Tuesday 27 December 2011

Types of Dizziness

Dizziness makes one lightheaded or lose his balance under normal circumstances.  One may also feel that the world around him is spinning and thus suffer from vertigo. Usually, dizziness is a state of unsteadiness, whirling sensation, feeling of movement within head like giddiness etc. Dizziness can make a person lose the control over him and raise the risk of a fall.

There are three types of dizziness namely:
Vertigo: It’s the state where it feels like the world around us is spinning or moving. The person may feel that everything around him is moving when actually it’s not. This is usually due to problem in the ear but sometimes may even be because of vision problem. Patients who suffer from this find it difficult to move around as it affects the balance and may lead to a fall. Vertigo is considered severe than dizziness, symptoms of which include loss of balance, blurred vision, problem walking properly, nausea, the feeling that everything around is moving or spinning, earache etc.

Disequilibrium: It is a state of lack of balance or stability. Person suffering from disequilibrium may find it difficult to keep balance while walking like staggering or veering or falling problem. Disequilibrium is caused due to orthopedic difficulty, weakness or it could just be dis-use of disequilibrium as the person becomes lethargic and doesn’t walk, exercise or simply put do not practice the skill of keeping a balance often

Lightheadedness or faintness: To faint is sudden and unexpected loss of consciousness. Sometimes it may be due to certain psychological factors or at times there may not be any serious problem at all. The symptoms include, feeling dizzy, hot and seeing spots.  Usually, it’s recommended that the person should lie down on the floor with his legs slightly elevated as a preventive measure

Sometimes dehydration, some head injury, motion sickness etc. may also cause of dizziness or vertigo. It’s important to know the underlying problem behind the discomfort that the person is having and go for medication accordingly

Thursday 22 December 2011

How to cause Gut Infection

Gut infection is a bacterial infection in the intestine. This infection leads to stomach cramps, nausea and diarrhea. The gut infection is commonly detected in elderly and sick people who intake certain antibiotics and anti-reflux medicines. However, the infection is also common amongst young and fit people. The infection can be cured by different antibiotics but it is difficult to diagnose.

Symptoms of Gut Infection:

Some of the common symptoms of gut infection are as follows:

• Diarrhea
• Frequent stomach cramps
• Frequent passing of gas
• High and frequent fever
• Passing of blood in diarrhea
• Loss of weight
• Itchy feeling inside and around the anus

Causes of Gut Infection:

Gut infection can be caused due to different reasons like food poisoning, stomach bugs or sex. Following are some of the common causes of gut infection:

• Eating with dirty hands
• Drinking of dirty or infected water
• Unprotected sex
• Eating of unhygienic food
• Overconsumption of medicines
• Lack of digestive enzymes

Preventions and Treatments on Gut Infection:

Following are some of the preventive measures for gut infection:

• Always wash your hands before eating food
• Eat healthy and hygienic food
• Drink a lot of pure and uninfected water to avoid dehydration
• Take proper precautions during sex

Different antibiotics are used to treat gut infection. The gut infection is a serious disease since the gut intestine carries out some of the most important tasks in the body.

Thursday 15 December 2011

Levels of Cholesterol

A fat type which is very important for functioning of the human body and is produced by the human liver is known as ‘Cholesterol’.
 
Cholesterol is present in every human cell in the exterior part. It is supposed to be a steroid which is waxy in nature. The cholesterol acts as a sterol which is synthesized by the fungi, plants and the animals. 
 
Cholesterol is necessary in everybody in order to perform certain important functions. Cholesterol is responsible for preparing the Vitamin D in human body as well as for hormone making, bile acids making and maintaining the cells walls in a healthy manner. 

Levels of Cholesterol:

Maintaining a healthy cholesterol levels is very necessary to avoid heart related health problems.
 
The level of cholesterol is measured in the measuring unit known as (mg) ‘milligrams’ which is per (dl) deciliter of the blood content. In some of the countries, cholesterol is measured in the measuring unit known as (mmol) millimoles which is per (L) liter of the blood content.
   
If excessive of Cholesterol gets settled in the inner portions of the blood vessels wall, it results into creating the blood clots as it narrows the inner walls. If this happens, then the blood flow from the vessels can be stopped or slowed down. 

It has been studied that high level of Cholesterol does not always lead to high blood pressure. High blood pressure or hypertension as well as high levels of Cholesterol have certain common risk factors and causes, women wellness.
 
If people are not clear about what is cholesterol or if they have any questions about Cholesterol, they can approach their health care provider and know about it in detail. 

Sunday 11 December 2011

Information on Knee knock

The knock knee is a condition where the patient’s knees can touch each other but his ankles can’t. The angle of the legs appears to be in an inward angle.

A study shows that infants experience the bowlegs as a result of the ureters folded position. These bowlegs can get straighten as the child starts or learns to walk. After a period of time, usually three to four years, the kid becomes knock kneed. When he stands straight, his knees touch each other but his ankles don’t.
 
Causes of knock knee:

A child or a person can experience the knock knees due to various reasons. These reasons can be said as the causes of knock knees. The knock knee causes are as follows:

• A disease occurred due to the vitamin D deficiency (Rickets)
• Obesity or overweight
• Bone infection (Osteomyelitis)
• Shinbone injury
• A disease occurred to the vitamin C deficiency (Scurvy)

Symptoms of knock knee:

The knock knee symptoms are the early signs which can be seen in the patient’s knees. These symptoms help to determine whether it’s a knock knee case or not. The symptoms of knock knees are as follows:

• Walking difficulty or awkwardness in walking
• Knee angles causing pain
• Knee angle which appears excessively outwards or inwards
• Differences in angle of leg while standing straight

If the problems of the knees are severe, people prefer the knee replacement surgery. The knee replacement surgery or the knee surgery is of two types. They are the partial knee replacement as well as the complete knee replacement. With the help of special and necessary instruments, the surgeon will operate the damaged bones of the knees. He shall then replace the necessary surface into the required place. An orthopedic should be consulted in order to start a treatment for the knocked knees, pelvis and sacrum.

While people undergo the knee replacement surgeries, there are certain complications involved in it. In order to make sure that the surgery is successful, people must overcome these complications. The possible complications in knee surgery or knee replacement surgery are as follows:

Infection- The problem of infection can occur if the patient has other problems such as diabetes, or other health problems. The patient is given antibiotics before the surgery as well as after the surgery is complete.

Misalignment- The misalignment of the replaced knee can be very harmful as well as problematic to treat again. It can even cause pain to the patient.

Loosening of the implant- If the implanted the knee joint loosens up, the process of surgery might be followed again in order to fix it up

The knee knock is a problem that usually occurs from the birth time of the patient. The only thing is it should be realized or recognized at the correct time.

Thursday 8 December 2011

Kidney Stone - Causes and Treatment

The kidney stones consist of the minerals as well as the salts present in the urine. These minerals and salts stick together and result into the formation of ‘pebbles’ called as stones which are smaller in size.

People should be well aware of what is kidney stone or how a kidney stone is formed. The kidney stones can be as large as the ball used in golf or can be as small as a sand grain. These kidney stones can either get thrown out of your body through the medium of the urinary tract or can just stay in the patient’s kidneys.

The urinary tract performs the function of making the urine as well as carrying the urine out of the human body. The urinary tract consists of the ureters (the tube connecting the bladder and kidneys), urethra (the tube that leads out through the bladder) as well as the kidneys.
 
Symptoms of kidney stone:

The symptoms of kidney stones act as the early signs which prove to be helpful in undergoing the kidney stone diagnostic measures.

The symptoms of kidney stone are as follows:

• Pain

• Vomiting and nausea

• Cramping

• Urine appearing discolored

• Urine appearing in red color

• Problems in urination

Causes of kidney stone:

The kidney stone causes are the factors that contribute to the occurrence of the kidney stone in a patient’s kidneys. The causes of kidney stone are as follows:

Cystine: Cystine is helpful in building the proteins in the human body. They are the amino acids.

Medical conditions: There are some medical conditions that prove to be responsible for the formation of the stones in a person’s kidney. Such medical conditions include diseases related to the kidney or types of cancer, kidney cancer.
 
Fluid consumption: The consumption of fluid of a person is very less, it can cause kidney stone

Ammonia gas: Ammonia gas is a colorless gas that can cause kidney stones

Kidney stone treatment:

The treatment of the kidney stone depends upon the size of the stone that occurs in a person’s kidneys. As per the size of the stone, the health care provider advises the patient to undergo the necessary treatment. Below mentioned are the kidney stone treatment measures if the stone appears to be of a big size.

• PCNL (Percutaneous nephrolithotomy)

• Ureterorenoscopy

• ESWL (Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy)

The kidney stone is one of the common types of health problem which many people face. Now, as the festival of Christmas is arriving people should take good care of their health in order to celebrate the joyful festival in a healthy manner.

Sunday 4 December 2011

Acne - Disease Symptoms and Causes

Acne is an irritating skin disease found mostly in the teens and the youth. In some cases, it may be found in adults and may occur even when you cross your forties. The acne disease can be treated and its effects vanish with age. Acne can cause a huge inferiority complex or discomfort with one’s appearance. This is why you find a lot of questions about acne floating in the minds of today’s image-conscious men and women. Don’t be surprised if your teenage daughter or son pesters you with questions about acne, like how to cure acne and why my face is full of pimples but my friends isn’t? Don’t worry; most of these questions can be answered.

Causes of acne:

Acne is caused due to changes in hormones during teenage years or during pregnancyin adult women. Blockage and changes in size of sebaceous glands, follicles or skin pores etc. can aggravate acne.

Most of the causes of acne can be explained as follows

• Dandruff , having an oily or very dry skin, pollution can cause acne

• Eating salty, oily food or junk food can increase chances of acne

• If your parents had acne you might too suffer from acne

• A stressful life , depression and anxiety can cause acne

Signs and symptoms and acne: 

The first appearance of an acne or pimple may cause surprise and even panic. Often the inflammation or reddening of skin infections during acne is confused with other skin disease.

Signs and symptoms of acne are seen as follows:

• Appearance of blackheads or whiteheads or comedones

• Appearance of zits, pimples or nodes

• Skin especially on the face and the back or neck region becomes flaky or scaly

• Pigmentation, tingling sensation or reddening of the skin

• Scars or pits formation often leaving skin dark or discolored.

Wednesday 30 November 2011

What is Central Nervous System

Every human body consists of the central nervous system. The central nervous system is made up of the spinal cord as well as the brain. In medical language, the processing centre of the whole nervous system is composed of the brain and spinal cord. It is responsible for controlling the body working.
  
The peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system are the two parts which constitute the nervous system.

Central nervous system functions:

• One of the basic functions of the central nervous system is sending the signals from one part of the body to the other or from one cell to the other cells. There are multiple ways of sending such signals.

• The central nervous system also controls the human body. This is done by extracting information from the environment which is present around. For the same purpose, the use of sensory receptors is made. These sensory receptors send signals which encode the information properly to the central nervous system.

Central nervous system treatment:

For the purpose of central nervous system diagnosis, there are various treatment options available. It central nervous system treatment option depends on the type of the tumor in the central nervous system. It is mentioned below.

Medulloblastoma- If the tumor type is medulloblastoma, the treatment measures are radiation therapy, chemotherapy

Brain stem glioma- A radiation therapy that is followed with chemotherapy (optional) is the treatment option for brain stem glioma

Ependymoma- to diagnose the ependymoma, a surgery followed by a radiation therapy as well as chemotherapy is necessary  

Astrocytoma- For the treatment of astrocytoma, usually a surgery is undergone by the patient which is followed by a radiation therapy or chemotherapy
 
The central nervous system is one of the important parts of the human body. It is equally important for every individual to take good care of his central nervous system. In order to prevent problems in the central nervous system, it is necessary for people to know what the central nervous system is.

Monday 28 November 2011

Classes of Antibiotics

Antibiotics are famous, thanks to their widespread usage, yet one must ask questions about antibiotics, their efficacy and safety. They are administered routinely in case of injuries, trauma and diseases. So what are antibiotics? Antibiotics are a class of medicines designed to fight or destroy microbial infections. Antibiotics were once synonymous with antibacterial action. Now their usage also extends to their antiviral, antifungal and anti-parasitic action.

If you had suffered from a recent sports injury or fever, chances are you were told to apply a topical antibiotic or given antibiotic pills. Antibiotics aren’t new science. Antibacterial medicine has being around for over 2000 years when mold, plant extracts and minerals were used to treat common diseases. Penicillin was one of the first modern day drugs to be used effectively against diseases.

Classes of antibiotics: 

Antibiotics can be classified by their biochemical structure, the way they act, their functionality and use. Antibiotics are classified as thus:

• Penicillins, cephalosporins, polymixins destroy the bacterial cell wall and the cell membrane interfere

• Quinolones and sulfonamides destroy bacterial enzymes

• Macrolides, tetracyclines  and aminoglycosides change the protein synthesis  of bacteria

Applications of antibiotics:  

Antibiotics are commonly used to treat infections of gram positive or negative bacteria. The applications of antibiotics are huge and routinely used to treat most diseases. These applications include:

• Cholera, tuberculosis, plague, whooping cough and typhoid fever

• Bacterial pneumonia, bronchitis and other respiratory infections

• Tetanus, anthrax infections, enteritis, common cold and fever and colitis

• Diphtheria, diarrhea, urinary tract infections, arthritis, trachoma, congenital syphilis, gonorrhea and wide variety of sexually transmitted diseases

• Common infections during injuries, accidents  and trauma

Besides use of antibiotics in antibacterial applications, new classes of antibiotics are also useful to treat fungal, parasitic and viral infections. They are used to treat dandruff, scalp, head, legs and urinary infections, ringworm, tapeworm, sleeping sickness and vaginitis. Antibiotics are used to modulate the immune response of the body in critical immunity related diseases. Prophylactic antibiotics are used preemptively in people who are susceptible to infections such as AIDs patients.

Antibiotics can be administered as tablets, capsules, syrups, ointments, lotions, creams, drops such as eye drops, injections or given intravenously using tubes.

Tuesday 22 November 2011

How to reduce Chest Problems

Questions about chest problems can be answered best by looking into the diseases and their causes. Nowadays chest cure is possible for all major problems related to the chest.

Chest diseases often occur due to the following reasons:

1. Chest injuries incurred during accidents
2. Chest defects such as those found from birth
3. Lung diseases and infections ranging from common cough or cold to pneumonia and tuberculosis and even chest cancer
4. Chest conditions such as flail chest, atelectasis, pleurisy, etc
5. Problems related to digestive system
6. Chest problems and pain related to the heart and respiratory system
7. To diagnose chest problem use Chest CT Scan.

Most of the medical questions about chest are related to reducing occurrence of chest diseases, medical illnesses, cure and treatment of these diseases. Chest diseases can be prevented by the following steps

1. Increase your breathing capacity by working out daily. Make it a point to walk daily
2. Breathing exercises, swimming, aerobics can strengthen the chest
3. Don’t eat heavy meals. Instead spread your food intake over small servings throughout the day
4. Quit smoking, it destroys the chest and lungs
5. Wear a mask while working with hazardous materials or while commuting in polluted cities
6. Chest is prone to respiratory and contagious diseases, hence, you must  be careful when dealing with people with such diseases. Use handkerchief or mask.

Although chest cures are possible for many chest ailments you must remember that any damage to the chest is difficult to repair. Do go in for diagnosis if you observe symptoms such as breathing difficulty and chest pain.
Remember do not leave questions about chest pain and diseases unanswered. Answers to these questions can provide you the right chest cure at the right time and save you from major setbacks.

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Sunday 20 November 2011

How to Survive Back Problems

We often ask how to survive back problems to ourselves when we face sudden back pains. Back problems are common irrespective of age, sex, and race. In fact back problems are a universal phenomenon. If you have been suffering from back pain chances are you may have a lot of questions about back problems. Back problems can vary from occasional pain to recurrent and seething back problems that require immediate medical attention.

Back problem causes: Back problems are commonly caused due to the following reasons,

• Sitting in one position for long time with or without lifting weights
• Turning, bending or twisting suddenly
• Experiencing accidents or sudden impact on falling during sports or other activities
• Disease like osteoporosis, rheumatism, arthritis, sciatica, Scheuermann's disease, Scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, spondylitis, etc
• Pregnancy in women and age related degeneration of bones in the back in men and women

In most cases back problems are chiefly related to bone damage. Bone damage can be structural damage due to fractures or sudden impacts occuring due to bone degeneration resulting from certain diseases, lots more medical questions,etc.

Back problem symptoms: Symptoms of back problems are,

1. Pain in lower, upper or middle back
2. Pain in the surrounding organs and joints such as the pelvis or hips
3. Seething pain or recurrent pain often related to injury and tissue damage surrounding the bones
4. Pain is often followed by inflammation, reddening or swelling
5. In some cases back pain often shows up with fever, nausea, feeling of tiredness and weakening

Back problem diagnosis: Back problems can be diagnosed using a variety of techniques such as

1. Physical examination such as touching or feeling pain spots
2. X-Ray examination
3. MRI(Magnetic resonance scan)
4. CT-Scan(Computed tomography scan)
5. Ultrasound and echo or Doppler tests

These tests decide the treatments for back problems.

Wednesday 16 November 2011

Maintaining Muscles, Tendons and Ligaments Made Easy

Exercising is always good for health, however, in a required amount and for appropriate time and in an appropriate manner. However, when we talk about exercising or working out, we intend to burn the excess fats in the body and not the muscles mass.

Many people are worried about losing the bone density or muscle mass while working out and this article is definitely to help you with such factors while giving you tips to achieve it simply. Here is maintaining muscles, tendons and ligaments made easy for all of you who wish to burn the excessive fat in the body without suffering from muscle or organ weight loss.

While you are pursuing the work out plan, it is important that you seek medical expert advice to be sure that you are not losing weight that is essential. Prepare a progression chart to refer to your physician to clarify the same.

While losing weight, the muscles may become loose and degrade. Hence, the right type of exercises is vital to assure the burning of fats and sparing muscles from the degradation. However, not only are the muscles at risk of degradation while exercising but also the tendons and ligaments, bone cancer.

Tendons are flexible and soft tissues that act as connective tissues connecting the muscles to the bones, while ligaments are the connectors of bone to bones and are responsible to maintain stability and health of the bones.

Athletic injuries put the health of muscle mass, tendons and ligaments health at risk, medical questions. It is difficult to heal such injuries due to the lack of blood flow in the ligaments and tendons. Age factor also plays a significant role in maintaining the ability to keep the tendons and connective tissues healthy. As the age increases, the flexibility of the tissues hampers and the water contents drops in the body thereby making it difficult to maintain the elasticity of tendons and ligaments.

Sunday 13 November 2011

Breast Care Tips for Feeding Mothers

Tips for Feeding Mothers

Breast care for nursing or feeding mothers is important to maintain the health of the babies and also to make the feeding process pleasant for self as well as the baby. Follow following tips while you are nursing to care for your breasts:

• Take ample rest and include healthy diet. A healthy and nutrient-rich diet helps in keeping the milk production to the required levels.

• Follow a practice of frequent feeding and also optimum feeding making sure to completely emptying of breasts. This helps in maintaining the breast’s health.

• Regular massaging the breasts will help maintain breasts healthy and make sure while massaging start from the direction of the armpit and come to the direction of the nipple with soft hand. This will reduce breast soreness and keep them soft.

Tips for Non-Feeding Mothers

Sometimes, due uncertain reasons or due to prior planning, mothers may not be in a condition to breast feed the infant and in such situations, it becomes extremely difficult to take care of the breasts. Following are some of the tips that will help to answer a few questions about breasts and keep the breasts of non-feeding mothers in shape and health:

• To avoid the discomfort and tenderness, non-nursing mothers should avoid wearing a tight-fit bra. This helps in avoiding soreness of the breasts as well.

• Take prescribed medications to keep the breasts from producing milk and avoid milk leaking.

• Apply ice packs or cold compresses to relieve the discomfort or manage the swelling of the breasts.
All females across the world are careful about their body and especially their breasts. It is important that a woman seek best breast care for females to avoid breast related complications.

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Tips for Skin Care

Skin Care

Skin plays a vital role in building person’s confidence. Every woman aspires for a younger looking and glowing skin, however, is not that simple to achieve.

To make sure skin remains and looks healthy, proper skin care is important. Also, for a proper skin care, it is very important that one knows his/her skin better as the ways to take care differ as per the type of your skin.

Skin has three layers namely epidermis, dermis and hypodermis; the outermost layer, the middle and innermost layers, respectively. The layers below the epidermis are responsible to produce and maintain oil and collagen levels of the skin to keep its glow, elasticity and provide it support. also get the medical questions with answers over skin cancer here.

Tips for Skin Care

Now to answer most of the skin medical questions, there are certain methods and simple tips that will help the skin rejuvenate and look healthy.

• Cleansing
The most important thing in skin care is skin cleansing. Know the skin type properly to use the appropriate skin cleansers.  For dry skin, alcohol-based cleansers are not good as they extract extra oil from the skin and make it more dry and sore.

Cleansing your skin (twice a day) is good; it should also be noted that too much of skin cleansing or washing may cause damage to the skin and also snatch the essential oils from it.

• Diet and Hydration

Eating appropriate food is the best care for skin. One should also drink a lot of water as it nourishes and hydrates the skin to make it look better.

Include eggs, asparagus and onions to get sulphur, while fresh fruits and vegetables are good source for vitamin A. Along with the above mentioned products, grains, nuts and seeds are good for skin.

• Exfoliation

This is very important part of skin care as it helps the skin in remaining healthy and young. Exfoliation helps the skin to get rid of the accumulated dead skin and restore the ‘fresh and rejuvenated’ skin. Some common ways for exfoliation are scrubs, chemical peels and microdermabrasions.

Thursday 20 October 2011

What is a Bland Diet

An answer to a question, what is a bland diet, is that it is a simple treatment for people suffering from any one or more gastrointestinal disorders such as chronic gastritis, ulcer, esophagitis and dyspepsia.

Bland diet is a dietary regimen for people suffering from stomach disorders. Hence, it is quite understood that ingredients of a bland diet are soft food items, which are easy to digest with a capacity to keep the acidity to low levels. Questions about diet may be asked to your physicians and he/she can suggest the diet or recommend a dietician to do it.

Diet medical questions may include the queries about the food stuffs to eat and food stuffs to avoid during the time while a person experien ces any gastrointestinal disorders. However, before a dietician could decide the bland diet for a person, he/she needs to seek answers to several medical questions related to the person such as any food allergies or irritations associated with any food items and emotions medical questions of people.

Bland Diet:

The diet prescribed as a bland diet will include food items that are easy to digest and low in fiber and acid contents. Even giving up alcohol and smoking is advised while patient is on bland diet. Also a patient is advised to have 4 to 6 light meals after regular interval to avoid heavy and large meals.

Chewing food properly and eating slowly helps in the digestion of the food. Adequate sleep, avoiding smoking and controlling anxiety are supportive treatments for the standard treatment of the problem.

Allowed Food Items:

• Dairy Products
Milk, cheese, yogurt with low-fats and other dairy products are easily digested and hence, can be included as a part of bland diet. However, there is no restriction on ice-creams and one may consume even ice creams during bland diet, but it should not have any product such as nuts that are not allowed in bland diet.

• Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Fresh vegetables and fruits are allowed to a bland dieter. However, while carrot, squash, green peas are good to eat in a bland diet, broccoli, onions and green peeper should be avoided as it forms gas. In fruits, oranges, grapefruits, and bananas are allowed.

• Proteins
Protein requirement of the body, while on a bland diet should be met with soy products and meat. Fried chicken and greasy hamburgers are not allowed to be consumed, while grilled and baked chicken is allowed.
Low-fat peanut butter and eggs are also efficient to meet the body’s protein requirement in a bland diet.

• Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are contained in whole grain breads, pasta, oatmeal, corn flakes, white rice and sweet potatoes. All these food items are allowed.

Bland diet is designed for treating certain medical circumstances such as gastrointestinal problems. Hence, to answer what is a bland diet, we can say that this is a diet that aims at improving the digestion with the help of a timed-routine diet and soft to digest food items. Once the problem is controlled patients can return to their normal diet.

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Friday 14 October 2011

What is Skin Allergy and Infections

A laymans answer to a question, what is skin allergy can be any unwelcoming response of the body which is confined to skin after it gets in contact with any substance such as environmental irritants or any food items.

Skin allergy can show up various signs such as hives, rashes, or blisters in response to any substance that the skin or body is allergic or sensitive to. Hence, skin allergy is an over-active immune system’s response to a certain allergen.

You may have to undergo a thorough examination to detect a particular allergen that causes such reactions in you. Physician may ask allergy medical questions or specific skin allergy questions so that the cause may be determined.

You may ask yourselves questions about allergy as in, when do you see any skin irritations or changes,  how long does it take for the reaction to disappear etc. The best treatment as well as prevention of any skin allergy is to avoid the allergens identified to cause this unwelcoming response in the body.

Skin Allergy Causes:

The only underlying cause for an allergic reaction in skin is that it is a result of incorrect response of the bodys immune system to any substance. Immune system is responsible to arrest any foreign bodys invasion and hence, avoid complications.

However, in some cases, over-active immune system of the body misunderstands any food item or non-dangerous items as skin infections and gets ready to attack by initiating the sensitization process. This process takes a few weeks time span to bind the allergen to the mast cells that further release histamines and prostaglandins. These chemicals are responsible for causing skin redness and inflammation.

Skin Allergy Symptoms:

The symptoms of skin allergy may be mild or moderate and usually take 48 hours to show up, following an exposure of the skin or body to the allergen. Following are some of the most commonly noticed symptoms of skin allergy:

• Rashes – A non-infectious rash over the skin is the most common symptom of skin allergy and can be treated with over-the-counter medicines. Rashes may appear with itching.

• Itching – There can be itching sensation without any rash over the skin. However, if itching shows up alone then there may be other causes such as internal disorder of the body or any other skin problem.

• Swelling - In a few people suffering from skin allergy condition, swelling may appear in isolation or in combination with itching sensation.

• Skin Redness – This is common allergy symptom that appears immediately after the skin has come in contact with the allergens.

• Weeping or oozing may occur from some blisters and rashes especially after they are scratched.

Skin allergy is a response of an immune system for a false alarm that misinterprets a particular substance such as food items, metal, medicine, herbs or environmental irritants as invaders or foreign bodies and accordingly triggers antibodies to release chemicals that cause skin irritations, swelling and rashes. Now that you know what is skin allergy, understanding the symptoms can be easier.

Friday 7 October 2011

What are Symptoms of Appendicitis

Appendicitis is a disorder that is characterized by moderate or severe pain in the upper abdomen or tummy. This disease is characterized by severe inflammation of the tubular appendix that extends from the bowel.

Appendix is an organ involved in the digestive system and is responsible for producing and releasing certain antibodies. The condition comes under medical emergency and the appendicitis treatment includes removal of the appendix to relieve the symptoms.

Blockage of appendix may be one of the major causes for the disease and the condition may appear due to cancerous growth in the organ or blockage due to stool or foreign body clogged in it, also ask medical questions.

Symptoms of Appendicitis:

The symptoms of the disorder may be categorized into two types, such as classic symptoms and rare symptoms. As it is self explanatory most of the patients with this condition show up classic symptoms. Given below are the symptoms and signs of the condition:

• Abdominal Pain – This is the classic and the most prominent symptoms linked with the disorder. The pain may be characterized as feeling of indigestion that prompts you to empty the bowel. The pain may be moderate to severe and usually surrounds the belly button.

• Abdominal Swelling – Along with belly button pain, abdomen may show up swelling related to the appendicitis disorder. Swelling may appear suddenly and disappear in few days. Usually, the lower right abdomen swells with the condition.

• Bowel Habits – There may or may not be any prominent changes in the bowel habits. If any signs show up then it may be diarrhea or constipation. Patients may complain about feeling of nausea and vomiting.

• Fever – Patient suffering from appendicitis may have fever between 990 F to 1020 F. However, not every individual suffering from the disease may develop this symptoms and also it is a low grade fever, but if it elevates than the above range, it may indicate rupture of the appendix.

• Loss of Appetite – This is the most constant and common symptom of the disease. Patient suffering from this condition may lose the appetite or urge to have food over a period of time with the disease.

People may also feel the urge to empty after having meals. Patients may actually vomit after meals. However, the vomiting feel or vomiting should follow abdominal pain and if it does not then probably vomiting may not be related to appendicitis.

Appendicitis is a condition illustrated by inflammation of the appendix organ. Causes of appendicitis are not clear but it may cause symptoms such as irritation of the bladder. An answer to the question, what are symptoms of appendicitis is change in bowel habits, abdominal pain and swelling, fever, and loss of appetite.

It is advisable to seek appendicitis treatment as condition may worsen with appendix rupture or the appendix may perforate.

Friday 30 September 2011

How to Solve Male Medical Questions

Not only women feel embarrassed about some of the medical questions, but men also do. However, not all questions about male problems are embarrassing. Most of the times, male problem questions, are related to their sexual capability and their sexual life.

Other male medical questions may be directed towards the common problems that male are more vulnerable than women to disorders like baldness and thinning of hair, obesity and alcohol abuse. Counseling plays a vital role in helping men deal with their medical issues. To help men get satisfactory solution to their questions, they need to speak out the problem to the concerned persons.

Male Medical Questions:

There are a various pelvis and sacrm medical problems that usually men are concerned about. Some of the common problems are discussed below:

• Penis Size – This is the most common locker room discussion of many men or any area where men come together. However, average length of an erect penis is approx 13 cm and most of the men have it. If at all, it is not the case, then it does not affect the sexual ability of a person and also, it does not correlate to physique or height of a man.

• Male Circumcision – This is another concern for many men to understand whether it is necessary and if yes then when to do it. The answer to this question is advised by physicians. At times, circumcision is mandatory due to some recurrent infections under the foreskin of the penis.
The average age for a male medical circumcision is 15-50 years. The procedure is not reported to affect the sexual life of a man.

• Sexual Problems – There may be any problem related to the sexual response cycle that restricts a man from getting satisfaction out of a sexual activity. While almost every case of sexual problem is treatable, what remains important is sharing of the problem with the doctor as well as partner.

• Addiction – Men are more vulnerable to be addicted to drugs or alcohol and this problem has been around since thousands of years. Anxiety, depression and such emotions usually develop after prolonged alcohol use and then make it difficult for the person to resist drinking.

• Sexual Organ Problems – These are common embarrassing problems in men and may be related to penis, testicles, scrotums etc. people may be shy to speak about STD (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) or HPV (human papilloma virus) infections, which may lead to complications.

There may be various male problems and how to solve male medical questions can be a haunting question for many men around the world. However, the best solution for this problem is to discuss it and attend counseling as well as receive treatment for the problems at clinics that offer specialized solutions to the problems.

Thursday 22 September 2011

How to cure Heart Disease

Heart diseases account for a leading cause of death in the world. The disease may result due to various factors, out of which some may be avoidable and a few may be unavoidable. For this, you should be aware about how do you get heart disease.

Heart is a vital organ that is responsible for pumping blood to every other organ of the body and serves as a central part of the cardiovascular system. It is important to keep the heart healthy to stay healthy and much of it depends upon a healthy lifestyle that includes less of fatty substances, nutrient-rich diet, regular exercise and less or no smoking and tobacco use, also free medical questions answers.

Types of Heart Disease:
Cardiovascular system is a complex mechanism and any disorder in it may be termed as types of heart disease. However, the disease can be further classified into sub-types, such as:
  • Heart Failure – This is also termed as congestive heart failure. This is a type of chronic heart disease and rarely appears suddenly. The condition is characterized by inefficiency of the heart to pump adequate amount of oxygen-rich blood.
  • Cardiovascular Disorders – These disorders are illustrated by the defects in the cardiovascular blood vessels (veins and arteries). Such disorders are generally related to atherosclerosis, wherein the artery walls are thickened due to accumulation of cholesterol or any fatty substance.
  • Structural Heart Disease – This is characterized by defective structure of the heart valves or chambers. This is usually present since the time of birth.
    Risk Factors and Causes of Heart Diseases:

    There are various types of heart disease and so are the risk factors associated with it. However, a few disorders such as structural defects may not be prevented by self but certainly, to some extent, can be avoided by the mother while the baby is in the womb.
    • Plaques - Fatty substances form plaque and may build-up in the arteries’ walls thereby restricting the normal blood flow and causing heart diseases. Hence, avoiding fat-rich products is advised to prevent heart diseases.
    • Smoking and Tobacco – Smoking is a common risk factor for many disease, including cancer. Smoking and use of tobacco may be hazardous as it deteriorates the heart muscles and blood vessels leading to the restriction of normal heart functioning i.e. pumping of blood.
    • Lack of Exercises – This may cause cholesterol accumulation in the heart and hardening of the arteries. Regular and daily exercise reduces the possibility to get any fatal heart disease.
    Heart disease is a worrying reason for a significant percentage of population around the globe. To help prevent this disease and consequent mortality, it is good to know how do you get heart disease. Old age, family history, high blood pressure may be some of the common risk factors to contribute to heart disease in people.

    Friday 16 September 2011

    Information on Female Medical Problems

    Female medical problems are gaining concern, as women are now openly discussing about these medical problems despite of a few being embarrassing. There are many similar health issues in women and men, but certain health problems may be segregated on the basis of gender.

    Female problems may usually include problems with reproductive organs and reproductive cycle as it makes females significantly different than men. Although, this article does not intend to answer the questions about female medical problems, but can certainly help you to seek an answer to the questions.

    Few Common Medical Problems in Females:

    • Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) – This infection may be caused due to bacteria, parasites or fungi and can infect any part of the urinary system. UTIs are more common in women than in men and it can cause death if goes unnoticed. The most common symptoms of this disorder may be frequent urinations, burning sensation while urination, and pain during urination. The contagious nature of the disorder is a point of debate and hence, it is advised that one should avoid sexual relations till the partner clears the infection.

    • Peeing Uncontrollably – This is another common female problem and especially common in women who have had a vaginal delivery of a healthy baby. The disorder is reported in around 8 million women in the United States itself. The reason behind this condition may be weakening of the pelvic muscles. Pelvic exercises may help in regaining the strength and overcoming the embarrassing problem.

    • Menstrual Problems – Usual menstrual cycle is of 28 days. However, 25 to 31 days cycle is still considered to be normal. However, general complaints about menstruation are irregular periods, and heavy or less bleeding. The causative factors for this may vary from weight to hormonal imbalance in a woman. Consulting a doctor for confirming the cause and receiving appropriate treatment is advised in such cases.

    However, they should understand one thing that until women discuss their issues, the treatment remains held. Hence, women should take up the first step to admit and discuss their problems and move towards overcoming these problems through appropriate treatment.

    Thursday 8 September 2011

    Acid Reflux Surgery – The Ultimate Way

    Acid Reflux Surgery – The Ultimate Way

    Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is also termed as acid reflux and is a disorder that causes heartburn sensation due to the acid from stomach damaging the esophagus. The human body mechanism is complex and digestive system is part of such mechanisms. Stomach produces and releases hydrochloric acid to facilitate digestion after eating food.

    However, to protect stomach from any adverse effects of acid, the lining of the stomach releases mucus. Nevertheless, esophagus does not have this reflexive ability and acid reflux or GERD occurs due to the stomach acid coming up to the esophagus from the stomach and medical problems.

    This is a chronic and recursive condition. Diet management and certain medications may be helpful in certain cases, but people resistant to any remedies are left with acid reflux surgery – the ultimate way.

    Mechanism of Esophagus Functioning:

    Esophagus is the channel that carries the food to the stomach. However, the whole mechanism of eating and digestion is managed by mainly two parts; esophagus and stomach. There is a muscle ring, lower esophageal sphincter (LES) located at the point where esophagus connects to the top of the stomach and female medical problems.

    The LES relaxes and opens simultaneously with response to eating. When we swallow the food, the esophageal contractions begin to let the food pass through the pipe and reach the stomach. However, as the swallowing stops the LES closes immediately to arrest the food refluxing or coming back from the stomach.

    Why Acid-Reflux Surgery Becomes Necessary?

    As explained above, the LES or the muscle ring prevents esophageal tube from receiving any acid reflux from the stomach. However, with deterioration in the muscle ring, it becomes difficult to prevent acid flaring up in the esophageal tube and leads to heartburn.

    The problem may not occur with severity over a day, but it is a gradual process and the LES keeps on deteriorating and produces recurrent episodes of heartburns.

    For regular heartburn complaints, a person should take an endoscopy test to confirm acid reflux disorder. After the diagnosis, the doctor may suggest dietary changes as well as medicines to be administered to relieve the pain as these remedies cannot cure the condition.

    The deterioration of the muscle ring may continue and after almost half of the muscles are degenerated, then significant damage occurs due to the inability of the ring to close properly after the swallowing activity.

    This is the stage where, a person needs to seek a surgical option to fix the acid reflux condition. However, there may be various types of surgical options such as intraluminal endoscopic procedures, open surgery and laparoscopy.

    Acid-reflux surgery-the ultimate way, is an experience of some patients, who tried other options to fix the acid reflux or GERD disorder. However, no medicines, lifestyle changes or dietary changes are effective in treating the condition as they just relieve the symptoms. Appropriate surgery is the best option to tighten the esophagus valve or the muscle ring.

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