Posts Tagged ‘Disease’

Advantages of Cholesterol Check

January 2nd, 2012

good%20bad%20cholesterol Advantages of Cholesterol CheckBy searching in the cholesterol test results, you’ll be motivated to modify your behavior in eating food. You feel a bit afraid to manage because you have been in someone who’re in danger to suffer cardiovascular disease. This factor will work for your time and efforts to alter life styles. The perfect degree of cholesterol within the bloodstream is below 200 mg / dL.

For those who have a household who’re experienced cardiac arrest then it’s also wise to reduced levels of cholesterol target. If it’s necessary, you need to have the ability to achieve levels below 100 mg / dL.

Meanwhile, High-density lipoprotein cholesterol level must keep between 40 to 60 mg / dL. For individuals who’ve aged over 20, it’s time to check levels of cholesterol regularly once every five years. Except much more your loved ones have past cardiac arrest then examination period could be simplified.

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Cervical Cancer

August 20th, 2011

hpv cervix Cervical CancerCervical cancer is cancer of the cervix, which is the area between the womb (uterus) and vagina. The cause of this disease is Uman papilloma virus (HPV) oncogenic, which attacks the cervix, caused by viruses other than HPV, abnormal cells on the cervix can also grow due to radiation exposure or contamination of chemicals that occur in the long term.

WHO says that cervical cancer is a disease which ranks first among the types of cancer that causes death for women.

In the early stages, this disease does not cause symptoms are easily observed. That’s why, you who are already sexually active are highly recommended to perform a pap smear test every two years. Physical symptoms of the disease are generally only felt by people with advanced cancer.

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Know the Scar Tissue

May 24th, 2011

scar tissue1 Know the Scar TissueThe skin is a symbol of beauty. Any injury, whether burns, iris, surgical operations and so forth will cause scars that are very damaging your skin. As with any piece of fine silk cloth, if there is the slightest scratch will ruin the beauty and lower the resale value.

Throughout life, we will not be able to avoid any cuts or scrapes on our skin because the skin is a protection function of the body. Scars or scar tissue will not be a problem if small and hidden location. But not everyone is so lucky, sometimes came at the hands of scar tissue or even in the face of a highly destructive appearance.

Frankly, scar tissue is very difficult to remove completely but there are several ways to disguise or downplay its size. The occurrence of scar tissue, scar tissue is part of the wound healing process. Many factors influence the occurrence of this scarring, from the depth, extent and location of the wound.

Age, heredity and gender also affect how the skin reactions in the face of injury. Kind of scar tissue, here are some common types of scarring that occurs Keloid, Keloid occurs due to the formation of scar tissue is too aggressive during wound healing process. Scar tissue formed larger than the wound. Keloid formation is too wide will cause a wide range of complaints, ranging from itching, pain and limb movement disorder. The usual methods of treatment include surgical operations or injections with steroids. In a small and thin keloids can be treated with ointment.