Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

Many women may not be aware that heart disease and stroke are major threats to their health. But heart disease is the most common cause of death among women in the United States, and stroke is the third most common cause of death. Heart disease and stroke also are major causes of long-term disability.
The most common form of heart disease is coronary artery disease (CAD). In CAD, plaque builds up on the walls of the arteries that carry blood to the heart. Over time, this buildup causes the arteries to narrow and harden. This keeps the heart from getting all the blood it needs. Blood clots may develop.
If a clot mostly or completely blocks blood flow to the heart, it causes a heart attack.
If a clot mostly or completely blocks blood flow to the brain, it causes a stroke. Stroke happens when the brain doesn’t get enough blood. Without enough blood, brain cells start to die.
The good news is that you can take steps to lower your chances of having a heart attack or stroke, or other heart problems. Here are some things you can do:
• Don’t smoke. Smoking hurts your heart and increases your risk of stroke. If you smoke, try to quit.
• Get more exercise. Try to do at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of aerobic exercise each week, and muscle-strengthening exercises on at least 2 days each week.
• Eat heart-healthy foods. Focus on eating fruits and vegetables, whole grains, fat-free or low-fat dairy products, fish, beans, peas, nuts, and lean meats.
• Eat less salt. Use spices, herbs, lemon, and lime instead of salt to flavor your food.
• If you drink alcohol, don’t have more than one drink each day. Too much alcohol raises your blood pressure and can raise your risk of stroke and other illnesses.
• Get a blood pressure test. If it is high, talk to your doctor about how to lower it.
• Get your cholesterol tested. If it is high, talk to your doctor or nurse about losing weight (if you’re overweight), getting more exercise, eating foods low in cholesterol and saturated fat, and possibly taking medicine to help.
• Get tested for diabetes. If you have diabetes, keep an eye on your blood glucose levels. High blood glucose levels can play a role in cardiovascular disease (see box).
• Take your medicine. If your doctor has prescribed medicine to help you, take it exactly as you have been told to.

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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS DAY 2015

The discovery of the breast cancer generally occurs by chance,in fact modifications of the centre can encourage the women to consult a doctor.

Sometimes, cancer is discovered with l'occasion d'examens of control.It is necessary to know early discovery increases the chances of cure.

Complementary l'examen more the current is the mammography.But it not always sufficient.One has then recourse to a taking away in order to carry out an ewamination under the microscope.In addition, the centres are very sensitive to the hormonal changes.During the first 2 weeks of the menstrual cycle,stimulation by the oesrogen causes the growth of the channels.During the 2 last weeks of the menstrual cycle ,another hormone the progesterone causes the growth of the lobules what explains the congestion of the cenres right before the menstruations.During the pregnancy,other hormonal changes prepare the centre for the production of milk.With the menopause,the production of oestrogen decreases and the glandular fabric is astophied and is replaced by greasy fabric.

Examine your breasts evry month beginning at age 20.Check for new lump (painful or not)unusual thickening of tissue, discharge from the nipples,change in the skin of nipples or breasts,or different breast size or shape than befor...Have yoer doctor examine your breasts every year or two beginning at age 30 have a mammogram every year after age 40.

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Mental Health

You also have a history of polygenic disease, High-Blood Pressure, and Allergies. currently the doctor isn't alert to the inflammatory fiber nerve malady underlying the symptoms. You still visit the mental state consultants complaintive perpetually of your symptoms, and that they begin treating you prefer a anxiousness. you start taking the medications and suddenly your contract stops payment on the drug Effexor XR. Well, Effexor XR is given to patients with depression and bipolar symptoms. Since Effexor is alleged to focus on the brain chemicals increasing the monoamine neurotransmitter and 5-hydroxytryptamine within the brain, it's claimed to eliminate symptoms of depression and bipolar. currently Effexor XR is infamous (once the medication is stopped abruptly) for increasing behaviors together with, dangerous  thinking, impulsive behaviors, violent outburst then forth. The Prescription has caused increase in Blood creating it a nasty deal for patients with High-Blood Pressure. currently you visited the expert to mend a retardant and your issues has inflated dramatically at it's all owing to health care, mental state, medical, and so on. Next, you're given Impramine HCL for pain, Tramadol for pain, and turned between antidepressants finally prescribed Effexor XR once more. If you're feeling alone you're not, since again and again doctors, mental consultants, and health care suppliers create this error too again and again to count. it's ludicrous to travel to mental state consultants all to seek out severe complications exploding your life and you're the one answerable, once truly these consultants created a significant mistake. Since the mental state skilled clearly had no alternative however to eliminate anxiousness, and claim that they were solely looking for answers to the matter (making excuses) you finally say i'm looking for another mental state skilled, since you've got no plan what you're doing. You move to successive office; sit, wait, associate degreed once you area unit referred to as you talk over with an intake employee, then a expert, and at last a medical specialist. Some mental diagnoses were later tried a medical drawback or central nervous interruption that created a series of symptoms psychoneurotic to mental state consultants, basic cognitive process that the patient was unsound.

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