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General concepts in Is the leading cause of school absenteeism and the most frequent reason for consultation in pediatrics (16.5% of consultations), despite a high percentage of cases resolved with self-medication in the family.
A size proportion of telephone consultations poison control centers is related to cough and cold medications. It appears not to be of mere placebos but hazards associated with certain medications. Read the rest of this entry »

World Diabetes Day 2008 He writing “held” in quotes because I do not think it is an occasion to celebrate. It is a very sad fact that more and more people with diabetes, and especially that they are dramatically increasing cases of children with diabetes.

For me personally, and with all due respect to those who strive to change things, I think a failure of our health systems and government. Why else have a technology thousands of times more advanced than 50 years ago, the number of people suffering from diabetes is increasing exponentially? Is not is supposed to be the reverse: it improves the technology and science = better health? Then think not. In this case improves the technology and science while worsening the health of people. Read the rest of this entry »

A few months ago we discussed the existence of Avian Influenza A (H1N1). And while it is a global phenomenon that has mobilized nearly all the nations, many still think that is an invention of the Indonesian government and nothing happens.

My suggestion:
As if the flu is better to follow the recommendations of health authorities. Read the rest of this entry »

Nephrotic syndrome idiomatic constitutes about 90% of cases of nephrotic syndrome in childhood, one can find three histologic types: minimal change disease, mesangial proliferation and focal segmental glomérloesclerosis.
Some experts believe that these three entities represent three different diseases with similar clinical features, while others are different presentations of the same disease.
To make a diagnosis of this disease is very important to have the urine test. The latter reveals the presence of proteinuria (presence of bacteria in urine) of 3 + or 4 + and 20% of children observed microscopic hematuria. Read the rest of this entry »

The Committee for Medicinal Products for (HUEMA), has decided to authorize the use of Spanish antitumor Yondelis for tumors of recurrent ovarian cancer. Yondelis is the trading name of trabectedin, ET-743 or as named in the laboratory. It is a synthetic derivative of a marine compound, the ‘Ecteinascidia turbinata’, already used in European countries today to treat other cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

The ovarian cancer usually occurs in women over 50 years, but can also affect younger women. The ovarian cancer is difficult to detect in advance.
In the earlier they are discovered and treated ovarian cancer, the better the chances of recovery. Many times, women with ovarian cancer have no symptoms or only mild symptoms until the disease is at an advanced stage and difficult to treat. Symptoms may include:
• Heavy feeling in pelvis
• Pain in the lower abdomen
• vaginal bleeding
• weight gain or loss
• Abnormal menstrual periods
• Back pain
• Gases, nausea, vomiting or loss of appetite
Treatment is usually surgical and is followed by treatment with medicines called chemotherapy.

There is a direct association between body weight and the risk of certain cancers (breast, colon and rectum, and the inner lining of the uterus – called the endometrium, among others).
Obesity is accompanied by a series of changes in the body, mainly chemical signals circulating in the blood (hormones and other substances called “growth factors”), which favor the development of tumors.
Obesity could be a “marker” of exposure to carcinogens in the diet, linked to the consumption of fat, especially animal fat. Read the rest of this entry »

Having high blood pressure means the heart has to do much to force the blood to all parts of the body, the cause is, that the arteries, which in principle are elastic when blood passes through them, become hard rigid and thus improving the resistance, thereby increasing the heart must do more strength to accomplish their mission. Hypertension is considered to exist when the figures are higher than 140/90 to 160/90 in adults and elderly. Read the rest of this entry »

Today I want to share with you some of the plants or foods that I have read lately that help improve the health of diabetics or even help cure diabetes.

Yacon is a root vegetable grown in Peru and has some fabulous properties for diabetics.

Yacon
The root of yacon is the edible part of the tuber and consists mostly of water and fructo-oligosaccharides (carbohydrates metabolized by the digestive system). That means it has a sweet taste but the blood sugar rises due to the type of carbohydrates it contains. Read the rest of this entry »

Rhinitis is a reaction that occurs in the eyes, nose and throat when the irritants in the air (allergens) trigger the release of histamine. Histamine causes inflammation and fluid production in the fragile linings of nasal passages, sinuses and eyelids.
What are the different of rhinitis?

The two categories of rhinitis are:

* Allergic rhinitis
There are two types of allergic rhinitis:
seasonal – occurs particularly during pollen seasons.
perennial – occurs throughout the year.

The most common causes of allergic rhinitis are:

pollen.
dust mites.
mold.
animal dander. Read the rest of this entry »