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Help for Preventing Bone Fractures in Women Age 50 and Older

  • Posted on August 26, 2009 at 3:51 pm



A study of more than 6,000 Canadian women concludes osteoporosis drugs called anti-resorptive agents help reduce risk of low-trauma bone fractures in women age 50 and older. Examples of anti-resorptive drugs include:

o Estrogen

o Bisphosphonates

o Selective estrogen-receptor modulators

o Calcitonin

The study began seven years ago. The group of women in the study was asked about their use of anti-resorptive agents and the women’s bone mineral density was measured at the beginning of the study.

Researchers found an average 32 percent reduced risk of non-vertebral osteoporosis-related bone fractures associated with the use of anti-resorptive agents. This risk reduction was higher among women with major risk factors for fractures.

These findings are similar to previous studies that found anti-resorptive agents helped fractures in women with osteoporosis.
Another study found that low-dose estrogen therapy is more effective in treating osteoporosis in women with lower natural levels of estrogen in their blood. This is the first study to suggest a very low dose of estrogen may vary in effect substantially from woman to woman based on their natural estrogen levels.

A once-a-year injection of a common osteoporosis drug called zoledronic acid could be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Findings published in the May 3, 2007 issue of the the England Journal of Medicine state researchers report annual injections of zoledronic acid greatly reduced older women’s risk for fractures.

The once-a-year injection can be given to patients in the office with a 15-minute IV. The FDA has not approved a single-year injection yet, but researchers are very hopeful it will. This treatment would be a very convenient alternative for people who cannot or will not take traditional anti-resorbtive medicine. Still yet, it is not for everybody researchers warn. The study was in older people. Younger people should not be seeking this type of treatment. An outside expert agreed the new drug formulation could change the way people care for their bones.

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that primarily affects women in their postmenopausal years. Men can also acquire osteoporosis; it is just not as common in men as it is in women. As Osteoporosis progresses bones get thinner and become more fragile. Thinner and more fragile bones mean “easier fractures.” The goal is to help keep the bones strong and reduce bone loss to prevent fractures in women after menopause and/or over 50.

For women able to take these drugs, it is a very exciting discovery that will help prevent fractures in postmenopausal and/or women age 50 and over.

Source: Science Daily

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The information in this article is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. All health concerns should be addressed by a qualified health care professional

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Can Ovarian Cysts Rupture?

  • Posted on August 25, 2009 at 11:22 am



Although ovarian cysts will develop without any symptoms and recede without any medical intervention in many women, there are potential and serious complications associated with this condition. These include ovarian cysts rupture, torsion or pressure on nearby organs. Ruptured ovarian cysts, apart from being painful may lead to other serious complications like twisting the ovary, because of its size and location. This may lead to potential infertility also. Leakage of cystic fluid into abdominal cavity may lead to sepsis or haemorrhagic complications. In the long run, a women who has experienced an ovarian cyst rupture may suffer from chronic pain syndrome.

Ovarian cysts more than 4 cms in size, are likely to twist the ovary. Twisting, also referred to as torsion is more likely to occur if the cyst is accompanied by a tumor. The ovarian torsion restricts blood supply to the ovary causing death of the ovarian tissues, known as ovarian necrosis. Death of ovarian tissues will have effect of on your future fertility chances. Also, the inflammation caused, may lead to infection, septic shock and even death. There have been many cases of ovarian torsion leading to injury of the urinary tract as well as clotting in the ovarian blood vessels. Pulmonary emboli or blood clots in the lungs are considered secondary to blood clots in the ovarian tissues. The remedy for a twisted ovary is only an open-abdomen surgery rather than the laparoscopic method.

Ovarian cysts rupture is often complicated by haemorrhage. Abdominal haemorrhage is different from haemorrhage from ruptured endometriomas. When endometriomas ruptures, the blood that leaks into the abdominal cavity is from the cyst itself. It has been clinically observed that the right ovary is often involved in ovarian cysts rupture and haemorrhagic complications than the left one. This is mainly because the left ovary is in part cushioned by the large bowel, preventing damage from trauma and twisting. The part of the bowel behind the right side ovary provides less cushioning support exposing the right ovary to twisting. An ovarian cyst rupture complicated by haemorrhage will require surgery to either stop bleeding or removal of the bleeding organ completely.

A woman with a ruptured ovarian cyst may experience pain just prior to or just after the menstrual period. Other more generalized symptoms will be fever and nausea with vomiting. Women whose cyst has ruptured may experience weakness, dizziness or fainting. These symptoms are serious indications of internal bleeding. Although the symptoms of a ovarian cyst rupture are similar to those present when an ovarian cyst has not ruptured, one should not ignore these symptoms and wait for them to go away.

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How To Prevent Or Get Rid Of Halitosis-Bad Breath

  • Posted on August 24, 2009 at 11:22 am







Have you ever thought about the breath that comes out of you and what it does to the other person? The mouth has an acceptable odor. But malodor occurs when you allow bacteria to make home on the surface and back of your tongue, below the gum line and in between teeth, because of poor oral hygiene.

Halitosis or bad breath has robbed many people of their social standing and curtailed their ability to take advantage of opportunities. Because their breath puts people off. Bad breath is at its worse in socials. Think what will happen if you did not know that you had bad breath and you tried to kiss your date, at that crucial moment of establishing intimacy, and she pulls away, disgusted?

Ah sure, you will be bewildered as to why she behaved that way. In 99% of such instances she will not tell you why and you will not see her again, she will shun your overtures and put paid to the budding relationship. No one will conveniently put up with mouth odor from you. If they have no choice, they despise you secretly.

Oral health depends greatly on personal habit. How often do you brush and floss? Do you scrape your tongue to clean out food deposit that accumulates on it? Eating and allowing food particles to decay in the different hard to access spaces in between teeth, on your tongue and gums will eventually cause Halitosis causing bacteria to develop, multiply and make you an out cast. Because anyone who listens to whatever you have to say gets turned off the moment you open your mouth.

So what will you do to get rid of your bad breath?

Chlorine dioxide toothpaste is the main oral health care product that you should use to fight Halitosis Wash your mouth and gargle thrice daily with chlorine dioxide mouthwash or oral rinses too. Keep your tongue clean by using a tongue scraper twice daily to remove food residue coatings overtaking your tongue. Get professional advice online or find an offline Professional to give your mouth cavity thorough cleaning Drink 8 cups of water daily

Prevention ranks higher than cure in health care, take good care of your mouth and all that is in it. Proper oral hygiene such as brushing at least twice a day, flossing daily, cleaning your tongue and gums daily will keep out Halitosis causing bacteria. All you need to prevent or get rid of Bad breath are available online at prices you can afford.

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Anemia Part I – Types of Anemia

  • Posted on August 23, 2009 at 5:42 pm



It is hard to believe that America, a country with one of the highest standard living in the world having over 20 million people with the disease of anemia caused by unhealthy diet, and nutritional deficiency with protein and fat intake 30% more than any other country in the world. Most people understand that anemia is caused by iron deficiency in the bloodstream but in reality anemia is characterized by deficiency in the hemoglobin of the red blood cells diminishing the ability of the blood to transport oxygen to our cells and to removing carbon dioxide. In this article, we will discuss types of anemia.

1. Genetically passed through

Anemia is a genetic disease passing through from generation to generation.

a) Thalassmia

i) Thalassmia minor

It is the most common anemia in people of the Mediterranean descent. This is the mild case of anemia. The blood cell is smaller than normal blood cells and easily die off causing stress for the reproduction of new red blood cells because of not enough new blood cells to replace the loss of red blood cells.

ii) Thalassmia major

Thalassmia major is also called Cooley’s anemia. It is an inherited disorder that affects the production of normal hemoglobin. Thalassmia major is a deadly disease without frequent blood transfusions, people with this kind of anemia may not survive because of iron building up in heart and other organs, resulting in heart failure.

b) Aplastic anemia

This is one of the most deadly and rarest case of anemia. For whatever reason, the marrow bone that produces red blood cell does not work properly or it may be caused by an auto-immune disorder resulting in white blood cells attacking the bone marrow.

c) Sickle-celled anemia

This is a serious, life-threatening inherited form of anemia that mostly affects people of African ancestry. Sickle cell anemia is formed of hemoglobin deficiency causing red blood cells to become sticky, stiff, and more fragile resulting in the form of a curve and sickle-shape, restricting the circulation of blood in our body.

2. Deficiency of iron anemia

Iron is the most importance mineral in the blood, working together with zinc and copper to help to increase the oxygen level and circulation of our blood to nurture our body’s cells and removing carbon dioxide from the bloodstream. Iron is a hard to be absorbed mineral, without taking together with vitamin C, most iron in our body are wasted.

3 Deficiency of folate acid and vitamin B12 anemia (pernicious anemia)

Folate acid and vitamin B12 is vital for the reproduction of red blood cells caused by excessive drinking of alcohol and certain intake of certain medication such as oral contraceptive or anticancer drug. People eating only cooked foods have a highest risk of deficiency of folate and vitamin B12 anemia.

4. Chronic blood loss anemia

This type of anemia is resulted from a variety of chronic conditions such as hemorrhoids, cancer, menstruation and peptic ulcers.

5. Hemolytic anemia

In this case, the destruction of old red blood cells exceeds the production of new ones caused by the defective hemoglobin synthesis or trauma within the arteries, or caused by antibodies being produced by the immune system damaging red blood cells.

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Taking Advantage of Supplemental Dental Plans

  • Posted on August 21, 2009 at 5:22 am



Most people think about why they should even get supplemental dental plans when they already have health or medical insurance plans. However, what most people don’t realize is that a health or medical insurance plan is fairly different from dental plan coverage.

For example, when you mention medical coverage, this ordinarily covers diseases or illnesses that happen to you or you are afflicted with. Dental diseases or problems though are most of the time, preventable; so dental plans usually focus on prevention instead of cures.

Moreover, if you already have medical coverage, it does not mean that you are covered for your dental treatments as well. It’s either that or if you do have coverage, it will be fairly limited.

If this is the situation, then you would benefit greatly by having a supplemental dental plan. Ideally, your health coverage would only include basic dental plan options like x-rays, fillings or teeth cleanings.

But if you take up a supplemental plan for your teeth, you would be covered for more complex procedures that your teeth might need.

You might need to have your crown fixed or have bridges created. Having a supplement plan would also be helpful if you happen to have an existing gum disease like periodontitis or gingivitis or any teeth related disease.

Most dental corporations for individuals or groups usually carry this coverage. Some plans will give you a chance to choose a dentist while other plans would only give you a list to choose from.

You would have to work hard if you are looking for supplemental dental plans that will work for you.

You can find several providers in the market that offer supplemental dental coverage, however, don’t expect to get the best deal all the time. If you are on the hunt for a good provider, you need to be prepared to look for them.

Traditionally, you would need to look for them by travelling from one office to another to compare their coverage. Or you could also spend countless hours on the phone trying to get quotes from potential providers.

However, there is a much easier method of finding coverage and that is by using the Internet. You can find plenty of reliable insurance websites online that provide a free quote on their supplemental plans.

The only thing that you really need to do to find them is type in keywords in any major search network like Google or Yahoo! In a matter of seconds, you should be able to generate a good number of websites to choose from.

Just choose three or four sites and look at the quotes that they provide. Be certain that you are entering the right information they need so that you will get accurate results.

Once you managed to get all of the possible quotes, compare the results that you got from one site to another site. Narrow it down to two or three and then call them to ask any questions or clarifications you might have regarding their plan.

If you do this, you will be able to find the right supplemental dental plans in no time.

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Wisdom Teeth Removal – More Harm Than Good

  • Posted on August 20, 2009 at 9:17 pm



Wisdom teeth are third molars in the back of the mouth that usually appear between the ages of 17 and 21. When wisdom teeth are coming in many people have sensations of pain. This is normal and should not be a cause a concern. It is also possible that not all four wisdom teeth come in.

According to recent medical evidence most people don’t need their wisdom teeth removed, even if the teeth are impacted. In fact some evidence suggests that removing healthy impacted wisdom teeth is not advised due to the risk of nerve damage. There are actually many other life altering complications from getting wisdom teeth out including death that many are not aware of. It is estimated that about 1 in 20 people will have complications from the procedure.

Arguably the most dangerous complication is that an air-and-water-cooled turbine drill can cause a gas related embolus by inadvertent injection which then passes into the jaw to the veins and then to the large vessels leading to the heart. Large amounts of air can cause serious problems including cardiac arrest and death, by traveling to the large veins leading to the heart, and mechanically blocking the flow of blood through the heart. Numerous people have actually died from this complication ranging from in their teens to much later in life.

Trigeminal neuralgia can develop if there is injury to the trigeminal nerve. This causes episodes of intense pain in the eyes, lips, nose, scalp, forehead, and jaw. Trigeminal neuralgia is considered by many to be among the most painful of conditions and once was labeled the suicide disease.

Another lesser known serious complication that can is a rare disease known as new daily persistent headache. It is characterized by continuous daily head pain, varying in intensity, and sometimes accompanied by migrainous symptoms. People with NDPH can tell you the exact date when their headache began. Current research suggests that (TNF) Tumor necrosis factor

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