How to Cure Allergies
With environmental degradation comes a whole host of medical complications, the most common being allergies due to pollution or loose flying debris. These allergies have become chronic allergies in many cases. How to cure allergies will help you find a cure to your problem.
How to Cure Allergies?
If you are prone to allergies, then it is important that you be careful with over-the-counter medicines. Chances are high that these medicines will contain pain relievers like Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen and the likes. These medicines put undue stress on the liver. The liver in its bid to detoxify creates more mucus, which aggravates the condition instead of alleviating it.
The best remedy for an allergic cure is to cleanse the digestive system. A fungus called candida disturbs the immune system of the body, due to which there is over production of histamine, giving rise to allergies. Once the digestive system is cleaned, the immune system is able to function well and you are cured of allergies. There are many natural allergy cures which you can use as a cure for allergies. Read the rest of this entry »
Types of Abortion
Abortion refers to the procedure for termination of a pregnancy. It is achieved by removing embryo and/or fetus along with the placenta from the uterus of the gravida or pregnant woman. Abortion is a personal decision that entirely depends on the pregnant woman. As per statistics, it is estimated that about 40 percent of women worldwide opt for termination of pregnancy at some stage in their reproductive lives. Abortion is of two types, namely, spontaneous and induced. In day-to-day uses, abortion collectively refers to induced type, whereas spontaneous type is termed as miscarriage.
Spontaneous Abortion
Spontaneous abortion or miscarriage occurs naturally without medical intervention or other procedures. On an average, about 20-25 percent of the pregnancies result in miscarriages. Among these, more than 90 percent cases occur in the first three months or 12 weeks of pregnancy, which is also referred to as first trimester. In some cases, it takes place so early that the gravida was not aware of pregnancy.
In majority of the cases, miscarriage takes place due to health complications of the gravida during pregnancy or accidental trauma. In addition, miscarriages may also result from the chromosomal abnormalities. The symptoms of spontaneous abortion vary depending upon the time in which the miscarriage occurs. For example; a 10th week miscarriage causes heavy bleeding, similar to a heavy menstrual period, whereas miscarriage after the completion of the first trimester (12th week) resembles a mild version of labor pain. Spontaneous abortion is called incomplete, if the uterus retains a part or whole of placenta.
Young women who are under 17 years or older women who are above 35 years are at a higher risk of miscarriage than other women. Beside this, women who have had two or more previous miscarriages and the couples having difficulty in conceiving are susceptible to spontaneous abortion. It is biologically safer to conceive the first baby when a woman is between 22 to 28 years. The risk of spontaneous abortion is low after the 10th week of conception.
Induced Abortion
In induced type, abortion is carried out by the administration of pills or surgical procedures. If the induced abortion is for the wellness of the gravida, then it is known as therapeutic abortion. On the contrary, induced abortion performed for any other purposes is called elective abortion. Before undergoing abortion, one can opt for medical counseling about the pros and cons of abortion. The procedure of induced abortion is performed under the medical supervision of a licensed physician.
Speaking about the methods of induced abortion, there are several types, which are applied based on the particular stage of pregnancy. Some of the popular methods are
* Early Medical Abortion (9 weeks) – This method involves administration of two different medicines, one for inhibiting the hormones and another for breaking down the womb lining and/or expellable of the embryo.
* Vacuum aspiration or suction termination (7-15 weeks) – It is a procedure for removing the embryo from the uterus by gentle suctioning. This method lasts for about 10 minutes.
* Late medical abortion (13 weeks) – Similar to early medical abortion. However, it usually requires extra medication doses.
* Surgical dilation and evacuation (15 weeks) – First, the cervix is opened or dilated, which is then followed by insertion of forceps and suction tube for removing the fetus.
If abortion is performed between 20-24 weeks of pregnancy, then it is called late abortion. This can be achieved by two-stage surgical procedure or medical induced method. In the former case, the heartbeat of the fetus is stopped first. Then the cervix is loosened and the fetus is removed by surgical dilation and evacuation (D&E ) process. In medical induced method, medication is injected in the uterus and the fetus is removed by D&E procedure.
By Ningthoujam Sandhyarani
How to Diagnose Diabetes Mellitus
According to the National Diabetes Statistics 2011, 8.3% of the population in the United States suffers from diabetes. Not only this, there are almost 7 million people who are living with undiagnosed diabetes. The increase in the number of people suffering with diabetes has made this condition to be the seventh leading reason behind deaths in the United States of America. Not only death, diabetes can also lead to many chronic ailments in a person like heart failure, kidney problems, blindness, stroke etc. Because the condition is associated with so many risks and health hazards, it becomes extremely important to diagnose it at an early stage itself. If you want to understand how to diagnose diabetes mellitus and more, read on further!
Understanding Diabetes Mellitus and its Symptoms
Diabetes is a chronic condition wherein the person suffers from abnormally high blood sugar levels in the body, because the pancreas fail to produce enough insulin, or because the cells of the body are unable to respond to the insulin present in the body. There are 3 main types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is a condition wherein the pancreas fail to produce enough insulin and therefore the patient needs to inject insulin manually. The other type of diabetes is Type 2 diabetes wherein the cells of the body do not respond to the insulin in the body. People take medications for type 2 diabetes instead of injecting insulin. The third type of diabetes is Gestational diabetes which occurs for the first time in pregnant women during pregnancy, which can later take form of type 2 diabetes. There is also a condition known as pre diabetes wherein the person has high blood sugar levels than normal but not as high in case of diabetes. If a person is suffering from pre diabetes, then changes in lifestyle can cure the condition, otherwise the person has chances to suffer from diabetes in the next 10 years. Read the rest of this entry »