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Cardiac Rehabilitation is very important after angioplasty

June 13th 2011 08:05

Heart attacks are normal these days, with the amount of pollution and atmospheric turmoil that man has created for him. Most of the people dying natural death all across the globe, are dying due to heart attacks. Weak arteries and weaker veins have failed lots of times to keep us fit and fine.

Angioplasty is the normal treatment provided to cardiac patient worldwide. In U.S. each year over 1 million patients are treated with this treatment. It has been found over the years that angioplasty has tremendous advantage over other cardiac treatments for the same symptoms.

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Angioplasty Treatment Diagram

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American Heart Association has already made a statement that angioplasty is the best dealing for cardiac treatment where the patient has undergone a heart attack. Among all the people who experience an attack in the U.S. only a third seeks immediate medical help. Any help provided within 12 hours is called immediate; however, a patient should visit the doctor at the earliest possible minute.

What is this angioplasty? Well, angioplasty is a treatment done to repair or enlarge the blood vessels. Angioplasty is a medical treatment method of broadening a congested or narrowed blood vessel by inserting a balloon which inflates on its own. The congestion occurs mainly due to atherosclerosis. When the blood vessels are narrow, required amount of blood fails to flow through them, causing a heart attack. The severity of an attack depends upon the diameter of the opening through which the blood can flow within a coronary blood vessel. Angioplasty widens these vessels and makes the blood flow smoother, preventing further heart attacks.

It is always advised that the patient undergoes cardiac rehabilitation once this surgery is done. Now, researches have shown that patients who undergo rehabilitation once after angioplasty have shown better results of the surgery than those who have not followed the rehab. Cardiac rehabilitation includes exercises, restricted diet, changes in lifestyle and medication. There are many rehab centers who guide patients on these techniques and recent researches have shown that the members of these rehab facilities are fitter and stronger than those who had their angioplasty done, but failed to pursue the rehab techniques.

More and more patients these days are moving towards cardiac rehabs, which is good news. However, the aim of the authorities is to get most of the patients follow the regime and exercise, especially after the angioplasty operation, so that the patient becomes fitter and lives a longer life.

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Pompholyx - a common urban skin disease

May 15th 2011 17:40

Skin diseases these days are very common amongst both urban and rural people of the country. Many people are seen to get infected by different types of skin diseases and even after proper treatment many of those diseases tend to return. Prevention and cure of skin diseases are very important and they go hand in hand. One of these extreme skin diseases is Pompholyx. We are going to talk about this dreadful disease in this article.

In various medical books, this disease will have different names; however, they all will mean the same. Pompholyx is also known as Dyshidrosis, Cheiropompholyx, Dyshidrotic eczema and Podopompholyx. This is actually an acute vesiculobullous hand eczema where the ill will get small blisters of about 3 mm or lesser in diameter on the tips of the fingers in their hands or legs. At times, these blisters can also be seen on toes, palms and soles of feet. It originates in the tips of the fingers and spreads over the feet and the hands of the person infected.

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Peeling Stage of Pompholyx

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Pompholyx can occur in any type of breed secondary to other skin disorders, but the inherited primary form is seen almost exclusively in the dachshund. Pompholyx is symptomized by the blisters that appear on the infected person. The blisters are normally opaque, deep-rooted and are almost at the same height as the curves of the skin are. The blisters are not much visible unless they become big and about 3 mm in size. As time goes on, the smaller blisters come together and become big in size. The bigger blisters then become spongy, elevated and they do not get broken easily. These blisters itch and give a burning feeling when they are scratched. Sometimes, they cause pain and at other times, there would be no symptoms at all.

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Smoking is injurious for all

April 8th 2011 00:10

Smoking can be of many types which range commonly from cigarettes, beedis and hookah to cigars. Whatever the form may be, smoking is injurious to health – for both the active and passive smokers. This is a slow poison which kills one from the inside and often causes cancer of the lungs, throat and mouth.

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Mayan Priest Smoking from a Smoking tube

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Smoking in many parts of the world is banned and in some other parts, it is illegal to smoke in public places. However, smoking prevails as one of the most sold fast moving consumer goods or consumer packaged goods all over the world.

Cigarettes are the most common form of smoking with the highest reach. They have a long paper pipe holding crushed tobacco inside, often with or without a filter at the end. Many countries see their citizen smoking cigarettes from the tender age. Earlier, cigarettes used to be smoked by kings and queens and used to symbolize royal status. This is also called as faggot, meaning a smaller cigar in French.

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Cigars are the next common thing that a regular smoker smokes. These are bigger in size and are the present symbol of status across the globe. These are thicker, longer and rawer than cigarettes but are costlier too. Only the rich from all over can afford to smoke a cigar and occasional smokers would prefer to smoke a cigar to establish a status onus. The tobacco used for preparing cigars is different than that used for other smokes and is widely grown in South American and Asian countries.

Many historical figures, including King Edward VII, Fidel Castro and his comrade Che Guevera, Sigmund Freud and Winston Churchill used to smoke cigars regularly. The President of United States, Ulysses S. Grant used to smoke cigars heavily and was diagnosed with oral cancer consisting of malignant squamous cell carcinoma, and later he died of it.

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One other form of smoking is beedi, also known as poor man’s cigarette. According to Wikipedia, a beedi “is a thin, South Asian cigarette filled with tobacco flake and wrapped in a Tendu leaf tied with a string at one end.” This originated in India and its smoking is widespread in various parts of South East Asia. In India and other South East Asian countries, beedi is smoked more than cigarettes. This also contributes to most deaths due to cancer, since it generates more nicotine, carbon monoxide and tar that go inside one’s lungs.

Of late, beedi has seen its acceptance widely in Europe, Middle East and parts of America where people are preferring beedis over cigarettes, due to its availability and cost effectiveness. A research has also shown that since a beedi is small in length it generates lesser harm than a regular cigarette and provides equal amount of satisfaction to the smoker.

Another method of tobacco which is very common in India, Middle Eastern and other Asian countries is the hookah. Wikipedia defines hookah, ‘also known as a waterpipe’ as ‘a single or multi-stemmed (often glass-based) instrument for smoking in which the smoke is cooled and filtered by passing through water.’ This is very common in places where the older generation still likes to smoke in a hookah.

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A recent research tells that young Americans are smoking lesser cigarettes these days; however, hookah smoking is an increasingly popular sport among them. There are lots of hookah bars that have opened recently to cater to the growing want. (Source)

The aim of this article is not only to make you aware of the various and common forms of tobacco available for smoking that are widely used around the world but also to tell that smoking is injurious to health. I will write more about the bad that smoking can bring in my future posts.

The bottom line stays that smoking any form of tobacco or rather tobacco in any form is harmful to health which can cause cancer and ultimately death. It is advised to keep yourself and your family and friends away from smoking.

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Beware of depression and live a healthy life

April 4th 2011 21:16

One of the biggest Hollywood actresses, Audrey Hepburn once said, “I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true.” Happiness is related to health. The more you remain happy and out of depression, the healthier you will become.

Depression, in plain words is a phase of low mood and repugnance to any kind of happenings or activities. This is commonly referred as a type of psychological disorder showing depressed mood or a major depressive or mood complaint that can happen due to some sudden and big change in the actions and happenings in one’s life and can take better of anyone in this world

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Three Effective & Effortless Tactics to Treat Body Acne!

November 10th 2010 14:20

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How to get Rid of Acne

October 26th 2010 18:25

Acne is an extremely common condition, affecting

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Warning Signs of Brain Tumor

October 6th 2010 20:34

Brain tumor is abnormal growth inside the brain. Brain tumor can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). First, it's important to know that brain tumors are not common. While studies show that more people are being diagnosed with brain tumors, it remains to be an uncommon occurrence.

Usually, benign tumors can be removed, and they seldom grow back.However, benign tumors can press on sensitive areas of the brain and cause serious health problems

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