemia is the disease causes by the decreasing amount of red blood cells in a human body, there are different classes or you can say kinds of this disease,

Causes Of Anemia :

Their is no any specific cause for this disease, but it is caused when the normal routine of cell got disturbed or due to loss of blood.

Diagnosis Of Anemia :

Anemia is usually diagnosed by the CBC ( Counting Blood Cells ), it also checks the amount of Hemoglobin in the cells. The size of cell is also checked from this test.

Treatment Of Anemia :

The patient of this disease is treated with the injections of Vitamin B12, which is the necessary action taken by the doctors at the first step.

Atrial Fibrillation

2011-02-06T17:35:00.004+05:00

Recent studies shows that People who regularly drink a lot of alcohol are likely to develop irregular heart rhythm which can be life-threatening this disease is called atrial fibrillation.
Thousands of people only in USA are infected by this disease, and the numbers of victims are increasing day by day and millions are spend to diagnose and treat this disease,

Atrial Fibrillation, Who is at highest risk ?

According to the researchers the more the person drank the higher their risk for atrial fibrillation. In the other words one drink per day can increase risk of atrial fibrillation by 8% and two drinks per day can increases the risk to 16%.

According to researchers For avoiding artial fibrillation the most favoralable behavior is not consuming alcohol.

Symptoms Of Atrial Fibrillation :

Atrial fibrillation is very common type of irregular heart rhythm. It can cause shortness of breath, chest pain and it can increase risk of stroke and heart failure.

Diagnosis Of Atrial Fibrillation :

The atrial fibrillation is diagnosed by many tests, like ECG which is abbreviated by Electrocardiogram, Chest X rays and some blood and urine tests are also conducted to know more about this disease.

Cholesterol

2011-01-29T14:56:00.003+05:00

Cholesterol is one of the chemical compound, which is produced by the human body, it is an important component for the producing of bile acid, vitamin D etc. Cholesterol builds cell membranes and some hormones too, Around 78% of the cholesterol of the body is produced by the main part of human body which is Liver while the other 22% comes from the diet which we take.
Cholesterol is mostly found in the meat, fish, dairy products like butter and oil made products, if the level of cholesterol in human body increases from a certain limit than it is the major cause of heart diseases,

Levels For Cholesterol :

There are two main levels of cholesterol one is Low Density Lipoprotein and the other one is High Density Lipoprotein. In which LDL is considered as the "bad cholesterol", where as HDL is considered as "good cholesterol".

Cholesterol Testing :

It is advised that a person should check his/her cholesterol once in a year, the good cholesterol ranges from 120-200 mg/dl and if a person has level 240 mg/dl, then he/she is at severe risk of stroke or heart disease.

Precautions For Cholesterol :

The level of cholesterol must be retained and must be checked periodically from the laboratories, and regular exercise is needed to control it, the patients of heart much avoid it by regular exercise and eating food with less cholesterol.

Shingles

2011-01-27T09:11:00.004+05:00

Shingles is a viral disease also known as deadly or harming skin rash. It happens in one part of the body and chickenpox and shingles both causes by the same virus. This virus is known as varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and can be found in the family of viruses. This virus lives dormant in the nervous system of an human being after an individual has chickenpox, this virus never completely removed from the body as well. When someone have stress, immune deficiency (like AIDS) or cancer, this virus reactivates it selves and causes shingles. The risk of developing shingles is more in anyone who has had chickenpox in the past 6 months, although it is more common in people with the age of 55+ years. It has been estimated that millions of people have shingles each year in the United States only.

Symptoms of Shingles :

The patient feels deadly pain and sensitive skin several weeks or days before a rash is visible. These rashes usually come up with small blisters on a red base, with new blisters continuing to form three to five days. The blisters follow the path of individual nerves exiting the spinal cord in a "ray-like distribution (called a dermatomal pattern) and appear in a model of band-like area of skin. In general, only one nerve level is involved. In rare cases, more than one nerve will be involved. Eventually, the blisters pop, and the region begins to ooze. The affected areas will then crust over and heal. The duration of the epidemic can take three to four weeks from beginning to end. Occasionally, the pain will be present but the blisters may not appear. This can be a very confusing because of local pain.

Treatment Of Shingles :

The patient of shingles is given antivirals and pain relieving medicines, doctors advices patients to clean the affected area with a good soap and mineral water as well, healing and cooling powders and lotions are also advised.

Pneumonia

2011-01-13T20:55:00.002+05:00

Pneumonia is the name of infection which is of one lung sometime or can be of both lungs of a human body too, it is usually caused by bacteria, fungi or viruses. Before the discovery of antibiotics, almost one third of all persons who developed pneumonia died from this infection. Currently, more than 2.5 million people faces pneumonia every year in the United States only. More than half a million of these people are admitted to hospitals for treatment of this infection. Although most of these people recover, approximately 4% die from pneumonia whose cannot got healed. Pneumonia is the 6th highest leading cause of deaths in the USA.

Symptoms Of Pneumonia :

Most people who develop pneumonia first symptoms of a cold (upper respiratory tract infection, eg, sneezing, sore throat and cough), which are then followed by high fever (sometimes up 104 ° F), chills and a cough with sputum production. The sputum is usually discolored and sometimes bloody. Depending on the location of the infection, some symptoms are more likely to develop with in the body.

Diagnosis Of Pneumonia :

The diagnosis of this disease starts when doctor checks the lungs of infected body with the stethoscope and listen some odd sounds from the infected part, in the first stage Chest X-ray is advised to the infected person, then doctors take blood tests of the person because they can show a hint by checking white blood cells of the person.

Asthma in Children

2011-01-06T10:58:00.003+05:00

Nobody really knows why children are increasingly developing asthma. Experts suggest that children are exposed to more allergens such as dust, air pollution and secondhand smoke. All these factors are triggers of asthma. It seems that an immune system disorder where the body fails to produce enough protective antibodies may play a role in causing asthma.

Signs and Symptoms Of Asthma :

Signs and symptoms of Asthma in children includes.

Frequent coughing that can occur while playing at night, or laughing. It is important to know that cough may be present only symptom, Less energy during play, rapid breathing, complaint of chest tightness, wheezing (wheezing) when breathing in or out, See-saw motions (retractions) in the chest labored breathing, shortness of breath, loss of breath, tight neck muscles of the chest and Feelings of weakness or fatigue

Keep in mind that not all children have the same symptoms of asthma, and these symptoms can vary from one asthma episode to the next episode in the same child. Note also that all wheezing or coughing is caused by asthma.

In children under 5 years, the most common cause of asthma-like symptoms is upper respiratory viral infections such as colds.

Treatment Of Asthma :

Based on the story of your child and the severity of asthma, your doctor will develop a care plan, called a "plan of action against asthma." The action plan describes when asthma and how your child should use asthma medication cons, what to do when asthma worsens, and when to seek emergency care for your child. Make sure you understand the plan and ask the doctor your child any questions you may have.

Plan your child against asthma action is important to successfully control his asthma. Keep handy to remind you of the daily life of your child asthma management plan and to guide you through your child develops symptoms of asthma.

In addition to following the plan of your child's asthma action you want to make sure exposure to asthma triggers is limited, and preferably avoided.

Abdominal Pain

2011-01-03T10:52:00.002+05:00

Abdominal Pain which is also known as stomach pain, it may be one of the symptoms that is associated with transient disorders or sometimes serious illness. Which makes a definitive diagnosis of this particular abdominal pain and can be difficult because many diseases can cause this symptom. Abdominal pain is a common problem. In most cases, the cause is benign and / or self-limited, but more serious causes may require urgent intervention.
It usually occurs in the children with the age of 5-20,

Causes Of Abdominal Pain :

Abdominal pain is the pain which is often caused by inflammation by stretching or expansion of an organ (eg, swelling of the liver with hepatitis), or loss of blood supply to an organ.

Treatment Of Abdominal Pain :

The basic treatment of abdominal pain are the blood tests , x-rays, computed tomography, ultrasounds etc.

High Blood Pressure

2010-11-27T11:06:00.003+05:00

High blood pressure (hypertension) or hypertension means high pressure (tension) in the arteries. Arteries are the vessels that carry blood from the heart pumping all tissues and organs in the body. High blood pressure does not mean excessive emotional tension, although emotional tension and stress can temporarily increase blood pressure. Normal blood pressure is less than 120 on high level and 80 minimum; blood pressure between 120 and 80 and 139 / 89 is called "prehypertension"and a blood pressure of 140 and 90 or higher is considered high.

The top number, systolic pressure, represents the pressure in the arteries as the heart contracts and pumps blood forward into the arteries. The bottom number, diastolic pressure, represents the pressure in the arteries as the heart relaxes after contraction. The diastolic pressure reflects the lowest pressure at which the arteries are exposed.

Causes Of High Blood Pressure :

There are two forms of hypertension: essential (or commonly primary) hypertension and secondary hypertension. Essential hypertension is a condition which is much more common and accounts for 95% of hypertension. The cause of essential hypertension is multi factorial, that is, there are several factors whose combined effects are of hypertension. In secondary hypertension, accounting for almost 5% of hypertension, hypertension is secondary to (OR caused by) a specific abnormality in one of the organs or body systems. (secondary hypertension is discussed in a separate section).
Essential hypertension affects approximately 70+ millions Americans, but its basic causes or underlying defects are not always known. Nevertheless, some associations have been detected in people with essential hypertension

Symptoms Of High Blood Pressure :

Hypertension usually occurs without symptoms (silent) and if hypertension has been called "the silent killer. " It is so named because the disease can progress and eventually develop one or more of the many life-threatening complications of hypertension such as heart attacks or strokes. Uncomplicated hypertension may be present and remain undetected for many years, even decades. What happens when there are no symptoms are found, and those affected then fails to undergo periodic screening for high blood pressure.
Some of the important symptoms of high blood pressure are headache, feeling shorter breath, feeling blur in vision ( blurred vision ) etc.

Skin Rash

2010-11-13T15:07:00.003+05:00

First of all i would like to tell you that Skin Rash is not any particular disease, it means only the changing in skin or rashes from which someone feels difference in skin, so doctors and experts do not call it any disease like Mesothelioma or Diarrhea etc.

Rashes are not dangerous to human being else they take position of chickenpox or allergic spots.
There are many types of rashes and they have their treatment according to their conditions.
Some of them are Allergic Drug Rash, Viral Rash, Bacterial Rash, Hives, Lime Rash etc.

Their care is must and one should not itch on the infected part.

Dengue Fever In Pakistan

2010-10-25T21:12:00.003+05:00

Now a days, more than 1000 people are facing this deadly disease and are admitted in hospitals of Pakistan. Sindh and some regions of Punjab are effected with this Virus...
Certain MEGA PLATELETS are provided by ABBASI SHAHEED HOSPITAL free of cost in Karachi.

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Valuable Information For Sufferer of Mesothelioma

2010-10-09T17:33:00.005+05:00

If someone is fighting for his/her life, its best for them to pick something best, and thats why when someone decides that he/she has to hire attorney to fight against the injustice for the cause of mesothelioma, thus it is so much necessary that someone hires a well known mesothelioma lawyer, who knows each and every thing regarding the situation. As you all know that the lawyers of mesothelioma in San Diego, Pennsylvania, New York and Los Angeles are well known and can solve the case but first one should check the fess also.

Eczema

2010-09-19T16:21:00.003+05:00

Eczema is an ordinary term for many types of skin inflammation (outer layer of skin) which is also knows as Dermatitis. Eczema has also got different types. In England more than 60 Lac people have been diagnosed with this diseases. Eczema is usually connected with rashes which has got following symptoms.

Symptoms Of Eczema :

Redness of skin, skin swelling, blistering, itches and burns, bleeding and dry skin.
It usually appears in the head, arms, under elbows, neck and scalp.

Diagnosis Of Eczema :

Eczema is mostly diagnosed with the help of Biopsy of skin, skin allergy tests and up till there are no any specific blood test to diagnose this disease.

Prevention Of Eczema :

Following steps are necessary to avoid eczema :
1. People who have got Eczema in their family background are advised not to take any small pox vaccination. Because it contains some specific virus which is not good for Eczema.
2. Avoid over bathing.
3. Wearing gloves which can help one while working in water.
4. One should wear loose clothes in order to be protected.

Hepatitis A

2010-08-21T16:25:00.006+05:00

As you all know that Hepatitis A is a liver disease, it is very painful disease in which results in red swelling, when the tissues of body become infected or injured, it can cause organs not to work properly as before, this HAV virus can be passed easily to other human body, and the countries where their is poor hygiene standard have more chances of getting infected with this virus.

Signs And Symptoms of Hepatitis A :

Small children under age of 10 have often no symptoms at all but adults have symptoms like, fever, fatigue, diarhhea, tiredness, stomach pain, dark yellow urine, weight loss etc

Diagnosis Of Hepatitis A :

The only way up till now is through Blood Test, they can only show that which type of hepatitis someone have.

Prevention Of Hepatitis A :

The best prevention is through taking Hepatitis A Vaccine, other things that one should follow is to take good hygiene and sanitation, before traveling to other countries one should check that whether that country has got more Hepatitis Virus or not, for countries like Mexico one should first take shots ( vaccines ) of Hepatitis A and then move.

Treatments For Hepatitis A :

Their is no formal treatment for Hepatitis A patients, but doctors advices them to take full rest and avoid drinking cold drinks and alcohol, avoid using fatty foods.

Diabetes Mellitus

2010-07-12T06:00:00.005+05:00

Diabetes Mellitus, which is often referred to as Diabetes, is a metabolic diseases, in which a person has high blood sugar, this condition happens with two major causes, first one is : if a persons body does not produce enough insulin required by body or if the cells of human body does not respond to the insulin that is produced by the body.
There are three types of of diabetes, and all types have been treatable since 1921 onwards when Insulin become available, Diabetes approximately affects more than 18 million people in the world.
It is the third leading diseases which causes death in USA after Heart Disease and Cancer.

Symptoms Of Diabetes :

The main symptoms of diabetes which a persons feels are :
1. Increased thirst ( which is also known as polydispia )
2. Increased hunger ( which is also known as polyphagia )
3. Frequent Urination ( which is also known as polyuria )

Causes Of Diabetes :

In short, insufficient production of insulin in the human body causes this deadly disease. Some people might have this disease genetically or by heritage.

Diagnosis Of Diabetes :

The best and simple way to diagnose diabetes is through fasting blood glucose ( SUGAR ) test, which one can easily test from any dispensary or medical center and it is not much costly, this can also be tested from a glucose meter.

Low Back Pain

2010-06-19T12:54:00.010+05:00

When ever we stand, the lower back helps in supporting the weight of upper body and when ever we bend, rotate, or extend the lower back performs the function of movement. So the lower back performs the main function of whole body without it we can not do anything.
Lower back Pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder which affects more than 85% people of the world at some point in their lives, It is one of the biggest cause for more sick leaves and absentees from offices, industries or any sector. Its duration is different according to each case, but it usually takes a week or two in recovering.

Causes Of Low Back Pain :

Main causes of low back pain are :
Lumbar Strain, Posture, Spinal Stenosis, Nerve Irritation, Expanding of bones, Bones Or Joint Conditions, Fractures, Arthritis, Leg Lenth Difference, Ovary Problems, Kidney Problems, Use of too hard or too soft mattresses while sleeping etc.

Diagnosis For Low Back Pain :

Doctors or specialists advice the victim to test X RAY or CT Scan of lower back side.

Treatment For Low Back Pain :

Treatments are given to victims according to their pain level or category, some of the treatments are as :
1. Massage Therapy can be a quick beneficial for patients.
2. Yoga postures can also benefit patient.
3. Heating the lower back side may also result in relief, some times cold therapy is also advised.
4. Some unique kinds of shoes are also provided to the victim.

Surgery can also be advised to the patient if one's health is critical.

Prevention :

These simple steps can be taken in order to be prevented from lower back pain :

1. Protect back side from injury.
2. Routine exercise like cycling, weight lifting, swimming, walking can also prevent one from lower back pain.
3. One should adobe good postures in order to be protected.
4. Never lift heavy objects individually but take help from someone.
5. Eat healthy diet like Vitamin D, which helps in strengthening of bones.

Risks of Laser Eye Surgery

2010-05-31T07:10:00.005+05:00

The eyes needs extreme care because it is a
fragile organ. The laser eye treatment is very popular but most people are not aware of its risks and it costs thousands of dollars. Before going for the laser eye surgery it is better to understand the risks and complications involved in laser surgery. There are lot of risks involved in laser eye surgery some of them are.

Loss of vision and infection : There is no statistics of complete loss of vision after undergoing the eye surgery but there are some stats and reports of partial loss of eye vision after surgery. The chance of infection is 0.1 percent this usually happened from lack of care after the laser eye surgery.

Eye dry : Another risk of laser eye surgery is eye dry it is most common risk of laser surgery and most common in people who have history or background of dry eye.

Halo effect or Night glare : Some pupils experienced the halo or night glare effect after laser eye surgery it is basically a optical effect which can be noticed while driving in night some patients see round lights and worse after eye surgery when driving mostly in night.

Results diminished with age : It is also reported that the results of the laser eye surgery diminished with the age this is very big problem for the far sighted patients.

Delay in healing : It is very rare risk of laser eye surgery it is connected with the patients which have any previous eye diseases.

Under correction or over correction : The chances of hundred percent successful operations are not enough high that is why there is always a risk involved in laser eye surgery its totally depends on the doctor and the way your eye heal after operation so this is another big risk in laser surgery.

There are alarming risks involved in eye laser surgery so it is very advisable that before going for laser surgery always try to look towards its complications and risks.

Simple Ways to Keep Your Eyes Healthy

2010-05-30T07:24:00.000+05:00

The activities which we use to perform every day can give some disadvantages
to our eye sight. Like working on computer all day long, reading different materials,
and writing requires a lot of concentration and eye attention creates high chances to
feel your eyes tired. The modern technology is putting more and more stress on our eye
sight day by day. Recent studies shows that most peoples are facing the problems like
eye sight weakness and eye disorders in early ages. It is better to take care of your
eyes at early ages by acting on some tips and advises you can take good care of your
eyes and can save your eyes from different problems.

1. Go must go for the eyes check in every 12 months.
2. Always follow the medication suggested by your doctor because it can minimize the
risk of eye problems.
3. Keep changing your contact lenses in every 6 months ( If you use lenses ) and wash
them once in a week. Otherwise i suggest you not to use contact lenses because they are
not good for eyes always use best quality glasses.
4. Always wear sunglasses if you are going out in a shiny day because it will prevent
you from sunlight.

Dengue Fever

2010-05-15T14:23:00.004+05:00

Dengue Fever is the disease caused to a human by a transmitting of mosquito namely Aedes albopictus mosquito, this mosquito bits in daylight time and in evening time ( sunrise and sunset ), it can also be caused by four viruses of serotypes, This disease is also known as Break Bone Fever or Dandy Fever, the victim of this disease can get dengue fever multiple times.

According to World Health Organization, "more than 50 million people caused this disease each year", people are facing this disease in more than 100 countries, in which Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Guyana, India, Jamaica and some African countries are top of the list.

Symptoms Of Dengue Fever :

The symptoms of this disease are fever, bleeding from nose, rash, black stools, gastritis, abdominal pain, nausea and some others also.
This fever stays for three to seven days.

Dengue Prevention :

It is better to cure before getting any kind of disease, so in order to be prevented from this disease, follow these simple steps.
1. One should use sprays that protect this mosquito to develop once in a week.
2. Always cover water storage equipments and do not let water to stay.
3. Always close windows and doors at early morning and in evening time.
4. Wear full sleeves shirts and long pants.
5. Use nets while sleeping.

Until now there is no vaccine discovered to protect this disease.

Glaucoma

2010-05-08T16:41:00.006+05:00

Glaucoma is the disease of eye in which the major optic nerve is damaged, which cause loss of vision or sometimes the victim becomes fully blind from eyes. Most of the victims only loss their vision but there are rare cases of blindness. It is second leading cause of blindness after Strabismus.
In America there are more than 300,000 people facing glaucoma, much of the people do not even know that they are facing glaucoma problem because it is not much noticeable.

Symptoms Of Glaucoma :

There are two categories of Glaucoma, one is OPEN ANGLE and the other one is CLOSED ANGLE. Where Open Angle grows slowly and the patient can not feel that he/she has lost eye sight, until glaucoma processed significantly.
Where as Closed Angle grows rapidly and it is often painful, Once the vision of victim is damaged it can not be recovered, Closed Angle Glaucoma is an ophthalmologic emergency.

Causes Of Glaucoma :

Eye of human being is maintained with the pressure which is known as Intraocular pressure, which normally ranges between 8 millimeters and 22 millimeters of mercury, when this pressure lows the eye becomes softer and when it increases eye becomes harder than normal, and through this up and downing of pressure the fibers in the nerve are easily damaged and this is the main cause.
The other cause of Glaucoma is the increased pressure with in the eye, which is also known as Ocular hypertension. Those people who are suffering from myopia are at high risk of getting caught with glaucoma disease.

Thalassemia

2010-05-01T13:31:00.002+05:00

Thalassemia is a hereditary disease it is so called Autosomal Recessive Blood disease. It is inherited, In thalassemia the genetic defect causes the rate of synthesis of one chain called globin that makes up hemoglobin, the lack of hemoglobin causes anemia that may lead to death.

Types Of Thalassemia :

There are two major types of thalassemia one is minor thalassemia and the other is major thalassemia.the several sub classes of thalassemia are Alpha thalassemias, Beta thalassemias and the Delta thalassemia. These kinds of thalassemia are common in Africa, Greece and Italy. Thalassemias are inherited disorders. That is, they are passed on from parents to their children through genes. People who get abnormal hemoglobin genes from one parent but normal genes from the other are called carriers. Carriers often have no signs of illness other than mild anemia. However, they can pass the abnormal genes on to their children.

Symptoms Of Thalassemia :

Commonly it is seen that thalassemia is mostly found in those place of the world which are humid climates where malaria is generally common. Thalassemia cannot be cured uptill now no such treatment is found to tackle thalassemia, minor thalassemia can be cope up with providing sufficient required amount of purified blood to the patient. mostly it has been seen that the patients do survive in minor thalassemia if they get the proper amount of blood they need at that specific time when their actual blood stops or lack hemoglobin, but when they get the blood they feel better than before and can start their daily routine as before but when their body lacks blood they cannot do any work properly, cannot eat well, cannot sleep, cannot do other basic activites, their body becomes so dull. Certain body muscles and joints looses their rigidity and becomes useless, on the other hand major thalassemia is definitely uncurable and it is more severe than the minor one, in this type of thalassemia the chances of patient to survive are more less than that compare to patient of minor thalassemia patient, they sometimes don’t accept the blood given to them, their body is unable to produce hemoglobin even in a few in amount.

Causes Of Thalassemia :

The causes of thalasseima are following (1) sometimes by interpersonal marriages (that is, two person married to same family blood for e.g if they are first cousins than there are more chances for them to have thalassemia in one or two of their children) (2) by inheritance if some one in family had thalasseima in past than there are more chances for the next generation to have thalassemia in any one of them. (3) the parents can transfer thalassemia to their kids through their gene.

Acai Berries

2010-04-29T10:47:00.000+05:00

Acai berry is the reddish, purple color fruit, which is found in Central And Southern Parts of United States Of America, this fruit is from the blueberry, strawberry and other berries family, this fruit is very ordinary and one of the important fruits in the world, this fruit has some thing special in them that these acai berries are very important for health diseases and for cancer, as acai berries contains healthy nutrients in them which can increases stamina and energy level of and ordinary human being.
Acai berries is rich of anthocyanin, which is found in almost every purple and blue color of fruits and vegetables.

These berries also help in growing hairs, promote glowing skins, helps in reducing soreness and give quick relief to pain, increase stamina, increase energy.Acai also helps in protection of body's cells and it also reduces the risk of cancer. It is completely a miracle food the recent studies shows that acai berry helps in reducing weight and it is the safest food to eat in the world.
Recent research shows that the nutrients that are in the acai berries can easily kill cancer producing cells as the research team taken some blood of a cancers victim body and put some part of the fruit in to the test tube after some days the tested the blood again and they were shocked that this fruit is so important as acai berries kills the cells of cancer that were in the blood, different doctors and institutions are working more on this great fruit.
This fruit also got high quantity of pulp which has high antioxidant capacity in it, even more capacity then blue berries, straw berries, raspberries and all type of berries.
Acai berries are also used in beauty products, because it has got acai oil, which is used in various facial masks, colour whitening creams, conditioners and some types of beauty soaps.
Acai berries are the only fruit that can help in fighting so much infections and major diseases like cancer and heart problems.

This fruit has not any kind of side effect if you will eat this to a moderate amount but if you will only eat this acai berries more than amount advised by doctors then it will treat you more harming than any fruit.

As this fruit is only available in some parts of America, scientist and farmers are helping to grow this important fruit in other parts of world so more people will take help of this fruit to avoid several diseases.

Mesothelioma

2010-04-26T12:29:00.001+05:00

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer. It’s arises from the chest, abdomen and the cells lining. The most common form of mesothelioma is the Pleural other form of mesothelioma are Peritoneal mesothelioma which is less common.
Peritoneal Mesothelioma is also known Abdominal Mesothelioma, more than 250 cases of this disease are diagnosed in United States each year

Mesothelioma is very common in people who worked on jobs and inhale asbestos particles. There is no connection between smoking and mesothelioma like the lung cancer. But smoking can cause the other asbestos induced cancers. There are many symptoms of mesothelioma which includes chest pain, Fatigue or anemia, Wheezing or cough, shortness of breath and weight loss.

Symptoms Of Mesothelioma :

The major symptoms of mesothelioma include Mass in the abdomen,the patient also gets continuous dry cough, feels abdominal pain and problems in bowel function.
Other symptoms may include :
fatigue ( feeling lack of energy ),dysphagia, anemia(reduction in red blood cells),fever, the victims body feels loss in weight, feeling pain under the rib cage etc,feeling pain in the chest.

Diagnosis Of Mesothelioma :

The diagnosis of mesothelioma can be done through removal of tissues placed under microscope and pathologist can give a report about it. The other test includes Peritoneoscopy, Thoracoscopy and Biopsy, CT scan, MRI ( Magnetic Resonance Imaging ), X-Ray.

Treatment Of Mesothelioma :

There are many kinds of treatment for the patients who have mesothelioma.The treatment of mesothelioma can be done through Surgery,Gene Therapy Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Multimodality therapy, heated intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy,Pleurodesis, Pneumonectomy and Radiation Therapy. The drugs which are mostly used in mesothelioma are L-NDDP (Platar ), Endostatin and cholesterol drug .

Mesothelioma Lawyer :

Asbestos is the main cause of mesothelioma to occur, it occurs most in those humans who live near to factories as well as those who works in places where there is more asbestos and it happens while more inhaling it.
Nearly thousands of patients passes away from this world due to asbestos manufacturers.
For those in which this disease is diagnosed due to asbestos injury, have legal right to get expenses and funds from the responsible factory or industry, to cover their medical expenses, traveling expenses ( in case going out of country or town ), funeral expenses and other kinds of expenses related to this disease caused by asbestos injury.
A medical lawyer is their to help the victim regarding of getting funds from the responsible manufacturer or factory. So the patient must maintain and keep record of all the treatment to show that to lawyer, then lawyer will treat the case more effectively and with all evidence.

Malaria

2010-04-24T12:21:00.000+05:00

The word Malaria comes from an Italian word "mala" which means "bad" and "aria" which means "air", So after combining these two words its mean Bad Air.
Malaria is caused by a bite of female Anopheles Mosquito, it happens when the female anopheles mosquito bites someone and sucks the blood of body, after having the blood of the infected person in the body of female mosquito for a week, blood mixes with the malaria parasites.
When the female attacks on the other body after a week or two, she injects the old blood into the body of a new victim and the parasites blood mixes in blood.
After spending some weeks or sometimes month in the liver of the victims bod, the malaria parasites starts multiplying with in the red blood cells, and causes body the symptoms of fever, headache, acne etc.

Each year nearly more than 400 million cases of Malaria found throughout the world, in which 50 to 60 percent cases are found in Sub Saharan Africa.
This disease grows faster in children with the ages of 6-12 years.

Symptoms Of Malaria :

The main symptoms of malaria are :
High Fever, vomiting, headache, sweating, chills, sometimes dry cough and fatigue ( feeling less energy ). These all symptoms occurs in a cycle time to time, and they all have a specific period.

How To Prevent :

This disease can be prevented by using mosquito nets, spraying against mosquitoes inside and outside homes, specially on plants,beds, tables etc, some vaccines are also available in market and by using anti malarial medication.

Diabetes Diet Meal Plan

2010-04-24T10:19:00.000+05:00

What is Diabetes ?

Diabetes is a condition in which the person has high blood sugar or it is also known as high glucose level. In this case the body does not produce insulin that are required by the body.

Diet Meal For Diabetic Patients :

If you have diabetes you can control the diabetes through your regular meal without any problem the diet plan you should follow for your meals are as under.

You should take your 1000 to 1300 calories per day which depends upon your body and diabetes level. The doctors preferred to take your meals 2 to 3 times daily. The following plan is for 1200 calories daily.

Day 1 :

In breakfast you should take 1 glass fat free milk, two slice toasted with light cheese and one egg fried in olive oil.

After breakfast you can take a snack in which you can eat 1 banana or 20 almonds.

In Lunch you should take vegetable soup, plate of salad, and one apple. Also you can take one cup coffee or tea. Green tea is very useful in diabetes.

In dinner you can take one cup beans, one small piece of chicken or turkey fried in olive oil and little salad.

Day 2 :

In 2nd day you can change your menu

In breakfast : 2 pieces toasted bread with margarine, one glass juice without sugar and one cup yogurt.

In snacks : 1 orange or any low calorie fruit.

In Lunch : 1 plate salad, tomato slices, grilled shrimps but only 3 to 4 pieces and mustard.

In dinner : chicken breast, beef barley soup, one cup low fat milk and some straw berries.

Day 3 :

Breakfast : 1 small bran muffin, orange or mango juice, 2 toasted bread pieces and some fruits.

Snacks : 1 small guava

Lunch : 1 plate of boiled rice with 1 breast chicken roasted.

Dinner : 1 plate salad with maze and small pizza.

Day 4 :

In breakfast : half cup oatmeal with skim milk and cheese.

Snack : sandwich

Lunch : you can take 1 plate rice with fried fish and plate of salad.

Dinner : 1 piece of roasted fish with tuna salad and mixed green salad

Day 5 :

In breakfast : 1 boiled or egg omelet with two pieces of toasted bread pieces and 1 cup of milk or fruit juice.

Snack : You can take some fruit shake.

Lunch : Roasted beef sandwich with green salad and fried fish.

Dinner : stream cauliflower with one cup milk and crunchy yogurt.

These are the best meals for the diabetes patients because it will help them to take healthy and full of energy diets it is very advisable for diabetes patients to eat salad because green vegetables help them to maintain their wait and diet. Remember to exercise everyday and eat 8 to 10 glass of water every day. The above mentioned diet plan will help you in controlling diabetes a lot.

Fungal Nail Treatment

2010-04-23T14:43:00.003+05:00

Fungal nail infection is very common. It causes thickened and unsightly nails which is very painful. Toenails are most infected as compare to other finger nails. Fungal nails are most common in old aged peoples and it is also very common in peoples who uses communal swimming pools, shoes, and athletes.
More than 5% of adults throughout the world suffers this infection.

Causes Of Fungal Nail :

The most common causes of fungal infections are damage nails, scratch of nails, humid climate, diabetics and smoking, working in humid environment, wearing tight or small shoes,
Some people may also have this disease genetically ( from forefathers).

Treatment Of Fungal Nail :

The treatment of fungal nails takes too long. Oral anti fungal therapy is its first treatment its usually takes 10 to 12 months to see that is it working or not because nails take long time to grow. But it is not sure that your nail will back in shape. creams are usually not effective for fungal nail treatment. Nail lacquer is the best alternative of most type of fungi that affect nails it is very effective you should use it for five to six months for the best results. Fungus nail infection is usually painless at first stage but with time to time the pain starts increasing. Gris is also the best oral way of treatment it can prevent nails from further fungus. Terbinafine is the tablet used for fungal nails. This drug is safe the patient should take this drug for 4 weeks daily to get good results. If other treatments have failed the other option is only removal of the nail through a small operation. The is only happened on the last stage where the possibility of treatment ends.

How To Prevent :

If you want to safe your self from nail fungal it is very important to keep your nails clean all the time keep them short and file down,using anti-fungal medicines,avoid injuries to the nails, keep your feet dry and always use your own shoes and scissor. By acting on above points we can save ourselves from nail fungus.

Hemorrhoids

2010-04-18T10:57:00.002+05:00

What is Hemorrhoid ?

Hemorrhoids is the disease in which the veins around the lower rectum are swallowed and inflamed.

Hemorrhoids Causes :

The main causes of hemorrhoids are diet and sitting in toilet with wrong posture,having anal intercourse, eating bad or too much food or eating too much fiber, will leads to constipation which in result causes hemorrhoid.
Second big factor of this disease is sitting in toilet with wrong posture, some people read newspaper in toilet thinking that it is a modern style but it is very bad.

Hemorrhoids Treatment :

Hemorrhoids is the disease which happens by getting pressure on our lower part veins or you can say portal veins.

As you all know that this disease has several causes to happen, the main causes of this disease are Liver Disease, Constipation,Vomiting, Coughing, Diarrhea, Too Much Fatness In The Body and Some People have born hemorrhoid.

All most every kind of disease or infection has some treatment in every part of world. Hemorrhoids has also got treatment, the sufferer of this disease can get relief through these treatment methods, which i am going write below in points.

1. Drink more than 2 litters of water daily and use mineral water.
2. Doctors advises hemorrhoids patients not to sit more than 1 hour continuously at the same place, change you position every half an hour.
3. There are many creams and liquids for this disease, buy from medical stores after taking doctors advice to get rapid relief.
4. If you are over weight then loose your weight through exercise and other physical activities.
5. Always use quality toilet papers, avoid using rough and cheap toilet papers.
6. Eat more quantity of fiber daily, specially eat fresh green vegetables, because they have got more fiber in them.
7. Use ice to heal the infected place time to time, which has got swelling.
8. Fresh yourself by taking bath several times a day, but do not take bath while standing, use tub or chair.
9. Do not use tight clothes, always wear loose clothes.
10. Always clean you anus with moist toilet paper.

Some doctors use laser procedures to give relief to patients of hemorrhoids, they use electric triggers to shrink the tissues and blood supply of portal vein to avoid more happening of hemorrhoids.

Tinnitus

2010-04-17T14:16:00.002+05:00

Tinnitus is ringing, swishing or other type of sound originate within the human ear. It is not a disease, it is a symptom which results from some causes. It is very disturbing for peoples who have it. According to a report almost 12 percent of peoples with age of 60 to 75 are affected from tinnitus. It is very common in old aged peoples.

Inner ear and outer ear are most infected areas from it. In some patients it takes a form of whistling, clicking, roaring, humming and ticking sound.
Tinnitus can cause damage to the inner ear and hearing nerve, loud noise exposure is another cause of tinnitus and it can also cause damage to hearing problem as well. Tinnitus can some suddenly without any prior medical problem that is why its is very hard to understand it on early stages it is a case of physician but on first stage one should directly consult to his doctor for taking some advice.

With the complete physical examination, some tests, and complete physical history can help in determining tinnitus. In some cases it there is not treatment for this problem it can go away on its own but in some minor cases it can cause some major problem for ears.

How To Prevent :

We can prevent tinnitus by acting on some points. Protect your hearing, always put some safety measure even if you are working with lawn mover or hear dryer they can also cause tinnitus, Always avoid loud sound exposure, Always stay active, do some exercise, Always control blood pressure, low intake of salt, do not take aspirin in large quantity.

Never ever delay if you feel some noise in your ear because it can cause deafness. By acting on above points we can take care of ourselves and avoid ourselves from tinnitus and we can live happy life.

Pregnancy And Acne

2010-04-17T10:56:00.002+05:00

Acne, pimples and rankles are such big problem which is faced by a majority of woman
in their teenage life but Women do think like that after passing their teenage life
their skin will not be suffered by any kind of pimples, rankles etc. but the fact is
that they are wrong!! it is estimated around 50% of the women suffers from acne problems
even in their adult age which can happen at any point in their lives, you never know when
it does happen but if you are lucky then there is a possibility that you can escape this
but if you are not then you have to face it.

Research shows that Pregnancy and acne go parallel with each other but this does not mean
that only pregnancy cause acne problems, this could be your previous acne problem. There
are two possibilities that you are having acne problem and it is cleared up during
pregnancy period or if you never face with any acne problem during pregnancy and the
second possibility is that you have a clear skin but you experience acne problem during
your pregnancy period.

This happens due to change in hormones levels as they increases they lead to an increase
in the oil producing pores in our skin which come with two effects that whether it gives
you a shiny beautiful look or if you are victim of oily skin before pregnancy than it can
be a disaster for your skin. So this all depends on person to person and vary from skin to
skin. Women during pregnancy may suffer from melasma. This causes discoloration to the
face like on forehead, nose or upper lips etc. mostly women with darker complexion are
found more being suffered from melasma than women with fair complexion. Melasma can be
cure by using sunscreen and protecting skin from any direct exposure of sunlight as much
as you can ."puerperal urticaria of pregnancy" it is also called as PUP this results in
rashes and itching on the skin and other body parts mostly it improves after delivery but
use of soothing lotions can minimize irritation causes due to "Puerperal Urticaria of
Pregnancy (PUP).

How To Prevent :

Their are many tips for the cure of pregnancy acne problems like a pregnant woman should
take good care of her skin, she should wash her skin regularly with any kind of
medicated product which she can use after consulting any recognized Dermatologist or
she can also use common products which are easily available in the markets like face wash
and face cleanser but these common products should also be the product of good
manufacturers which are recognized and have good reputation because their are many many
false products in the market which can only harm your skin despite being curing it and
they also cost you so therefore consultation is a better way. Sunscreen should be use
regularly even if you are facing with melasma or not. Use of a good moisturizer also
helps in keeping the skin away from any acne problems and last but not the least a
proper sleep and use of fresh fruits helps a lot in such condition.