The Top 11 Health Benefits of Sex

Many people associate a healthful lifestyle with habits that are not always the most fun… like grueling workouts or skipping dessert. But this is a misconception, as many of the healthiest habits are also among the most rewarding.

Artrit rheumatoid? how exercise control it...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease of unknown cause. The hallmark feature of this condition is persistent symmetric polyarthritis (synovitis) that affects the hands and feet, though any joint lined by a synovial membrane may be involved. Extra-articular involvement of organs such as the skin, heart, lungs, and eyes can be significant. (See Clinical Presentation.)

Osteoporosis

Pathophysiology

It is increasingly being recognized that multiple pathogenetic mechanisms interact in the development of the osteoporotic state. Understanding the pathogenesis of osteoporosis starts with knowing how bone formation and remodeling occur.

The effects of drugs

Drug abuse can be very harmful to your health. We look at some of the most commonly taken illegal drugs, what they are, and how they can affect you.

Smoking Kills: 6 Major Organs Damaged By Cigarette Smoke

As the smoke hits your lungs, the chemicals it contains begin to work their way throughout the rest of your body. włodi, CC 

Mucous isn’t even the half of it. Neither is losing all sense of stamina, or coming home to a stale-smelling house with yellowed walls and furniture. No, the biggest consequences of smoking are, by and large, one you will never see. These, however, tend to be the deadliest.

Hepatitis B all we have to know

Key facts

• Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease.
• The virus is transmitted through contact with the blood or other body fluids of an infected person.
• An estimated 240 million people are chronically infected with hepatitis B (defined as hepatitis B surface antigen positive for at least 6 months).
• Approximately 780 000 persons die each year from hepatitis B infection -- 650 000 from cirrhosis and liver cancer due to chronic hepatitis B infection and another 130 000 from acute hepatitis B.1
• Hepatitis B is an important occupational hazard for health workers.
• However, it can be prevented by currently available safe and effective vaccine.

Breast cancer all metods of tratment

Key Points for This Section

• There are different types of treatment for patients with breast cancer.
• Six types of standard treatment are used:
  • Surgery
  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy followed by surgery
  • Radiation therapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Hormone therapy
  • Targeted therapy
• New types of treatment are being tested in clinical trials.
  • High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplant
• Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial.
• Patients can enter clinical trials before, during, or after starting their cancer treatment.
• Follow-up tests may be needed.