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Symptoms of head and neck cancer vary according to location:

- Lips and mouth could see or feel a lump, an open wound, a bleeding area, a patch with an abnormal white or red pigmentation inside the mouth or lip. There may be persistent sore throat, ear pain, discomfort when chewing or swallowing, or jaw inflamed (swollen).

- Throat and larynx: symptoms include hoarseness, pain or difficulty swallowing, pain in the neck, jaw or ear, a lump or swelling in the neck or a feeling of obstruction in the throat.

- Salivary glands: the most common symptom is a slow growing lump on the cheek, under the chin, on the tongue or the palate. Sometimes the lump causes pain. Read the rest of this entry »

The head and neck cancer begins with abnormal cell growth. These cancer cells multiply uncontrollably forming a tumor. As the tumor grows, it can form a lump, a sore, a surface patch of abnormal tissue and colorless or white. Without treatment, the tumor can invade and destroy nearby bones and soft tissues. Finally, you can spread (metastasize) to lymph nodes in the neck and other body organs.

In many cases, the head and neck cancer are caused by carcinogens, substances that cause cancer.

Such substances include chemicals found in smoke snuff, snuff in smokeless (chewing) and snuff snuff. Alcohol abuse or alcoholism may also contribute to head and neck cancer. The disease is especially prevalent in those who smoke and drink alcohol. In addition to the following classification, the head and neck cancer includes the classification of cancers of the larynx (voice box), soft palate and hard palate and salivary gland tumors, including the parotid glands. Read the rest of this entry »

Some people prefer sweet foods while others are salivating for a snack salty. In life, they say “everything is a matter of taste”, but sometimes there are people who may have this distorted sense and even totally canceled. Can you imagine a life without taste? Read on and find out about this sense that sometimes we do not give due importance.

Taste is one of our five senses in addition to the touch, sight, hearing and smell. As the eyes you can see and smell the nose, the tongue is responsible for detecting knows how every meal.

To this end, the tongue has what are called taste buds (in total, is about 10 000!), Which are connected to the brain nerve fibers. Taste buds are located in different areas of language and, according to these areas, the tongue then is able to detect the basic tastes: sweet, salty, sour or bitter. Read the rest of this entry »

To avoid any of these problems, you can follow the following recommendations if done daily, will help keep your skin healthy and moisturized:

- Keep your diabetes under control.
- Drink plenty of fluids, preferably water, so your skin is hydrated and healthy.
- Keep your skin clean and dry. To do this, use a mild soap, body lotion and talc after washing in areas where the skin may be wet, as under the arms (armpit), under the breasts, between the legs (in English) and between the toes.
- Avoid very hot water shower and take long baths or foam. When you dry, do it gently, do not rub.
- Check the skin after washing and make sure you have dry, red or sore that can become infected. If you can not do it alone, get help. Read the rest of this entry »

That does not take away the sweet softness. It is very common for people with diabetes have skin problems, as the rise in the level of sugar or glucose in the blood causes it to lose moisture, drying out and have more risk of injury and infection. So you can keep your skin soft and hydrated, here are some recommendations for the daily care of your skin that are easy to follow.

Since Albert has diabetes is controlled not to eat so many sweets and try to do more physical activity to maintain their glucose levels in check. However, it has a recurring problem: it dries the skin of the feet and some cracks appear again and again. As a long time this happens, cream is usually applied as recommended by your doctor (but not between the toes, because there keeps moisture out and fungi). That solves it, until it reappears. Read the rest of this entry »

Advances in treatments for this condition the heart improve the quality and life expectancy of patients and show promise for the future. However, this problem is still very common and is a major cause of death. Here we tell you what it is and how to treat heart failure, and how to prevent it.

Many people confuse a heart attack the so-called failure or heart failure, and indeed are not the same. Similarly, most fears the possibility of sudden heart attack but sometimes it’s riskier developing heart failure, as it occurs over time and, sometimes, without causing obvious symptoms.

Heart failure is a condition in which this vital organ (heart) pumps blood inefficiently, causing blood to pool in the vessels leading to the heart causes the kidneys to retain fluid. As a result, the body’s tissues swell (which is called edema), typically affecting the legs, but can also occur in the lungs (causing breathlessness) or other organs. Read the rest of this entry »

Duration

The duration of the symptoms of spinal cord injury depends on the nature and extent of the lesion. The minor bruises may fade over time, but full recovery often takes weeks or months. The most severe injuries often cause permanent loss of function. Strategies are constantly being investigated to help nerve cells (neurons) to recover from an injury.

Prevention

Preventing spinal cord injuries requires prevention of traumatic injuries in the spine, especially in the neck. The main causes of spinal cord injury include car accidents, falls, sports, diving accidents with firearms. To prevent damage to the spinal cord: Read the rest of this entry »

Consideration should be given a spinal cord injury on any person who has had a severe car accident or has experienced in the head or neck. If you are aware, I wonder if it hurts your neck and if you can feel or move his arms and legs.

Evaluate if you have recently used drugs or alcohol, if you have other painful injuries that may distract attention from the neck injury, and also examined for the presence of other signs of injury to the spinal cord. It may also be necessary computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess your spine and spinal cord. Read the rest of this entry »

What is it?

The spinal cord transmits nerve signals from the brain to the body. The spinal cord injury can result from several injuries, commonly from car accidents, falls and violence. Over 80% of cases of spinal cord trauma occurs in people between 15 and 35, and approximately 80% of sufferers are men. Most spinal cord injuries occur in the area of ??your neck called cervical region. The trauma may be due to bruising of the spinal cord, loss of blood flow in the bone marrow or cuts. Are rare cuts or complete amputations spinal cord. Trauma to the spinal cord are serious and can cause decreased strength, coordination and sensitivity and decrease in other functions, such as bladder control.

Symptoms

The symptoms of spinal cord trauma vary and depend on the location and severity of the injury. The full trauma is trauma that causes total loss of sensation or ability to move, occurs at approximately the same level of injury. For example, a person with an average neck injury will have no feeling in the neck and can not move the region below the middle of the neck. Approximately 50% of all spinal cord injuries are complete. Complete injuries that occur in the upper neck can compromise respiratory capacity and require the person to use a respirator. Read the rest of this entry »

During pregnancy, the body stores more nutrients and fats, so that the mother is ready when the time comes to breastfeeding, and once that happens you will need more food and nutrients to supplement normal milk production.

So when you are breastfeeding is recommended:

- You to take a well-balanced and varied diet. (Taking vitamin and mineral supplements is not a substitute for a healthy diet, your doctor will probably recommend that you continue with your prenatal vitamin, but check with your doctor about taking anything else, remember that you can pass into milk take your baby and may harm).
- You consume fruits, vegetables, breads and cereals, dairy products rich in calcium and protein rich foods (meats, fish and vegetables). Read the rest of this entry »