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Alzheimer’s Disease

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Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia among older people found 65. It is estimated that one in 20 people between 50 and 70 years suffer from this disease. For those older than 85, the number affected is 20 percent, and it is estimated that this figure will increase due to increased life expectancy in developed countries.

It is a slowly progressive disease, characterized by a progressive dementia with memory loss, decreased ability to perform routine tasks, difficulties in trials, disorientation, personality changes and loss of skills language.

At first, the person has difficulty learning and retaining new information. Then she begins to lose memory and has trouble remembering people and events of childhood or youth. Then other symptoms, such as aphasia, which is the difficulty in expressing thoughts through language.

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How do Breast Self Examination?

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Breast Self Examination

* Undress to the waist up and stand before the mirror with good lighting. Raise arms over head and carefully inspect both breasts for any abnormalities, such as expulsion of fluid from the nipples, folds, dimples, scaly skin or bumps (balls)

* Put your hands behind your head and press forward. Then press your hands firmly over your hips and bend slightly toward the mirror while pushing the shoulders and elbows forward. These two movements highlight any changes in breast contour.

* Carefully examine each breast with the fingers, reclining and upright position. Take advantage when bathing to conduct the review stand, with soapy water is easier to find small lumps or other abnormalities.

* Lift the left arm over your head and feel with the fingers of his right hand across the left breast. Start at the edge and press with the fingertips in small circles, gradually move closer to the nipple. Pay special attention to the area from the breast to the armpit and the armpit itself.

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Sunstroke Symptoms and Prevention

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Sunstroke Symptoms

Prevention
Precisely in the Chilean Andes north of Santiago is almost guaranteed sunshine. Requirements for each output are wearing head coverings and protection of lips and sunscreen. If your head is exposed for a long period of time to intense solar radiation, this heat causes dilation of blood vessels, which in turn can cause an inflammation of the meninges. Symptoms in these cases are headaches and neck.

Symptoms
Only the head is heated and burns, then it causes headache, nausea and vomiting.

Measures
Placing the patient with trunk raised in a cool place. Cover the head and neck with wet cloths.

Classification Of Burns

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Classification Of Burns

FIRST GRADE:
Commits the superficial layers of the skin (epidermis). Generally caused by prolonged sun exposure or other forms instantaneously heat (hot items, iron). Characterized by:
· Skin redness
· Burning type pain
· Swelling (edema) moderate
· Dry

SECOND GRADE:
Injury superficial and middle layer of skin (epidermis and dermis). Characterized by:
· Formation of blisters (bullae)
· Severe pain
· Inflammation that extends into areas not burned body

THIRD GRADE:
Injury all layers of the skin and deep tissues such as fat, muscle and bone, as well as nerves, tendons, blood vessels. It characterized by:
· Absence of blisters
· Stuffy and dry skin
· No pain (numbness)
· White to black coloration.
· Always require urgent medical attention

Injuries: Care and management of wounds

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Here we present some basic concepts that can help manage in a practical and appropriate wounds occur most frequency. We begin by defining who is a wound and the structure is always compromised skin, continue with the classification and management of injuries According to the Handbook of First Aid and Self-care of the Colombian Red Cross.

Definition:
The wound is a loss of soft tissue integrity. They are produced by external agents such as a knife or internal agents like a broken bone.

Skin Structure:
The skin covers almost the entire body surface. It is characterized by elastic and regenerates itself, is almost completely permeable. It has functions external protection, sensory, thermoregulatory and secretion.

Skin layers
1. Epidermis is the outermost layer of the skin, scaly layer. It is the layer who first committed when exposure to the sun or with minor injuries loss of continuity of the skin.
2. Dermis, the layer is composed of connective tissue and is affected when there deeper wounds, containing in its structure and blood vessels node, bleeding and blistering occur, as well as greater sensitivity  by the presence of nerve endings. For those injured when the dermis is Pain.

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A Little Red Wine to Rejuvenate the Heart

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Red Wine

Red wine is a drink loved by many and current research indicate that their components can mean a great help for the body if you drink in moderation.

Red wine, derived from the fermentation of grape color, is rich in antioxidant substances that have already proven their beneficial effects on cardiovascular health, but among those substances that have anti-aging never heard of the existence of a compound called resveratrol.

This new substance was discovered in a recent U.S. research which points out that red wine could help keep your heart “genetically young”.

Resveratrol fulfill the function of stopping the aging associated changes in gene function of the heart, like what happens when he takes a reduced-calorie diet known to increase longevity.

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Content of milk with Omega 3 Vitamins and benefits

By Ann Brown in Vitamins and Supplements 5 Comments Tags: , , , , ,

milk with omega 3The Omega 3 enriched milk in the market, although they may vary in composition, broadly incorporate Omega 3 fatty acids in an amount sufficient to provide the benefits it has recognized.

Milks with skim milk containing Omega 3 vitamins, Omega 3 fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic acid: docosahexaenoic acid EPA: DHA-), oleic acid and vitamin E. They combine in a natural food the delicious taste of milk and nutrients from our diet more traditional health benefits.

For its high content of oleic acid and omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, the daily consumption of milk enriched with Omega 3 can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, regulating blood pressure and reducing cholesterol and triglycerides.

Besides being rich in omega 3 fatty acids, contains vitamin E, which acts as a natural antioxidant in our body.

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Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

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prevent carbon monoxide poisoning

Signs and symptoms
* Headache, often very strong
* Nausea
* Vomiting
* Weakness
* Dizziness
* Shortness of breath
* Confusion
* Agitation or lethargy
* Dilated pupils
* Collapse and unconsciousness
* Coma

Treatment
Faced with a case of carbon monoxide poisoning is necessary:
* Remove the victim immediately to the area of exposure to carbon monoxide and lead to an outdoor location
* If the person is unconscious, check for pulse and breathing
* If not breathing, give mouth to mouth resuscitation
* If no pulse is necessary to apply CPR
* If you have an oxygen tank, supplied with a mask, which must be sealed over the nose and mouth of the victim to prevent the entry of other gases
* Call an ambulance
* If the victim regains consciousness should take immediately to hospital for continued care.

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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

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carbon monoxide poisoning

Definition
Carbon monoxide is a toxic gas produced when carbon fuels (gasoline, coal and oil) are burned incompletely. As these fuels are used to operate machinery, cars and heat homes, carbon monoxide released during combustion is a constant danger. Moreover, this gas is odorless and the first effects of inhalation are subtle, which can cause serious damage before the victim realizes.

The carbon monoxide poisoning robs your body of oxygen, quickly creating a situation that threatens life. The toxic effects of this substance vary depending on the duration of exposure, concentration of gas inhaled and physical condition of the victim.

Causes
The carbon monoxide poisoning occurs when:
* Leave the car running in an enclosed space such as a parking
* There is fire in a room with little ventilation
* There is a breakdown in domestic heating systems
* Fumes are inhaled chemicals to remove paint. These chemicals containing methylene chloride, which the body converts to carbon monoxide

Treatment and risks of cervical injury or harm

By Ann Brown in Women's Health No Comments Tags: , , , ,

The Center for Prevention and Disease Control (CDC) in the U.S., recommend testing all women with symptoms of vaginal infection by studying the characteristics of vaginal discharge in them. Different vaginal infections, but the most common are bacterial vaginosis (BV), trichomoniasis and candida vulvovaginitis (CV).

All women who have any of these types of infection, should see their doctor for telling them the best treatment they should receive, as otherwise described infectious problems can develop persistence, or develop lesions in the cervix, perhaps the most common of these is the ulceration, which can then evolve to the formation of an ectropion (protrusion of the cervix associated with infection by viruses or bacterias. The indication of proper treatment by a medical specialist or experienced in the treatment of vaginal infections, is possibly the most important action for the effective control of these problems.

Some of the recommended treatments for patients with bacterial vaginosis are metronidazole or clindamycin vaginal cream.

It is important to remember that the submission of clindamycin vaginal cream may weaken latex condoms and vaginal diaphragms, which can jeopardize the protection for these methods, both when used as contraceptives, as when used for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections. Uncomplicated Candida Vulvovaginitis is relatively easy to treat with topical medications applied in short time schedules. Most of them achieved an improvement of symptoms in 80 to 90% of patients. More

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