Posted in
Mens Health,
Sexual Health on February 22nd, 2010
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease – Decoding Vital Cues
Pelvic inflammatory disease or PID generally initiates as a bacterial infection and cervical inflammation (cervicitis) that is commonly due to presence of sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea or Chlamydia. PID has additionally been associated to imbalanced level of organisms usually present in the vagina which then spreads to other organs in the female reproductive system.
In case not treated, PID could lead to scar tissue or adhesion formation which could be causal in incessant pelvic pain, sterility and ectopic pregnancy. Hence prompt treatment is crucial in case one is experiencing 1 or 2 PID symptoms.
Soreness or pain felt in the lower abdomen.
Painful sensation or soreness sensed on touching or palpating ovaries or fallopian tubes during exam.
Cervical pain or soreness on palpitation.
Symptoms that raise chances of developing Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Greenish or yellowish coloured discharge from the vagina.
A lab test outcome that corroborates presence [...]
Posted in
Mens Health,
Sexual Health on February 19th, 2010
Varicocele Infertility – What Men need to be heedful about?
Varicocele is an unusual swelling or enlargement in the varicose veins present in the scrotum. These are commonly noted to affect fifteen percent of men on the whole, and forty percent of men with identified infertility. Varicoceles are usually noted to develop in the left testicle.
The varicocele repair surgery for improving male fertility is generally performed on an outpatient basis under the influence of local or general anaesthesia. A tiny slit is done on the abdominal area just near the site where originally testicles descended via the abdominal wall. The veins producing the varicocele are detected and incised for eliminating blood supply to the varicocele.
Optionally, a non-operative method known as percutaneous embolization could be performed for treating varicocele infertility. A tiny catheter is introduced via a big vein in the neck/groin, slowly advancing it to the varicocele, which is blocked-up using a balloon, loop or medicines.
Post Surgery – What to expect?
Varicocele [...]
Posted in
Addiction & Control on February 18th, 2010
Risky Cocktail Combos – Energy Drinks and Alcohol
College-going crowds who indulge in drinking and habituated to swilling alcoholic and energy drink concoctions are thrice more prone to getting squashed out as compared to those drinking solely alcoholic drinks.
What is even more appalling is that those who imbibed such energy mélange are four folds more prone to attempting drunken drinking, a finding by investigators from Univ. of Florida.
Researchers explicated that on blending alcoholic drinks along with energy drinks could have a deceptive action on the brain making those who consume it feel they are sober when actually the contrary holds true.
Researchers noted that nearly twenty-eight percent of college-goers indulged in this form of concoction drinking.
For gathering data, the research team queried nearly eight hundred clients who left bars located at college revelry areas in-between ten prior midnight to three a.m. in the morning. They interrogated them regarding their drinking and regarding if they were intent on driving. [...]
Posted in
News on February 17th, 2010
Confounding EMF Findings – Persisting apprehensions amid Swerving Expert Opinions
With personal radiation meters spiking off, several people have changed residences. Newly installed Wi-Fi routers are being deemed the reasons for dizziness, collapsing and ADHD-alike signs surfacing among a number of individuals.
There are several people crusading against EMFs (low-level electromagnetic fields) of varying forms, inclusive of microwave radiations emitted from mobile phones and mobile phone towers and magnetic forces encircling power lines.
There are live instances of people who have had convalesced from EMF while several others continue to suffer from them and rendered inoperative due to it, several living in trailers due to its metallic wall constitution which people believe would shield them from EMFs.
Researchers disagree as to how EMFs could have damaging outcomes on health of human beings – or whether there are any detrimental effects at all – however that has not impeded global EMF alarm escalating new-fangled proportions particularly in Europe. Campaigners [...]
Posted in
Cancer,
Disease & Disorders on February 17th, 2010
2 or more Soft Drinks Weekly Doubles Pancreatic Cancer Risk
According to a new-fangled study, those who drank even two beverages or soft drinks weekly seem to almost raise their risk of developing pancreatic cancer by two folds or eighty-seven percent heightened risk in comparison to those that did not consume aerated drinks.
There have been sharp reactions from the beverage industry to the study outcome terming it as erroneous and pointed to other studies that detected no link in-between consuming soda and pancreatic cancer.
During 2009, Cancer affecting the pancreas was diagnosed in over forty thousand individuals in the United States. Pancreas located at the rear the stomach produces hormones like insulin for balancing sugar in blood and producing fluids with enzymes to assist in breaking down fats and protein present in food items.
Study Facets
As earlier research has shown diverse results regarding if consuming soft drinks would heighten pancreatic cancer risk, hence Mueller and his associates examined over sixty thousand entrants from [...]
Posted in
Healthy Living on February 16th, 2010
Decisive Human MOT Health Test
Top experts have presented a human MOT test for males to gauge any likely risks of developing health condition.
Breathlessness in wintry weather
Breathlessness is an indicator of cardiovascular system exerting greater effort in functioning normally. This issue becomes more pronounced when the heart is under certain strain. In case one is feeling more than normal breathlessness in icy weather conditions or subsequent to have eaten a full meal then it could be suggestive of furred up arteries (partial or complete arterial blockage due to fatty plaque deposition).
The analogous holds true in case there is unanticipated and abnormally more breathlessness felt when one exerts oneself like doing an uphill walk or working out at the gym. Pains or a constricted sensation felt in the chest area are other caveat symptoms.
Subsequent Measures
Experts believe that instead of simply putting up with it, it would always be wise to undergo a medical examination. In case a doctor considers a person [...]
Posted in
General Health on February 15th, 2010
7 Eco-Aware Options to a Greener Meaningful Existence
In our chaotic daily existence simple green options could assist in getting on the path to a greener year ahead. Smaller strides are all that is required to attain greater and bigger aspirations.
While washing dishes unconsciously the tap is left on when one is scrubbing them leading to unnecessary water wastage. So in the case while brushing teeth the water is left running when one brushes or while showering during shampooing or soap lathering. Nearly twenty to forty gallons of water gets used up during a 4-minute lasting shower session. There are myriad of ways to conserve water though the most basic of which is to turn off running water when not needed.
Merely adjusting the thermostat by even one to two degrees can help in saving potentially well past 100 dollars in heating and even electricity billing all through the year.
Choosing healthy food choices like consuming organic fruits and veggies, reducing or if possible even eliminating meat product intake in one’s dietetic [...]
Posted in
News on February 11th, 2010
Male Boobs: Fat-busting Contraptions to Erase Flaws
Although males continue to be in minority - merely ten percent of all cosmetic surgery entrants, yet greater numbers of fairly young, trim guys are opting for plastic surgery.
Thousands of males despite working out right, maintaining appropriate dietetic intake continue to have a woman-like chests. Fondly dubbed as ‘moobs’ or ‘man boobs’, medically termed as gynecomastia is a mounting issue.
For comparatively fit men having mobs, doctors state that this problem is not always the consequence of improper lifestyle or pitiable dietetic intake – though these apparently are contributors to breast development and becoming obese.
Breasts chiefly comprise of fat (adipose) and breast tissue and all men possess it; however a number of males have excessive growth when they enter pubescence. In several cases it subsides whereas for others it is hardly apparent. But for quite a few men, it is an issue that tends to only worsen, particularly as years pass by and build adipose and muscle [...]
Posted in
Addiction & Control on February 10th, 2010
Electronic Cigarettes – Smoke-free replicas lighting a conflagration of debate
Battery power-driven contraptions intended to resemble real cigarettes – E-cigarettes or Electronic cigarettes are being widely sold online or in at least 1 of the sixty-plus malls all over the United States. These are smoke and tobacco-free devices, but as a substitute is a nicotine conveyance gadget emitting heated fumes. E-cigarette manufacturers assure them to be a safer bet to cigarettes.
FDA has not yet approved these drug-gadget combos, yet these are widely been vended across the U.S. with figures only rising daily.
Available in varying forms and sizes, several bearing striking resemblance to longish cigarettes whereas as others resemble cigar or pipe though working in similar fundamental ways.
Inhalation via mouth piece after which air flow elicits a feeler device which activates a tiny battery driven heater. Mouth piece has analogous quantity of nicotine present in a cigarette packet and has tobacco-tasting flavouring or menthol, mint, vanilla, chocolate among other flavour [...]
Posted in
Sexual Health on February 9th, 2010
HPV Infections – Tests and Signs for Deciphering these Malicious Intruders
Infections due to genital HPV or human papillomavirus are widespread with nearly half the populace of sexually active individuals would imminently develop HPV infection during some stage in their lifespan. However, several of them would be unaware of it due to being asymptomatic.
With above a hundred HPV forms present, whether the signs would arise or not would be dependent on the form of HPV viral form entailed in the infection. A number of HPV forms are related to genital warts, though warts are not mostly noticeable.
Several HPV forms are related to cervical and other cancer types, and there are no warts occurring and the person being asymptomatic. A number of HPV forms additionally cause widespread warts which one could locate on other regions of the body like hand, feet.
Several individuals contracting genital HPV would be able to flush it out of their systems with no need for treatment, being asymptomatic and no health issues would happen. The lengthier time spans the virus remains [...]
Posted in
Cardiovascular,
Disease & Disorders on February 8th, 2010
Herbal Supplements Could Turn Dicey With Heart Medications
A study conducted by researchers from the Mayo Clinic reveals that those patients who took heart medications were risking potential grave reactions when they additionally consumed herbal remedies like St. John’s wort, garlic, ginkgo biloba among several others.
Researchers spotted several alternative, herbal remedies which must not be taken by heart patients on drugs for treating cardiac ailments.
They claimed that these herbal remedies could be problem-causing when consumed with medicine prescriptions for lowering blood pressure, controlling cholesterol, stabilizing irregular cardiovascular rhythms or preventing blood clot formations.
Investigators pointed out that heart patients mostly do not keep their physicians informed about any herbal or alternative products they were taking as they fail to identify the likely harm that these remedies could cause. For such individuals natural synonymously translated to being risk-free. Though these medications have been used for hundreds of [...]