A To Z Health Topics: 2012

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Diseases That Cause Weight Gain

Hypothyroidism - Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone.
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency - Essential fatty acids, or EFAs, are fatty acids that humans and other animals must ingest because the body requires them for good health but cannot synthesize them
Food Sensitivity - Food Sensitivity exists when an individual experiences difficulty in the digestion of specific foods or certain groupings of foods.
Cushing's Syndrome - a hormonal disorder caused by high levels of cortisol
Blood Sugar Imbalance - Having too high or low of a level of blood sugar or blood glucose can lead to various symptoms and health problems.

Eye Diseases That Can Cause Blindness

There is a wide range of diseases and conditions that can affect our eyes, causing visual impairment and often blindness. The leading causes of blindness are:

Cone-rod dystrophy - Cone-Rod Dystrophy (CRD) is an inherited progressive disease that causes deterioration of the cone and rod photoreceptor cells and often results in blindness.
Diabetic retinopathy - Diabetic retinopathy is a common diabetic eye disease caused by changes in retinal blood vessels.
Glaucoma - Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions in which the optic nerve is damaged due to changes in eye pressure. Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness.
Stargardt's disease - Stargardt disease, or fundus flavimaculatus is form of macular dystrophy that begins early in life. It is an inherited juvenile macular degeneration that causes progressive vision loss usually to the point of legal blindness.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Asbestos Related Diseases, Sickness, Illness

Asbestosis - This is scarring of the lungs: the airways become so inflamed and scarred that oxygen is no longer able to pass from the lungs into the blood. The lungs become stiff and inelastic, making breathing progressively difficult.

Mesothelioma - Mesothelioma, more precisely malignant mesothelioma, is a rare form of cancer that develops from the protective lining that covers many of the body's internal organs, the mesothelium. It is usually caused by exposure to asbestos.

Asbestos-related lung cancer - Asbestos related lung cancer occurs in several forms including bronchial carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Not every asbestos-related lung cancer is a mesothelioma, which are tumors specifically of the lining surrounding the lungs, heart, or abdomen.

Pleural disease - Pleural plaque/thickening involves scarring of the lining of the lung indicating that an individual has had lung damage sufficient to be at risk for more serious complications.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

List of Contagious Diseases

Actinomycosis - Actinomycosis is a rare type of infectious bacterial disease that commonly affects the face and neck. It is caused by filamentous, gram-positive, non–acid-fast, anaerobic-to-microaerophilic bacteria.

AIDS - AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. It is the final stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system.

Anthrax - Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis.

Antibiotic Resistance - Antibiotic resistance is a type of drug resistance. It is the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of an antibiotic.

Bioterrorism - A bioterrorist attack releases viruses, bacteria, or other germs to cause illness or death.

Bird Flu - Avian influenza (avian flu or bird flu) causes the bird infectin can change (mutate) to infect humans.

Bladder Infection - A urinary tract infection or UTI is a bacterial infection that can happen anywhere along the urinary tract.

Bocavirus Infection - Bocavirus infection is usually only found in those with lower respiratory infections or diarrhea.

Botulism - Botulism is a rare kind of food poisoning. The disease is an intoxication caused by extremely potent toxins preformed in foods.

Brucellosis - Brucellosis is an infectious disease that occurs from contact with animals carrying Brucella bacteria.

Cat Scratch Disease - Cat scratch disease is an infection that causes swelling of the lymph nodes after an animal scratch.

Chagas Disease - Chagas disease is a human tropical parasitic disease. It is common in Latin America but not in the United States

Chickenpox (Varicella) - Chickenpox is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV). In this disease, a person develops extremely itchy blisters all over the body. It's most common in kids under age 12, but anyone can get chickenpox.

Cholera - Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that causes a large amount of watery diarrhea that can rapidly lead to dehydration.

Coxsackie Virus - The Coxsackie virus is actually a virus that lives in a person's digestive tract, and can be transferred from person to person.

Cryptococcosis - Cryptococcosis is an infection caused by fungi that belong to the genus Cryptococcus.

Cryptosporidiosis - Cryptosporidiosis (crypto) is an illness caused by a parasite Cryptosporidium that causes diarrhea. It affects the intestines of mammals and is typically an acute short-term infection.

Cysticercosis - Cysticercosis is an infection caused by Taenia sodium, the pork tapeworm, that creates cysts in different areas in the body.

Diphtheria - Diphtheria is a highly contagious and potentially life-threatening bacterial disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

Encephalitis and Meningitis - Meningitis and encephalitis are two diseases that are often linked with each other. Meningitis and encephalitis are inflammatory diseases of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord and are caused by bacterial or viral infections.

Gangrene - Gangrene is the death of tissue in part of the body.

Guinea Worm Disease - a debilitating parasitic infection

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome - Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a life-threatning, respiratory disease in humans caused by infection with a hantavirus.

Herpangina - Herpangina, also called mouth blisters, is a viral illness that involves ulcers and sores (lesions) inside the mouth, a sore throat, and fever. Herpangina is a contagious illness often seen in children.

Histoplasmosis - Histoplasmosis is a disease, usually affecting the lungs, caused by inhaling the spores of a fungus.

Infectious Mononucleosis - Infectious mononucleosis is an infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. It has been recognized as a clinical syndrome consisting of fever, pharyngitis, and adenopathy.

Interstitial Cystitis - Interstitial cystitis is a long-term (chronic) inflammation of the bladder wall. It is characterized by a feeling or need to urinate immediately or frequently, often with pelvic pain.

Killer Cold Virus (Adenovirus Infection, Ad14) - A rare strain of a cold virus, known as adenovirus type 14 (Ad14), has caused severe and even fatal respiratory illness in healthy children and adults.

Legionnaire Disease and Pontiac Fever - Legionellosis is an infection that is caused by a bacterium. There are two types of illness which can develop after being infected with this bacterium: Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever

Leprosy - Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a chronic disease caused by
the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. The disease mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, mucosa of the upper respiratory tract and also the eyes, apart from some other structures.

Listeria - Listeria is a type of bacteria that can cause food poisoning.

Mad Cow Disease - Mad cow disease is a rare illness people can get from eating infected beef. It is a fatal neurodegenerative disease in cattle that causes a spongy degeneration in the brain and spinal cord.

Meningococcemia - Meningococcemia is the presence of meningococcus in the bloodstream, caused by a bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis.

Microcephaly - Microcephaly is a rare neurological condition (Literally, the term 'microcephaly' means 'small head) in which a person's head is significantly smaller than
normal for their age and sex, based on standardized charts.

Microsporidiosis - Microspridiosis is an opportunistic intestinal infection that causes diarrhea and wasting in immunocompromised individuals (HIV, for example).

Monkeypox - Monkeypox is an exotic infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox is a viral disease that causes symptoms such as fever, sweating, and a rash with papules and pustules on the face and chest.

MRSA Infection
Mucormycosis
Mumps
Mycobacterium Marinum
Naegleria Infection
NDM-1
Necrotizing Fasciitis
Neutropenia
Norovirus Infection
Osteomyelitis
Pertussis
Polio
Rabies
Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Rheumatic Fever
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Salmonellosis
Scarlet Fever
Schistosomiasis
Sepsis
Shigella Infection
Smallpox
Sporotrichosis
Staph Infection
Streptococcal Infections
Swollen Lymph Nodes
Staphylococcal infection
Strongyloidiasis
Syphilis
Tetanus
Thrush
Ticks
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Toxoplasmosis
Tuberculosis
Tularemia
Typhus
Valley Fever
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
West Nile Encephalitis
Yersiniosis
Yaws
Yellow Fever
Zygomycosis

List of Chronic Diseases

Addison's disease
Asthma
Bipolar mood disease
Brochiectasis
Bronchiectasis
Cardiac failure
Cardiomyopathy
Chronic kidney disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic renal disease
Coronary artery disease
Crohn's disease
Diabetes insipidus
Diabetes mellitus types 1 & 2
Dysrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)
Dysrhythmias
Epilepsy
Glaucoma
Haemophilia
HIV
Hyperlipidaemia
Hypertension
Hypothyroidism
Multiple sclerosis
Parkinson's disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Schizophrenia
Systemic lupus erythematosis
Ulcerative colitis

List of Inherited Diseases

The following is list of common inherited diseases in humans.

High Blood Pressure / Hypertension
High Cholesterol
Hypothyroidism
Bipolar Disorder
Type 2 Diabetes
Arthritis
Breast Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Parkinson’s Disease
Achondroplasia
Achromatopsia
Acid Maltase Deficiency
Albinism
Alzheimer's Disease
Angelman syndrome
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Barth Syndrome
Bipolar Disorder
Bloom Syndrome
Color Blindness
Cri-du-Chat Syndrome
Cystic Fibrosis
Down Syndrome
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Fragile X Syndrome
Galactosemia
Hemophilia
Huntington's Disease
Jackson-Weiss Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome
Krabbe Disease
Langer-Giedion Syndrome
Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
Marfan Syndrome
Muscular Dystrophy
Myotonic Dystrophy
Nail-Patella Syndrome
Neurofibromatosis
Noonan Syndrome
Triple X Syndrome
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Patau Syndrome
Phenylketonuria
Porphyria
Retinoblastoma
Rett Syndrome
Sickle Cell Disease
Tay-Sachs Disease
Turner Syndrome
Usher Syndrome
Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome
Waardenburg Syndrome
Wilson's Disease
Xeroderma Pigmentosum
XXXX Syndrome
YY Syndrome

Thursday, May 24, 2012

List of Deadly Diseases

AIDS/HIV - AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). As HIV progressively damages immune system cells, the body becomes more vulnerable to infections, which it will have difficulty in fighting off.

Asthma - Asthma is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow, leading to wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, degenerative brain disorder that is caused by abnormal brain proteins called prions.

Diabetes Type 2 - Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes and occurs mainly in people aged over 40. With Type 2 diabetes, the more common type, your body does not make or use insulin well.

Ebola - Ebola virus (EBOV) causes severe disease in humans and in nonhuman primates in the form of viral hemorrhagic fever. The Ebola virus belongs to the Filoviridae family (filovirus) and is comprised of five distinct species: Zaïre, Sudan, Côte d’Ivoire, Bundibugyo and Reston.

Hemorrhagic fevers - Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) refer to a group of illnesses that are caused by several distinct families of viruses.

Influenza - Influenza (commonly referred to as the flu), one of the most common infectious diseases, that affects mainly the nose, throat, bronchi and, occasionally, lungs.

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer is a disease in which the cells of lung tissues grow uncontrollably and form tumors.

Polio (Poliomyelitis) - Poliomyelitis is a contagious, historically devastating disease that can affect nerves and can lead to partial or full paralysis.

Rabies - Rabies is a deadly viral infection that is mainly spread by infected animals.

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that may affect the skin, joints, kidneys, brain, and other organs.

List of Lung Diseases

Lung disease is any disease or disorder that occurs in the lungs or that causes the lungs to not work properly.

Acute Bronchitis - Acute bronchitis describes the inflammation of the bronchi usually caused by a viral infection. Acute bronchitis may be contagious if it's caused by a viral infection.

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) - ARDS is a severe lung syndrome caused by a variety of direct and indirect issues. It is a life-threatening lung condition that prevents enough oxygen from getting to the lungs and into the blood.

Asbestosis - Asbestosis is a disease that involves a scarring of lung tissue as a result of breathing in asbestos fibers. Asbestos is a natural mineral product that's resistant to heat and corrosion.

Asthma - Asthma is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow, leading to wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.

Bronchiectasis - Bronchiectasis is an abnormal widening of one or more airways. If the condition is present at birth, it is called congenital bronchiectasis. If it develops later in life, it is called acquired bronchiectasis.

Bronchiolitis - Bronchiolitis is swelling and mucus buildup in the smallest air passages in the lungs (bronchioles), usually due to a viral infection.

Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP) - BOOP is a swelling of the small airways in the lung. The swelling causes blockages in the outermost parts of the lung.

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia - Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a serious lung disease in infants. It is a chronic lung condition that affects newborn babies who were either put on a breathing machine after birth or were born very early (prematurely).

Byssinosis - Byssinosis (brown lung disease) is a lung disease caused by exposure to dusts from cotton processing, hemp and flax.

Coccidioidomycosis (Cocci)
COPD
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)
Cystic Fibrosis
Emphysema
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Histoplasmosis
Human Metapneumovirus
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Influenza
Lung Cancer
Lymphangiomatosis
Mesothelioma
Nontuberculosis Mycobacterium
Pertussis
Pneumoconiosis
Pneumonia
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Sarcoidosis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Silicosis
Sleep Apnea
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Tuberculosis

List of Hereditary Diseases

Hereditary diseases, also known as inherited diseases or genetic disorders, are diseases which can be passed down through generations of the same family. The following is a list of hereditary disorders

Achondroplasia
Acid Maltase Deficiency
Albinism
Angelman Syndrome
Canavan Disease
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Color Blindness
Cri du Chat Syndrome
Down Syndrome
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Fragile X Syndrome
Galactosemia
Gilbert's Syndrome
Hemophilia
Hereditary Fructose Intolerance
Hereditary Hemochromatosis
Hereditary Spherocytosis
Joubert Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome
Krabbe Disease
Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
Marfan Syndrome
Muscular Dystrophy
Myotonic Dystrophy
Nail-Patella Syndrome
Neurofibromatosis
Noonan Syndrome
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
Phenylketonuria
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Porphyria
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prune Belly Syndrome
Retinoblastoma
Rett Syndrome
Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome
Russell Silver Syndrome
Sanfilippo Syndrome
Shwachman Syndrome
Smith-Magenis Syndrome
Spina bifida
Stickler Syndrome
TAR Syndrome
Tay-Sachs Disease
Tay-Sachs Syndrome
Turner Syndrome
Usher Syndrome
Usher Syndrome
Variegate Porphyria
Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome
Waardenburg Syndrome
Wilson's Disease
Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome
Xeroderma Pigmentosum
XXX Syndrome
XXXX Syndrome - Rare genetic disorder in females caused by the presence of four X chromosomes rather than two.
XYY Syndrome - XYY syndrome is characterized by an extra copy of the Y chromosome in each of a male's cells.
YY Syndrome - A genetic condition where males have an extra Y chromosome (i.e XYY) in each of their cells.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

List of Muscle Diseases

List of some common and rare types of muscular diseases, that affect most people across the world.

Myopathy - A muscular disease in which the muscle fibers do not function for any one of many reasons, resulting in muscular weakness

Fibromyalgia - Fibromyalgia is a syndrome rather than a disease, in which a person has long-term, body-wide pain and tenderness in the joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - A disorder that causes extreme fatigue. This fatigue is not the kind of tired feeling that goes away after you rest.

Polymyositis - Polymyositis means 'many muscle inflammation'. A rheumatic disease that causes weakness and inflammation of muscles.

Chronic Compartment Syndrome

Isaac's Syndrome

Rhabdomyolysis

Muscular Dystrophy (MD)

Kennedy's Disease

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Saving your Teeth with Root Canal Treatment

What is root canal Treatment?

Root canal treatment (RCT) – It is a process to save a rotting, painful or sensitive tooth.

Need OF RCT: - A number of indications of the need for root canal treatment may be

1. Feel pain in a sequence of regular beats

2. Sensitivity to hot, cold, sweet and sour foods

3. Infection in the teeth bone

4. Impulsive pain

Root Canal Treatment

To remove infected nerve tissue that lies between the root of the tooth. If you do not remove it, your teeth get infected and you would lose it. The dentist removes the pulp and cleaned the root canal and sealed off to protect it.

The first step in a root canal is to obtain access to the nerve. This is accomplished by establishing a small access opening in the top of the tooth. It will be done under a local anesthetic.

The length of the root canal is determined and the infected pulp is removed. At the same visit, the canal where the nerve is located will be reshaped and prepared to accept a special root canal filling material. The number of visits necessary to complete your root canal will depend upon several factors including the number of nerves in the tooth, the infected state of the nerve, and the complexity of the procedure.

The final step in your root canal will be the sealing of the root canal with a sterile, plastic material called gutted percha. This is done in order to prevent possible future infection.

If treated early, root canal therapy need not be uncomfortable. With the use of local anesthetics, the entire procedure can be totally painless.

First Your teeth are opened, and then your root canal is cleaned and shaped.

Cleaning and shaping your root canals

First, your dentist makes an opening in your tooth and removes any fillings and decay. Then your dentist removes unhealthy pulp with tiny, flexible, files. Using delicate, up-and-down motions, your dentist gently cleans and smoothens your canals to prepare them for the canal-filling materials.

Your root canal is filled with dental materials such as gutta-percha and may be covered with a temporary filling.

Filling your root canals

After the pulp has been removed from your root canals and they have been smoothened, your root canals will be filled. Your dentist may fill the canals with tiny cone-shaped pieces of gutta-percha, a firm, rubber like material, or use another dental material. Sealer cement is used to seal the filling material into vacant place.

Restoring your Tooth

Your tooth has been treated fist. After the treatment of inside teeh, the outside will be restored. To protect your teeth underlying structures and gives your tooth a healthy appearance, and if your tooth needs extra support, your dentist may remove some gutta-percha and insert a post before the filling and crown is applied. Stainless steel or other metal is cemented into your root canal to construct up your tooth after RCT.

During the filling, typically silver or a tooth-colored dental substance may be used to fill the opening in the top of your tooth. A crown, generally gold or porcelain may be used to cover a tooth that has a large opening after root canal treatment.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Jaundice: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Precaution

Find everything you need to know about Jaundice, including causes, symptoms, treatment and precaution.

Overview
The term jaundice means yellowing. It describes yellow discoloration of the skin. It is also visible especially in the white part of the eye called “sclera” and to some degree on mucus membranes. This is a symptom more than a disease. Jaundice occurs when there is increase in the pigment called “bilirubin” in the blood. Bilirubin is generally a by-product of red blood corpuscles. So there is yellow discoloration of the skin. It is first noticeable in the sclera of the eye. Another feature that comes with this condition that is very common is “itching”.

Causes
Normally about 1 % of our RBC is replaced by fresh red blood corpuscles. The old ones are processed in the liver and get rid of. The breakdown of the old RBC is released through the stool and faeces but if there are too many RBC to be handled then yellow pigment builds up in the body, then it becomes visible and this results in yellowing of the eyes, skin ,urine and mucus .There are many other causes in children and adult and may include things like blood incompatibility, certain blood diseases and genetic disorders, infections such as Hepatitis, Cirrhosis of the liver, blockage of the bile duct and other liver disorders. This disease occurs due to infected water. It can happen also due to birth defects and a number of other medical conditions.

Symptoms
As we have seen earlier the first symptom of jaundice is yellowing of the white of the eyes. Patient can have yellow colour inside the mouth, dark or brown- coloured urine, pale or clay coloured stools. When jaundice is more severe, these areas may look brown. Apart from other symptoms it includes nausea, abdominal pain especially in the right side of the stomach, vomiting, loose motion, weight loss, loss of appetite and weakness.

Severe condition of jaundice can change the white clothes into yellowish especially the colour of thigh turns more yellow than any other part of the body.

NOTE: - If the whites of your eyes are not yellow, you may not have jaundice. Your skin can turn a yellow to orange colour if you eat too much beta carotene, the orange pigment in carrot.

Treatment
Different laboratory tests are done to find the causes of jaundice and study the level of Bilirubin. The Jaundice usually disappears as the condition of the liver improves. As we know that Jaundice takes place due to breakdown of RBC, Vitamin E helps to lower the level of bilirubin. Juice made from radish can also be taken. The patient should take sugarcane juice. Unripe papaya is also very helpful to reduce jaundice. Glucose water is also helpful. The patient should take enough rest during this condition.

Precaution

People should avoid fast food. The food should be rich in Iron and Vitamin C. People should avoid oily and spicy food.
Water should be boiled before drinking.
The person should properly maintain hygiene.
People should not do any type of hard work in scorching sun.
Don’t discharge urine at very dirty and unhygienic places.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Swine Flu: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention

Introduction
One of the worst natural disasters in recorded history swine flu, also known as pig influenza occurs when a virus that lives normally in pigs somehow mutates and changes and becomes available to humans.it is endemic in nature and is common throughout the pig population worldwide. People with regular exposure to pig in any form are at increased risk of infection.

This disease is allegedly triggered by swine flu virus, which is endemic in pigs and through pigs, it jumps to human once the virus gets into the human cells, if they replicate themselves, strict our bodies and explode causing a critical syndrome that we see.

Cause
Caused by influenza family of virus influenza C and subtype of influenza A known as H1N1, H2N2 are responsible for it.

History
There has been outbreak of swine flu. In 1918 (during first world war) and in 1976 resulting in 0.5 million deaths in USA .This disease is earlier identified in April 2009 in Mexico. And causes of this disease about 20 million deaths worldwide. During those time it had struck every major city all over the world .it was probably the worst pandemic the world ever witnessed. Recently in 2008-2009 it broke out in Asian country like Philippines and it prove to be menace.in India some of the cases were reported to be caused by H1N1 virus, which is an unusual mix of genetic sequences.

Symptoms
The symptoms are similar as that of influenza like chills, fever, lethargic, loss of appetite, coughing, running nose, sore throat, vomiting. It can also cause numbness in some part of body.

Treatment
From the time of onset of symptoms to the time when a patient receives, treatment is very critical and could be determined the condition. Ideally a patient should get proper treatment within 48 hours of diagnosis.in some cause people without symptoms could be too feeble to walk. The real danger comes when it start to spread by human to human transmission.

Prevention
Don’t get chilled, keep warm, keep in good healthy and hygienic condition .don’t get tired out, avoid gathering and crowds because such places the chances of transmission of virus is maximum.
There are vaccination programs all over the world for fighting against the disease and government of U.S.A and India and all over countries have made it easily available and accessible to it whole population. The vaccines are easy to take and give a surety that you will remain protected. These should be vaccination program at a large scale to prevent a national and international outbreak of the disease. Always wear face mask, don’t leave your nose exposed.

Public Issue
Swine flu is pretty serious issue. It panics whole nation and creates widespread confusion. Such is the fear of endemic that people fear to live their natural day to day lives .government should have good rescue plans for coping the adverse situation. panick creates a social disorder and life comes to a standstill.

Current Status
On 10 August 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the H1N1 influenza pandemic was officially over.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

List of Autoimmune Diseases

1 . Addison’s Disease
2 . Anklosing Spondylitis
3 . Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
4 . Autoimmune Alopecia Areata
5 . Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
6 . Autoimmune Hepatitis
7 . Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease
8 . Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS)
9 . Behcet’s Disease
10 . Bullous Pemphigoid
11 . Cardiomyopathy
12 . Celiac Disease
13 . Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS)
14 . Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
15 . Cicatricial Pemphigoid
16 . Cold Agglutinin Disease
17 . CREST Syndrome
18 . Crohn’s Disease
19 . Dego’s Disease
20 . Dermatomyositis
21 . Dermatomyositis - Juvenile
22 . Discoid Lupus
23 . Essential Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
24 . Fibromyalgia – Fibromyositis
25 . Grave’s Disease
26 . Guillain-Barre
27 . Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
28 . Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
29 . Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP)
30 . Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
31 . IgA Nephropathy
32 . Insulin Dependent Diabetes (Type I)
33 . Juvenile Arthritis
34 . Lupus Erythematosus
35 . Meniere’s Disease
36 . Mixed connective Tissue Disease
37 . Multiple Sclerosis
38 . Myasthenia Gravis
39 . Pemphigus Vulgaris
40 . Pernicious Anemia
41 . Polyarteritis Nodosa
42 . Polychondritis
43 . Polyglancular Syndromes
44 . Polymyalgia Rheumatica
45 . Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
46 . Primary Agammaglobulinemia
47 . Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
48 . Psoriasis
49 . Raynaud’s Phenomenon
50 . Reiter’s Syndrome
51 . Rheumatic Fever
52 . Rheumatoid Arthritis
53 . Sarcoidosis
54 . Scleroderma
55 . Sjogren’s Syndrome
56 . Stiff-Man Syndrome
57 . Takayasu Arteritis
58 . Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell Arteritis
59 . Ulcerative Colitis
60 . Uveitis
61 . Vasculitis
62 . Vitiligo
63 . Wegener’s Granulomatosis
64. Autoimmune Wilsons Disease

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Tips of Good Health

Introduction - Health and Fitness
How to keep fit our body? Now a days human cannot work physically, so we suffer from mentally pressure. Always you heard about health and fitness. Now in modern age Fitness and Health is one of the major issue across the world. Easy lifestyle changes our life style. Very less of effort spent on most activities like, travel by motor vehicles, air-conditioned environment, ready-made food stuff.

In old age humans used to hunt for their living, due to which their body had to undergo a lot of physical exercise. Every part of the body was exercised and the intake was more of natural substances. We hardly do any of those. Even a simple 30 mins per day of workouts and one good nutritious meal a day can help improve our health. This easy life has restricted humans to do that bit of physical exercise which is required to keep the body fit and healthy.

Health can make all that difference in one's life. Healthy living is all that one needs, and to achieve that we picked up the best of the articles from reliable sources and have presented here in an organized manner. You might not be able to spend your valuable time on complicated medications and diet controls, but, you can find articles to help you have a better living using simple and easy technic.

How do we ensure that we have all that is required for a healthy living? This is a big question among everyone. We need a fit and healthy body. Good Health is all that one craves for. Becoming healthier and fitter though not very difficult needs dedicated efforts.

Some Tips For Good Health
1. Do Exercise every day –
Aerobic Activity
Bone strengthening
Muscle strengthening
2. Far away From mentally Stress
3. Eat healthy and fresh food.
4. Keeps away from alcohol
5. Walk every Morning and evening.
6. Drink lots of water
7. Avoid smoking and fast foods.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Asthma Symptoms, Cause, Types

Asthma
Asthma is the common chronic inflammatory disorder. It is carry by air variable. It is a disease that causes by the airof the lungs to swell and narrow, leading to wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.

Introduction
The airways are tubes that carry air into and out of your lungs. People who have asthma have inflamed airways. Thismakes the airways swollen and very sensitive. They tend to react strongly to
certain inhaled substances.

When the airways react, the muscles around them tighten. This narrows the airways, causing less air to flow into the lungs. The swelling also can worsen, making
the airways even narrower. Cells in the airways may make more mucus than normal. Mucus is a sticky, thick liquid that can further narrow your airways.

This chain reaction can result in asthma symptoms. Symptoms can happen each time the airways are inflamed.

Signs and symptoms
1. Animals (pet hair)
2. Dust
3.Changes in weather (most often cold weather)
4.Chemicals in the air or in food
5.Exercise
6.Mold
7.Pollen
8.Respiratory infections, such as the common cold
9.Strong emotions (stress)
10.Tobacco smoke

Common symptoms of asthma include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and coughing, and use of accessory muscle. Symptoms are often worse at night or in the early morning, or in response to exercise or cold air.

Causes of Asthma
In short, asthma affects people of all ages, but it most often starts during childhood. In the United States, more than 22 million people are known to have asthma. Nearly 6 million of these people are children.

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