Mammography – Many false alarms and subsequent tumor risks
Facts at a Glance. In the US, the risk of false-positive tests has increased to 77% at 58% of mammograms. If a woman is told that she can have breast cancer, causing the already own considerable fears and a great psychological burden. It is important for you as a patient, to remember that the most important decision a good prevention and a healthy lifestyle is for your health and for the prevention of cancer, and mammography. One of the reasons why you should think carefully about it before you decide to have a mammogram, is the high rate of false-positive results of such investigations. That said, there is indeed a suspicion of cancer disease close, but is in truth no. In the aftermath of such a false-positive result, the affected women have to undergo more tests and biopsies and/or...
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Menopause: Is weight gain inevitable?
As if the menopause would not prepare their, hot flashes, depression and hormonal changes, women have enough problems, it usually comes at this time to a significant weight gain. But the extra kilos really have anything to do with menopause? Often women in their middle age significantly gain weight. However, the reason for this is not just the hormones, because just at the time of menopause is change lifestyle in many women. The children need less support and wild dances have been replaced by cozy evenings at home with good food. But that these changes are one of the causes for weight gain during menopause. In addition,in males and females, reduced the daily calorie needs with age. Cause is, already onset at about 30, breakdown of muscle mass and concomitant increase in adipose tissue. However common way to burn...
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How better to heal small wounds
A careless moment and it’s happened, whether the injury knee or a bloody cut finger, small wounds are part of our everyday life. Usually, they can be easily supplied by yourself. In order to support the healing effective, but the right wound care is important. Whether cuts, abrasions, bites or laceration, upon any breach must be followed certain rules to ensure that the wounds heal quickly and prevent infection and scarring are reduced as far as possible. So abrasions are those in which violates the top layers of skin and often heavily soiled, are first cleaned thoroughly, since dirt can cause not only an infection but also slows down the healing process. For cleaning will be good both special, alcohol-free cleaning products and lukewarm tap water can be used, because especially in US tap water is virtually germ-free. For...
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Get rid of pimples fast, does it work?
Pimples appear exactly before an important job interview or a first date with a new friend. Question to a million: How get rid of pimples? Here’s demand quick help. Almost everyone knows the feeling when suddenly developed an unsightly pimple right in the face. The skin becomes red and the pimple itself has a thick pus hood. It pimples are usually the result of clogged pores that form the plugging of the sebaceous glands. Originally to protect against weather influences, human skin is still littered with numerous tiny hairs, each having a hair follicle and sebaceous gland one. Normally, the day produced which passes through the hair and through the pores on the skin surface as a protective film, keeps the skin elastic and supply used. However, due to internal or external factors such as hormonal changes, certain foods...
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Healthy hair is beautiful hair
Beautiful hair is one of the main ideals of beauty, the range of hair care products is accordingly unclear. As skin appendages your hair requires not only maintenance of the outside, but also nutrients from the inside in order to grow back healthy and strong. Hair is like nails made of keratin, a protein made up of amino acids keratinized fiber. As with all proteins are in the broadest sense the keratin protein in order, so that you can recognize a low protein diet to brittle and limp hair. The recorded daily amount of liquid determined by the volume of the hair, which ultimately consists of 10 percent water. In general, an unbalanced diet bad for hair and scalp. Especially vitamin A, the B vitamins, biotin, and the trace elements iron and zinc are essential in order to promote...
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Skin and lips protection in frosty weather
Now outside are cold wind, snow and rain but inside is warm air heating. This makes skin dry. Thus, the strain grow too large and the skin and lips needs a very special care now. Especially in winter, our skin suffers when cold and dry air attack on non protective covering of our body, and they can lose their protective barrier function through grease and moisture loss. The result is dry skin, which makes itself felt as an unpleasant feeling of tension, it peels or prone to itching and irritation. Products with a higher fat content can help remove the imbalance of fat and moisture mantle. Creams containing vegetable oils nourish the skin while natural way. Who is prone to sensitive skin should also rely on products without fragrance and preservatives and try this before constantly using. But not...
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