Archive for August, 2007

As everyone knows, stress is linked to many serious health conditions such as cancer, hypertension and other health problems.

Stress is also a risk factor of periodontal disease. Periodontal disease is a painless infection of the gums leading to loss of bone around the teeth.

If periodontal disease is left untreated, it can result in tooth loss and contribute to other health problems like diabetes, heart problems and low birth weight babies.

When periodontal disease starts, changes in gums are detectable that can be measured and assessed.

It is a chronic bacterial infection that affects the gums and bone supporting the teeth. It can affect one tooth or more than one tooth. The disease begins when bacteria in plaque causes the gums to become inflamed.

When the disease is mild, the gums become red, swell and bleed easily. The bacteria produce toxins in plaque which irritate the gums. When chronic inflammatory response is stimulated by toxins, the tissues and bones that support the teeth are broken down and destroyed. Infected gums separate from the teeth.

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Smokeless tobacco is as bad as or worse than smoking cigarettes. Like cigarettes, smokeless tobacco also contains nicotine, an addictive substance. Smokeless tobacco puts more nicotine into a person’s bloodstream than cigarettes.

There are many forms of smokeless tobacco such as chewing, oral and snuff tobacco. This smokeless tobacco contains carcinogens which are cancer causing agents. Carcinogens can enhance the threat of cancer of the oral cavity. This carcinogens cause mouth and throat cancer and other health problems like destruction of bone sockets around the teeth, gum disease and tooth loss.

Do you feel uncomfortable while you are sitting or lying down? Your condition can be restless leg syndrome (RLS).

This is a neurological disorder that makes you feel like getting up and moving down. When you do like this, you will feel some relief from restless leg syndrome.

Ten percent of people around the world are suffering from restless leg syndrome and 20 million people only in America have this disease.

Both men and women can get restless leg syndrome and it can start at any age and the signs get worse as you grown-up.

This syndrome can cause sleep disturbances and you will feel tired and drowsiness at daytime thus making it difficult for travelling. So, it can also be called as “sleep disorder”. This condition often arises in the evening or at night.

The exact cause of restless leg syndrome cannot be identified in most patients. Sometimes restless leg syndrome can cause from anemia, iron deficiency, nerve disease, obesity, pregnancy, smoking and toxins in your body.

There are two types of restless leg syndrome. One is primary RLS, the most common type of RLS. Still, the cause is not known for primary RLS. As the time goes on, symptom of restless leg syndrome get worsen and also occur very often.

Green tea can be used to treat skin diseases and wounds. According to the new study, it has advanced to the psoriasis treatment and dandruff cure. But, how green tea can help in treating the skin conditions? Green tea consists of compounds called polyphenols which help in eliminating free radicals. These free radicals can cause cancer by altering DNA.

In psoriasis, cells of the skin multiply out of control and skin becomes thicker and flake off. Inflammation also occurs when immune cells in the body are activated. Green tea works by regulating the expression of caspase-14, a protein, in genes that regulates the skin cell life cycle. Caspase-14 is an enzyme which is involved in epithelial cell differentiation.

A person with psoriasis is defective of this enzyme and can lead to proliferation of cells characteristic of the condition.

The study compared normal skin cells with the cells that are exposed to EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate). EGCG is a major catechin of green tea. The skin cells which are dying exposed to EGCG are actually reactivated.

Samir Taneja, MD., Director of Urologic Oncology is the Primary Investigator on a clinical trial in order to test Envisioneering Technologies’ new mechanical device called TargetScan, which preliminary tests indicate can improve doctors’ ability to detect cancer and could lead to more targeted treatments—reducing life-altering side effects like impotence and incontinence.

TargetScan is the latest device in detecting prostate cancer. In this technology, 3-D image acquisition is combined with stationary probe which helps the physicians plan and execute targeted prostated biopsies.

The TargetScan device is fixed and it allows making more accurate scan of the prostate gland. For patients with prostate cancer, TargetScan device allows precise treatment of an infected area. The common treatment side effects like sexual function and incontinence can be avoided when patients are diagnosed with Target Scan.

Eating disorder will lead to bulimia. It is a disease which occurs due to eating large amount of food with in short period of time.

Bulimia is also known as bulimia nervosa. People with bulimia force to eat food quickly (binge) and then purge (vomit).

Purging involves various activities such as forced vomiting, excessive exercise, laxative use, or fasting for long period in order to lose weight (lose weight in a healthy way).

If you are suffering with bulimia, then you often feel the loss of control over your eating and you will feel guilt over your behavior.

You can feel abnormal behavior. Bulimia will be seen mostly in adolescent and young women.

There is no particular cause for bulimia. Bulimia will arise from various biological, genetic, psychological, environmental, social and genetic factors. Bulimia is the most common disease among college students.

The symptoms of bulimia are irregular bowel functioning, damage in teeth and gums, dehydration, tiredness, uneven heartbeat, dry skin problem and in woman menstrual irregularities will occur.

Pregnancy Eating Disorder is the serious problem for young women

This bulimia nervosa will be seen mostly in women. Women who are suffering with this will have various internal problems such as menstrual irregularities and pregnancy problems.

If you are feeling excess fatigue then take care so that it may not lead to chronic fatigue syndrome.

This is a complicated syndrome that occurs due to excess fatigue. This will also occur as an infection such as cold or viral illness.

It does not get improved by bed rest and it can even get worse with mental or physical activity.

The chronic fatigue syndrome affects women more frequently than men. In past days the doctors tend to believe that this syndrome occurs due to depression.

But, later the experts have proved that this is a different disease with physical symptoms.

The causes for chronic fatigue syndrome are unknown. It is not a contagious disease. There is no particular infection or cause for this syndrome.

Symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome are

• You will have severe fatigue for long period of time.
• You will feel difficulty in concentrating something or forgetfulness.
• You will also have various physical disorders such as sore throat, muscle pain, joint pain, head ache and weakness.

Menopausal women are at relatively high risk for memory loss, high blood pressure and diabetes. A decade ago, the standard treatment for these problems was long term hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Grapes, soy and kudzu are dietary polyphenols.

Soy for menopausal women:

Menopause women suffer from hot flashes and night sweats. The symptoms can make the menopausal women irritated and contribute to fatigue, depression and insomnia. It is noticed that high intake of soy in the diet is contributing to the reduced menopausal symptoms.

Basically the Infection will be caused by microorganisms. It is known as the situation that was created when dangerous germs or microorganisms enters into your body.

Sinus infection is the viral infection that is caused in the upper respiratory track. Sinus infection will cause damage to the sinus lining which is present in the upper respiratory track.

The hollow air spaces that are present in the human body are known as sinuses.

These sinuses will be situated inside the bones of skull surrounding the nose or within the skull. There are four types of sinuses.

1. The frontal sinuses will be located in the brow area above the eyes.
2. The maxillary sinuses will be located within the cheekbones.
3. The ethmoid sinuses will be located just at the back of the link between the nose and eyes.
4. The sphenoid sinuses will be located behind ethmoids in the top region of nose and after the eyes.

All the above sinuses will have the opening into the nose for the exchange of mucus and air. These four sinuses will be joined to nasal passage by mucous membrane lining. The infection that causes in the nose, an allergic reaction or any other immune reactions will cause sinus allergies.

Have you ever heard about gout? This is also called as metabolic arthritis.

Gout is a syndrome due to a hereditary disorder of uric acid metabolism.

In this state monosodium urate or uric acid crystals are placed on the articular cartilage of joints, tendons and surrounding tissues.

This condition is due to the high concentrations of uric acid in the blood stream.

This condition can cause acute pain and swelling in the joints. Most commonly gout affects the big toe, but it can also affect the ankle, elbow, hand, heel, or wrist. Suddenly you can get affected with this condition and it goes away after 5-10 days. It can also reoccur.

Sometimes your body produces too much uric acid or your kidneys are unable to filter it from the blood. The main cause of gout is higher concentration of uric acid.

Gout is particularly a painful attack and causes joint inflammation. Up to one million people in the United States are suffering from gout. This disease is more common in men than in women. Usually men after puberty can get affected by gout. In women gout attacks normally occur after menopause.