Archive for December, 2009



  • How Do I Tackle Anaemia Due To Folic Acid Deficiency
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    How Do I Tackle Anaemia Due To Folic Acid Deficiency
    Anaemia refers to the medical condition wherein there is a lack or drop in red blood cells in our body that creates problems for the blood to carry oxygen. This results in remarkable exhaustion, tiredness, and many more unwanted experiences to add to the list of symptoms. There can be two reasons as to why there is not enough number of red blood cells in the blood. These reasons are either the decline in the production of the number of red blood cells or rise in the loss or failure of red blood cells. The production of red blood cells takes place in the bone marrow from where they flow in the body through the bloodstream. The life expectancy of these cells is approximately about 120 days. To produce more number of red blood cells, the body requires three main nutrients namely, iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid. Folic acid is a nutrient  [...]
    Posted at December 30th, 2009 | Pregnancy
  • How Do I Deal With Alzheimer’s Disease
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    How Do I Deal With Alzheimer’s Disease
    Alzheimer’s disease refers to a medical condition in which psychological abilities of an individual weaken progressively. This is the result of loss of brain cells that is associated with the chemical imbalance of neurotransmitters (chemical messengers) in the brain. This disease is a type of dementia that commonly affects above 50 percent of the dementia victims. As time passes by, these victims slowly tend to forget vital issues due to memory loss and become confuse about the location at where they are present and what is the day. In addition, they become sluggish, withdraw themselves from the events, and begin to overlook their hygiene. Not only this, but also they are more likely to be in their past, conversation with them becomes repetitive, and they also seem to behave unusually due to the presence of odd behavioral characteristics. In  [...]
    Posted at December 28th, 2009 | Health A-Z
  • What Are The Different Allergy Tests
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    What Are The Different Allergy Tests
    An allergy test lets the doctor determine whether the patient is sensitive to some substances (allergens) and what are these substances. This means these tests are used to diagnose the type of allergy. There are three types of tests that a doctor or an allergist, who is expert in dealing with allergies, implements to confirm allergy. Listed below are these three tests. RAST test Prick test Patch test RAST (Radioallergosorbent) Test This test is actually a type of blood test that aims at probing into the sensitivity of your body to different allergens. These allergens are listed below. Different food groups (cows’ milk, tomatoes, and nuts) for food allergy House dust mite for dust mite allergy Animal dander (hair or fur) for pet allergy Apart from examining these allergies, the RAST test is often useful in examining patients  [...]
    Posted at December 27th, 2009 | Allergies
  • Let’s Cope Up With Altitude Sickness
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    Let’s Cope Up With Altitude Sickness
    Many of us have the hobby of trekking along a mountain despite of our awareness that there is less amount of oxygen as we proceed towards the peak. However, many a times, the lack of oxygen become problematic for us such that we feel difficult to breathe. At great heights, our body also exhibit physiological and indicative reactions in response to the low oxygen pressure at a really high altitude. This condition is known as acute mountain sickness or altitude sickness. The rate of ascent and the duration of the stay at a height directly influence the prevalence of altitude sickness, which is different in different individuals. According to a research, approximately 20 percent of people notice the mild symptoms at altitude sickness at the heights of 2200 to 2500 metres above the sea level. You are likely to develop altitude sickness  [...]
    Posted at December 25th, 2009 | Travel Health
  • Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency – How Do I Deal With It?
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    Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency – How Do I Deal With It?
    Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency refers to a disorder or disease that is the result of lack of production or abnormal production of the alpha-1 antitrypsin, an enzyme inhibitor, in the body. Alpha-1 antitrypsin belongs to a family of proteins called as the serine proteinase inhibitor (serpin) family due to similar functions. Such proteins actively aids in managing the inflammation, coagulation, and restore mechanisms of the body. The liver is the major producer of alpha-1 antitrypsin. In the tissues and blood, there exist some powerful enzymes called as proteases that are capable of attacking unknown substances such as tobacco smoke, present or entering in the body. But, these protease enzymes should be controlled, as they have the potential to attack and harm normal body tissues; instead of the targeted substances. This leads to the  [...]
    Posted at December 23rd, 2009 | Health A-Z
  • How Do I Deal With Allergy Due To Pets
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    How Do I Deal With Allergy Due To Pets
    Pet allergy is a type 1 allergy wherein the immune system overreacts to the existing protein substances (allergens) in the hair, saliva, urine, fur, feathers of (animals or birds) pets at home when the body is exposed to them. These proteins of the household pets cause inflammation in the respiratory airways and eyes, which results in symptoms of the hay fever and asthma. In addition, the reaction of the immune system to the proteins might also lead to atopic dermatitis and nettle rash. There are multiple proteins on the hair and in the saliva and urine of household pets, to which when the skin is exposed or is inhaled, the immune system responds to this contact by generating antibodies. This production results in over secretion of the histamine chemical, which results in swelling and inflammation of the upper airways and eyes. However,  [...]
    Posted at December 21st, 2009 | Allergies
  • How Do I Tackle ADHD Children As A Secondary Teacher
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    How Do I Tackle ADHD Children As A Secondary Teacher
    A child with ADHD, in a secondary school, tends to easily lose concentration, get distracted, feels restless, fidgets frequently, finds it difficult to follow instructions, and finds it difficult to complete tasks. Such children can badly disturb the ongoing class. However, you should understand that this all is the outcome of a medical condition, instead of bad intention. Therefore, such children need special help and support in their learning and overall development. The key condition to tackle ADHD is to build a good relationship with the parents, as they are the ones who can help the child every now and then. Even during the treatment days, communicate to them about the improvement in the child’s behavior and what still needs to be improved in the behavior. If you need help, SENCO is there for you anytime. Remember, you are  [...]
    Posted at December 18th, 2009 | ADHD
  • Let’s Cope Up With Food Allergy
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    Let’s Cope Up With Food Allergy
    Food allergy is a medical condition wherein a certain kind of food causes inflammation of the tissues due to reaction of the immune system to such food. Sometimes, this can even endanger your life. Generally, many people avoid certain food items because they are of the opinion that these items are allergic. This is actually not the case. Food allergy is a rare condition to happen and is more likely to be in families. According to a research, hardly 3 in 100 toddlers and 1 in 100 adults actually suffer from this allergy. Food Allergy versus Food Intolerance Food allergy and food intolerance are completely different from each other. In both the conditions, you notice symptoms even when you intake even little quantity of specific allergic food. However, the symptoms of food intolerance are related to the digestive system such as vomiting  [...]
    Posted at December 16th, 2009 | Allergies
  • Let’s Be Educated In Allergy
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    Let’s Be Educated In Allergy
    Allergy or hypersensitive reaction, which is also called as type 1 allergy, refers to a state of an abnormal reaction wherein the immune system unusually responds to protein substances also known as allergens. In this response, the white blood cells (B-lymphocytes) generate an antidote also called antibody to fight against the allergen. These antibodies attach themselves to the surface of the allergy cells, which indicates that the immune system is all set to fight against the allergen the next time the body comes in contact with it. Such a process of getting ready to fight back is known as sensitization. Each time the body comes in the contact with the allergen, an allergic reaction occurs naturally. In this reaction, the allergens attach themselves to the antibodies that in turn lie on the allergy cells’ surface. This merger  [...]
    Posted at December 14th, 2009 | Allergies
  • How To Deal With Food Allergy In Children
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    How To Deal With Food Allergy In Children
    Food allergy is a medical state of reaction wherein the immune system overreacts to certain food items that results in inflammation of the body tissues. It is a hypersensitive reaction in which the child’s immune system generates multiple antibodies named IgE as a response to foreign proteins. This indicates that every time the child eats such food items, the immune system produces IgE antibodies. It is these antibodies that are termed as allergens and are responsible for the allergic symptoms when they become adequate in number. Due to this kind of reaction, food allergy is categorized as type 1 allergy. In children, this allergy takes place who are under four years of age. In real, food allergies are rarely found in children. According to a research, hardly 3 in 100 toddlers actually suffer from this allergy and most of them  [...]
    Posted at December 11th, 2009 | Allergies
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