Posted by alfian | March 11th, 2010 in Mesothelioma | No Comments »
Although still no cure for mesothelioma, are currently a number of ongoing clinical trials to study and test new treatments and procedures in the fight against cancer. Clinical trials are research studies in which volunteers help scientists find new ways to prevent, diagnose, or treat various diseases. Each clinical trial is divided into a series of steps or stages, which allows researchers to ask and answer questions in a way that provides reliable data on a procedure or a drug. The three phases include:
* Phase I – New drugs and procedures are tested on a small number of people to consider as they should be administered.
* Phase II – This phase provides preliminary data on the effectiveness of new procedures or new drugs, as well as information on its safety and benefits. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: cancer, Clinical trials, Drug, Mesothelioma, scientists, Three phases
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Posted by alfian | March 8th, 2010 in Stroke | No Comments »
The patient, family and all relevant rehabilitation professionals must determine together the recovery goals based on a realistic assessment of the patient’s health. Physical therapy usually begins as soon as the patient is stable, as little as two days after stroke. An interdisciplinary team of health professionals can participate in treatment, including speech therapists, occupational and physical therapists, a physician who specializes in rehabilitation, a nurse, social worker or psychologist and a nutritionist. Some patients will experience the fastest recovery in the first few days but many will continue to improve for about six months or more. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Neurorehabilitation, Neurorestorative, Patient, Physical therapy, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, Stroke
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Posted by alfian | March 5th, 2010 in Prostate Cancer Treatment | No Comments »
There are treatments for all patients with prostate cancer. Commonly used five types of treatments:
1. Surgery (taking out the cancer)
2.Radiation therapy (using high-dose x-rays or other high-energy rays to kill cancer cells)
3.Hormone therapy (using hormones to stop cancer cell growth)
4.Chemotherapy (using drugs to kill cancer cells)
5.Biological therapy (using the body’s immune system to fight cancer)
Surgery is one of the common treatments for prostate cancer. Your doctor may remove the cancer using one of the following. Surgery is reseved for those patients in good health, with less than 70 years and who choose surgery as their best option.
Radical prostatectomy:
Is the removal of the prostate and some tissue around it. The doctor can perform surgery through an incision in the area between the scrotum and anus (perineum) using an operation known as perineal prostatectomy or through an incision in the lower abdomen using an operation known as
retropubic prostatectomy. Radical prostatectomy is performed only if the cancer has not spread outside the prostate. Usually, before carrying out the prostatectomy, the doctor will perform surgery to remove pelvic lymph nodes in order to determine the presence of cancer. This procedure is called lymph node dissection
pelvic lymph. If the lymph nodes contain cancer, the doctor usually no fee prostatectomy and may recommend other therapy. Men who have been treated with surgery may suffer from impotence and spillage of urine from the bladder. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Biological therapy, Chemotherapy, Hormone therapy, Prostate Cancer, Radiation therapy, Surgery, Treatments
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Posted by Afni | February 27th, 2010 in Tuberculosis | No Comments »
Tuberculosis or TB is a disease that is caused by the micro-organism called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
It may be human or bovine type character, the brooding time period is not sure and may claim years. Overworking trouble, starvation, Debility, flu, pleurisy and unhygienic living circumstances are the agents that construct a person susceptible to tuberculosis.
Broadly speaking include symptoms of tuberculosis, a general loss of weight and appetite, slight feverishness, weakness and cough, etc..
This fatal disease can be prevented by complete isolation of the patient in the house or in a sanatorium, betterment of general conditions, Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Cough, disease, fatal disease, Tuberculosis or TB
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Posted by Afni | February 26th, 2010 in Smoking vs Cancer | No Comments »
The director of the National Cancer Research Center (CNIO), Mariano Barbacid, has demanded compliance “effective” Anti-smoking law by prohibiting smoking in most public places of assembly. Barbacid said snuff limiting the impact on the health of both smokers and those who do not smoke and said that smoking increases by 1000 percent the chances of developing lung cancer.
The CNIO was responsible for these events Thursday at the Hospital de Bellvitge (Barcelona) after delivering a lecture on oncogenes. According Barbacid, the main problem in the fight against cancer is that most drugs fail during clinical trials. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: cancer, health, smokers
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Posted by Afni | February 23rd, 2010 in Blood Pressure | No Comments »
Strokes can be prevented with a good lifestyle. Since we anticipated in Stroke.
Maintaining a healthy diet, exercising regularly, properly deal with stress, work on blood pressure, cholesterol levels and body weight, all that helps.
But apart from a good quality of life, you can use natural substances. We have already spoken of tea as a resale. Today we will go further: the Omega-3 Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Blood Pressure, cholesterol, healthy diet, medicine, Omega-3, Strokes
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Posted by Afni | February 22nd, 2010 in Blood Pressure | No Comments »
Nobody has great esteem for stroke. And the reason is obvious. However, there is light on the way: with an appropriate lifestyle, can be prevented. Since we anticipated in Stroke. Stroke.
If you seek a good quality of life, can prevent such accidents. And quality of life means: maintaining a healthy diet, exercising regularly, properly deal with stress, work on blood pressure, cholesterol levels and body weight.
But also, you can also opt for natural substances that help. We have already spoken of tea and omega-3. And today we will talk of garlic. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Blood Pressure, Garlic, lifestyle, Stroke
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Posted by Afni | February 20th, 2010 in Blood Pressure | No Comments »
Natural remedies for high blood pressure are various, and the quantity of medicinal plants used to them might surprise you. To prepare these remedies can be used from the garlic and rice.
Some of the remedies that are used for hypertension (because there are many more) are based on garlic, Indian gooseberry, lemon, grapefruit and watermelon.
Garlic is very good for lowering blood pressure because it reduces spasms in smaller arteries, slows the pulse, heart rate changes, relieves symptoms of vertigo, numbness, and shortness of breath. The way to eat garlic to help us in these issues can be raw or in capsule two or three times a day. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Garlic, high blood pressure, home remedies, hypertension, Medicinal Plants, Natural remedies
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Posted by Afni | February 19th, 2010 in Man's Health | 1 Comment »
Men who have frequent sex between the 20 and 30, have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer when they reach adulthood at a younger age. Another surprising fact was that young men who masturbate with great frequency showed pote
ntial still express the same malady, according to a new study at the University of Cambridge.
The study reviewed the sexual history of 400 men who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer before age 60: their sex lives, including data such as the age when they had their first encounter, the frequency of masturbation and intercourse, number sexual partners and STDs. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Man's Health, masturbate, Prostate Cancer, sexual
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Posted by Afni | February 17th, 2010 in Children's Health | No Comments »
Extremely premature babies will have a much higher risk than average for developing autism in childhood, new research indicates.
Scientists found that of 219 children born before 26 weeks of pregnancy, 8% met the criteria for an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at age 11, unlike any of the 153 classmates born at term, which formed the control group.
The TEA rate was much higher than in the general population, which experts put at between one and nine cases per 1000 children, according to rigorously define the disorder.
The TEA gathers a group of developmental disorders that affect communication skills and relationship.
The conditions range from severe cases of “classic” autism and Asperger syndrome, in which the person with normal intelligence and verbal ability, can not socialize or understand the subtleties of communication, like body language and verbal tone. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: autism, low birth weight, premature babies
