Health Care Team

Posts Tagged ‘symptoms’

Every dog owner wants his dog to be healthy. In order to have a healthy dog, you need to know about dog health problems especially, you need to know when your dog is suffering from an illness. For this reason, it is necessary for you to have some idea of the symptoms of various illnesses with which the dogs normally get affected. Some of these symptoms are easy to identify while there are others that are difficult to tell.

The first symptom of dog health problems is the loss of appetite. This is not an easy symptom to identify because your pet habitually doesn’t eat sometimes. This is seen often with dogs that are not exercised much. When you give food, it will not eat at once but will eat later. The best way to see if your dog has lost its appetite due to dog health problems is to give its favorite food. If it refuses that also, then it is time to see the vet.

Diarrhea and vomiting are serious symptoms of dogs but if your dog looks healthy and playing still vomits its food, you need not worry. It could be relating to another reason and it is not due to one of the dog health problems. But if your dog goes on vomiting or having diarrhea, then it is a serious situation. When these two symptoms appear, you must not lose any time as they pose serious dog health problems.  Read more... (358 words, estimated 1:26 mins reading time)

While many people think heart disease is purely a man’s health problem, they are absolutely wrong. Women are also susceptible to getting a heart disease. In fact, records show that it is the top leading cause of death in women in the United States and more women than men die of heart disease annually. Compared to all cancers combined, heart disease kills more women ages 65 and above.

Knowing the Causes

The most common cause of heart disease in women is the narrowing or complete blockage of the coronary arteries, the main arteries that supply blood to the heart. While the disease may progress gradually, prevention is better than waiting for a heart attack. It is worthy to note that over 60 percent of women can no longer recover after experiencing heart attacks. Age is also a contributing factor in heart diseases in women. The older  women become, the more likely they are capable of developing this disease. It does not mean, however, that only aging women should be concerned, women from all ages should take steps to help prevent having a heart disease. Having a healthy lifestyle is the best prevention.

Knowing the Symptoms

As with any illness, heart disease in women also has its own symptoms.. The most common is pressure on the chest that causes difficulty in breathing. Unlike men, this symptom not prominent in women with heart disease. In contrast to the usual chest crushing pain in men, more subtle symptoms are experienced by women because of the tendency to have blockages not just in the main arteries but also in the other smaller arteries that likewise pump blood into the heart. Other signs and symptoms in women are as follows:  Read more... (494 words, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)

Breast cancer is the second deadliest cancer among women. But it has been noted that with increased awareness and thereby early detection and improved treatment, the number of deaths has reduced. Breast cancer occurs due to cancerous cells in the breast tissue. Read on to find out some breast cancer symptoms and how mammography helps in diagnosis. Learn how breast cancer survivors can move on to lead a normal life.

Signs and symptoms of breast cancer

The cells in the breast generally grow and rest in cycles, like all the parts of the body. These periods of growth and rest are genetically controlled in the cell’s nucleus. But when there is an abnormality, the genes lose their ability to control the cell’s growth and rest cycles.

This leads to uncontrolled growth of breast cells. Genetic abnormalities can be inherited or acquired during the course of the aging process. It has been seen that as you grow older, your chances of getting cancer increase. People who have already been diagnosed with breast cancer have a higher risk of getting it again.

Again, family history plays an important role. Those with relatives and multiple generations of family members affected by cancer are at greater risk to inheriting the cancer gene abnormality. Early breast cancer is not easily diagnosed because it has no symptoms and is rarely painful. Regular self breast examinations can help in detecting any breast lump or discharge. Look out for these signs of breast cancer:  Read more... (877 words, 1 image, estimated 3:30 mins reading time)

Kidney cancer: Kidneys are the most important organs which are useful in removing waste from blood. Kidneys are located in the either side of the spine. These are part of urinary tract.  Kidneys control the production of red blood cells and blood pressure of the body.

Cancer occurs in the kidney cells, generally cells are the building blocks of tissues which builds organs. These cells divide and multiply when the body requires them. During this process old cells are replaced by new one and old one gets die, this is the life cycle of the cells. If this life process goes wrong then there will be unusual growth in the cells and forms mass tissue which is named as tumor.

Tumors are of two types, they are as follows:

Benign tumor Malignant tumor

Benign tumor: This tumor is not cancerous. They can be treated easily. They don’t spread to other parts of the body.

Malignant tumor: This tumor is cancerous, they causes damage to the adjacent organs by spreading the cancer cells at high rate. The cells in this tumor invade the distant organs and forms new tumors through blood flow or by lymphatic system.

Kidney cancer is named in many ways like Hypernephroma, Renal adenocarcinoma and renal cell cancer. Kidney cancer generally occurs in the inner lining of tiny tubes inside the kidneys. Kidney cancer mostly occurs in the adults who are over 40 years of age.

Causes of kidney cancer:  Read more... (918 words, 1 image, estimated 3:40 mins reading time)

Head & Neck Cancer: Head and neck cancer occurs due to the spreading of cancer cells in the head and neck area. Generally, the cells grow and divide into multiple cells and they die when they grow old, and new cells take their place. But due to some causes these basic life cycle of the cells gets damage and began to grow rapidly without any controlling limit. These cells form a huge mass of tissue which is called as tumor.

Tumors are of two types they are:
• Benign tumor: These tumors are not life threatening tumors. This cancer can be removed easily by surgery process. They don’t reoccur. These tumors grow in single site. They do not spread and invade other tissues around them. The benign tumor cells doesn’t contain metastatic characteristics( spreading nature to other parts of the body)
• Malignant tumor: These tumors are cancerous tumors. They spread to other parts of the body. These tumors can be removed but sometimes they grow back. Malignant tumors invade nearby tissues and organs. These tumors contain metastatic characters.
When the cancer cells spreads to the other parts will form a new tumor which has the same characteristic features of the primary tumor. For example, if the head and neck cancer cells spread to the lungs, the cancer cells in the lungs are actually belonging to the head and neck cancer cells. Then this cancer disease is called as metastatic head and neck cancer.

Head and cancer affects the following types:  Read more... (1319 words, 1 image, estimated 5:17 mins reading time)