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Thursday, July 10 2008

It is not true to say that cancer is synonymous with death

Cancer:-At present cancer is the second fatal disease after AIDS. Through experiments of different types of cancers has not been over yet, it is not true to say that cancer is synonymous with death. Proper treatment in right time can ensure longer life even with cancer. And in some cases, cancer can be uprooted .Now the different phase of cancer and the ways of treatment will be illustrated. When the cells of any part of our body start dividing unnecessarily and irresistibly, a hump of cells is made on that particular part. We call it tumor. In some cases, it can be an ulcer too. Tumors can be classified in the following manner.
(i)The tumor which grows to a certain limit is called general tumor or benign tumor. It is not so dangerous.
(ii) On the other hand, when the tumors cells, divides not only innumerably, but also spreads from one part of the body to another, is called ‘Malignant tumor’ or rather cancer.
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Thursday, July 10 2008

Breast Cancer - The irregular and uncontrollable growth among the breast cells

Different types of cancers can happen in different parts of the breast. Sometimes it is seen that, overage pregnancy also causes breast cancer. Moreover, the women who are the mothers of many children are far soft from breast cancer. But in some cases breast cancer is genetic. Our food –habit plays a vital role in creating cancer. The risks of cancer are increasing too. Continual intake of massive amount of fat increases the hazards of breast cancer among women. For instance, if cancer happens in mouth, colon, rectum, Breast, Uterus etc; chances of curing remain more. Moreover, by adding some food in our daily food chart, the risk of breast cancer can be reduced manifold e.g. ‘Lycopin’ in tomato can resist breast-cancer. Almost all cancer drug have side-effects.

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Friday, May 9 2008

Liver Breakdown

Liver transplantation is an essential treatment in case of liver damage. The number of liver transplantation has increased due to constant increase in liver problem. It is one of the highest costing liver treatments around the world. For this, a liver donor is essential for medical treatment. Out of every three chronicle liver problem a liver transplantation is essential. Due to access drinking of alcohol many people around the world are facing the problem of chronicle liver damage. Liver is the biggest gland in human body. It required continuing functionality in 24 hr a day. Without its proper functionality the amount of bilirubin in human blood is an increase. Other then drinking of alcohol, some other disease like Hapatitis B and C causes damage for liver. Hapatitis B is a viral in faction it can be transmitted through body fluid like blood and others. As liver transplantation is a expensive medical surgery, the poor patient are not able to afford the expenditure of that medical treatment. Management of food habit is very important to keep the liver healthy and strong. It is true that non-veg food have strong impact on our liver. To keep your liver healthy eating more green food and fruits is good for liver.

Thursday, May 8 2008

Weight – reducing diets for diabetes

Two basic type of diet are uses in the treatment of diabetes: low energy, weight – reducing diets and weight maintenance diets. The benefits of reducing in body weight on the metabolism of the obese patient. Even where the initial blood glucose concentration is high and the plasma immunoreactive insulin low, additional treatment with insulin or an oral hypoglycemic agent can often be avoided. The benefit of weight reduction on the mortality rate of obese non- diabetic persons is well known and applies even more striking to obese diabetics. Management of obese people with a diet low is refined and high in unrefined carbohydrate and restricted in total energy content results in increased insulin sensitivity. It is associated with a rapid fall in the blood glucose concentration in diabetic, obese patients. The precise mechanism of this effect is uncertain. Reduction in body weight increases this effect, and in the long run the plasma insuline concentration rises in many patient.

Saturday, May 3 2008

Fact about Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus is a common problem due to deficiency for insulin secretion in our body. This liver disease arises due to many reasons and affects the whole metabolism process of a human body. It also causes the some structural change in different types of body cells and different system of a human body. This diseases damage the vision power, execratory system and whole nerves system of a patient. The factors that causes the syndrome includes some environmental and genetic. The normal glucose level in the blood of a patient is disturbed due to the deficiency for insulin secretion. To diagnostic the disease the normal glucose level is an indicator of Diabetes mellitus. The hyperglycemia is associated with the initial indication of mild Diabetes patient and its treatment is possible.

Diabetes mellitus can be divided in to two main categories depending on it relation to insulin secretion. Insulin depended syndrome are known as primary Diabetes and its clinical name is IDDM i.e. Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. It also known as type I Diabetes. The second one is independent of Insulin and known as Non- insulin dependent diabetes. The type II diabetes is a rear case and maximum number of diabetes patient around the globe are facing the problem of type I Diabetes. Normal life is possible under some restriction condition. To struggle against this hormonal disorder of human body a person needs to restrict his or her style of living, food habits and regular physical exercise. To protect the nerves system like optical nerves and kidney from the effect diabetes mellitus change of a complete routine living is vital. The DNA analysis of a type I Diabetes patient clear the possibility of the disease as a genetic or heritability problem in their child. The functions of insulin secretion from the cells are hampered in a child’s body. The risk of developing the Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus is nearly 36 % in cases of identical twin babies from their parents. Presence of Diabetes Mellitus syndromes in father blood increases the risk percentage of IDDM in a child’s body. It is found that 50% cases related to Diabetes mellitus is due to inheritance problem. It transfers from parents to child as a genetic disorder, but it is not absolute truth for all cases of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. The level of amino acid formation in human body is damage by the Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus syndromes.

Wednesday, April 16 2008

Choose Natural Source of Vitamins

Vitamins are life-giving substances and their presence in food is essential to the maintenance of health. The term first appeared in 1912 and is due to Funk. their deficiency causes sickness and improper development of body. At present new vitamins are introduced with different functionalities. Out of them six are recognized as essential to human nutritions. These are vitamins A, B, C, D, E and K. The richest sources of vitamins are green vegetables, milk, butter, wheat, fruit, eggs etc. A medical University in Denmark made a research on the use of vitamin supplements in human body. People use Vitamin as a medicine instate of taking green vegetable has some harmful effect on their body. It is clinically proved. Using of Vitamins as Supplements or taking vitamin separately increases 5% death rate. Vitamin is a organic substance and synthesizes of this complex organic substance in artificial environment is possible with the latest development and technique of Biotechnology. The vitamin that found in natural foods like fresh fruits, green vegetable is the best for long healthy living. Vitamin are required in very small amount in our body and these are very essential for different metabolic reactions in our body. Human body is not able to synthesize all kind of vitamins.

Some animal are able to do that and they can able to synthesize some vitamins. Vitamin in diet is a must requirement for any animal including human being. Vitamins works like valuable co-enzyme in our body and their deficiency causes many problems. Vitamins are divided in to two type like water soluble vitamins and Fat soluble vitamins. Vitamin B complex is a water soluble vitamin and it contains Vitamin - B1, Vitamin - B2,Vitamin - B5,Vitamin - B6,Vitamin - B12. It control the carbohydrate metabolism, helps in synthesis of fats and helpful in proper functioning of Heart and nerves system. Yeast, cereals and wheat germ are the best source of vitamin B complex. The daily requirement of Vitamin C is 40 mg and fruits like orange, lemon are the best source of vitamin C. Vitamin A, D, E and K are fat soluble vitamins. The daily requirement for Vitamin A is just 600 micro grams. Butter, egg, yolk abs milk are finest source of vitamin A that essential for our eyes and skin. The maintainers of epithelium tissue of our skin depends on vitamin A. fish liver oil is a good source of vitamin D which is very essential for bone and teeth. Know more about vitamins and choose natural source of vitamins rather than any artificial Vitamin source.

Sunday, April 13 2008

The skeleton or the bony system

The human body is supported on an internal skeleton consisting of 306 long and short and irregular bones. These are joining together in several modes. The main functions for skeleton are to stiffen the body to provide leave upon which muscles of the body work, to give shape to the body and to protect the internal organs. The skeleton is made up of connective tissue. Skeleton tissues are made up of cartilage and Bone. It is the heard connective tissue forms supporting framework of the body. It is two types’ cartilage and Bone. Cartilage tissue are elastic header than connective tissue proper but softer than bone. The matrix of cartilage is solid but elastic because of the presence of protein called chondrin and some inorganic salt. It provides flexibility and great tensile strength. Bones are the hardest connective tissues. It is also made of matrix and cells. It provide surface for the attachment of muscles. The long bones are long are usually containing cavity called marrow cavity. It is full of bone marrow. In the solid matrix are present longitudinal canals called haversian canals. The matrix is present in the form of layers called lamellae. These lamellae are present in the form of crecentric rings around the marrow cavity and around the canals. The matrix is hard because it contain CaCO3 and protein ossein.

Bone is affected by the following diseases Arthritis, Rheumatism, Sinusitis etc. Arthritis and Rheumatism are diseases of joints. Arthritis is a diseases of the inflammation of joint or joints. The infection may enter through an injury or be carried to the joint in the blood. Joint pain, Knee joint pain are some other common problem in human skeleton system.

Thursday, March 20 2008

Importance of Mulethi or Licorice in every Indian home healthcare

Mulethi is the Indian name of Licorice. It has a long history in servicing the mankind in health care. It is basically the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra and sweet in taste. This herb is commonly grows in dry open places especially in sandy places near to the sea. The valuable healing properties of Licorice are recognized since Vedic period in India. The primary uses of Licorice are as remedy for peptic ulcers and sore throats and coughs. It is also known as yasthi madhu which means Honey stick. It is a sweet soothing herb is known to detoxify and protect the liver. It is popularly used in cough remedy. Dried Licorice root is commonly available with or without the thin brown coat. Beside its medicinal property, it is also used flavoring sweets, tea and ice cream. A tea made from this root is an excellent health drink of fat losers. It is a sweet herbal tea for many health conscious people India containing Vitamins E, Vitamin B-Complex, phosphorous, niacin iodine and zinc. But the over dose of Licorice can cause oedema and high blood pressure. This natural gift is fibrous and contains the chemical compound like glycyrrhizin which is 50 times sweeter than sucrose.

Dried Licorice is used for chewing and this is helpful for children to keep their tooth and gum stronger. It has the valuable compound like cortisone which is almost like the adrenal hormones. Licorice stimulates the production of two natural steroids like cortisone and aldosterone. It helps to tone the mucous membranes. The roots of Licorice are used in various skin problems like eczema and herpes as a remedy. Several scientific researches are in progress to understand the multifarious medical properties of Licorice.

Thursday, March 20 2008

Significance of medicinal plants & ancient wisdom for Healthcare

India a blessed with a lot of medicinal plants and scientific knowledge about them can help us for good living. The traditional knowledge based of Indian ethnic and medicine system can help in wellness. The healthcare system of traditional Indian thought and knowledge are written in text in Rigveda and Atharvaveda. One of greatest Indian scientist in medicine, Charaka wrote famous book titled ‘Charaka Samhita’ and he found the natural resources are keys to fulfill the demand of healthcare system. These medicinal plants are most valuable natural resources. There is a necessity to identify those medicinal plants and rapid urbanization are dangerous cause for forgetting those important medicinal plants. Scientific documentation of medicinal plantation has proven a helpful resource for healthcare system. Only one fourth population of the world knows the helpfulness of different Indian medicinal plants. With the help Modern scientific knowledge the nature and laboratory can work together for better side effect less health care system. These vast collections of traditional knowledge and ancient wisdom need expert to explain the meaning of old thought and modern expertise will implement for developing new medicine. The literatures on medicinal plants are written in Sanskrit. The best quality interpreter can explain these texts in different way. This knowledge is used in synthesis of life saving drugs. According to world health organization almost 33% of the world population living in Asia and Africa are not able to buy the essential drugs for poverty. If the natural resources can replace the high price of drugs then this problem will not at all a problem for the future. The disease like AIDS spread in epidemic in Asia and Africa. The researchers are continuing for solving the problem of medicine for AIDS. The Knowledge of Ayrveda is not limited in India. Developed nation are showing interest in herbal remedies. The UNESCO finds that the increasing use of medicinal plants can help in rural healthcare system around the globe for an affordable healthcare. There is a high possibility for international trade for medicinal plant. So the medicinal plant has some other value in international tread and commerce. Thus the economic value of the Indian medicinal plant is recognized by the world and this industry of medicinal plants is growing 7-15% every year. It is hoped by the experts that traditional medicinal plant based medicine will take a lion share of the total medicine and pharmaceutical market of the world. Research for any drug molecule is very expensive and need a long duration. Any expensive research on drug needs million of dollars and more than decade of time. Some emphasize on the ancient wisdom can help the researcher for finding the right chose for good health of all human being.

Wednesday, March 5 2008

Some common diseases of The Nicobar Islands

The Nicobar Islands is on one of the India’s healthy place. The people living in that island enjoy fairly good health. Well build muscular bodies of the local people are sign of health and happiness for all faces.

However despite of good health people suffer from many diseases. The marshy places in the interior areas provides good breeding ground for mosquitoes which carriers of filarial and malaria. Different food habits of the people -specially eating irregularly and on any occasion over-eating of uncooked food lead stomach troubles.

Unawareness of use of drinking water and sometimes polluted and infected by germs and warms gives diseases like dysentery, diarrhea etc. Eating of not properly cooked pigs carrying worms results Tap warms and hook worms entering in the human body. Most of the people walks in mud on feet results skin diseases like ring worm and scabies. Due to quick change in sea calamite people catch cold, cough and influenza. The constant habit of chewing betel constantly and not cleaning the teeth regularly causes dental diseases. Some other common diseases of the Nicobar Islands are tuberculosis, venereal diseases, trachoma etc. These diseases spread very rapidly because people don’t understand the importance of isolating the person suffering from any communicative diseases. When any patient live together with other healthy persons the germs transfer through air, water and food. The sexual laxity is an important factor in the spread of venereal diseases like gonorrhea.

There are some old beliefs about sickness is that it is a cause of evil sprits and for that the takes the help of witchdoctors. They claim that they can cure the sick persons by controlling the sprite. The profession of witchdoctors is heredity and any other people can also take this as a profession. Sometime old women are found as a witchdoctor for any sickness cure. They have belief in the attraction of moon and sun on earth for curing any diseases. They are extremely suppositious about health problems. People have the belief that the devils are fond of blood of dog and devils are also driven out from its earlier hold on the bodies of survivors.

The modern educated people with scientific thought have given up sprite worship and help of witchdoctors for curing illness. The island is a great resource of medicinal herbs and leaves and some of the medicines are taking internally and other are applied to the body particularly for the external injuries, ache and pains.

After the independents a great attention are given in these island and modern medical facility and hospitals in these places. Spreads of Education remove the unawareness of healthy living. The islands have such a natural advantage of enjoying healthy outdoor life and being free from the ill. By the advantage of the modern medical facilities they can enjoy blessing of good health such as are available very rarely in this world.