Apanemia Health Centre

Archive for April, 2010

To be bitten by dogs, cats or other pets can be dangerous if the bite is so deep that it bleeds. Get medical attention if the bite is deep or swollen, tender and red, and if you have been bitten deeply into their hands or if you think you lack protection against tetanus.

An animal bite is deep can cause serious and difficult to treat infections due to bacteria in the animal’s mouth. Although the bite of another human can cause serious infections.

Prevention

Make sure you have basic protection against tetanus. Basic security is for thirty years. Ask a nurse at the nearest hospital or medical advice if in doubt. Read the rest of this entry »

Usually no symptoms

If you have elevated cholesterol in your blood, this in itself NO symptoms. As a rule, discovered the value of a cholesterol blood test, often randomly measured on a health check, one company control or because the doctor still taking blood tests for something else.

Visible signs

Highly elevated cholesterol levels can cause cholesterol deposits visible on the body:

* As a white ring on the cornea, along the outer edge of the cornea. This is called Arcus senilis cornea.
* As a white cushion-shaped skin lesions, often at the eyes. This is called xantelasmer.
* As a thickening cholesterol nodules under the skin or along hælsenen (achilles). This is called xantomer. Read the rest of this entry »

Periodontal Disease most often begins between teeth where a toothbrush can not reach, use dental floss is an effective method to remove dental plaque from these surfaces. The following instructions will help, but the proper use of dental floss requires time and practice.

Start with a piece of floss about 45 Cm’s. length. Wrap the thread most of the middle finger of one hand, and the rest on the same finger of your other hand.

To clean the upper teeth, hold the thread between the thumb of one hand and the forefinger of the other, leaving little more than 1 cm. silk between them. Insert the floss between teeth using a sawing motion. Do not force the floss, and take it to the gum-tooth junction. Curve it in a “C” on a sliding tooth into the space between gum and tooth until you feel resistance. Read the rest of this entry »

Sterilization (vasectomy) is a minor surgical procedure to cut and turn off the vas deferens (vas deferens). The procedure takes about 30 minutes, the procedure usually causes few complications and no worsening of sexual function. Vasectomy is performed about 500,000 per year in the United States. A vasectomy is less invasive than a sterilization surgery in women. An increasing number of couples choosing vasectomy as a permanent birth control.

The male reproductive system

To understand what a sterilization (vasectomy) is needed to understand the male reproductive system and how it works. The testes are located in a bag in the penis called the scrotum. Each testicle is connected to a thin coiled tube, epididymis (epididymis), where sperm are stored and mature in 6 weeks. Epididymis is related to the prostate gland with a pair of tubes called the vas deferens. Vas deferens is part of a larger bundle of tissue containing blood vessels and nerves and lymphatic vessels, known funikel. Read the rest of this entry »

Urinary tract infection or cystitis due to an infection of the urinary bladder usually caused by intestinal bacteria. It is more common in women than in men. At urinary tract infection, you feel pee more often than usual and it stings when urinating. Urine can sometimes be cloudy and smell bad. To relieve symptoms you should drink a lot and urinate frequently. Antibiotics are a common drug therapy for urinary tract infection

Why urinary tract infections occur?
Urinary tract infection due to bacteria that penetrated into the bladder through the urethra. Typically, the intestinal bacteria that man carries himself. If the bacteria at a urinary tract infection continue further up the body from the bladder up to the kidneys, a renal pelvic inflammation occur, which is a more severe form of urinary tract infection. Read the rest of this entry »

Many people suffer from irritable bowel. Especially young adults are plagued by it and women twice as often as men.

Irritable bowel syndrome is not a serious condition but it is tricky. Many people experience in daily pain and discomfort of many. Some people have occasional problems with other continuously.

Irritable bowel syndrome, so named because the intestines are irritated and there are several symptoms (syndrome). Other names are spastic colon or spastic colon. The abbreviation of irritable bowel syndrome IBS, but the English term irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is sometimes used. Read the rest of this entry »

Hemorrhoids are a common condition that many suffer in silence. This condition appears when not eat a balanced diet rich in fiber. While hemorrhoids can affect anyone, people of middle and upper classes are more likely to develop due to the high consumption of junk food.

There are medical treatments for cases of pain, itching and bleeding, but in the prevention of hemorrhoids and to prevent it from worsening, diet plays a role.

People with hemorrhoids should follow a diet rich in fiber and enough water to enable them to evacuate as usual, keeping constipation at bay. Read the rest of this entry »

To reduce high cholesterol levels and keep them in the appropriate level, the first step is to establish a proper diet.

Dietary recommendations that then we are useful both for the patient with high cholesterol levels and for anyone who wants to follow a healthy diet even though their cholesterol levels are normal.

1. Reduce fat intake to no more than 30% of total calories from the diet. Fats can be of several types:
* Saturated fats: They are those that favor the deposition of LDL cholesterol in the arteries. It is found mainly in the animal kingdom, fatty meats, sausages, milk, cheese, butter, etc. And in some vegetable oils such as coconut and palm.
* Polyunsaturated fats: They are those that protect against atherosclerosis because they produce significant decreases in total cholesterol l and that of LDL and HDL. They must be supplied by the diet because the body is unable to synthesize them. Found in some vegetable oils and oily fish special.
* Monounsaturated fats: Increases HDL cholesterol and is found in olive oil.

2. Low in cholesterol, must contain less than 300 mg of cholesterol per day. Some foods are high in cholesterol and relatively low in total fat, such as liver, seafood and eggs. Read the rest of this entry »

The treatment of anemia depends on the cause. If your iron deficiency anemia is caused by, you’ll probably get extra iron in the form of tablets or a drink. Never use iron supplements without first consulting the person who accompanies pregnancy. These resources can cause black stools or constipation, this is normal and not alarming.
It is therefore important that your diet contains high fiber and that you drink enough.
If you simultaneously use vitamin C (eg from fruit or fruit juice) improves the absorption of iron. Coffee, tea and milk decrease the absorption of iron properly. Use these drinks so not during the meal, but for example mid-morning and afternoon. Have your blood checked regularly if you use a long iron preparations. Read the rest of this entry »