QUES ANSW Medical 06-2022-01 Dear friends,
These are information compiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2014’s and stored in my computer. They areposted by very learnt doctors and readpersons in kids health.com etc. Many improvements have come in medical field after thesecompilation. These are just forgeneral information, and for health problems doctors have to be consulted. BEING COMPILATION THERE MAYBE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated23-06-2022 Q1 Can a bit ofaspirin every other day can help women keep asthma away ? A1 Yes. Accordingto a study published recently, a bit of aspirin every other day can helpwomen keep asthma away. Previous research has shown the same benefit for men, butthis study, published in the British journal Thorax, is the first todemonstrate that aspirin reduces the risk of asthma in women as well. Aspirin - which in its classic form comes in 325milligramme tablets reduced the risk ofasthma irrespective of age, menopausal status, exercise levels or smoking. But it had no impact in clinically obese women. Q2 What is asthma and how it affect world population? A2 Asthma is a chronic disease that causes inflammationand swelling of the inside of the airways leading to the lungs, reducing theflow of air. According to World Health Organisation estimates, 300million people suffer from asthma around the world, and 255,000 people - mainlyin poorer countries - died from the disease in 2005. Q3 Is it advisable to suppress sniffing? A3 NO NO. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress asneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. People say “Bless you “ when you sneezebecause when you sneeze,your heart stops for a millisecond. Q4 Why do birds of the same feather floktogether? A4 Using brain imaging, scientists have shownthat we easily bond with people we consider similar to ourselves. Brain Imaging Shows We BondWith People Similar to us. Q5 What are advised after food? A5 *Don't eat fruits immediately - *Immediately eating fruits after meals will causestomach to be bloated with air. Thereforetake fruit 1-2 hr after meal or 1hr before meal. Don't drink tea -* Because tea leaves contain a high content of acid. Thissubstance will cause the Protein content in the food we consume to be hardened thus difficult to digest. Don't bathe - *Bathing after meal will cause theincrease of blood flow to the hands,legs & body thus the amount of blood around the stomach will thereforedecrease. This will weaken thedigestive system in our stomach. Don't walk about - *People always say that after a meal walk a hundred steps and you will live till 99 In actual factthis is not true. Walking willcause the digestive system to be unable to absorb the nutrition from the foodwe intake. Don't sleep immediately - *The food we intake will not be able todigestproperly. Thus will lead togastric & infection in our intestine. Q6 What is anemia? A6 Anemia is the deficiencyof the oxygen-carrying red blood cells, which are producedwithin the bone marrow from amino acids and iron with the aid of vitamin B12and folic acid. Anemia develops formany reasons butmost commonly when the supply of iron is depleted, the production lineslows and makes sub par, small red blood cells. Doctors diagnose anemiaby measuring two blood test values: hemoglobin and hematocrit. Hemoglobin is theprotein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs. Hematocritis the percentage of a blood sample that's made up of red blood cells,as compared to other cells and the surrounding fluid called serum. Anemia in women isgenerally defined as a hemoglobin level of less than 12 g/dL, or a hematocritless than 37 percent. Because of their monthlymenstrual bleeding, women become anemic more often than do men, especiallythose with heavy cycles. My note- I haveforgotten why hemoglobin levels isshown low comparing to men, This answeris refreshing to me. Q7 Wht is menorrhagia? A7 The medical lingofor heavy menses is menorrhagia, defined as ablood loss exceeding 80 mL per cycle. Menorrhagia is morecommon among womenwho have fibroids within the uterus or have inherited a bleedingdisorder Womenwith moderate menstrual flow but poor dietary intake of iron-rich foods mayalso develop anemia over time. And if a woman who has no menstrual cycles ora light cycle becomes anemic, she should be evaluated for conditions such aspernicious anemia, lupus, kidney failure, or colon cancer. Q8 Whydo tiny coarse hair or hairs that crop up on women’s chin every so often? A8 There are ways to managethese unwanted guests. The medical term forcoarse, darkhair that grows in a male pattern is hirsutism (HER′-sa-TIS′-um).I'm not talking here about a few wild hairs: Some women experience enoughgrowth to simulate a beard or hair on the chest. Needless to say, itcan be a significant source of emotional, if not physical discomfort. The culprit behindthis unwelcome hair growth is a family of male hormones called androgens, which are generallyproduced in the adrenal glands and ovaries. All men and women havethem (along with many other hormones), but each person's sensitivity toandrogens, andthe amounts of these hormones circulating in the body, vary by gender andgenetics. When receptors on thehair follicles are activated by androgen signals, the follicle's size as wellas the diameter of its hair fiber increases, as does the time the hair spendsin a growth phase as opposed to a resting phase. When a woman's hormonelevels are normal but hirsutism is still present, the hair growth is referredto as idiopathic, meaning we don't know the precise cause. Sometimes, however, hairgrowth is associated with irregular menstrual cycles, acne, weight gain, orother changes that may indicate an underlying hormonal disorder such aspolycystic ovary syndrome or adrenal hyperplasia. These are conditionsthat require further medical evaluation, so consider discussing your symptomswith a doctor. Q9 What are the medications for Hitruisam? A9 Medications. Spironoloactoneis a relatively inexpensive medication available by prescription only. Itis classified as a diuretic which causes the kidneys to make more urine, butmore interestingly it interferes with the levels and action of the androgens,like testosterone. It may take as longas two months to see the results, though, and spironoloactone must be usedcontinually to maintain its effectiveness. Q10 What are the detailsabout blood pressure? A10 First, let's dismiss this mythabout adults having low blood pressure. Blood pressure runs acontinuum from as low as 60 systolic in infancy (systolicrefers to the top number, which reflects the highest blood pressure, when theheart contracts) and rises as we grow up. Blood pressure isthought to increase significantly over time if a person consumes a high saltdiet,and especially if that person has inherited a genetic predisposition. That'swhy sodium content (sodium is the culprit in salt) is listed on the NutritionFacts of every food label. Take a peek at theselabels and you may be surprised to learn that high-salt foods arenot necessarily all that salty tasting. We all know that cured meats and cannedgoods are full of salt, but sodium is also found in breads and beverages.And once you get familiar with these labels, consider what must bein all those great-tasting fast foods and restaurant meals! consider your own bloodpressure numbers. Anything over 120/80isclassified as prehypertension and over 140/90 isconsidered full-blown hypertension. This is another continuum:for every 20/10 increase above 115/75, the risk of cardiovascular diseasedoubles! The diagnosis of eitherpre hypertension or hypertension is never based on a single reading. Make sureyou are relaxed and rested before getting a reading because blood pressureincreases (asit should) when we exert ourselves, as in exercise. If you repeatedly have elevated readings,however, it is time to look for a cause. My note- Mynephrologist has prescribed BP tablets tome though I have no BP. He explained keeping BP a little low is good for health of kidney. I continue BP tablets more than 10 years now. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1405690103.6059369.1655995558782%40mail.yahoo.com.
