Personal Health Care

Many of us also not know how to avoid diabetes. First, get regular checkups. You may not know that you have a complication. But your health care practitioner can spot trouble long before symptoms appear. Finding problems early is the best way to keep complications from getting serious.

Keep your appointments with your health care practitioner — even if you are feeling fine. This includes your eye doctor and any other specialists you may need to see.

Also be aware of the warning signs of trouble:

*Vision problems (blurriness, spots).
*Tiredness or pale skin color.
*Overweight and Obesity (more than 20 pounds overweight).
*Numbness or tingling feelings in hands or feet.
*Repeated infections or slow healing of wounds.
*Chest pain.
*Vaginal itching.
*Constant headaches (This may be a symptom of high blood pressure.)

If you have one or more of these symptoms, tell your health-care practitioner!

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Everyday we heard about cancer and do you what cause Cancer.  Actually Cancer arises from one single cell. The transformation from a normal cell into a tumour cell is a multistage process, typically a progression from a pre-cancerous lesion to malignant tumours. These changes are the result of the interaction between a person’s genetic factors and three categories of external agents, including:

*physical carcinogens, such as ultraviolet and ionizing radiation
*chemical carcinogens, such as asbestos, components of tobacco smoke, aflatoxin (a food contaminant) and arsenic (a drinking water contaminant)
*biological carcinogens, such as infections from certain viruses, bacteria or parasites.

World Cancer Day 2010, 4 February. This year new campaign “Cancer can be prevented too ”

Some examples of infections associated with certain cancers:

*Viruses: hepatitis B and liver cancer, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and cervical cancer, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Kaposi sarcoma.
*Bacteria: Helicobacter pylori and stomach cancer.
*Parasites: schistosomiasis and bladder cancer.

Ageing is another fundamental factor for the development of cancer. The incidence of cancer rises dramatically with age, most likely due to a buildup of risks for specific cancers that increase with age. The overall risk accumulation is combined with the tendency for cellular repair mechanisms to be less effective as a person grows older.

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Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A crude population measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI), a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of his or her height (in metres). A person with a BMI of 30 or more is generally considered obese. A person with a BMI equal to or more than 25 is considered overweight

The latest WHO projections indicate that at least one in three of the world’s adult population is overweight and almost one in 10 is obese. Additionally there are over 20 million children under age five who are overweight.

You Must Know overweight and obesity health risks. Risk increases progressively as BMI increases. Raised body mass index is a major risk factor for chronic diseases such as:

*Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and hypertension. The CVD risks associated with obesity are more acute in younger adults. It is also higher in people with abdominal obesity.

*Hypertension and stroke. Overweight young adults (aged 20-44 years) have 5.6 times higher incidence of hypertension than those with normal weight. Older obese individuals are at even greater risk.

*Diabetes. Especially among adult with abdominal obesity.

*Cancer. A number of studies have found a positive association between overweight and the incidence of cancer, particularly those cancers which are hormone-dependent such as cancer of the breast, cervix, uterus, ovaries and prostate.

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The question Why do people smoke has been asked for many years. An obvious simple answer would be that people smoke for nicotine. But for many, the situation seems more complex.

It is very well known that smoking is an important cause of many diseases and the purchase price of cigarettes can be very high, so it is reasonable to ask why so many people smoke.

The World Health Organization (WHO) selects “Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women” as the theme for the next World No Tobacco Day, which will take place on 31 May 2010.

Many in the public health community suggest that people only smoke because they are ‘addicted’ to nicotine. Many smokers can find it hard to quit smoking.

The pharmacological effect of nicotine - a mild stimulant effect not unlike that of caffeine, and a mild relaxing effect - is an important part of the smoking experience.

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Diabetes information is important for everyone and do you know what is diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic disease that has no cure and now become one of the common diseases. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches, and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes is a mystery, although both genetics and environment appear to play roles. There are two major types of diabetes:

type 1Diabetes

An autoimmune disease in which the body does not produce any insulin, most often occurring in children and young adults. People with type 1 diabetes must take daily insulin injections to stay alive

type 2 Diabetes

A metabolic disorder resulting from the body’s inability to make enough or properly use insulin, it is the most common form of the disease.

WHO estimates that more than 220 million people worldwide have diabetes. This number is likely to more than double by 2030 without intervention. Almost 80% of diabetes deaths occur in low and middle-income countries.

Who Is At Greater Risk For Type 1 Diabetes?

*Siblings of people with type 1 diabetes.
*Children of parents with type 1 diabetes.

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