Arthritis and its Kinds

arthritis

Arthritis is a medical condition that makes it difficult for a person to move or walk. Pain, swelling and stiffness are common symptoms of the joint for a person suffering from the condition. Amongst all the symptoms, the most common is severe pain. The main cause for this is inflammation near the join area. Other causes can include strain of the muscles, wear and tear of the joint, joint diseases. Such individuals are easily tired. The disease is generally seen in elder people.

There various kinds of Arthritis. To name a few:

Rheumatoid arthritis – this is a disorder where the systematic inflammation takes place in the joints, specifically those which are responsible for movement. The articular cartilage gets destroyed.

Psoriatic arthritis – This kind develops in people who have skin disease called the psoriasis – which is chronic in nature. Almost as high as 32% of the people with this disease, develop the psoriatic arthritic.

Septic arthritis –   This kind develops from infections in the area where bones meet in sockets making movement possible. This is common in people who have artificial limb aids to support their body.

But the regular arthritis that appears with age is more common. Doctors online are available to help and guide patients and are easy to communicate with. They can provide one with relevant guidance.

Common Acne issues and online healthcare products

Acne

The Acne is one problem that adolescent youngsters face. It’s really not a medical concern, but something that pretty young girls won’t like to sport on their face. SO how do we deal with it?
There are many products available in the markets that help treat such lesions. The latest trend of effective medication is international online healthcare products. These can easily be ordered from internet shops and are delivered at your doorstep.
Why it is useful to buy treatment products on the web is that all details and contents are given on the websites. You can easily research and find out about the authenticity of products and ingredients. Online forums and chat groups have individuals who have experienced the medication and give feedback about the same. Such discussions can help you decide whether you want to use them or not.
Acne basically appears as spots, generally in the facial region. It is formed due to dust accumulation, pollution, unhealthy eating habits, and increased fats in the body and so on. Sometimes water or puss may accumulate in the lesion. They heal naturally as well but may take longer and might be painful at times. The best medications are herbal products which seldom leave side effects and marks on the face. One has plenty of options available and can make a choice from them.

cervical cancer surgery

Cervical cancer

 Cervical cancer treatment has many options like conization procedure, simple or radical hysterectomy or radical trachelectomy. Large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ) is also one of the alternatives. The surgeons should educate their patients about these surgery options and should spread awareness.
Simple or radical hysterectomy is the primary treatment and if there is a recurrence of cancerous tumor in the pelvis, the patient may need to undergo a more extreme process called the pelvic exenteration which involves the combination of removal of the bladder and rectum along with radical hysterectomy. In such cases, an artificial vagina may be created with the help of plastic surgery.
Another option is of radical trachelectomy keeps the fertility intact, unlike hysterectomy, and includes the removal of cervix, upper part of vagina and surrounding lymph nodes. The remaining vagina and uterus are then re-attached after the operation. This is a new development of relatively recent and complex process of 1995 and healthcare experts are needed to perform on potential candidates who meet the regulated criteria of lesion size and lymph node involvement. This form of procedure can be done on women with stage IA2 and stage 1B cancer and it poses a threat of miscarriage during future pregnancy. Though the experiences women have shared say that they have been able to carry a baby to term and delivered not through vaginal birth but through a caesarean section.
This procedure of cervical cancer surgery – hysterectomy – is considered to be a major surgery and requires considerable hospital stay. It uses wide abdominal incision but in some cases, experienced surgeons can use less invasive techniques for women with early cancer stages, with shorter recovery period.
There may be side-effects like encountering difficulty in emptying bowels or bladder or painful lower abdomen. It is very common to have urinary tract infections and other complications may include bladder dysfunction, cysts and fistulas.
One should be aware that menstruation ceases once the uterus is removed. Menopause symptoms begin when the ovaries are removed; surgical menopause has severe symptoms then natural menopause. Natural activities and intercourse can be resumed in 4-8 weeks and pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy should be discussed by the patient and doctor.

What is Breast wide excision and axillary sample?

Breast wide excision and axillary sample

Not many of us are aware about the real procedure and meaning of breast wide excision and axillary sample. If one has a small cancer or suspicious lump in the breast, the removal of the diseased part with a clear rim of the healthy breast and the removal of some glands from the axilla at the same time consists of the wide excision and axillary sample procedure. These glands are small cluster of cells connected to tiny draining pipes in the breast and axilla called lymphatics.
The glands get affected and get enlarged when the cancer cells or tumor is maligned and spreads through the body. These glands are removed, all of them from the armpit, which is known as axillary clearance. The breast tissues and the axilla glands are microscopically tested in the lab to determine if the lesion in the breast is cancer and whether it has spread to the axilla glands. The future course of treatment is decided upon these test results.
The operation procedure includes administering general anesthesia and then making an incision in the breast skin over the swelling. The problematic area with a rim of breast tissue or sometimes a piece of skin is taken out. The glands are often taken from the armpit through this incision, in case it is nearer or else second cut is made. This may result in slightly smaller breasts. The duration of operation can be around 45 minutes.  The fine plastic drainage tube in the wound is to drain any residual blood or other fluid and the skin is closed with stitches or steri-strips.
One should be very careful after the operation and should report in case of any abnormalities.

Curing Back Pain

Curing Back Pain

Back pain is the most common complain of people of all ages due to today’s lifestyle. Working on computers, inactive lifestyle and obesity add up to stiffness of joints which results in the very common back pain.
Back pain can affect any of the 26 bones connected by muscles, ligaments and discs that make the spine. Back pain can be categorized into Postural syndrome, Derangement syndrome and Dysfunction syndrome. When the postures are not maintained correctly and the soft tissues of the spinal column get stressed due to that, it is called postural syndrome. When there is a slipped disc, the other tissues are tremendously pressurized and this is called derangement syndrome. The shortening of muscles, joints, ligaments and other tissues resulting in limited movement and sporadic back pain is called dysfunction syndrome.
Pain killers and gels are the common weapons against back pain but researchers say that weekly massage help people who suffer from chronic back pain. Massage therapy results in substantial improvement in the condition of back pain victims, but the positive effect tends to disappear in a year, which only shows that the therapy should be continued. There are many kinds of massage like relaxation or structural massage also known as Swedish massage. But it is said that lifestyle changes are often the best treatment. Many believe that for truly chronic pain problems, exercise programs are actually one of the mainstay treatments that will help people function better on a daily basis.
One should first try out the home remedies and give the body sufficient rest rather than swallowing pills.

Yellow Fever – Causes and symptoms

Yellow Fever

Yellow fever has nothing to do with jaundice and the color yellow. It is a viral infection transmitted by mosquito bites. The elderly are more prone to severe infection and the symptoms develop almost after 3-6 days. It is most commonly found in South America and in sub-Saharan Africa.
Yellow fever is like any other fever but it can be divided into 3 stages. The first stage is full of symptoms like muscle and joint aches, flushing, headache, fever, vomiting, loss of appetite and jaundice. The symptoms remain briefly and go away on their own after a while. The second stage is the period of remission where some may get healed after the symptoms go, and some may progress to the third and most dangerous stage of intoxication within 24 hours. The final stage is intoxication wherein multi-organ dysfunction occurs. People in this stage may encounter liver, heart or kidney failure, hemorrhage, bleeding disorders and brain dysfunction including seizures, delirium, shock, coma and death.
The symptoms may include heart dysfunction, arrhythmias, fever, headache, jaundice, bleeding which may result in hemorrhage, coma, delirium, decreased urination, muscle aches (myalgia), face, tongue, red eyes, seizures, vomiting blood etc.
The signs and tests for yellow fever may be advanced like renal failure, liver failure and shock. The doctor should be reported about all the areas where the fever is seemed to advance. The diagnosis for yellow fever can be confirmed by blood tests.
Though yellow fever has no specific treatment, the symptoms can be reduced. Fluids can be taken intravenously, blood products can be taken from severe bleeding and dialysis for kidney failure.

Bariatric surgery – for weight loss

weight loss

Weight loss surgeries have now become very common with obesity being the burning health issue of the nation and people also craving for perfect bodies. Severe obesity is the national disease of USA and mere diet control and exercises are not enough to control or cure it. So the surgery for weight-loss which removes the excess fat is called bariatric surgery, the medical name for weight loss surgery. It is one of the options, helpful to those who cannot loose weight by traditional means and suffer from obesity-related health issues.
The medical news by researchers suggests that a rigorous exercise routine after the surgery can help the patients to maintain the weight loss and avoid regaining weight. Bariatric surgery, which is typically reserved for people who are more than 100 pounds overweight, is commonly viewed as safe and effective. About 220,000 people had the procedure in 2009 alone, according to the American Society for Metabolic Surgery.
There are also alternative weight loss surgery types like different surgical procedures – laparoscopy, gastric bypass or lifts.  Laparoscopy procedure involves making tiny incisions while gastric bypass involves bigger wounds. It has become increasingly popular in US and can cost above $15000. The procedure includes removal of sheaves of loose skin combined with thigh lift, face lift, stomach, lower bosy or even whole body lift.
The bariatric surgery helps in weight loss and reduces type-2 diabetes by restricting food intake and interrupting digestive process for the prevention of absorption of specific calories and nutrients. It may also affect the mortality rate in obese patients. This surgery can give the best results if post operative care is taken religiously.

Vitamins – Vital for Good Health

vitamins

The human body needs proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals and vitamins and other nutrients for a healthy existence. Among these, vitamins are significant as its deficiency results in many diseases. They are natural substances, found in plants and animals and the name is derived from “vital amines” as it was earlier supposed that all substances were amines. Vitamins support many important functions of the body and it can be basically divided into – water soluble and fat soluble vitamins.
The importance of vitamins is that it helps in regulating energy-producing processes and vitamins cannot be synthesized by the body and must be obtained from diet except of vitamin D and K. There are 13 different types of vitamins and each one has a special role to play in the body, like helping to regulate the processes such as cell growth and repair, reproduction and digestion; Vitamin B-6, Niacin, Natural Vitamin E and Zinc support sexual function in men.
Normal growth and development of a multi-cellular organism requires sufficient vitamins. Pregnant women should take care that a developing fetus requires the presence of several vitamins at certain times and if there is a deficiency, the child may also develop the deficiency disease. These deficiencies of vitamins can be classified as primary or secondary – Primary deficiency occurring due to lack of such food while absorption or use of vitamins.

Many diseases also have vitamins’ role in them; like the disease of mal-absorption can cause the vitamin deficiency and excess of vitamins may be used as drugs like niacin for hypercholesterolemia, while the deficiency and excess can cause disease in and of themselves e.g., vitamin A intoxication and liver disease. One should always have a healthy and wholesome diet for a healthy body.

Breast Augmentation Facts

Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation is becoming very common these days. Women today cannot do without perfect bodies and perfect assets and hence they go for breast enhancement or augmentation with implants. There has been much controversy regarding the silicon implants in the past, but the technology now promises to make it safe.
Before taking a highly important body-altering decision, one should keep in mind all the pros and cons of the change and the factors affecting it. One should consider that not everyone looks the same with such treatments and hence it should not be done to imitate somebody as this is a highly individualized decision.
There have been many reports where the silicon implants have broken inside or undesirable materials penetrate the tissues or breasts get hard with sun exposure, which is very dangerous. There are other options which should also be considered.

A patient undergoing Otoscopy

bone density scans

If you are a patient undergoing Otoscopy don’t be worried. Unlike other medical procedures this is a relatively easy process that is carried out to inspect your ear.

When you feel pain in your ear or feel slight imbalance while walking, moving or performing any activity; your physician may recommend that you visit the Otoscopist or may give you an appointment for an otoscopic procedure.

You will be asked to sit on a stool or chair and tilt your head slightly. Your ear lobe will be pulled slightly so that the examiner can peer inside and see the ear drum. This is just initial, external, examination of the ear. Following this, the examiner will insert the otoscope into your ear so that he can view the internal parts of the tympanum clearly and check for any problems. The otoscope is a device use by the healthcare practitioner to inspect the ear. This device may have a small space or opening for air to pass. The doctor may blow into the device and see how the patient’s ear drums are receiving it. The ear canal is about 2 cm long in adults and plays an important role in helping the individual to listen clearly and respond to instructions.

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