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Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Kulugo or Wart

The wart is a small outgrowth of skin or a small lesion that can be induced by microtrauma, and can appear on almost all parts of the body. It can be found on the hand, the elbow, the knee, the face, the foot and on the genitals.

Warts are skin tumors benign (not cancerous). They derive the skin infection by a virus, the human papillomavirus (HPV) that there are fifty different types, some with more readily some warts. It seems generally accepted that the warts of the hands, elbows and knees may come from strain injury.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Cause and Effect of Using Drugs

Drug- this one of the biggest problems we all face, especially the youth. It is a disease in our community. It is a disease in our community. An aggressive cancer that slowly poisons in our country. During so many young people use it and the more it wants to use.
Most factors the motivation of friends, to escape problems, curiosity, join the modern generation and worldly life, and so on. It does no good because, ruining your life. Red eyes, dry lips, poor hygiene, hot tempered, constantly dumbfounded and silent. This is considered some of the signs that a person is addicted to drugs. Whether rich or poor is still the same impact on the life of a drug addict.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Alipunga or Athlete's Foot

Athlete's foot (alipunga) is a common skin disease that affects the skin under the feet and between the toes. In fact, it's kind of contagious fungal infection that can be spread from contaminated floors, towel and clothes. These infections affect not only the athletes but also the common man. Often develop athlete's foot when the foot sweaty inside the shoes.

Symptoms usually flaking or scaling of the skin, itching or irritation in the affected area of the skin,ulcerated legs and sometimes reddish sore, and smelly feet or socks for people with athlete's foot. It was treated antifungal drugs but it can back. What Treatment or Medication For Athlete's foot?

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Dengue Fever

Knowledge about dengue fever

The dengue fever is a condition caused by Dengue virus, which in turn caused by some kind of mosquito Aedes aegypti as. The main symptoms of dengue are high fever, headache, joint pain, and 'rashes' that looks seen in measles.
The severe form of dengue fever in health, dengue hemorrhagic fever is, causing bleeding in various parts of the body - it is feared complication of dengue because if not treated immediately, it is fatal. Currently, no drugs that fights the virus may carry dengue. Instead, ensure that the patient has enough water in the body and have enough 'platelet' to reverse the bleeding.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Buni-Ringworm

 What is ringworm(buni)?
The ringworm is a skin disease as Tinea versicolor(an-an) is caused by a fungal infection. It can be found in different parts of the body from head to foot.  On foot, it may call special - Athlete's foot. In medical terminology, ringworm in general is called Dermatophytosis. The ringworm is common in the elderly.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Best Foods for Pregnancy

How do you know what are the best foods for your pregnancy? Is it important to eat fish, or it will be dangerous because they contain mercury? Need to eat meat, or has too much fat? And eggs, will they have too much cholesterol? With so much conflicting information is easy to give up eating healthy and would eventually eat chocolate ice cream you find larger.
But read on and see that there are many ways to be sure to include in your diet all the nutrients you and your baby you need . Our nutrition experts have chosen some of the most powerful foods to help you have a healthy pregnancy. Include in your meals the ones you like to strengthen your power.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Foods You Should Avoid During Pregnancy

Once you are completely sure that you are pregnant, it is extremely important that you start avoiding certain foods routinely consumed before pregnancy. This is because many foods may contain certain bacteria harmful to your health and your baby, or may be contaminated by the environment, and also could adversely affect your pregnancy.
The listeria, salmonella, E. Methylmercury-Coli and highly toxic element, are just some of these elements extremely dangerous. Be sure to place on your refrigerator door a copy of the list of foods you should avoid while you are pregnant, and use it as a memory aid!. Finally, elaborate meals regardless standards of safety and health could also be exposed to harmful substances and dangerous.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Fluoride

Fluorides are the salts of hydrofluoric acid (HF), which is also known as a hydrofluoric acid. They included in their ionic lattice lattice units as negative ( anions ) fluoride ions (F -). Next be covalent, non-ionic compounds of non-metals , and organic fluorine compounds such as fluorocarbons or carboxylic acid derivatives as outdated denotes fluorides.
Fluorides come in the form of many minerals found in nature. Complex fluorides contain another element within a complex anion, such as boron, aluminum or silicon, and then form eg hexafluorosilicates or tetrafluoroborates.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Aspartame-Synthetic Sweetener

Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener. The sweetener is derived from the two α- amino acids, L - aspartic acid - and L phenylalanine from which each a dipeptide are linked. Aspartame is the methyl ester of the dipeptide L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine.
Since its first authorization for placing on the market in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1974, aspartame has been the subject of controversy over its possible adverse effects on health. The public health agencies (including the FDA and EFSA ) confirmed its safety in use rates allowed to humans.