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Alzheimer
What is Alzheimer’s?
Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia. Dementia is a brain disorder that affects a person’s ability to perform daily activities.
It is a serious, degenerative disorder, meaning that the brain damage progresses over time and is irreparable. The damage is caused by the gradual loss of cells in the brain.
Subsequent parts of the brain that control thought, memory and language. Alzheimer’s disease usually progresses permanently and are common Total disability. It can cause infection or failure of other body systems and also the patient’s death. This usually happens within a period of 15 years.
What causes Alzheimer’s?
The exact cause of AD is unknown. However, there are some risk factors that may increase the likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s.
What is Alzheimer’s symptoms?
The disease can appear in various forms, and may not be noticeable until the disease has already evolved somewhat.
The following symptoms may make you think in the presence of Alzheimer’s disease:
Medical Treatment of Asthma
There are various asthma medications that can be used alone or in combination with others.
There are quick relief medications that are used when a crisis occurs or asthma episode in order to obtain rapid relief although short-term. These include various bronchodilators (drugs that open airways) fast-acting. Usually these are supplied in small inhalers that the person can carry. There are attachments for the use of young children or elderly who may have difficulty using an inhaler. There are also sprays that vaporize the dose of medicine by creating a mist that the patient inhales continuously.
There are also medications long-term control. These are used continuously to control chronic symptoms and prevent asthma episodes. These include inhaled glucocorticoids. These are anti-inflammatory drugs are considered the most effective. Inhaled glucocorticoids help reduce the frequency of asthma episodes and reduce the dose of other drugs used to relieve symptoms. Because they travel directly into the airways is a risk of side effects is greatly reduced. Can still cause some problems such as thrush in the mouth and pharynx, atrophy of the muscles of the larynx which causes speech problems caused by irritation and coughing. Using low doses or a holding chamber are reduced these effects. Inhaled glucocorticoids may also affect the growth of some children. In addition there may be a slight increased risk of skin bruising and it becomes thin and susceptible to damage. The use of spacer is recommended as well as mouthwash and gargle after throwing water used. This reduces the amount of glucocorticoid that can be swallowed and absorbed through the digestive system. It also reduces the possibility of infections such as candidiasis already mentioned and the irritation of the mouth and throat.
Asthma
Asthma is a serious chronic disease in which the bronchi, which are the main ducts of the lung is narrowed or blocked because of inflammation. This inflammation is often caused by a substance or event that serves as a trigger asthma episode. Some substances and events that can serve as triggers of asthma are different allergens, irritants, cold air, strong odors, exercise, gastrointestinal disturbances, or stress. Furthermore, in some people, acid reflux can trigger an asthma attack. Besides the swelling can cause an increase in mucus production and a tightening of the muscles in the walls of the bronchi. This causes the airways to narrow, producing characteristic symptoms of this condition.
Asthma Symptoms
Caution: Asthma is a serious condition and is a medical emergency. If you or someone around you suffers from acute asthma attacks consult your doctor or go to an emergency room quickly.
Symptoms of asthma include coughing, wheezing, runny in the form of phlegm, and dyspnea or fatigue (short breath). The severity of symptoms varies from a whistle may occur to a lesser severe difficulty breathing. Sometimes we think of asthma as a condition annoying but not life threatening. However, thousands of people die each year because of an asthma attack.
Asthma symptoms occur more frequently during the night. In some cases, asthma presents with long periods in which there are no symptoms until a crisis occurs or what many people call an asthma attack. In other cases the symptoms are more or less continuously, producing occasionally a sharpening of these. There are cases in which only show a persistent cough and tightness in the chest area. In some children appear to be a recurring bronchitis, coughing and phlegm without fatigue on breathing or other symptoms that occur in adults.
Lose Weight
Consequences of overweight for health
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Osteoarthritis
- Dyslipidemia (for example, high concentrations of total cholesterol or high triglycerides)
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Diseases of the gallbladder
- Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
- Some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon).
Although one of the national health objectives for the coming years is to reduce obesity, current data indicate that the situation is getting worse rather than better. Then we will provide a variety of information designed to help people understand this serious health problem and efforts being made to address it.
Diarrhea
DEFINITION
Diarrhea is the frequent evacuation of feces or the decrease in the consistency of them. In acute cases, the most common cause is intestinal infection. Chronic diarrhea may indicate a serious illness or, conversely, a functional sign of no importance. In this case it is necessary to consult a specialist.Acute diarrhea is usually presented as a process of sudden onset and short duration. In most cases this is an infectious gastroenteritis.
It is an extremely common process, one to two episodes per person per year in Western countries and twice in developing countries.
CAUSES
The germs involved are numerous:
- Bacteria : Escherichia coli, Shigella, Salmonella.
- Virus : enterovirus, adenovirus.
- Parasites : Entamoeba histolytica amoebae-, Giardia lamblia.
- Fungi : Candida albicans
The food toxic infection also common, is caused by the ingestion of a toxin produced by a bacterial germ rate, which typically originates from consumption of spoiled food. The toxin-producing microorganisms are staphylococci, clostridia, E. Coli.
The indiscriminate use of certain drugs, mainly antibiotics, laxatives, and some toxic irritant foods such as alcohol, arsenic, lead, mercury and others can cause severe diarrhea. Less common are food allergies, appendicitis, gastrointestinal bleeding and others.
Heart Attack
If the coronary artery is completely blocked, the heart area that is provided by that particular vessel will be starved of oxygen and will eventually die. This blockagemay is caused by a clot, a condition often referred to as a coronary thrombosis.
The development of advanced cardiac care in hospital and good post-hospital care means that heart attack patients have a good chance to make a full recovery. This is important information to remember when you are reassuring to someone who has a heart attack.
Signs and symptoms of heart attack
These signs and symptoms are usually identical to those of angina – in fact, the patient may initially the attack of angina sufferer who becomes a heart attack.
Snuff
Definition: Chronic Addiction generated by snuff, which produces physical and psychological dependence as well as a large number of respiratory diseases and heart diseases. (including cancer)
A mid-sixteenth century Europe was introduced in the habit of consuming dried leaf snuff, which is soon transformed into a major product of colonial trade.
Snuff consumption continued to increase worldwide until 1973, when he began to observe a decrease, but remains one of the most common habits of society atual, despite the harmful effects produced by its consumption.
The consumption of snuff and toxic substances in individuals begins with unpleasant feelings, among which are cough, nausea and even vomiting. After some time, smokers expressed pleasure for its taste and aroma. Some smokers say that calms the nerves and consumption at other times acts as a stimulant, being these the main effects produced by nicotine, depending on the dose consumed, consumer activity and its physical and psychological constitution.
Gynecological Hemorrhage
What is it?
It is believed that menstruation is normal when uterine bleeding occurs between every 25 and 35 days and not excessive. The normal duration of bleeding is to be between 2 and 7 days. Abnormal uterine bleeding occurs when the frequency or quantity of uterine bleeding differs from the above occur or uterine bleeding unrelated to menstrual cycle.
Causes
Abnormal uterine bleeding may be due to structural abnormalities of the uterus or what is called dysfunctional uterine bleeding. Among the structural abnormalities are benign lesions such as endometrial polyps, fibroids or uterine fibroids and adenomyosis. It can also be a manifestation of endometrial cancer is more common in older women. Other times may be due to lesions in the cervix or vagina, either benign or cancerous, chronic infections of the endometrium (endometritis) or use intrauterine devices (IUDs).
Other causes of abnormal uterine bleeding, not directly related to structural abnormalities may be the use of medications that affect the normal production of estrogen and progesterone, chronic medical illnesses such as diabetes or liver disease, kidney, thyroid, adrenal gland adrenals. Also the physical or emotional stress can induce the occurrence of abnormal uterine bleeding. For dysfunctional uterine bleeding is abnormal bleeding understood when this occurs without regard to structural abnormalities of the uterus or endometrium. The main cause is anovulation, ie lack of ovulation.
Malaria
What is malaria?
Malaria is a potentially fatal disease. Especially in countries with tropical climates and developing countries. Malaria plays an important role in the health of the population. Is an infection of red blood cells by a parasite that destroys them.
What causes malaria?
Malaria is caused by infection with the microscopic parasite plasmodium. There are over 150 species of Plasmodium that infect different vertebrates, but only four (P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale and P. malariae) infect humans. The two most common species are P. causing acute falciparum malaria and may lead to death and P. vivax which causes infections and recurrent debilitating but rarely fatal.
The plasmodium is transmitted to humans through bites from Anopheles mosquitoes infected with the parasite.
In humans, the parasites migrate to the liver where they mature and then enter the bloodstream and infect red blood cells.
The parasites multiply within red corpuscles, after 48 to 72 hours, break and infect more red blood cells.
If a mosquito carrying the parasite is not piqa an infected person can infect others. Read the rest of this entry »
Urticaria
Rash (also known as urticaria) is presented as an elevation, area red or itchy rash that appears on the skin. Urticaria happens when there is a trigger, normally an allergen (which causes an allergic reaction) and causes the body to release histamine in our body. Histamine causes tiny blood vessels known as capillaries leak fluid, fluid accumulates in the skin and causes a rash.
Hives can be caused by many things, including:
Allergic reaction, for example, to certain foods or bee or wasp stings.
The skin comes into contact with something irritating, such as latex, chemicals, or nettles.
Drugs, usually anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), used to treat pain and fever, and ACE inhibitors, used to treat high blood pressure.
Physical triggers, such as skin pressure, low temperature, sunlight and water.
However, in about 50% of cases, does not identify any cause.
Urticaria is a common disease that affects one in six people at some point in their lives. It is more likely to affect more children and women.
The rash usually disappears after a few days, but some cases may last longer. It is not contagious.
Hives should not continue for more than six weeks is called acute urticaria.