Health is the thing???

Health is the thing. And no matter how many ways you can measure and quantify symptoms and disease, the only way to be healthy is to add to your health.


So what adds health into your life? I have boiled it down to 7 simple things.

1. Listening to your inner knowing - that gut feeling, instinctual response type knowing everyone has - listen to it
2. Rest - and not just sleeping, actually resting, which can be sleep.
3. Breathing Fresh Air - breathe in fresh air deep and fully every day
4. Food and Water - everyone is different, make sure whatever you choose to eat or drink is fresh and pure. No one diet is right for every one.
5. Sunlight - get healthy amounts of it
6. Activity - both physical and mental activity. The best form of activity is the one you will actually do. And it doesn't have to be the same thing every day.
7. Consciousness - being conscious or aware as you are doing all of the above and living your life

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

In  medical terms, a sign is any visible indication of disease – bleeding, a rash or swelling, for example.  A symptom is something you can feel, such as pain, fever or nausea and it may or may not be accompanied by a physical change. Below are common signs and symptoms and their possible causes.

PART 2

COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS AND THE POSSIBLE CAUSES

Fatigue

~ Anemia, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, flu or other infectious disorder, heart disease, hepatitis, mononucleosis, premenstrual syndrome, respiratory disorders

Fever

~ Abscess, AIDS, appendicitis, cancer, infection (bacterial or viral), medication side effects, rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune diseases

Fainting

~ Anxiety, blood loss, cardiac arrhythmias, heart attack or other heart condition, hyperventilation, hypoglycaemia, stroke

Gait changes

~ Arthritis, a back disorder, multiple sclerosis or other neuromuscular disorder, Parkinson’s disease, stroke

Hallucinations

~ Alcoholism, drug reaction, fever, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder

Hirsutism

~ Cancer, Cushing’s syndrome, drug side effects, hormonal imbalances, polycystic ovaries or other ovarian disorder

Hoarseness

~ Anxiety, asthma, bronchitis, cancer, common cold, croup, polyps, smoking, thyroid deficiency

Impotence

~ Alcoholism, depression, diabetes, drug reaction, multiple sclerosis, hormonal abnormalities, a nerve disorder, surgery for prostate tumors or disease, a thyroid disorder

Imsomnia

~ Alcohol and caffeine use, anxiety or depression, drug side effects, a thyroid disorder

Intestinal gas

~ Colic, colon cancer or other bowel disorder, diet indigestion, a malabsorption syndrome

Itching

~ Allergies, chickenpox or other rash, dry skin, eczema, fungal or other infection, liver disease, stress, vaginitis

Jaundice

~ Anemia, blocked bile duct, cirrhosis, hepatitis or other liver disorder, gallbladder disease, a pancreatic disorder, infant prematurity

Loss of appetite

~ AIDS, anemia, cancer, depression, a digestive disorder, drug reaction, an eating disorder, infection, loss of taste

Mood changes

~ Alcohol or drug abuse, depression or other psychological disorder, drug reaction, a hormonal disorder, menopause, premenstrual syndrome, psychological stress

Nausea and vomiting

~ Alcohol abuse, appendicitis, brain injury, drug reaction, ear infection, gallbladder disease, food poisoning, gastritis, glaucoma, heart attack, hepatitis, indigestion, infection, intestinal obstruction, Meniere’s disease, morning sickness, motion sickness, ulcers, vertigo

PART 3 will be posted soon.

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

In  medical terms, a sign is any visible indication of disease – bleeding, a rash or swelling, for example.  A symptom is something you can feel, such as pain, fever or nausea and it may or may not be accompanied by a physical change. Below are common signs and symptoms and their possible causes.

PART 1

COMMON SIGNS & SYMPTOMS AND THE POSSIBLE CAUSES

Anxiety                                                 

~ Alcoholism, panic attack, premenstrual syndrome, stress, a thyroid disorder

Belching                                                

~ Gallbladder disease, indigestion, a malabsorption syndrome

Bleeding and bruises                                          

Gums                                                     

~ Periodontal disease, leukemia, vitamin deficiency

Eye                                                         

~ Diabetes, high blood pressure, injury

Nose                                                      

~ A clotting disorder, high blood pressure, injury, nasal polyps or tumors

Rectal                                                    

~ Anal fissure, colon cancer or polyps, diverticulitis or other intestinal disorder, haemorrhoids, ulsers

Skin                                                        

~ Allergic reaction, anemia, a blood or clotting disorder, cushing’s syndrome, drug reaction, hemophilia, injury, leukemia

Sputum                                                 

~ Bronchitis, lung cancer, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, throat infection, tuberculosis

Urine                                                     

~ Bladder infection, urinary tract cancer, kidney stone, prostate disorder

Vagina                                                   

~ Abortion or miscarriage, cancer, a hormonal disorder, infection, menstrual abnormalities, injury, polyps

Vomit                                                     

~ Cirrhosis of the liver, esophageal tear, ulcers

Breathlessness                                    

~ Anemia, anxiety, asthma, heart disease, hyperventilation, a lung disorder

Confusion                                             

~ Addiction, alcoholism, alzheimer’s diease or other dementia, drug reaction, head injury, stroke

Constipation                                        

~ Appendicitis, colon cancer or other bowel disorder, diabetes, diet, drug side effects, inactivity, pregnancy, a thyroid disorder

Coughing                                              

~ Asthma, bronchitis, common cold, croup, cystic fibrosis, flu, pneumonia

Cyanosis (bluish skin)                         

~ A circulatory disorder, congenital heart defect, cystic fibrosis, heart failure, respiratory failure, Raynaud’s disease

Delirium                                                               

~ Alcohol or drug abuse, brain tumor or abscess, encephalitis, head injury, heatstroke, meningitis, mountain sickness, poisoning, psychosis, Reye’s syndrome

Diarrhea                                               

~ AIDS, allegies, celiac disease, food poisoning, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome or other colon disorder, infection, malabsorption syndrome, traveler’s diarrhea

Dizziness                                               

~ Alcohol or drug abuse, anemia, a brain disorder, cardiac arrhythmia, drug reaction, ear infection, Meniere’s disease, stroke or mini-stroke, tumor

PART 2 will be posted soon.. 

KIDNEY CANCER

potentially curative treatment of renal cell carcinoma

KIDNEY CANCER.

The presence of kidney cancer is rarely discovered. When you have reached a serious stage that was in stage four then it is successful in effect. This situation may be due to kidney cancer are not 'stand out' as breast cancer is often a crowd to cause any individual who is not so ignore the disease.

Consultant Clinical Oncologist Wijaya International Medical Centre, Datuk Dr Mohd Ibrahim A Wahid said, although the cancer does not appear grander in the eyes of the public, but it still needs to take note. Serious stages of kidney cancer known as renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

EARLY SIGNS OF EXPERIENCE RCC
* Urinary bleeding (hematuria)
* Pain in the ribs
* Back pain
* There is a lump on the rib cage and abdomen
* Loss of appetite
* Weight loss
* Fever
* Excessive fatigue
* Increased blood pressure

However, in Malaysia is still low rate of people with RCC. 85 percent of reported cases are mostly found in men aged 60 to 70 years.

An estimated 100,000 patients died of RCC diagnosed worldwide each year. Surgery is the most common treatment. Typically, the surgeon will remove the entire kidney along with the adrenal gland and kidney tissue in sekeling. It aims to prevent the cancer returned to attack but he can not guarantee the effectiveness of the process because 33 percent of patients will suffer from the cancer returned.

Surgery is only performed on stage kidney cancer patients one to three only. For the suffering RCC, it needed another form of treatment because the cancer cells have spread to other organs. What is needed is a way to curb the spread of cancer cells and slow the growth of cancer cells from spreading.

The Chinese community is suffering more. Is not clear exactly causes it happened. Those who have unhealthy lifestyles, obesity, high blood pressure and smoking are the most vulnerable groups for RCC.

But now there is a new form of treatment for patients with RCC using a Torisel (temsirolimus), but it has side effects such as rashes, fatigue, sore mouth, nausea, swelling of body, poor appetite, increased pressure of sugar and high cholesterol.

FACTS ABOUT KIDNEY CANCER

* Kidney (renal) are two organs which have a reddish brown beans are located above the waist, one on each side of the spine.

* The main function of the kidneys is to filter blood and produce urine to cleanse the body of wastes.

* Cancer cells that are abnormally produced in the body of a person and a group of cancerous cells called tumors. If not treated it can grow and spread to other parts of the body.

* Until 2005, the selection of treatment for RCC is very limited and only involves surgery for early stage cancer of one to three.

* An estimated two percent to three percent of reported cancer involving the RCC.

* Women who received radiation therapy for uterine examination may have a slightly increased risk of kidney cancer.

* Patients who are undergoing kidney dialysis and those with a family history of RCC in a higher risk of suffering from RCC.

* Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) disease, the individual who has inherited a much higher risk of RCC, and tumors in other organs.

* The use of Torisel (Temsirolimus) is a treatment once a week to enable a drug used to enter the bloodstream directly.

renal-cell-carcinoma  known as renal cell cancer

 Papillary Renal (kidney) Carcinoma (cancer)

BREAST CANCER

 

 

 

 

Breast cancer (malignant breast neoplasm) is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas.

Prognosis and survival rate varies greatly depending on cancer type and staging. Computerized models are available to predict survival. With best treatment and dependent on staging, 10-year disease-free survival varies from 98% to 10%. Treatment includes surgery, drugs (hormonal therapy and chemotherapy), and radiation.

Worldwide, breast cancer comprises 10.4% of all cancer incidence among women, making it the most common type of non-skin cancer in women and the fifth most common cause of cancer death. In 2004, breast cancer caused 519,000 deaths worldwide (7% of cancer deaths; almost 1% of all deaths). Breast cancer is about 100 times more common in women than in men, although males tend to have poorer outcomes due to delays in diagnosis.

Some breast cancers are sensitive to hormones such as estrogen and/or progesterone which makes it possible to treat them by blocking the effects of these hormones in the target tissues. These have better prognosis and require less aggressive treatment than hormone negative cancers.

Breast cancers without hormone receptors, or which have spread to the lymph nodes in the armpits, or which express certain genetic characteristics, are higher-risk, and are treated more aggressively. One standard regimen, popular in the U.S., is cyclophosphamide plus doxorubicin (Adriamycin), known as CA; these drugs damage DNA in the cancer, but also in fast-growing normal cells where they cause serious side effects. Sometimes a taxane drug, such as docetaxel, is added, and the regime is then known as CAT; taxane attacks the microtubules in cancer cells. An equivalent treatment, popular in Europe, is cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil (CMF). Monoclonal antibodies, such as trastuzumab (Herceptin), are used for cancer cells that have HER2/neu overexpressed. Radiation is usually added to the surgical bed to control cancer cells that were missed by the surgery, which usually extends survival, although radiation exposure to the heart may cause damage and heart failure in the following years.

For more information you can check at the follow url http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_cancer

Fungal Skin Infections

Fungal skin infections can be unpleasant, but with the right treatment they usually clear up fairly easily. Sadly, some of us are prone to get them again and again, without really knowing why.

Doctors say that some people are just more likely to get fungal skin infections, like some people are more likely to pick up a nasty cold, or be susceptible to allergies. In fact, the tendency for adults to get recurring fungal skin infections on the feet and toenails is actually genetically programmed. That's because the skin cannot get rid of it easily because it doesn't recognise the invading fungus as something foreign.

The good news is that there are things you can do to prevent a recurrence of fungal skin infections, and help keep those incidents at bay. While there is no guarantee that you'll never get a fungal skin infection again, you can reduce the likelihood of this happening by taking the right precautions...

Types of Fungal Skin Infections:

Affecting the skin, hair and nails, fungal skin infections will result in scaly patches of skin or flaky, yellowed nails. They are caused by fungi that are attracted to moist warm environments, and often are confused with other skin conditions such as eczema and dermatitis.

There are several types of fungal skin conditions, know medically as "tinea". Some types of tineas run in families. Here are the most common types:

• Tinea Paedia (athlete's foot): Affecting only humans, this infection rarely is seen amongst children. It occurs as the foot is a warm, often sweaty area in which fungus love to thrive. Wearing sweaty socks and plastic shoes that do not allow your feet to breathe will contribute to this condition.
• Tinea Unguiuim (nail fungus): Hard to get rid of, this usually affects the toenails and is common amongst people who also have athlete's foot. The nail eventually will turn yellow and break off. Rarely are fingernails affected.
• Tinea Cruis (jock itch): More common in men than women, this gets its name from athletes who often have sweaty groin areas, where fungi are likely to congregate. More common among men who also have athlete's foot, it produces a red border in the groin area that is itchy and unpleasant.
• Tinea Corporis (ringworm): Not really a worm at all, this infection can be anywhere on the skin, forming a ring. It can be spread through human-to-human contact and you can also catch it from an infected dog or cat.
• Tinea Capitis (scalp ringworm): This can result in patches of hair loss which will eventually grow back, although with a kerion, or inflammatory scalp tinea, you may need special medications to prevent permanent hair loss.

Preventing Recurrence of Infections

As mentioned, fungi thrive in hot, moist environments, which is another reason they spread so quickly and easily from one person to another. Sharing combs, towels and flip flops is one way to spread a fungal infection.

Luckily, there are ways to get rid of fungal skin infections fairly easily, usually by using a special anti-fungal shampoo or cream, or taking a medication designed to eradicate the problem.

You can help stop the little critters from coming back by:

• Having proper foot hygiene, including washing your feet daily and making sure they are completely dry before putting on footwear of any kind.
• Wearing only breathable shoes (not plastic) and 100 per cent cotton socks.
• Wearing flip flops (or the equivalent) in public places such as locker rooms and public showers, where the environment is moist and humid.
• Wearing only loose-fitting cotton underpants if you are prone to jock itch or yeast infections of any kind.
• Not lounging around in wet swimming costumes.
• Washing all bed linen regularly to get rid of any fungal spores, and washing all linen and any clothes that have touched the head in a hot wash if anyone in your family has scalp ringworm.

Fungal skin infections are not the end of the world but they can make life miserable for a time. Know what they are and take steps to prevent those little fungi from flourishing.

For more info, please visit http://www.skinhelp.co.uk/hard-skin.html