Archive for December, 2008

Lung Cancer

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. This growth may lead to metastasis, which is invasion of adjacent tissue and infiltration beyond the lungs. The vast majority of primary lung cancers are carcinomas of the lung, derived from epithelial cells.

Lung cancer, the most common cause of cancer-related death in men and the second most common in women (after breast cancer), is responsible for 1.3 million deaths worldwide annually.The most common symptoms are shortness of breath, coughing (including coughing up blood), and weight loss.

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Green Tea Is Good For You

Monday, December 29th, 2008

You know that we have the drink that is really good for Health. Green tea is the best drink, not only for your drink but also really good for your health. Green Tea has been proven by scientist on Asia and Europe that can help to reduced the risk of esophageal cancer in Chinese men and women by nearly sixty percent.

To sum up, here are just a few medical conditions in which drinking green tea is reputed to be helpful:

· cancer

· rheumatoid arthritis

· high cholesterol levels

· cariovascular

· infection

· impaired immune function

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Gout

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Gout (metabolic arthritis) is a disease created by a buildup of uric acid. In this condition, crystals of monosodium urate or uric acid are deposited on the articular cartilage of joints, tendons and surrounding tissues. These crystals cause inflammation and pain, both severe. If untreated, the crystals form tophi, which can cause significant tissue damage.

Gout is characterized by excruciating, sudden, unexpected, burning pain, as well as swelling, redness, warmth, and stiffness in the affected joint. This occurs commonly in men in their toes but can appear in other parts of the body and affects women as well.

Gout usually attacks the big toe, it also can affect other joints such as the ankle, heel, instep, knee, wrist, elbow, fingers, and spine. In some cases, the condition may appear in the joints of small toes that have become immobile due to impact injury earlier in life, causing poor blood circulation that leads to gout.

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Arthritis Disease

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Arthritis is a group of conditions involving damage to the joints of the body. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in people older than fifty-five years. The most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease) is a result of trauma to the joint, infection of the joint, or age. Emerging evidence suggests that abnormal anatomy might contribute to the early development of osteoarthritis. Septic arthritis is caused by joint infection. Gouty arthritis is caused by deposition of uric acid crystals in the joint, causing inflammation. There is also an uncommon form of gout caused by the formation of rhomboid crystals of calcium pyrophosphate. This gout is known as pseudogout.

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Prevent Obesity

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Obesity is the most dangerous disease in the world. You make a 50% increased risk of death from all causes as compared to normal-weight individuals. So hear a few ways to prevent obesity.

1) Stay active. Simple activities, such as taking the stairs or walking to the store, can help tremendously. Many people also enjoy going to the gym.

2) Watch your weight. You should weigh yourself once a week to monitor your health. If you notice that you are starting to gain weight, better do something on it. (more…)

Obesity

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Obesity is defined as “the condition of an excessively high amount of body fat or adipose tissue in relation to lean body mass.”  A more commonly-known definition of obesity is that of an individual’s weight being 30% or more above what is considered normal as defined by a standardly-accepted height/weight chart (e.g. The National Center for Health Statistics or Metropolitan Life Insurance Company). Overweight and obesity are also commonly determined by calculating an individual’s body mass index.

Excessive body weight is associated with various diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes (more…)

Asthma

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of the airways, which causes attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. Asthma is a chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes (airways) that causes swelling and narrowing (constriction) of the airways. The result is difficulty breathing. The bronchial narrowing is usually either totally or at least partially reversible with treatments.

Asthma affects people differently. Each individual is unique in their degree of reactivity to environmental triggers. This naturally influences the type and dose of medication prescribed, which may vary from one individual to another.

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Skin Cancer

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Skin cancer is actually the most common of all human cancers in Western countries like the United States. It is not as common here as breast or lung cancer because although we are exposed to the sun, we have plenty of pigmentation in our skin compared to Caucasians to protect us.

This does not however mean we won’t get skin cancer, just that our incidence compared to other cancers is not as high.

There 3 Factor are causing of Skin Cancer :

1) Sunburn and Sunlight – Very simply, sunburn and UV light can damage your skin, and this damage can lead to skin cancer

2) Heredity – If there is a history of skin cancer in your family, you are probably at a higher risk. People with fair skin, with a northern European heritage appear to be most susceptible.

3) Environment – The level of UV light today is higher than it was 50 or 100 years ago. This is due to a reduction of ozone in the earth’s atmosphere (the Ozone Hole). Ozone serves as a filter to screen out and reduce the amount of UV light that we are exposed to.

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Keep your Eye Care.

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

Eye is the most important thing in our Body. It was the sense that you can see to the world. For that you must keep care your eyes everyday. Eyes are exposed to air pollutants, bacteria, dry air, wind, cosmetics and other factors continuously. These factors may put your eyes at risk to Infection, Injuries, Allergy Reactions or eyestrain.

So how to keep care of your eyes? Here some way to keep your eyes.

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ACNE / PIMPLES

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Acne is commonly occurred on your skin. Acne is what we commonly refer to as pimples.

Acne occurs when:

  • A hair follicle is clogged by thickening of the skin at the opening of hair follicles, oil from cosmetic products or tar
  • There is increased oil excretion by the oil gland (sebaceous gland), which is a genetically determined and hormone dependent condition
  • There is bacterial infection of the ducts (bacteria mainly responsible is Propionebacterium acnes

Acne is not due to oily foods such as peanuts or chocolate. It is also not due to allergic rhiniti. Acne can present as White head or blackhead which is called comedone, Red bumps with or without pus or Nodules and cyst formation which may cause permanent scar.

It can affect anyone. It is usually worse among teenagers, especially boys. Acne can also show up at any time in your life, even beyond 50 years of age. If your parents have had significant acne, chances are you will have it too.

What can make acne worse?

Things that can worsen acne are : (more…)