Causes Symptoms And Treatment For Asthma Asthma is a disease of the lungs where the person finds it difficult to breathe. The channels that lead to the lungs are inflamed. They become narrow thus making it difficult to breathe. Sometimes the muscles go into spasm and as a result the channel becomes narrower. The production of mucus increases the breathing difficulty. A person suffering from asthma really finds it difficult to breathe when she/he suffers from the attack. Such a situation often demands immediate medical attention and unless that is provided to the victim it might often be a fatal condition.

What Causes Asthma

There are no definite causes of asthma. Researches have pointed out that it is a result of faulty genes and influence of the environment. The case becomes more serious if both the factors combine together. Apart from this the affected person may also suffer from various allergic diseases which may include eczema and hay fever. The breathing tubes become narrowed down as cells and chemicals enter the lung tissues inflaming the breathing tubes. When the tubes are narrowed down it is difficult for the air to move through the lungs and thus result in breathing difficulty.…

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Hookworm And Realistic Sure Allergy Cures Seasonal allergies are just one of many types of allergies that people suffer from. All of these allergies are essentially the same: a hyperactive response from our bodies to foreign contaminants that have entered it. What happens is that the immune system, our body’s natural defense mechanism, gets all up in a tizzy about some pollen and attacks our own cells. This creates all the mucus and such, as well as makes our body swell in certain places and our eyes water. Allergies then are essentially an autoimmune problem. It has been theorized that autoimmune conditions like seasonal allergies and asthma have been on the rise. How do we explain how widespread allergies are now when compared to centuries past?

The Hygiene Hypothesis The answer is something called the hygiene hypothesis. The hygiene hypothesis states that people have become too clean for their own good. Before humans controlled our environment so completely (not well exactly), our bodies had to handle all manner of germs – bacteria, fungi, viruses, etc – and so our immune systems being in tip-top shape and robust was necessary to our survival. Furthermore, the everyday infections and contagions worked like …

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Beginning The Recovery Process Through Stroke Rehabilitation The goal of most stroke rehabilitation programs is to restore as much independence to the stroke victim as possible by improving their mental, physical and emotional functions. This must be done in a way that preserves the stroke survivor’s dignity and motivates them to re-learn basic life skills that may have been negatively affected by the stroke, such as dressing, walking and eating.

Stroke rehabilitation should begin in the hospital, as quickly as possible after the stroke. If the survivor is medically stable, rehabilitation may begin just one day after the stroke and should be continued even after release from the hospital, when needed. For other survivors, stroke rehabilitation can take place months or years after the stroke as the survivor’s conditions improve or in some cases, worsen.

Stroke rehabilitation options will depend on several factors including degree of disability, ability to tolerate intense rehabilitation, insurance coverage, available funding as well as your geographical area. The main options for survivors include acute care (inpatient) and rehab hospitals, sub-acute facilities, long-term facilities, outpatient facilities and home health agencies.

Health Care Team

During the multiple phases of stroke rehabilitation, the survivor will most likely work …

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Osseointegration, edentulism, All on 4TM… Costs, pain, time off work, will it work…?

For the Average Joe, these are intimidating terms and questions. But when the alternative is living with discomfort and the hassle of worrying about your appearance, hygiene and meal times, it’s time to find out what your alternatives are so that you can change your life for the better. Time to do some research! Knowledge is power, especially when it empowers you to make a dramatic positive change to your lifestyle and self-esteem. You will also find that signing up for a surgical dental procedure that will change your life forever – such as the All on 4 TM protocol – is not as daunting as it may at first seem once you have a basic understanding of what it entails.

In this two-part article series, we shall be unraveling some of the seemingly complicated dentistry terms and procedures you should become familiar with if you are already edentulous or are facing an immediate future of edentulism. And there’s our first term… edentulism!

Decoding Dentistry Terms

Edentulism is essentially a ‘nice’ way of saying “toothless.” Edentulous is the state of not having a single original adult tooth …

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Alcoholic Drinks Could Increase The Possibility Of You Getting A Stroke For many people, having a bottle of wine or gin and tonic just after a tasty evening meal is a traditional plan to enjoy the night. However, routinely repeating this may lead to potentially life threatening conditions long-term. While it is true that 1 glass of red wine has been shown to bring down heart attack and stroke risk for many people, this research signifies that people should not be in a rush to start drinking.

The pathophysiology of stroke shows that a number of strokes, like hemorrhagic stroke, occur when a circulation system bursts, discharging blood flow and spreads out on nearby areas, resulting to stress on the brain tissues and other areas of the brain. There are two types of hemorrhagic strokes: first is a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which is a stroke that occurs within the locations between the brain and nearby cells, and the intra cerebral hemorrhage, which is a stroke which happens if an artery inside the brain bursts.

Alcohol can precipitate vasoconstriction of cerebral arteries and split even tinier ones. Drinking alcohol may lower or raise the potential risk of stroke. If somebody drinks alcohol …

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Help To Lower Cholesterol Naturally Whenever I tell people that my Cholesterol levels are high they simply don’t believe me. They think I’m kidding. I’m 5 feet 5 inches in height, weigh 115 pounds, get a fair amount of exercise and have what most would perceive to be moderate eating and drinking habits. How could my cholesterol levels have gotten so high?

Putting that question aside for the time being, the more important question to address is what is the simplest way in which to reduce cholesterol levels? The first thing to address would appear to be to set about reducing the intake of saturated fats.

I’m a pretty strong willed person and if I decide to do something I don’t find it too difficult to make the necessary changes to achieve my goals. So I resolved to reduce animal fats to a bare minimum, cut out my morning cookies, chocolate brownie snacks, red meat, cheese and butter. You get the picture. I have to admit to feeling a little deprived, but on the whole could see the probable long term benefits so resigned myself to that regime.

Four months later I considered it about time to have another cholesterol …

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What Teeth Straightening Treatment Is Right For Me? Thanks to modern technology, there are now more straightening options to choose from than ever before. As orthodontic science advances and treatments become increasingly affordable to everyday people, it is becoming harder to choose which option is best. To make the decision a little easier, the team at Sunshine Coast Orthodontics, headed by the eminent Dr Lesley Short, have put together a brief overview of the available treatments.

Metal BracesThe tried and tested metal brace is still the go-to treatment for many orthodontists. Offering unparalleled versatility and effectiveness, these old favourites are ideal in most situations. Fixing almost any type of crooked, misaligned or wrongly spaced teeth, metal braces are only let down by their appearance and cleaning difficulty.

Ceramic BracesEssentially the same thing as metal braces, ceramic braces offer the advantage of using tooth-coloured parts, which makes them far less noticeable. However, due to their white colour, they can sometimes soak up pigments from food, making them appear yellow. This can be overcome by choosing coloured ceramic, which is always a hit with younger patients.

InvisalignInstead of wires and fittings, Invisalign uses clear mouthpiece aligners to train teeth into the correct …

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Harmful Effects of Loud Noises – What You Can Do to Prevent Them? Loud noises are known to cause feelings of irritability and fatigue. Noises can limit the person’s ability to pay attention when performing various tasks. This is a vital concern in the workplace when other worker’s safety is on the line. The person’s ability to detect any faulty equipment during operation or a warning signal is severely hindered. Noise can also reduce the productivity levels of workers.

Another common problem attributed to loud noises is that of tinnitus. Tinnitus is defined as a buzzing, ringing or otherwise bothersome sound in the ear. Sometimes, physical problems can occur, including:

  • Elevated levels of blood pressure
  • Abnormal or quickened heart rate
  • Nausea
  • Trouble falling asleep, even after the nose has stopped

What Can I Do to Protect My Hearing?

Essentially, the most important thing you can do is to educate yourself on preventative measures. It is a personal responsibility as to how you are going to deal with noise and all of the side effects. The first thing that sticks out for most people is to avoid the loud noise at all costs. If you need to shout in order for …

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Accepting Autism to Become an Effective Advocate Did you sense how your identity changed when you became a parent? At the moment of birth or adoption, our lives are never the same because once a parent, always a parent.

Despite the fact that our self-identity shifted once Mother Nature inaugurated us as mom or dad, this new role is not necessarily a fixed one because our children will always impact it.

As a mom or dad we may go from being a working parent to a stay at home parent (or vice versa), from a girl scout parent to a hockey mom, from an elated parent to a stressed parent and back again, but ‘being a parent’ will remain constant.

Some of the roles we take on as parents are chosen by us but there are times when roles are given to us that we may not like and can do nothing about. We cannot go to the store and exchange our position of night time soother when our infant is up all night with an ear infection for something else and we can’t decide we don’t want to be parents anymore.

If we are given the role of being …

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A Guide To Dieting For Diabetics Even if your are diagnosed with diabetes you can think beyond eating bland food all your life. You do although need to learn which food is acceptable and what food is not for your system. It is imperative that you draw up a healthy diet plan that will keep your life healthy and give you the nutrients that your body needs to keep heart disease away.

What is really bad for the diabetic to eat? This is what would be a bad diet for everyone else. The answer is a diet that is high in fat, salt, sugar and the over processed foods that you can find. Such food items are known to contain poly saturated fats or trans fat, which remain unaffected by exercise. They are going to stay in the body only to clog up the arteries. For a diabetic nothing can be worse for the diet and this will make him an easy target for heart disease, stroke, and other heart problems that can lead to complications.

This will not mean that you have to cut out the fat forever, however some fats are healthy and necessary. The trick lies in …

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