Medics Diary

Whatever your age, size or shape it’s important to take care of your breasts. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, so it’s important to look after your breasts by being breast aware.
Being breast aware is an important part of caring for your body. It means getting to know how your breasts look and feel, so you know what is normal for you. You can then feel more confident about noticing any unusual changes.
There’s no right or wrong way to check your breasts. Try to get used to looking at and feeling your breasts regularly. You can do this in the bath or shower, when you use body lotion, or when you get dressed. There’s really no need to change your everyday routine. Just decide what you are comfortable with and what suits you best. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The often cited statistic is that one in eight women will get breast cancer at some point in their lives, but that actually is a misunderstanding. If a woman lives to be 80, she has a 14 percent chance of contracting the disease. At 50, the chance is only about 2 percent. And when breast cancer is caught early, women have a more than 90 percent chance of surviving the disease.
Now is better at identifying the various subtypes of breast cancer, possible to know whether the cancer sensitive to estrogen, can also identify the aggressiveness of cancer, can also classify cancers at the molecular level. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Heart attack is most often caused by narrowing of the arteries by cholesterol plaque and their subsequent rupture. This is known as atherosclerotic heart disease (AHSD) or coronary artery disease (CAD).
Classic symptoms of a heart attack may include: chest pain that may be described as tightness, fullness, a pressure or an ache. profuse sweating and maybe nausea.
Unfortunately, many people do not have these classic signs. Other presentations of heart attack may include:indigestion,jaw ache,pain only in the shoulders or arms, shortness of breath, or nausea and vomiting. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Male middle-aged still have higher rates of heart attacks and heart disease than middle-aged women, but they seem narrower gender differences, according to a study published Monday.
Women have been considered largely protected from heart attack and stroke before menopause because of hormonal influences. But the increasing rate of obesity, which is higher in middle-aged women than men of middle age, can damage the natural benefits. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Burns destroy skin, which controls the amount of heat our bodies retain or release, holds in fluids, and protects us from infection.To distinguish a minor burn from a serious burn, the first step is to determine the degree and the extent of damage to body tissues.The three classifications of burn will help you determine emergency care: [Read the rest of this entry...]

All children are born with the ability to communicate. The first of the baby crying and whispered to the complex adult speech production.
However, for some children, the development of speech and language may be difficult.
if your child does not talk as much as most children the same age, the problem may speech delay. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Each year, nearly 8,000 people receive poisonous snake bites in the United States. Even a bite from a so-called “harmless” snake can cause infection or allergic reaction in some people. People who frequently visit wilderness areas, camp, hike, picnic, or live in snake-inhabited areas should be aware of the potential dangers posed by venomous snakes. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A stroke occurs when the blood supply to a part of your brain is interrupted or severely reduced. Within a few minutes, brain cells begin to die.
Stroke is a medical emergency condition,prompt treatment of a stroke is crucial. Early treatment can minimize damage to your brain and potential stroke complications.
There are three stages of stroke treatment: prevention,medication and surgery, and rehabilitation. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Stroke is an medical emergency condition.Stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain stops,Within a few minutes,brain cells begin to die,prompt treatment of a stroke is crucial,early treatment can minimize damage to your brain and potential stroke complications.There are two types of stroke, the first is ischemic stroke caused by a blood clot that blocks blood vessels in the brain.the second type is hemoragic strokes caused by blood vessels rupture and bleed into the brain. TIA (transient ischemic attack) happens when blood supply to the brain is briefly interrupted. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Throughout the world there are 1.9 million deaths among children under five years old each year because of diarrheal diseases. According to WHO, about two-thirds of these (1.3 million) occurred in 15 countries in Asia and Africa. While diarrhea is not more than irritant in the developed world, this is a major killer in developing countries – killing more than 5,000 young children each day. and in fact these deaths can be prevented and unnecessary. [Read the rest of this entry...]