Asthma, and often underestimated suffering
In US, nearly eight million people with asthma, a live mostly long-lasting disease of the airways affected. Here, asthma can almost always be stabilized by specific treatment measures and control by appropriate means itself is the motto of this year’s World Asthma Day on 05/07/2015. It is estimated that 235 million worldwide suffer adults and children from bronchial asthma is rising. And although this number is not one hundred percent due to different diagnostic procedures and counting methods, but it is certain that asthma is an often underestimated disease that occurs mainly in the Western industrialized countries. So suffers in Georgia not even one percent of the population in bronchial asthma, while in the UK are affected more than ten percent of adults. And in US almost five percent of adults and nearly one in ten children are now...
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Age spots, a harmless but often disturbing phenomenon of aging of the skin
The one already at 40, the other with only 60 and some people remain completely spared. We are talking about age spots, benign pigmented skin disorders that show up with age, especially on the face, decollete and hands. Over the years, not only the body but also the skin ages changed. In addition to wrinkles age spots, solar medically as lentigo or lentigo senile denotes a typical phenomenon of aging of the skin. Here, most of which only a few millimeters in size, brownish-looking stains show especially on the skin that have been exposed very often the sun over the years. So then, UV radiation is the main cause for the development of age spots. Normally, the melanin production is excited by UV radiation. The skin pigment melanin then ensures even browning of the skin. With age, however, it...
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With the first aid kit healthy through the winter holidays
Winter time is holiday season. So there are no unpleasant surprises during the holiday season, a well thought-aid kit for all passengers makes sense. This must be taken into account the activities planned course. A checklist makes it valuable help. The winter holidays are a welcome break. Couples may opt for spa hotels and also utilize the opportunity to take long walks through the winter landscape. Families will opt for regions where the sledding is possible. Physically active vacationers prefer to ski resorts. In almost all the tourist areas although there are pharmacies and doctors easily accessible. Nevertheless, the own winter-aid kit is helpful because of small injuries or ailments can be so much time and money. The preparations for tours abroad and in the expected language problems also belongs to inform themselves before departure where the nearest doctor...
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The loose knee cap – Causes and Treatment
The “jumping knee” describes the loose kneecap. The causes can be varied, also threaten painful sequelae. Therefore, it is important for victims to be extensively inform and to use therapeutic measures to ensure that improves symptoms and consequential damages fail. The description of “jumping knee” describes the feeling that the undesired movement of the patella from the person concerned triggers. He feels as if jumping the kneecap. In fact, it moves out of the guide where it can get stuck or slipping back. Mostly children and young people are affected girls more likely than average. A congenital dislocation of the patella can have various causes, such as: X-legs Kneecap high status Bands damage Patella deformity The patellar dislocation can also be purchased. The causes are then: Advanced age Dislocation Inflammation Muscle disorders Overload (power sports) An exception is the...
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