Great suffering because of lumbago
Cancer August 12th, 2010
Doctor, my mother, aged 53 to foot pain. More severe illness to disrupt their activities. He had to go to everywhere, but no change. He said, to have an operation because there is an urgent bone nerves. Is it to be operating, dock? Are the side effects? And did not recur after surgery?
Erna, Jakarta
Ms. Erna, Does your mother have never consulted with Specialist Doctors Surgery & Traumatology MDs? If not, the mother should be consulted to Physician Specialist MDs & Traumatology Surgery for further examination.
To convey the complaint as mothers, need to do investigation to determine how severe the disorder, such as x-rays, MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) or CT scan if necessary.
The more we get older then the more problems in the spine area, such as bone loss, calcification and narrowing of the space terjepinya nerve that causes nerve and will cause great pain to the leg and caused tingling and numbness. In advanced stages can cause loss of power that moves both legs and loss of ability to control urination and defecation.
Conservative treatment is usually done with medication, physiotherapy, injection of certain drugs and acupuncture. If ways can not resolve a complaint konservatf the doctor may suggest surgery, which can be traditional or minimally invasive ways, such as endoscopes.
Many of the benefits of action by using the endoscope, including:
1. very small incision
2. tissue damage is minimal
3. faster healing process
4. short treatment period so that maintenance costs
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Color is important for bone
Diet Tips August 12th, 2010
Want strong bones and old? Try the recommended way of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, that is by consuming a variety of vegetables and fruits that are red and orange. Group of fruits and vegetables that contain bone protective pigment called carotenoids.
In carotenoids also contained lycopene, a potent prevent thinning by counteracting harmful substances that can damage bone.
Experts reveal this fact after doing research over four years to 900 older adults. Those who regularly eat solid food carotenoids have a lower risk of bone loss, especially at the waist and lower back vertebrae.
We can save this benefit from now, by adding tomatoes, watermelons, or grapes on the daily menu. They are a natural source of carotenoid substances.
5 Minute First Save Lives
Diet Tips August 12th, 2010
Heart attack is a medical emergency. Do not delay seeking medical help because in this situation every time racing with damage to heart muscle and can cause complications or even death.
The main symptoms of heart attack is a strong feeling depressed or squeeze in the chest. This distress could spread to the neck and sometimes accompanied by cold sweat and feeling weak. “If these conditions a person must appear suspicious if he had a heart attack, especially if that person has risk factors, such as smoking or having diabetes,” said dr.Santoso Karo Karo, Sp.JP, from RS.Jantung Harapan Kita Jakarta.
Santoso explained, in the first five minutes, people who suffer a heart attack should immediately seek medical help. “Go to the hospital, not a place for practicing physicians in the hospital is available the support needed to limit damage to heart,” he said on the sidelines of a heart health event at the Heart Foundation of Indonesia, Wednesday (4/8/10).
When the distance between the hospital and the patient is too far away, heart attack patients can be helped by chewing emergency four tablets of aspirin. Anticoagulant drugs such as aspirin or heparin is no longer going to make blood clots forming.
“For people who have risk factors or a history of heart attack, aspirin should always carry anywhere. As soon as the attack came, directly chew-chew, not swallow them with water,” said Santoso.
In the book Mayo Clinic Family Health Book is mentioned, in the early minutes so the heart attack, ventricular fibrillation will occur. Unstable cardiac rhythm raises the heart rate and ineffective quivering of the heart muscle without benefits. Without immediate treatment, ventricular fibrillation will lead to sudden death.
Handling first heart attack is the use of AEDs (automatic external defribrillators). Penangangan will then be performed in hospitals, including the provision of drugs to restore blood flow to the heart, such as aspirin.
In the case of a heart attack, according to Santoso, there is the golden (golden period) to save lives. “Within 20 minutes after the heart attack patients should be helped. But the crucial first five minutes the patient should be suspicious so they can seek help,” he said.
Which must be recognized is a heart attack sometimes appear without the typical pattern. “It could also be a pain in the ribs or the stomach so it is often mistaken for heartburn. Feeling depressed also often mistaken for common colds so often brought late to hospital,” he explained.
In some people, the main symptoms of heart attack is a sudden onset of shortness of breath or can not follow the chest pains. There is also a heart attack with only faint symptoms of a sudden. Most importantly, be vigilant, especially when you have a family history of heart disease, smoking, having high cholesterol, or diabetes.
Prevent Fatigue by Coffee
Healthy Lifestyle July 6th, 2010
Working on it physically draining. But, let us not be weary before practice. Therefore, intake of coffee can make our minds up so that the body does not quickly get tired, explained Xavier Griffiths personal trainer of Beach House Health & Fitness.
This was confirmed also by the results of the study The Australian Institute of Sport. According to the researchers, caffeine in coffee can “push” muscles to burn fat (instead of carbohydrate) as a source of energy.
Research conducted on athletes showed cycling, athletes who drank a cup of coffee before exercise, was able to practice longer than those who drank only water.
Drinking Coffee Press Liver Cancer
Cancer July 6th, 2010
CANCER heart seems more rarely encountered in coffee drinkers compared with people not drinking coffee. This report was published in the August issue of the journal Hepatology ago, which displays the findings from 10 studies on the relationship between coffee and liver cancer.
The studies were reviewed by researchers including Francesca Bravi of the Istituto Ricerche Farmacologiche in Milan, Italy. The study covers the entire 2260 people with liver cancer and 240,000 people without liver cancer. The participants live in Greece, Italy, and Japan. Participants reported on their coffee habits.
The data show that coffee drinkers seem 41 percent less diagnosed with liver cancer than people who do not drink coffee. For every cup of coffee is drunk, the number diagnosed with liver cancer may decline to 23 percent.
Some studies define consumption as much as 3 cups of coffee or more per day. The other set at a lower rate, no more than 1 cup of coffee per day. In fact, liver cancer is less common in coffee drinkers in all countries (Greece, Italy, Japan). Researchers say these findings are not accidental or a local phenomenon. They speculate that coffee improve liver enzymes and cut cirrhosis and liver cancer. Thus, whether drinking coffee or not prevent liver cancer, further research is still continued
