Monday, May 31, 2010

Risks of Laser Eye Surgery

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.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Simple Ways to Keep Your Eyes Healthy

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.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Dengue Fever

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.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Glaucoma

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.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Thalassemia

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.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Acai Berries

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.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Mesothelioma

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.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Malaria

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

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.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Fungal Nail Treatment

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.

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