The most common eye problem caused by diabetes is called diabetic retinopathy. The retina is the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. To see clearly, a person needs a healthy retina. Diabetes damages the tiny blood vessels inside the retina and causes diabetic retinopathy. The symptoms of diabetic retinopathy include: blurry or double vision flashing lights or blank spots dark or floating spots pain or pressure in one or both of your eyes trouble seeing things out of the corners of ...
Near to the border of Myanmar (Burma), Rakhine Muslims (usually called Rohingya) are struggling to survive. Denied citizenship in Myanmar, most of them fled harassment to locate themselves in terrible conditions in Bangladesh with poor access to health care services and inadequate protection (MSF, 2010). In 1992, more than 250,000 Rohingya Muslims from Burma were compelled to enter Bangladesh by the armed forces of Burma in a violent movement of ethnic cleansing of Muslims. Today, about 26,00...
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Andy Jones is a 30-year-old IT worker who has been suffering from increasingly severe diarrhoea for about 3 months. Taking loperamide (Imodium) has had little effect. Andy looks unwell and has lost weight since the last consultation, and though the previous microbiology results of stool cultures were negative, the GP decides to repeat the investigation and request a full blood count. Full blood count: haemoglobin, 10.5g/dl [normal range (for males): 13.0-17.0 g/dl]; total white blood cells co...
Introduction The concept of primary health care (PHC) was formulated by the 134 countries that met at the Alma-Ata conference in Russia on September 12, 1978 which was organized by the World Health Organization. Primary health care is a part of the three-tier system of health care in Nigeria. These are the tertiary health care, which the federal government is in charge; the secondary health care, under the auspices of the state government and the primary health care, controlled by the local g...
Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is produced in the prostate gland. It is produced by the epithelial cells of the prostate gland. It is a member of the tissue kallikrein which is a family of proteases.[2] PSA is a major protein of the seminal fluid. The function of PSA is to liquefy the seminal fluid by a process of proteolysis of gel-forming proteins. This allows sperm free movement in the female genital tract. An increase in PSA can be a result of prostate cancer as a tumour may be growing. ...
Several HIV-positive citizens are oblivious that they are tainted by means of the disease. For instance, less than 1% of the sexually lively urban inhabitants in Africa have been experienced plus this amount is even inferior in country residents. In addition, merely 0.5% of expectant women attending urban fitness facilities is advised, tested or obtain their test effects. Again, this percentage is even subordinate in country fitness facilities. As contributors might consequently be ignorant o...
Artificial body parts used to be the stuff of the fiction. Nowadays artificial joints at least are routine. An artificial joint is a prosthesis that surgeons insert to replace diseased or worn out joint or cartilage. In nearly all cases an artificial joint relives pain and improves the range of motion. From your knees and hips, to your wrists, elbows and shoulders, if your joints go, you can replace them. An artificial joint has both metal and plastic components. The metal acts as bone and th...
A person becomes diabetic when his body is unable to make proper use of the insulin in it and as a result the blood sugar levels in the body increase. This leads to further complications like renal failure, blindness and so on. Among the top diabetes medicines sold in the market today, insulin is the most preferred medicine. There are different types of insulin meant for short term, intermediate and long term use. There is also what is called rapid action insulin. This type of insulin is sold...
Introduction: Unhealthy consumption prevails in the fields of nutrition, energy and transport. Taxing is one a solution to provide a healthier living. With globalization, qualities of goods do fail to meet the international standards. International movements of goods which damage health are increasing with Cross border marketing, promoting unhealthy behaviours of alcohol and tobacco consumption and unhealthy diets. (Richard Smith, 2003). The report narrows down to Daily life consumption of to...
