Archive for June, 2011

16 Herbal Remedies to Avoid for the Patients of Heart Trouble

Millions of people take Herbal Remedies for different diseases ranging from Cholesterol to Depression. These Remedies seem to be safe but if they interact with the prescribed drugs, they can cause serious Heart Problems.

A new research suggests interaction of Herbal Remedies and Heart Drugs can be a dangerous mix.

Kräutertee Herbal Remedies

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A report of Mayo Clinic for the year 2010 listed more than 25 Herbal products that can really be dangerous for the patients of Heart Trouble on medication.

This guide is prepared with the collaboration of National Institutes for Health and the Natural Standard Research. This guide indicates about the 16 Herbal Remedies that Heart’s Patients should avoid.

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Chest Cold – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Chest cold is the most common health conditions, following are the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the Chest cold.

What is Chest Cold?

Chest cold is the congestion of the Chest due to the Cold. It is an infectious disease which is also known as “Acute Bronchitis”.

Symptoms of Chest Cold

Following are the symptoms of Chest Cold

  1. Wet Cough

    The Bronchial Infection and Inflammation causes Wet Cough that involves Yellow or White colored Phlegm. It is the main symptom of the Chest cold.

    Acute Bronchitis

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Triploidy – Causes,Symptoms,Diagnosis and Treatment

Triploidy is a Chromosomal disorder that is considered as a nightmare for the parents who are expecting.

What is Triploidy Syndrome?

It is an uncommon disorder in which a baby is born with the 69 Chromosome instead of 46.  The people are mostly born with the sets of 23 Chromosome or total 46 Chromosomes.

The people with the Triploidy birth have an extra set of Chromosome in their body. Greater amount of Chromosome can give raise to many defects and it can result in the developmental problems.

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In some cases, this condition can also lead to the death.

Names of Triploidy

Triploidy is also known as

  • Triploidy Symdrome
  • Triploid Mixoploidy
  • 3n Syndrome
  • 3n Mixoploidy
  • Chromosome Trioloidy Syndrome

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Double Vision – Seeing Double – Causes of Diplopia

What is Diplopia?

Diplopia is also known as Double Vision. It occurs when an individual sees 2 or more images of the same object. Diplopia is different from the blurred vision where a single object appears to be unclear.

The vision in humans is single Binocular vision. This means that the images from both the Eyes are recorded and processed by the Nervous System but it makes a single image. An interruption in this process can make a double vision.

The double vision may be present in 1 Eye known as Monocular or 2 images can be made from both the Eyes together known as Binocular.

Physiological Diplopia

Diplopia can be a normal phenomenon, for example, when focusing on an object that that is close up, another object in the distance can appear double. This is known as Physiological Diplopia. It is generally not noticed because the Brain has the power to suppress these double images.

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Cataract (Cloudy Eye Lens) Types, Causes and Symptoms

Cataract

Definition

Cataract is the film that grows on the Eyes causing the image to be doubled or they see the double image.

The Cataract does not form on the Eye but within the Eye.

The Cataract is the clouding of the natural Lens. The Lens is the part of the Eye that focuses the light and produce sharp and clear image.

Cataract

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It is contained in a Capsule. The old cell dies and they are trapped in the Capsule. These cells get together to form the cloud in the Eye. This makes the image blur.

The Cataract mostly occurs due to the aging process.

The diseases like Diabetes can also cause Cataract and the use of Alcohol may lead to the Cataract.

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