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Several types of medications used to treat high cholesterol levels. Your doctor will decide which medicine is right for you. Your doctor may prescribe more than one of these drugs at a time because combinations of these drugs may be more effective.

Statins (also called HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) slow down the body’s production of cholesterol. These drugs also remove cholesterol buildup from your arteries are blood vessels.

Resins (also called sequestrants bile acid) help lower your LDL cholesterol level.

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Maybe the doctor will prescribe medicine to increase the amount of red blood cells your body produces or treat the underlying cause of anemia.

Some of these medicines are:

* Antibiotics to treat infections
* Hormone Treatment for adult women and adolescents who have heavy menstrual bleeding
* A synthetic form of erythropoietin to stimulate the body to produce more red blood cells. This hormone carries    certain risks. You and your doctor will decide whether the benefits of this treatment outweigh the risks.
* Medicines to prevent the immune system destroys its own red blood cells
* Chelation to treat lead poisoning. Chelation is used primarily for children, because children with iron deficiency anemia are more at risk for lead poisoning.

If your anemia is severe, you may need medical procedures to treat it. These procedures are blood transfusions and transplantation of blood stem cells and bone marrow.

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Treatment of anemia depends on the type, cause and severity of the disease. Treatments may include dietary changes, nutritional supplements, medicines or procedures.
Treatment Goals

The goal is to increase the amount of oxygen that blood can carry. Is achieved by increasing the number of red blood cells or hemoglobin. Another goal is to treat the underlying condition or the cause of anemia.
Changes in diet and nutritional supplements

Low levels of vitamins or iron in the body can cause some types of anemia. These low concentrations can be caused by poor diet or certain diseases or health problems.

To increase the concentrations of vitamins or iron the doctor may ask you to make changes to your diet or take vitamins or iron supplements. A widely used vitamin supplements are vitamin B12 and folic acid. Sometimes there is vitamin C to help the body absorb iron.
Iron

Your body needs iron to produce hemoglobin. The body can more easily absorb iron from meat than vegetables or other foods. To treat anemia, the doctor may recommend eating more meat (especially red meat such as beef and liver), as well as chicken, turkey, pork, fish and seafood.

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Abnormal thirst and dry mouth, frequent urination, extreme tiredness / lack of energy, constant appetite, sudden weight loss, slow wound healing, recurrent, blurred vision…

The same symptoms listed above may also affect type 2 diabetes, but usually the symptoms are less obvious. The emergence of type 2 diabetes is gradual and therefore difficult to detect. In fact, some people with type 2 diabetes show no symptoms evident at first. They tend to be diagnosed several years later, when various complications are already present.

Threatening complications:

Without adequate production and action of insulin, glucose stays in the blood, causing chronic hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). This can cause complications in the short and long term, many of which, if not prevented and treated, can be fatal. All have the potential to reduce the quality of life of people with diabetes and their families.

The most common complications in the long term are:

Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease), which can lead to total kidney failure and the need for dialysis or kidney transplantation.

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A test that detects blood sugar levels over a period of several weeks not only is the best way to diagnose diabetes but could identify with greater precision than the standard approach who is at risk of contracting it, investigators said.

In a study involving over 11,000 people with no history of diabetes, hemoglobin A1c test more accurately determined who would develop the disease compared with glucose testing, which measures blood sugar levels at a point in the time.

The A1c test was also able to better predict the risk of stroke (CVA), heart disease and death from diabetes, the researchers report in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The team found that people who had A1c levels of 6 percent or more were at greater risk of developing diabetes.

“The A1c has significant advantages over blood glucose test,” said Dr. Elizabeth Selvin from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and leader of the study.

The blood sugar levels can vary from day to day and from hour to hour.

The A1c test is more reliable, repeatable and allows doctors to follow the average glucose levels over time. The quantities are not affected by stress and disease and patients do not have to fast before the test, as with glucose, the researchers said.

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The most common cause of this disease in human beings is the side effect of other diseases such as diffuse toxic goiter and Graves disease – Basedow, among others.

The most important component of the hormones produced by the thyroid (thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)) is iodine, which regulates the body’s energy and during the first years of life, regulates the growth, therefore an imbalance in the production of this hormone can bring about significant change physically.

Symptoms of this disease include: gastrointestinal problems, eg weight loss, hyperphagia or excessive increase of appetite, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, and intestinal cramps, and also neuromuscular problems, such as fatigue, weakness muscle fatigue and tremors, cardiovascular problems, such as tachycardia, palpitations, dyspnea, and hypertension, among others.

In addition, symptoms such as increased pigmentation of the skin, heat intolerance, diaphoresis (excessive sweating), brittle hair, decreased libido, and decrease or cessation of menstruation. On a psychological level there are also symptoms of hyperthyroidism, such as irritability, anxiety, insomnia and decreased stress threshold bearable.

A clear external physical symptom of hyperthyroidism is the withdrawal of the lids, making it appear that the eyes are protruding and large.

The symptoms of this disease are variable, each individual may display differently, however, in the presence of these symptoms it is advisable to assist the doctor to appropriate examinations.

Many are looking for the keys to maintaining a healthy body. And is that while many might think it’s a secret only unattainable … the answer may lie precisely in the same inning.

Also, keep it healthy and not fall into the mistake of surrendering ourselves to the unhealthy habit of doing nothing will be some requirements to follow from now on.

And you ask … and what was the secret? One of them, aerobic exercise, such as start walking slowly, and then increase the speed gradually after 3 to 5 minutes.

In any event, to increase the speed does not require big efforts, just enlarge the steps and walk a little faster.

An optimal amount of time would be about 30 minutes a day, something we could take now that we are in summer. A good choice: the beach, and if some people do not have cerna, do not worry, with quiet, relaxed walk, all the better.

With age, the flexibility decreases. At this point, we could stretch daily, so that the same flexibility to acquire a greater ease. Always is recommended for 5 minutes, especially after carrying out the aforementioned aerobic exercise.

And besides, one of the most important techniques could be the practice of yoga, we have already spoken on the odd occasion, rise, yes, the benefits.

Balance even while you stretch, or join a gym and weight training might be other points of the keys to maintaining a healthy body.

All of this, we can improve it with good breath, something that in each book, insists Ramiro Calle, an expert in the practice of Yoga and meditation specialist and Eastern psychology.

Impaired quality of life, impact on daily life, persistent symptoms … all these criteria are not always sufficiently taken into account in the treatment of asthma. The results of new studies argue for a better evaluation of the care of patients.

There is an increased incidence of asthma by 10% over the last twenty years. In 2001, asthma affected more than 100 million people worldwide. In France, the incidence and severity of the disease are rising steadily since 1960. According to the survey Health and Welfare 1998 (ESPS 98), nearly 3.5 million French are concerned, and 5 million French have had asthma at some time or another in their life. Asthma is a chronic disease of children the most common, with 6-10% of school children affected. It is also the leading cause of school absenteeism.

Between 1979 and 1995 and despite the availability of effective treatments, deaths increased by 30%.
How to assess asthma control?

The main therapeutic goal is the control of symptoms. But conventional DMARDs are sometimes inadequate. Monitoring the effectiveness of treatment can be done by simply measuring periodic FEV (forced expiratory volume in one second) but must incorporate the impact of disease on quality of life. This recent concept should improve the overall care. Various studies have shown that there is no linear relationship between the measurement of FEV and quality life.1. The perception of good asthma control is very discordant between patient and doctor, the first tends to minimize symptoms by frequently “used disability” (study ASHAIR).

Today through appropriate questionnaires professionals have more tools to assess overall as the percentage of days on which asthma has been well controlled or AQLQ for “Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire. In thirty issues, activity, symptoms, well-being and the patient environment are evaluated. Presented at the MEDEC 2003, the preliminary results of a survey on the perception of this new approach (survey ASTEQ2 for Asthma and Quality of Life) show an interest from the patient but also the physician for consideration quality of life.

For the first time, an international survey identifies key issues related to treatment. The results for France are clear: the adverse effects of treatment combined with a lack of communication between patients and physicians are limiting the effectiveness of care.
The GAPP Survey (Global For the first time, an international survey identifies key issues related to treatment. The results for France are clear: the adverse effects of treatment combined with a lack of communication between patients and physicians are limiting the effectiveness of care. The GAPP Survey (Global Asthma Physician and Patient – International survey on the attitudes of physicians and patients about asthma) was conducted in 16 countries to explore the attitudes and treatment practices the ‘asthma, both in terms of doctors and patients. Three key areas have been screened in this study: adverse reactions to drugs, treatment compliance and patient education. Differences medical patients The results of the GAPP Survey for France are clear, highlighting two main obstacles to effective management: lack of communication between physicians and their patients and the occurrence of adverse reactions related to treatment with inhaled corticosteroids.
* Patients and doctors: misunderstandings persist
* Patients and doctors have differing opinions on information about adverse reactions:
* More than half of patients following their treatment, claiming he never spoke of adverse short-term (63%) and long (60%) with their doctor.
* However, 87% of physicians said they sometimes or always speak of adverse short-term and 32% said they sometimes or always speak of adverse long-term.
* The perception of patient education in practice varies considerably
* 62% of doctors say spent more than a quarter of the time from consultation to discuss techniques to ensure the success of treatment, against only 23% of patients.
* 26% of physicians state that they offer to their patients during consultations in the office, keep a daily log of symptoms, while only 7% of patients reported having such a conversation with their doctor.
* The occurrence of side effects influence adherence to treatment:
* 21% of patients having undergone anti-asthma report having been victims of adverse short-term and 11% of adverse long-term.
* Patients who experienced adverse events were 50% report that they have considered reducing the dosage, and 29% said they have reduced. The survey results Gapp provide unique insights into the current state of asthma in France, both in terms of doctors that adult patients. In addition to caring for adults, the investigation Gapp was also interested in treating children with asthma. The results confirm the need to improve both the safety of proposed treatments and information for parents. Asthma Physician and Patient – International survey on the attitudes of physicians and patients about asthma) was conducted in 16 countries to explore the attitudes and treatment practices the ‘asthma, both in terms of doctors and patients. Three key areas have been screened in this study: adverse reactions to drugs, treatment compliance and patient education. Read the rest of this entry »

What is the swine flu?
What is influenza H1N1?

More recently came a new influenza or flu which brought new dangers to our health. It is very important that we know about what swine influenza or swine flu so we can recognize its causes, symptoms, how it spreads and we can act quickly and avoid contracting it.

What is influenza H1N1?

• The H1N1 flu is a new influenza virus that is sickening people. This has two genes of influenza viruses that usually circulate among pigs in Europe and Asia, and avian genes, and human genes. Scientists call this virus “quadruple rearranged.

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