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    Disease and its Cure Information


    A major challenge in today’s fast paced world is to diagnose diseases which are rare.
    Most of us are not able to get a proper diagnosis done, some are diagnosed incorrectly.


    Today we have so many diseases which are very new, rare and difficult to cure. For instance, heart disease gets complicated when it gets associated with diabetes. But the patient can reduce the impact of each disease over the other by sticking to a strict diabetic diet. Diet which is healthy, low fat and balanced can be very helpful in preventing the disease getting acute and becoming serious.


    The diabetic food chart shows that by consuming healthy food which is rich in proteins and low in carbohydrate, can help in controlling diabetes.


    Few diseases can be diagnosed, and cured. If not the intensity of the disease can be reduced by taking measures like proper health check up, food habits, exercise etc.


    However, there are few diseases, whose very name brings fear in our mind. One such disease is Cancer. Cancer is such a disease which does not begin instantly. It is a process that has been going in the body for a very long period of time. Cells in the healthy body starts getting damaged over a period of time, resulting in Cancer.
    Cancer can be due to several factors. It can be heredity, and also due to attitudes, habits, excesses, nutrition deprivation, polluted environment and stresses. Also, various carcinogens factors like radiation, pesticides, toxic chemicals, dioxins, and asbestos can also lead towards cancer. Cancer is a enzyme deficiency disease. When the body does intoxicate automatically and the cells stops building essential materials to reconstruct the damaged cells, it leads towards Cancer.
    One main cause of cancer is replacement of oxidation of sugar in the body by fermentation of sugar.


    Cure to Cancer is a very big word. Doctors who treat Cancer believe that the way to cancer cure is to reduce the cause and not the symptom. Our body produces toxins. Our immune system cannot operate fully when these fills our body and the disease develop. We need to take care of our immune system to fight again any kind of disease.


    Almost all patients suffering from Cancer are treated by radiation. It is the most effective way of treating cancer. There are other methods which can kill, stop or disable the growth of cancerous cells. However, radiation uses ionization which kills the cancer cells and prevents its growth.


    Chemotherapy is another way of treating cancer. It helps in destroying cancer cells and stop it from spreading in the body. But in this process some healthy cells might also get damaged.


    Almost all diseases are curable, if not they can at least be prevented or the intensity be reduced by timely action. All we need to do is to pay attention to the slightest discomfort in our body. Timely diagnoses and preventive measures can save us from falling into the trap of life ending diseases.


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    16/01/10

    Diseases Information


    Temperature of above 38 Degrees centigrade with few symptoms is advisable to the consult the doctor immediately


    Some of the most prevalent diseases in recent times are Hepatitis C, coronary heart disease, and Swine flu(H1N1 influenza).


    Hepatitis C

    Hepatitis C is one of the major causes of chronic liver diseases in recent times. It can cause liver failure, liver cancer and cirrhosis of liver. Hepatitis C is the cause of about of the liver cancer in the developed world. Alcoholics, men, people over the age of 40 are at a higher risk of Hepatitis C related liver cancer.


    Hepatitis C is spread primarily by blood transfusion and blood products. Many patients wit this disease have no symptoms and if symptoms are present they are mild and include fatigue, poor appetite, nausea, muscle and joint pain and mild liver pain.


    Treatment: A combination therapy of paginated Alpha interferon and ribavirin given for a period of 24-48 weeks is most effective in treating Hepatitis C.


    Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

    This disease refers to the clogging or narrowing of blood vessels or arteries due to the accumulation of plague or fats on the walls of the arteries. CHD is one of the leading causes of death in recent times.


    Some of the risk factors associated with CHD are hypertension, high blood cholesterol, obesity, smoking, alcohol, diabetes and leading a sedentary lifestyle.


    Treatment:  With proper diagnosis and treatment coronary heart disease can be managed and heart function can be improved dramatically. Treatment consists of mainly medicines and in severe cases surgery.


    Some of the commonly used medicines to manage CHD are low-dose aspirin, anticoagulants, statins (Statins are cholesterol- lowering medicines), beta blockers, ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme)  inhibitors,  nitrates, anti-arrhythmic medicine(used to control rhythm of the heart), and cardio glycosides( these strenghthen and slow the heart beat).


    Surgical procedures are used when symptoms of the disease can be controlled using medications and when fatty deposits are heavy on the arteries. The main form of surgical treatment is coronary angioplasty and coronary artery bypass and lastly a heart transplant can be performed when the previous two surgical procedures are not successful.


    Swine Flu

    This is one the fast spreading diseases in recent times. This disease can be prevented and treated with timely intervention. The most common symptoms of the disease are headache, runny nose, fatigue, sore throat, loss of appetite, aching muscle, diarrhoea or vomiting, shortness of breath and cough and fever.


    If you have a temperature of above 38 Degrees centigrade with the above few symptoms it is advisable to the consult the doctor immediately.


    The most commonly used medication to treat Swine Flu is Tami flu.


    Spread of Swine Flu can be prevented by avoiding crowded places, by washing hands frequently and staying indoors when having fever and by keeping oneself extremely clean.


    In sum most diseases can be managed and treated by leading a healthy and active lifestyle.


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