Diabetic Foot Care Is Vital for Diabetic Patients

Foot care diabetic is always a concern for people with diabetes ailment that affects millions.

We have two types of diabetic type 1 and type 2.

Diabetic type 1 is when the pancreas doesn’t produce any insulin at all.

It is the most dangerous type of diabetic which the cause remains unknown.

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Lupus The Autoimmune Disease

When your own body immune system attacks your body tissues called Lupus.

The work of the body’s immune system is to protect it from diseases and viruses. But in one extreme case, for some unknown reason, the immune system starts attacking healthy tissues with the kidneys, blood, heart, lungs, joints, nervous system, and skin being targeted.

Lupus chronic autoimmune disease that causes the healthy tissues to become inflamed and painful. Continue reading “Lupus The Autoimmune Disease”

Symptoms How to Recognize a Stroke When It Happens

In the UK it is known that some one has a stroke every five minutes so it’s better to be able to Recognize a Stroke when it happens.

A stroke is more common for people over the age of sixty five but it can happen at any time.

A stroke is the third most common cause of death after heart disease and cancer and the leading cause of disabilities in the UK.

A stroke happens when the normal blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. If your brain cells do not get a constant supply of oxygen from the blood the cells in the affected area become damaged or they die.

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Symptoms of Asthma and How It Can Be Treated

Asthma is a common disease in children and adults in most countries around the world. This illness cannot be cured but it can be managed well enough for you to live an active, normal life. You need to avoid things that are irritants and act as a trigger to your asthma.

You or your child may have asthma and it is important to recognize the signs of it in order to treat it properly.

Asthma’s symptoms can be;

  • Coughing
  • Wheezing
  • and shortness of breath

The lungs air passages narrow and there can be a tight feeling in the chest; inflammation of bronchial tubes is common as they become sensitive to irritants; too much mucus in the airways; breathlessness with increased activity or exercise; allergies occurring often is also a symptom. Continue reading “Symptoms of Asthma and How It Can Be Treated”

The Mystery of Alzheimer’s Disease

The myth that Alzheimer’s disease is a result of old age and is akin to senility must be laid to rest. It is a degenerative disease of the brain for which researchers are seeking a cure.

It relentlessly affects the intellectual processes, memory, and mental abilities in the elderly.

The victim’s personality may undergo a change and depression also accompanies it. The changes it effects cannot be reversed and it is fatal in most cases.

It slowly progresses over a period of five to 10 years though the rate of progression and its symptoms may vary from patient to patient. Continue reading “The Mystery of Alzheimer’s Disease”

Inflammatory Bowel Disease, a Serious Problem for Younger Individuals

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (or IBD) affects one million Americans and as many as 100,000 youth under the age of 18. In fact, most people affected by the disease tend to be between 15 and 35 years old. Cases have even been found in infants under 18 months.

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Causes and Relieving Painful Headaches

Every one has suffered a headache at some time during their life and it’s better to find out what are the causes and relieves of headaches.

Many headaches can be the result of;

  • Stress
  • Eye strain
  • Migraine
  • Sinusitis
  • Flue
  • Digestive issues
  • Blood Pressure
  • Infections
  • Trauma
  • Hangover
  • Allergy
  • or they can be caused by more serious problems.

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Earache Explained

Otalgia or earache is a persistent kind of pain in the ear that is caused by an infection in the outer or middle ear.

Pain can also arise as a result of infection in the area surrounding the ear such as dental problems or jaw infections, the throat or spinal area.

This is called referred pain.

So ear pain can be caused by any number of things so symptoms must be referred promptly to an ear specialist for a medical opinion.

Ear pain can be caused by pressure and fluid building up behind the ear drum in the middle ear.

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What Do You Know about Hemophilia?

Hemophilia is a rare blood disorder in which the blood will not clot. It is caused by a defective gene and is of two types, A and B.

Because of this gene the body is not able to produce the blood protein or the clotting mechanism.

So bleeding will be excessive and may happen spontaneously or because of an injury.

Sometimes only a major trauma may cause the bleeding but if it’s a severe case of hemophilia then bleeding will occur without any cause at any part of the body. Continue reading “What Do You Know about Hemophilia?”