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All about anaemia

shima — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:29:15 +0000

While the causes of anaemia may be varied, the condition can be treated easily with proper diagnosis.

BLOOD is made up of fluid (plasma) and cells, that is, red blood cells which transport oxygen; white blood cells which help protect the body against infection; and platelets which help the blood to clot. Most blood cells, including the red blood cells, are produced from the stem cells in the bone marrow which is the red spongy material found in the cavities of the long bones of the body.

Red blood cells contain haemoglobin which is a red, iron-rich protein that gives the red colour to blood. Haemoglobin, which is made up of two proteins called alpha and beta chain globins, enables the red blood cells to transport oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body and to transport carbon dioxide from other parts of the body to the lungs where it is got rid off during exhalation.

A Copper Deficiency Can Lead To Several Health Problems

Kerap makan rangsang bakteria dalam mulut

shima — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:23:04 +0000

RAMAI daripada kita gemar berkongsi makanan menggunakan sudu yang sama dengan ahli keluarga dan rakan-rakan yang mana tanpa disedari kita juga sebenarnya turut berkongsi bakteria di dalam mulut.

Memang itulah hakikat yang terjadi sekiranya seseorang itu tidak mengamalkan tabiat tidak berkumur atau memberus gigi setiap kali selepas makan.

Tabiat terlalu kerap makan juga sebenar tidak elok kerana ia secara tidak langsung memberi bekalan makanan kepada bakteria menerusi cebisan makanan yang tertinggal di dalam mulut .

Presiden Persatuan Pergigian Malaysia, Dr. Lee Soon Boon berkata, sebaiknya individu mengubah gaya pemakanan mereka untuk kesihatan gigi dan gusi yang optimum.

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Kolesterol boleh diwarisi

shima — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:02:45 +0000

Kajian dapati pemendapan dalam salur darah boleh berlaku seawal usia dua tahun

FAKTOR pemakanan yang tidak dikawal dan malas bersenam sememangnya diketahui antara menyumbang peningkatan kolesterol dalam darah. Bagaimanapun ada satu lagi penyebab, yang tidak boleh diubah tetapi masih boleh dicegah iaitu Familial Hypertriglyceridemia.

Masalah ini merujuk tahap kolesterol dalam darah yang tinggi dan penghasilan kolesterol di hati yang lebih aktif berbanding orang lain.

Puncanya? Pasti ramai yang terkejut apabila mengetahui masalah kesihatan ini diwarisi secara genetik. Familial Hypertriglyceridemia berlaku disebabkan kekacauan genetik dan secara mudah bermaksud anda memperoleh ‘salinan’ yang tidak baik daripada gen keturunan iaitu sama ada ibu atau bapa anda.

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How To Manage Your Body’s Embarrassing Problems

shima — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:29:56 +0000

It often happens at the worst possible moment. You’ve always thought that you have full control of your bodily functions, but sometimes, your body just has a mind of its own. At those times when you need to be at your best, that’s when your body decides to embarrass you.

From the simple ill-timed yawns or cotton mouth, to the mildly embarrassing hiccups or belch, and farther still, excessive sweating, an overactive bladder, or expelling gas; it happens to everyone. And it happens more common than you think.

Your body has the tendency to act on its own when you don’t want it to. It can be from an existing problem your body already has, such as incontinence. Most of the time, though, stress makes your body respond in ways you don’t want it to, like producing excess sweat or gas, when you feel pressured to be at your best.

A Copper Deficiency Can Lead To Several Health Problems

Health Terms Fact Sheet

shima — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:36:42 +0000

This FAQ covers all the basic concepts you need to know as you read health articles.

What are herbs?
According to Webster’s dictionary, an herb is “a plant valued for its medicinal, savory or aromatic qualities.” In fact, a number of today’s synthetic pharmaceutical preparations are derived from herbal extracts that were originally discovered and prescribed many years ago. The drug digitalis, for example, which is used to treat various types of heart ailments, is made from the leaves of the foxglove plant.

What are standardized extracts?
One problem with selecting herbal supplements is that you can’t always be certain of the potency of a particular formulation. Potency depends on a number of factors — what part of the plant was used, where it was grown, when it was harvested, how it has been processed and packaged — and it can either be very strong or virtually inert.

A Copper Deficiency Can Lead To Several Health Problems

Managing aches & pains

shima — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:02:46 +0000

OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and it affects millions around the world. It is caused by the breakdown and eventual loss of the cartilage of the joints. Cartilage is a protein-like substance that functions as a cushion between the bones of the joints.

OA is also known as degenerative arthritis and commonly occurs in the hands, feet, spine, and large weight-bearing joints, such as the hips and knees.

One of the world’s leading bone health experts gave a talk on this disease at the World Health Medicine Conference 2009 held at Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, recently.

Prof Yves Henrotin, the director of the Bone and Cartilage Research Unit at the University of Liége, Belgium, has published over 100 scientific articles on bone health and was the co-editor of Osteoarthritis: Clinical and Experimental Aspects.

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Modifikasi tubuh secara semula jadi

shima — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:53:31 +0000

PROSEDUR membentuk atau mengubah wajah dan bentuk badan bukan lagi fenomena luar biasa bagi kebanyakan wanita di Asia.Masalahnya ia turut melibatkan jumlah pengguna Islam yang agak tinggi berbanding hanya beberapa tahun lalu sewaktu ia mula-mula diperkenalkan dengan kos rawatan ratusan ribu ringgit.

Wanita Islam di Arab Saudi misalnya, dikatakan menggilai teknik suntikan filler untuk menegang atau membentuk semula payu dara.

Selalunya mereka memilih kaedah Macrolane disebabkan ia menggunakan bahan-bahan semula jadi tanpa lemak haiwan dan dijamin ’selamat’.

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‘Ageing’ cancer

shima — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:55:33 +0000

Chemotherapy should also be an option of treatment for the elderly if they are in a good state of health.

WHAT is the definition of “elderly”? It all depends on how old you are. With each passing year, my definition of “elderly” goes up.

At the rate I am going, the world will be chock-full of young saplings 20 years from now!

Age is the most important risk factor for cancer, ceteris paribus. The older you get, the more likely you are to be diagnosed with cancer, other things being equal.

Most cases of cancer occur in people who are in their menopause or andropause or long after.

Broccoli to the defence

Sweet dreams aren’t made of these

shima — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:55:05 +0000

GETTING off on the wrong foot with diabetes cost Teh Yuen Kim his right one, when what
began with a small cut on a toe ended with a surgeon cutting off his entire foot and half a
calf.
The amputation that finished Teh Yuen Kim’s days of unencumbered walking took place in
early September last year, but the underlying problem began long before that.

An Ipoh boy, Teh (53) lives and works in KL, specialising in information technology
networks. Among his 11 older siblings, he has two brothers and a sister who have type 2
diabetes mellitus (hereafter referred to simply as “diabetes”) – the incurable disease that
results from a progressive deterioration of the body’s sugar processing machinery.

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A Copper Deficiency Can Lead To Several Health Problems

shima — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:07:07 +0000

Copper is an essential trace mineral that can impair the ability of white blood cells to fight infection with even the slightest deficiency. Copper is necessary for the proper absorption of iron in the body. It is found primarily in foods that contain iron. If the body does not get a sufficient amount of copper, hemoglobin production decreases, causing copper-deficiency anemia to potentially result.

There are a variety of enzyme reactions that require copper. Copper is essential as a cross-linking agent for elastin and collagen. It is also a catalyst for protein reactions and is also needed for oxygen transport. Copper is used for the metabolism of essential fatty acids. Copper deficiency can result in a variety of symptoms. Among these symptoms are diarrhea, inefficient utilization of iron and protein, and stunted growth. The development of nerve, bone, and lung tissue can be impaired in babies and the structure of these body parts may also be altered.