Showing posts with label Disease Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disease Health. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Brain Cancer Symptoms

Brain Cancer Symptoms
Brain Cancer Symptoms
Brain Cancer Symptoms,Cancers of the brain are the result of abnormal growths of cells in the brain. Brain cancers can come up from primary brain cells, the cells that form other brain components (for example, membranes, blood vessels), or from the growth of cancer cells that grow in other organs and that have spread to the brain by the bloodstream (metastatic brain cancer).

Although many growths in the brain are often called brain tumors, not all brain tumors are cancerous. Cancer is a specific term for malignant tumors. Malignant tumors grow and spread very aggressive. They disturb healthy cells by taking space, blood, and nutrients. Like all cells of the body, tumor cells need blood and nutrients to survive. This is especially a problem in the brain, as the extra growth within the closed limits of the skull can lead to an increase in intracranial pressure or the distortion of surrounding vital structures, causing their malfunction.

Not all brain tumors had specific symptoms, and some are found mainly after death such as tumors of the pituitary gland. The symptoms of brain cancer are numerous and not specific to brain tumors, meaning they can be caused by many other illnesses as well. The only way to know for sure what is causing the symptoms is to undergo diagnostic testing.

The following symptoms are the most common for brain cancer:

  • Headache
  • Weakness
  • Clumsiness
  • Difficulty walking
  • Seizures


Other nonspecific symptoms and signs include the following:

  • Altered mental status changes in concentration, memory, attention, or alertness
  • Nausea, vomiting especially early in the morning
  • Abnormalities in vision
  • Difficulty with speech
  • Gradual changes in intellectual or emotional capacity

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Why is Too Much Salt Bad for Your Health

Why is Too Much Salt Bad for Your Health
Why is Too Much Salt Bad for Your Health
Why is Too Much Salt Bad for Your Health,Salt is very popular ingredients that never absence from our food. Almost every food in all over the world always uses salt. Salt is composed from mineral called natrium chloride, with the composition 40% natrium and 60% chloride. Actually this mineral is important for our body, but not in excessive amount. 

The ion of natrium chloride in small amount is needed by our body to keep arrange the amount of water in the body. Not only needed to keep the balance of water, but we also need salt to help the transmission of nerve impulse to the brain. Natrium also have a role in contraction and relaxation of our muscles because it can pull water like a magnet. 

In reality, if you’re truly serious about how long you live and how much stress you put on your heart and your kidneys, you have to take that advice with a grain of salt. A big grain of salt.

As a matter of fact, the calls for sodium reduction you see plastered all over health magazines, doctor’s offices and popular news reports are not only unsupported by research, but have been proven to be dangerous for you.


Beside those good advantages, the excessive amount also has bad effect to our body. Here is the danger of salt: 

  • Hypertension. Based on research which involve more than 10.000 people in 52 research centre, the excessive amount of salt are proven to cause hypertension, which is the source of many complication such as heart attack, paralyze and stroke. 
  • Cardiovascular problem. It is already proven by many researches that there are connection between high rate of salt intake, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. A decrease in dietary salt intake will decrease blood pressure, irrespective of sex, race, age, physical activity level, and body mass.
  • Stroke. People who consume less salt are having less risk on stroke. In fact, studies say that reduce 1 gram of salt can also diminish the risk of stroke up to 15%.
  • Fluid retention. The numbers of natrium in the body are determining the level of fluid. If too much salt are eaten, the kidney will had difficulties to eliminate the excessive salt and the body will repent the fluids. This situation sometimes cause swelling around heart.
  • Hair problem. Consume too many salt also can make problems to hair such as hoary and loss hair. Osteoporosis. Excessive salt will restrain the absorption of calcium and cause osteoporosis. A study to post menopause woman said that woman who eat more salt will lose more bone mineral than they who didn’t.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Why Is My Acne Coming Back

Why Is My Acne Coming Back
Why Is My Acne Coming Back
Why Is My Acne Coming Back, Acne is sometimes really disturbing. Even though it’s not dangerous, but this little red spot in our cheek often reduce our confidence. 

Acne itself is a condition when the pores are clogged and causing pus or ichors. The numbers of acne patients are were extremely large. Kligmann, an acne expert, said that there’s nobody in this world who trough their life time without acne in their skin.

There are various causes of acne; some of causes are from outside of our body, but some from inside. Those causes are:

1.Excessive oil skin

Some acne appears because of excessive production of oil gland (sebaecus gland). This oil causes blockage of hair follicles and skin pores. And then this oil pile in skin called sebum collaborating with bacteria and causing acne.

2.Dead skin cells

Dead skin cells sometimes mixed with excessive oil glands and dust or dirt, then becoming a thick and sticky blend which causes clogging of pores. 

3.Bacteria

The bacteria called p.acne normally lives in the skin, and grow on clogged sebaceous gland. The bacteria caused irritation around the gland which continues to enlarge and then break and causing inflammation around the skin.

4.Cosmetic

Sometimes the clogging of pores is caused by cosmetic using which contain oil materials. Powder or cosmetic foundation can also responsible for the clogging.

5.Drugs/medicine

Consumption of corticosteroid medicine by oral or topical can reduce the body immunity. This medicine also potentially increase acne because the increase of patogen bacteria.

6.Stress

Actually, stress is not directly cause the acne, but there are certain hormones appear when somebody is stressed which can cause the acne.

7.Cellular phone

Your cellular phone is one of the dirtiest places in the world because it’s using frequency. When you put your cell phone around your cheek, then the bacteria will move to your skin.

How to prevent acne

  • In general, these are a few steps to prevent the acne:
  • Clean your face with clean water. Use mineral water if it necessary
  • Do not break the acne by yourself, avoid touching it.
  • Avoid using cosmetic while sleeping
  • Clean your face before sleeping
  • Drink enough water.
  • Stay relaxes; do not let the stress to control the mind.
  • Eat more fruits and vegetables
  • Avoid sugary and iodized food, coffee, and carbonized drink
  • Enough exercise will also helpful.