The headache caused because of the contraction of the muscles of the neck is called tension headache. More than 70% of headaches are of these kind. One can identify the painful areas on the muscles of our neck by running our fingers on any one side of the neck. (more…)
Headache, the most common of all symptoms afflicting the human race. There are wide variety of causes which causes headaches. Most common of them are high blood pressure, psychological tensions, head injuries, etc. However most headaches come today and go tomorrow and are not related to any organic changes in brain.
You may find it strange but the brain itself is not sensitive to any pain. (more…)
1. CHOLESTROL-
If the concentration of cholesterol in blood exceeds the normal level then it may lead to increase deposition of fat leading to heart diseases and paralysis. One can easily know his cholesterol level by undergoing blood test. We can know the low density lipoprotein level (LDL) and high density lipoprotein level (HDL) by test. If LDL concentration is more then fat may get deposit and increases the risk of heart attack. So LDL is called “Bad cholesterol”. HDL wont allows fat to get deposited in the blood vessels so it is called “Good Cholesterol”. More of HDL and low amount of LDL is preferred for health. So women who crossed 45 years of age and don’t show risk factors should also get check up for cholesterol test every 5 years where as those who show risk factors should undergo test every year. Women who are found positive for diabetes and Blood pressure should also undergo cholesterol test. The children belonging to families suffering from “Familial hypercholesterolemia” should also undergo cholesterol test for every 2-3 years. (more…)
The mineral magnesium is a strong antioxidant and at the same time very essential to life. This antioxidant keeps us young and healthy. Even small deficiency of magnesium can dispose us off from a healthy life. Deficiency of magnesium leads to nausea, muscle weakness and irritability which are most common symptoms of magnesium deficiency. (more…)
FIRST AID FOR COMA PATIENTS-
Like every first aid normally the first aid for coma patient is also called as ABC.
A-AIRWAY- The victim’s airway should be tried to open
B-BREATHING- Care should be taken for the patient so that he gets enough oxygen for breathing.
C-CIRCULATION- Stands for maintaining blood circulation. And if the person gets injury on head the bleeding should be tried to stop.
If the person is showing signs of going into coma then he/she should be made to sleep on any one side. The patient should not be forced to drink water, this may be dangerous.
Coma is an extended period of unconscious stage, more specifically speaking coma is profound unconscious stage. The affected patient doesn’t show any response to stimuli such as light, pain etc.
In general coma may be due to many reasons but mainly because of 3 reasons.
1) Diseases related to brain.
2) Due to diseases of other organs.
3) Other reasons are alcohol and drugs consumption. Inhalation of poisonous gases such as carbondioxide, cyanide, it may also occur because of sunstroke. (more…)
Unfortunately prostate cancer symptoms are not seen in the early stages when it can be curable. Decrease in food intake, lack of hunger, weight loss, softening of bone are the symptoms seen in advanced stages.
DETECTION IN EARLY STAGES- Normally those who crosses 50 years of age if faces any problem in urination then per-rectal examination is done. (more…)
The word prostate means “One who leads from the front” or “One who gives protection”. You can understand by this it indicates man. This gland is only present in males. Normally after crossing 50 years of age due to hormonal imbalance the prostate gland enlarges in size. This enlargement is not because of prostate cancer; such condition is called Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) (more…)
FOR PREGNANT WOMEN-
For every 1000 pregnant women 8 suffer from heart diseases. During pregnancy scanning is done during 18-20 weeks of gestation. In this all the four chambers of the fetus and the blood vessels coming out from these chambers are tested. It is a primary test and if any problem is detected then fetal echocardiography is done. We can know the exact cause of the disease by fetal-echocardiography. (more…)
