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Food poisoning

Food poisoning: Food poisoning is a common distressing problem experienced by million to billions of people all across the world. The most common cause of food contamination resulting in food poisoning is the presence of organisms like bacteria, viruses or parasites in the food. Food poisoning is also called food borne illness. The type of illness caused by eating contaminated food. Bacteria, viruses, parasites and other toxins are the most common cause of food poisoning. It is so infectious that some one can even  die because of it. It causes extreme dehydration and discomfort in the intestine. There are more then 250 different diseases that cause food poisoning. Cause: Food poisoning occur when food that is contaminated  and infected with germs or harmful bacteria is consumed. It can take place while eating the food. Most common source of food poisoning is bacteria, viruses, toxins chemicals that transferred in the body by food. Other causes of food poisonin

Symptoms and causes of thoart cancer

Thoart cancer: Throat cancer  growth refers  to disease of the voice box, the vocal lines, and different parts of the throat, for example, the tonsils and oropharynx. Throat malignancy is regularly assembled into two classes: pharyngeal disease and laryngeal malignant growth. Throat malignancy is generally uncommon in contrast with different tumours. Many thoart cancer patients have high risk of  developing a secondary cancer , typically in the larynx , oesophagus or lungs . After treatment ends patients may also develop any other kind of cancer to the nearby areas. ☆ Symptoms of thoart cancer: 1: Coughing: If you have a continuously coughing for more then a week you need to visit to the hospital it may be a early sign of thoart cancer. 2: Difficulty to swallow: Facing difficulty in swallowing is one of the common sign of thoart cancer. But most of us ignore this condition. As thoart cancer leads to formation of mass in the thrat  region. In some

Teenage depression

Recognising depression in teens: Depression is a common and serious  medical illness that negatively effects how you feel, the way you think & how you act. It is a common problem in children and teens. Being sad sometimes is normal but if your child or teen is depressed it causes serious problems.Depression in teens looks very different from depression in adults. When your child is depressed it loses its interest in activities and hobbies. May be he/she is facing problems at home or may be in school. Sometimes depression leads to self harm or suicidal thoughts. Being a teenager can be tough there are chances taking place in your body and brain that can effect your behaviour, the way you think and it also effect on your learning. And if your are facing tough and stressful  situation. It is normal to have emotional ups and downs . But if you have been overwhelming sad for a long time (a few weeks to months)and you are not able to concentrate or to do things usually

The most incredible article about blood pressure you'll ever read

Blood pressure: The heart pumps blood into the arteries by alternative contraction and relaxation . As a result pressure arises within the  arteries known as blood pressure. The blood pressure is measured with a blood pressure  cuff and is recorded as "systolic" & "diastolic". ■ Systolic pressure: Systolic pressure is the pressure following the contraction of heart. The normal systolic pressure is 120. The systolic pressure is comes before and above the diastolic number. ■ Diastolic pressure: The diastolic pressure is the pressure while the heart is in relaxation phase. The normal diastolic pressure is 80. ☆ High blood pressure: The blood pressure is considered to be high when the systolic pressure is higher than 140, and the diastolic number above 90. The blood pressure is not constant and frequently varies depending on the posture, activities and stress. For proper evaluation of the blood pressur

Effects of smoking

Side effects of  smoking: Some very common and dangerous side effects of smoking are: 1: lungs cancer: In the United  States, cigarette smoking is connected to about 80% to 90% of lung cancer growth passing. ... Individuals who stopped smoking have a lower danger of lung malignancy than if they had kept on smoking, yet their hazard is higher than the hazard for individuals who never smoked. Stopping smoking at any age can bring down the danger of lung malignant growth. 2: Increased risk of respiratory infection: The effect of tobacco smoke includes: ■ irritation of wind pipe. ■ irritation of voice box.. ■ reduced lungs function. ■ permanent damage the air sacs of lungs. 3: Heart Coronary artery disease(CAD): Heart disease  Smoking increase the risk of cardiovascular disease which includes Coronary artery disease(CAD). Smoking damages the lining  of your arteries  leading to built up of fatty ma

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Diabetes: Diabetes is a disease that reasons high blood sugar level . Type 1 diabetes doesn't make insulin and type 2 diabetes doesn't make enough insulin for appropriate function.About 88% of all causes of diabetes are of this type all over the world. Type 1 diabetes: Type 1 diabetes is before  known as juvenile diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the human body's immune system breaks the cells that release  the insulin. Without insulin, cell cannot attract glucose, which they require to create energy. Type 2 diabetes: Type 2 diabetes can grow at any age. It most usually becomes noticeable during adulthood. But type 2 diabetes in children is increasing . In type 2 diabetes, the blood is not capable of utilizing insulin the exact way. This is called insulin resistance. The difference between type 1 and 2 diabetes: Type 1 and 2 diabetes are the kinds of diabetes. There are some difference between type 1 and type