Monitoring Breast Cancer Patients is Necessary

March 19th, 2009 admin Health News 0

breast cancerThe breast cancer sufferers who have already gone into remission; however, they get their cancer return are at up to 50% the risk of dying from the disease if the disease return is spotted early said a group of international researchers. The group who carried out the new study has warned that respective doctors must keep on monitoring breast cancer patients strongly. It will help them to identify returning ’secondary’ tumours just before symptoms appear. It is very necessary because if it detected early enough a lot of patients have a 27% to 47% better chance of survival than victims whose cancer is identified later. Their research study has been published in the journal Annals of Oncology.

The research team said that it was the very broad assessment of how early detection can prevent deaths from secondary breast cancer. Leader of the group from the University of Sydney’s School of Public Health Nehmat Houssami said “Intuitively, it makes sense to consider that early detection of second breast cancers will improve prognosis, since breast cancer survivors have a long-term risk of developing further disease or relapse in either breast.”  Houssami said there had been a “paucity of evidence” about the advantages of early identification. The study said, “Recommendations on follow-up after treatment of early breast cancer should consider our findings, which suggest that early detection of second breast cancer events improves prognosis in this ever-increasing group of women”. The group observed 1,044 sufferers between 1980 and 2005. The sufferer had attended a clinic in Florence, Italy that period.

Dental Care Tips

March 15th, 2009 admin Health Tips 0

dental care Dental Care Tips Tooth is one of the important parts of human body. Though, most of the being doesn’t take much care about it. But everybody needs concern for it. Who have teeth he will never justify the importance of it. Only a tooth-less person can say the significance of it. So take the care of it, when it has; by loosing it don’t weep. It is not hard to take proper care of your teeth with in a hurry time.

Here are some tips for caring your teeth:

  1. Brush at least twice in a day with a fluoride toothpaste.
  2. Use a soft bristled brush, preferably one with rounded, synthetic bristles. In general a smaller brush is better than a larger.
  3. Replace your toothbrush approximately every two to three months.
  4. Place the brush at a 45 degree angle to the gum line, and slip the tips of the brush below the teeth. Softly move it in little circles over the tooth and gums. Brush the inside, outside and the chewing surfaces of your teeth. Don’t brush your teeth too strongly. A systematic brushing should take at least 3 minutes, so take your time.
  5. You can use a topical application of fluoride for dry mouth. Other, you can use antimicrobial mouthwash to control gingivitis.
  6. Smoking makes your gums poorer, so quit it not only for your teeth but also for your health.
  7. Once a gum infection begins it takes an extensive time to cure it; so have a dental checkup at-least every 6 month.

A perfect brushing of your tongue will help freshen of your breath. Other, spoil tooth gives a lot of pain to you, sometimes which is unbearable. So taking perfect taste of food and freshen of your breath take perfect care of your teeth. ;)

Identify Stroke: You Could Save a Life

March 4th, 2009 admin Health Tips, Symptoms 1 Comment

identify stroke Identify Stroke: You Could Save a LifeStroke Identification:

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can completely reverse the effects of a stroke. He believed the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is really tough but not impossible.

Recognizing a Stroke

Remember first three letters :-  S.T.R
If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.

Read and Learn!

Sometimes signs of a stroke are hard to recognize. Sorry to say that, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer harsh brain injure when people nearby fail to identify the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say an onlooker can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S = Ask the individual to ‘Smile‘.
T = ‘Talk’, Ask the person to ‘Speak a Simple Sentence‘ (’Today is Monday’).
R = Ask him or her to ‘Raise Both Arms‘.

If the patient has trouble with any one of these tasks, call the ambulance immediately.

Note: Another ’sign’ of a stroke is

1. Ask the person to stick out their tongue.
2. If the tongue is bent, it goes to one side that is also a sign of a stroke.