Friday, April 06, 2012 17:32 PM
Colon Cancer
Posted in Cancer, Health Articles
Diets high in fat and sugars not only cause obesity but may also promote colorectal cancer.
Researchers at Temple University analyzed some previous studies on obesity and colorectal cancer and found that fat and sugar which can also lead to obesity, was the strongest factor which causes colorectal cancer.
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“In people that have, there glucose metabolic pathways and insulin signaling pathways are running at completely different levels than people who don’t have colon cancer.” Said Carmen Sapienza, professor of pathology in the Temple’s Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology.
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Monday, January 16, 2012 16:59 PM
5 Best Tips for Wound Care
Posted in Health Articles
People can get wounds anywhere on their body that may be hurting and irritating for few days. A wound needs special care so that it may not get infected.
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Here are 5 best tips that may save you from different infections.
1. Avoid Hydrogen Peroxide or Alcohol
Try to avoid using Hydrogen Peroxide or Alcohol for cleaning injury. These chemicals may harm the tissues and can delay the healing process. The best way to clean a wound is with the running Water and a soap. Try to rinse the Wound for about 5 Minutes and then clean all the dirt and Bacteria from it. Wounds that may be deep, large or constantly bleed should be urgently treated by a doctor.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 14:07 PM
Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes and its Treatment
Posted in Health Articles
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a Metabolism disorder. It indicates to the condition in which our body uses the digested foods for obtaining energy and growth. Most of the things that we eat are broken into Glucose. It is a form of Sugar in our body. It is a source of fuel in human body.
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When the food is digested, the Glucose enters in to the blood. Glucose contains Insulin in Blood and it allows the cells to take Glucose in them.
Thursday, December 01, 2011 12:42 PM
Leukoplakia- Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Posted in Diseases
Leukoplakia is a painful condition that may affect about 3% of the people in the world.
Definition of Leukoplakia
It is a health condition that is identified by the development of rough and rigid lesions inside the mouth or on the mouth. It can also appear inside the cheek in result of old irritation.
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Types of Leukoplakia
Here are following types of Leukoplakia:
- Hairy Leukoplakia
- Oral Leukoplakia
- Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia
- Laryngeal Leukoplakia
- Cervical Leukoplakia
- Idiopathic Leukoplakia
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 13:59 PM
Deadliest Psychiatric Disorder – Anorexia
Posted in Diseases
Anorexia is the most toxic Psychiatric disorder. It contains 6 times increased risk of death, 4 times the death risk due to depression.
According to the Jon Arcelus, MD, PhD, of University of Leicester, England says that the complications are even worse for people diagnosed with this disease in the 20 years of age; they have 18 times increased risk of death as compare to the healthy people of their age.
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The study found that Anorexia contains 2 times more death risk of Schizophrenia and 3 times death risk of Bipolar disorder.




