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Metabolic Syndrome

Friday, February 26th, 2010

metabolic syndromeMetabolic syndrome is a disease which is made up of four components together and is often described as the deadly quartet. The combination of high blood pressure, disturbances to lipid metabolism, obesity and diabetes is known as metabolic syndrome and represents a high risk to the health of the individual dar.

The combination increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, patients require an enormous and dense, medical control in order to get the metabolic syndrome under control. Be diagnosed, even if only three of the four components, is already talk of a metabolic syndrome, wherein the diabetes is the biggest risk of the four individual diseases.
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Emaciation

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

emaciationEmaciation is also known as a disease of metabolism, a reduction in body weight (to below 80% of normal weight), especially by loss of subcutaneous fat, has resulted. When the cause of unexplained weight loss should necessarily a doctor.

Possible causes of wasting, known in technical circles inanition, are, for example, a deficiency or malnutrition, and long-lasting fasting. Even appetite disturbances and disruptions in the food conversion or Nahrungsresorption may be causes of emaciation. Another cause may be an increased nutrient requirements for serious diseases. Serious diseases that can lead to weight loss, for example, diabetes and tuberculosis. Particularly for those who stuck in puberty, can psychological problems be the cause of the emaciation.
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Hypotension

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

hypotensionHypotension – (too) low blood pressure

The medical term for low blood pressure is hypotension. The hypotension causes symptoms. In contrast to high blood pressure but does not damage the blood vessels. From a low blood pressure is called for women, if the value is below 100/60 mmHg in men, and if it is below 110/70 mmHg. Affected are mostly slender people, particularly young girls and women.

The symptoms are caused by the fact that the brain through the low pressure too little blood. These are among the complaints by visual disturbances, headache, dizziness to fainting. The body defends itself against the low blood pressure with increased heart rate. Other symptoms include cold hands and feet, lassitude, fatigue, tinnitus and insomnia.
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Vulvar cancer

Friday, February 19th, 2010

vulvar cancerVulvar cancer, or a vulvar carcinoma is one of the more rare cancers and occurs primarily in women of advanced age. Most of the actual cancer of the vulva is preceded by a contraction, which are interconnected with severely itchy skin changes. Should no improvement occur despite treatment of these lesions and change the eczematous skin, usually located in vulva cancer.

Vulvar cancer is a diagnosis like that helps as a therapy is usually only the complete removal of the vulva. About 60 percent of patients survive the period of five years without further findings and shall continue as cured.
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Preventing cancer

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

preventing cancerHow can I prevent sense not to fall ill with cancer?

Risk patients: If the family has several cases of cancer have occurred, heard the rest of the family members at risk patients. You become ill with a higher likelihood of cancer than others. Because the cancer is hereditary tendency. Importance of regular screening. Especially in breast cancer has proven to have a look and for young women early on, when her mother and grandmother suffer from this cancer. The easiest is an incipient cancer using a blood test to detect. Because the cancer indicators are significantly increased.

General prevention: A healthy lifestyle and a positive attitude to life to strengthen the immune system and the soul.
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Back training

Monday, February 15th, 2010

back trainingA stronger back muscles is not only the basis for an effective strength training. Many exercises can be performed correctly only when the back muscles is also well trained. Furthermore, a regular back exercises is necessary to avoid wear and tear and back pain.

Especially in the profession, there are often strong pressures of the back. Office jobs are a particularly big challenge for the back dar. tension and pain are often the result of the long sitting.
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Lactose tolerance test

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

lactose tolerance testThe lactose tolerance test exists to determine a possible lactose intolerance. This arises from the fact that the organism of a specific enzyme, lactase, which is required for the cleavage of lactose into glucose and galactose, is missing. Then it can come as an immediate symptoms after consuming milk-products cause nausea, bloating and diarrhea. Since lactose but appears not only in milk-products, but now present in many foods, these symptoms will occur very frequently even without a direct reference to milk.

The lactose tolerance test will help in clarifying the symptoms of lactose intolerance as an expression of a general, and also answered the question about the severity of the incompatibility. Is it enough to consciously refrain from certain foods or supplements must also be taken to reduce the lactose?

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Aging

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

AgingSlowing connective tissue, wrinkles, and the search for cosmetic help

The sad truth: the skin of each human aging. However, the aging process is not the same for everyone. Some people have with the mid-60s is still a tense and radiant skin, while others appear old and faded.

The aging of the skin can be seen on various factors. Particularly obvious is the weakening of the connective tissue that lines and wrinkles and an irregular skin relief. All these features are due to the fact that various functions of the skin no longer work properly. This reduces the age of sebum and sweat production, the skin becomes drier.
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Toothache

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

toothacheToothache always occur when the tooth nerve is stimulated. Normally, this is well protected inside the tooth, surrounded by tooth enamel or gums. Right at the root of the tooth, he is surrounded by tissue and bone, and only when these coatings were damaged by anything that can lead to tooth pain. The most common causes of periodontal disease and caries.
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Phantom Pain

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Phantom painUnder a phantom pain refers to a nerve pain in a body part that is no longer available. Usually this pain appears in the amputation of arms or legs, and occurs most frequently when the body part in question already existed before chronic pain or have vascular disease.
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