November 19, 2009 by
Liver problem can be a chronic health problem even life threatening for some of them. It can be a huge obstacle to liver2your normal living as well as create some limit to your activities. Having the necessary knowledge of the various causes of such problem can help you in its early detection.
• Liver cancer is another cause when people can experience the liver pain. Sometimes it just can’t get detected until it reaches the last stages. Some indicators of liver cancer are: lack of energy, weight loss, tiredness, loss of appetite etc.
• Hepatitis is one of the major reasons of liver pain. Three types of hepatitis are A, B & C. a few symptoms of these types are jaundice, because of the swelling (organs) pain in the right rib, liver pain etc. It’s considered a life threatening ailment & is contagious too.
• Some other reasons are- type 2 diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome etc can also trigger the liver pain problem. Sometimes we just don’t pay any attention toward these problems, but early detection & professional consultation can give you some extra time for treatments.
• Ingestion of alcohol for a long duration can lead to fatty liver (disposition of fat), which sometimes also leads to liver pain. Liver tenderness, malfunction are few signs of fatty liver. In a very few cases people can also experience the fatty liver problem after suffering from jaundice.
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November 17, 2009 by
FDA approved lap band system use in the US in June 2001. Adjustable gastric band or the lap band surgery procedure is performed with laparoscopic instruments and it is used in serious desperate situations. It is a kind of restrictive weight loss surgery that has been designed for obesity patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more, or between 35 and 40.
For having lap band surgery, pain intolerance to implanted devices as well allergic reactions to materials in the band are both contraindications. People between ages 18 and 55 years are eligible of it, but many doctors are working outside these ages. If severe cardiopulmonary diseases or other conditions which make patients poor surgical candidates exist, this surgery is not a good idea.
Similarly, if the patients have some untreated glandular disease like hypothyroidism (low thyroid), this surgery is not usually performed.
Hypothyroidism :
The adjustable gastric band is placed while making a small pouch at the very top of the stomach and it holds almost 50ml. When you eat something, this developed pouch fills quickly and the passage of the food from the top to the bottom of the stomach gets slowed.
adjustable gastric band
The finite keyhole laparoscopic surgery is used to place the adjustable gastric band or lap band which is an inflatable silicone prosthetic apparatus. The traditional malabsorptive weight loss surgery tends to cut into or remove a part of the digestive system, but it doesn’t happen when placing gastric band. In lap band surgeries, none of the intestines are removed, re-routed or cut out and that’s why the reported gastric dumping syndrome issues do not occur.
girl laparoscopic surgery
after surgery weight lossAfter that surgery, the patient must eat less and eat slowly and chew food thoroughly. Though the initial weight loss in gastric banding surgery is somewhat slower than Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, data suggests that there are similar weight loss results during a five-year-period.
It can happen with any surgical weight loss procedure when the patients begin to regain weight and even the radical procedures that results in a rapid weight loss following surgery have no exception in this connection. Usually the amount of weight a patient lost following surgery depends on his/her personal situation, mobility and motivation.
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November 17, 2009 by
Mild to moderate physical activity may minimize the risk of endometrial cancer associated with obesity, according to study of American Cancer Society.
Dr. Alpa V. Patel and colleagues noticed 466 cases of endometrial cancers between 1992 and 2003 in 43,000 postmenopausal women with complete uteri.
Researchers found that, active women engaged initially in mild to moderate exercises, such as walking, biking, aerobics or dancing, equivalent to almost two hours of moderately paced walking per week.
“All measures of physical activity and the avoidance of sedentary behavior were associated with lower endometrial cancer risk,” Dr. Patel and her group report in the October 15th issue of the International Journal of Cancer.
However, physical exertion was strongly associated with reduced risk only among obese women (p = 0.003).
“Since physical activity, even in the absence of weight loss, significantly improves insulin sensitivity and has direct effects on bio-available estrogen,” the researchers suggest that “it is biologically plausible that overweight or obese women engaging in regular physical activity may experience a greater risk reduction compared to active, normal weight women.”
Dr. Patel’s team is trying to conduct more research work in relation to less intense activity and endometrial cancer risk reduction in order to “strengthen public health recommendations in this regard.”
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November 13, 2009 by
When your blood pressure level goes down below the usual limit the condition is called low blood pressure. In such a low-blood-pressure1situation blood flowing action to your heart through arteries becomes weak. People suffering from low blood pressure can experience the fatigue, continuous lethargy, dizziness, weakness etc. Deficiency of proper nutrition or losing blood etc can cause your low blood pressure level.
• For curing low blood pressure problem Indian spikenard (herb) is also quite useful. Mixture of cinnamon, Indian spikenard & camphor can give you some relief.
• Till your blood pressure reach the normal level you can also include some salty foods in your diet & also consume salt water (1/2 tsp salt) on a daily basis.
• Beetroot juice has been identified to be beneficial for treating your low blood pressure level. Daily consumption of one cup juice can give you some effective result.
• As an effective remedy for low blood pressure vitamin B group, protein, vitamin C are found to be beneficial. Make sure that your diet is comprised of all the important nutrients to solve your problem.
• Epsom salt bath has also been recommended for treating low blood pressure problem. In normal hot bath water pour Epsom salt (1-1 ½ kg). Lie down within the water for almost 10-20 minutes. You c
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September 10, 2009 by
In the past 70 years, at least 35 cures for cancer have been discovered. You will find information on all of these in Chapters 2 and 3. Would it surprise you to know that every one of these 35 is currently on the “Unproven Remedies” list maintained by the American Cancer Society (ACS)? Doesn’t it seem logical that at least one of these would have been thoroughly researched and investigated and found to have some use for at least some cancer sufferers? Isn’t it mind-boggling that every single one is still labeled “unproven, “ in spite of the lapse of decades since their discovery? But it’s worse. Not only has our cancer “system” failed to prove and endorse these cures, the discoverers (most of them reputable M.D.s and researchers) have been hounded with lawsuits, license suspension and even jail sentences for treating cancer patients. What do these cures have in common? Only one thing. None of them can be patented and sold through the “standard” distribution system monitored by our Food and Drug Administration (FDA). And yet, the U.S. alone has spent thousands of man-years and over fifty billion dollars on cancer research just since the “War on Cancer” began in 1974.
What’s going on here?
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August 25, 2009 by
If you are having problems with sleeping, there are many ways that you can overcome them.
• Reducing stress levels during the day is helpful as is working out the stresses that you can’t get rid of.
• Try to go to sleep at the same time everyday and give yourself as much time as necessary to feel rested.
• Don’t do stimulating things before bed such as watching television or working on a project.
• Don’t eat before bed, at least two hours beforehand.
If you are facing problems with insomnia or are struggling to get to sleep, talk to your doctor about it. There may be an underlying medical condition that could be causing it.
While it used to be that there were only sleeping meditations that were addicting, today there are many that are not like that which can
offer you a night’s rest. Don’t use these unless your doctor has Okayed them for you, though!
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August 19, 2009 by
Improving your body means improving your body’s ability to move and function. Its not easy thing to do at first, but it will get easier. Our overall plan to improving your body’s fitness level is through exercise, coupled with the other fitness elements later throughout this post.
Exercise is something that people hate, but remember your body is built to be used, not to sit in a chair at a desk all day. It is estimated that most people don’t get the exercise that they need and that leads to all types of health problems.
Again, even if you aren’t overweight, chances are good that you aren’t getting enough exercise and fitness into your life anyway. Using your muscles and strengthening them are vital to improving health and fitness.
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August 4, 2009 by
Oral Hygenic Key To Heart Health :
Keeping your mouth clean is key to heart health. A US study says heart patients had more bacteria in their mouths. A comparison of 386 heart attack patients and 840 people without heart disease showed that two types of bacteria, Tannerella forsynthesis and prevotella intermedia, were more prominent among those who had cardiac arrest. Overall heart attack patients had more of all types of bacteira in their mouths. Germs in the mouth may cause inflammation, which may lead to blood clot.
Video Game Can Improve Vision :
Playing action packed video game can improve a part of your vision called contrast sensitivity, the ability to notice even minute difference in shades of grey against a uniform background. Contrast sensitivity is essential for driving at night or in poor visibility, and is affected by old age. US researchers divided 22 students into two groups- one played action video games and the other games without much action. After nine weeks, the action gamer’s contrast sensitivity improved 43 Percent.
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August 3, 2009 by
Multivitamins may not provide all that they claim to consumerlab.com, a firm that evaluates health and nutritution products, found that more than 30 percent of the multivitamins it tested did not have the dosage mentioned on the label. Three out of four multivitamins for children exceeded the limit for vitamin A. A men’s multivitamin was contaminated with lead and another had too much folic acid, which may icrease prostate cancer risk. A general multivitamin had only 50 percent of the folic acid it claimed to have , and another was short of 30 percent of its calcium.
Green Tea Good Foor Gums :
Drinking green tea regularly may promote healthy gum and teeth. Japanese researchers studied the periodontal health of 940 men, aged between 49 and 59 and their smoking, drinking, brushing habits, and green tea they drank. Green tea’s benefit is in its intensity of antioxident compounds called Polyphenols.
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