Friday, November 21, 2008
Panic Disorder
* Fast heartbeat
* Chest pain
* Breathing difficulty
* Dizziness
Panic attacks can happen anytime, anywhere and without warning. You may live in fear of another attack and may avoid places where you have had an attack. For some people, fear takes over their lives and they cannot leave their homes.
Panic disorder is more common in women than men. It usually starts when people are young adults. Sometimes it starts when a person is under a lot of stress. Most people get better with treatment. Therapy can show you how to recognize and change your thinking patterns before they lead to panic. Medicines can also help.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Weight Loss Surgery
Weight loss surgery limits the amount of food you can take in. Some operations also restrict the amount of food you can digest. Many people who have the surgery lose weight quickly. If you follow diet and exercise recommendations, you can keep most of the weight off. The surgery has risks and complications, however, including infections, hernias and blood clots.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Dizziness and Vertigo
When you're dizzy, you may feel lightheaded or lose your balance. If you feel that the room is spinning, you have vertigo.
A sudden drop in blood pressure or being dehydrated can make you dizzy. Many people feel lightheaded if they get up too quickly from sitting or lying down.
Dizziness usually gets better by itself or is easily treated. However, it can be a symptom of other disorders. Medicines may cause dizziness, or problems with your ear Motion sicknessblood pressure can also make you dizzy. There are many other causes.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Vaginal Diseases
Other infections that can cause vaginitis include trichomoniasis and yeast infections. Some other causes of vaginal symptoms include sexually transmitted diseases, vaginal cancer and vulvar cancer.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Bacterial Infections
Bacteria are living things that have only one cell. Under a microscope, they look like balls, rods or spirals. They are so small that a line of 1,000 could fit across a pencil eraser. Most bacteria won't hurt you - less than 1 percent makes people sick. Many are helpful. Some bacteria help to digest food, destroy disease-causing cells and give the body needed vitamins. Bacteria are also used in making healthy foods like yogurt and cheese.
But infectious bacteria can make you ill. They reproduce quickly in your body. Many give off chemicals called toxins, which can damage tissue and make you sick. Examples of bacteria that cause infections include Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and E. coli.
Antibiotics are the usual treatment. When you take antibiotics, follow the directions carefully. Each time you take antibiotics, you increase the chances that bacteria in your body will learn to resist them. Later, you could get or spread an infection that those antibiotics cannot cure.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Sepsis
Sepsis is a life-threatening sickness. Your body's reply to a bacterial disease usually causes it. Your immune system goes into overdrive, overwhelming normal process in your blood. The result is that small blood clots form, blocking blood flow to vital organs. This can lead to organ failure. Babies, old people and those with damaged immune systems are most likely to get sepsis. But even healthy public can turn into deathly ill from it. A quick diagnosis can be crucial, because one third of populace who get sepsis die from it.
Sepsis is usually treated in a hospital exhaustive care unit. IV antibiotics and fluids may be known to try to knock out the disease and to keep blood pressure from dropping too low. Patients may also need respirator to help them respire.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Back Pain
If you've ever groan, "Oh, my aching back!", you are not alone. Back pain is one of the the majority common medical harms, affecting 8 out of 10 people at some point through their lives. Back pain can range from a dull, stable ache to a sudden, sharp pain. Acute back pain comes on abruptly and typically lasts from a few days to a few weeks. Back pain is called constant if it lasts for more than three months.
Most back pain goes absent on its own, though it may take awhile. Taking over-the-counter pain relievers and latent can help. However, staying in bed for more than 1 or 2 days can make it inferior.
If your back pain is severe or doesn't get better after three days, you should call your fitness care provider. You should also get medical notice if you have back pain following an wound.
