May 31 2010

4 Problem Skin During Pregnancy

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Here are four types of skin problems that occur during pregnancy:

1. Pimple

Problems of skin disorders, sometimes even disappear during pregnancy. But it can also even worse. “As the talented women because of hormonal acne, the acne that appears can be harder than ever.” If this happens, we recommend that acne is not in “doing things with tooling.” Just have to be more diligent in cleaning the baby’s face with soap or cleanser.

If they need treatment, medication should be enough from the outside without taking drugs. Although only topical medications but also need to be careful. Creams containing corticosteroids should not be used for a long time. Although only a little, there remains an intense absorption.

2. Herpes

There are various types of herpes that can arise during pregnancy, herpes zoster, herpes simplex I and II. Shingles is a kind of chicken pox, but the attack of the body only in parts of the body left or right of course. Symptoms appear pains and heat in the area of skin that will arise red spots and watering in quantity, according to the innervation of the skin. Transmitted through the skin of the patient or by air because of a conversation, for example.

Herpes simplex I attacked the waist up. Simplex II while attacking the waist down, mostly in the genital area. “Usually because of sexual relationships. Symptoms same as type I, but more often a recurrence.”

3. Mole
Because of hormonal factors during pregnancy, then existing moles in pregnant women can be aroused and then enlarged.

Form that increases with the darker color of this can lead to malignancies, such as tumors or melanoma (skin cancer). Just this skin disorder is rare.

4. Dermatoisitis

Is a skin inflammation that involves so much in their muscle tissue from the outer skin layer. All the bones and any member whose movement is going to hurt. Usually its manifestations on the skin; looks red, itchy, and there is secondary infection such as pus.

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May 24 2010

Survey: Folic Acid in The End of Pregnancy Can Cause Asthma Children

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Reported health sites, that researchers at the University of Adelaide, Australia, found a link between mothers who consume folic acid at the end of term pregnancy with asthma in children in the future.

Fetus in the womb of new mothers who consume folic acid in late pregnancy has conditioned the risk of asthma at the age of about 3.5 to 5.5 year. Of the 500 pregnant women studied since I was pregnant, found that as many as 11.6 percent of asthmatic children when the age of 3.5 years, and 11.8 percent at age 5.5 years.

Michael Davies, one of the researchers who issued this statement saying, in this study found no evidence to suggest that supplements of folic acid has an effect if taken in early pregnancy. The researchers also said that was not found in children with asthma effects of folic acid intake that is obtained through natural means, or on foods, such as green leafy vegetables, fruits, and nuts.

Women are advised to consume supplements containing folic acid at a dose of 400 micrograms per day in the beginning before and during the final trimester of pregnancy to reduce birth defects.

The study, which was launched on October 30 in the online publication of the American Journal of Epidemiology is to say also that this study supports the standard procedures above. However, folic acid intake procedures in early pregnancy also had to be accompanied by recommendations for the final calculation of gestation.

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May 9 2010

Is Leukemia (Blood Cancer) can be Cured?

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Leukemia or blood cancer, now no longer a terrible disease. A disease that a few years ago can be categorized into a deadly disease, can now be treated, and patients can recover fully. The faster the cancer in someone’s body is found, the possibility of recovery will be higher. This is discussed in a seminar on “Cancer in Children” held by the Indonesian Cancer Foundation, Tuesday (18 / 9) in Jakarta.

Leukemia is the most types of cancer occur in children (approximately 30-40 percent). Followed by brain tumors (approximately 10-15 percent) and cancers of the eye / retinoblastoma (about 10-12 per cent). The rest, other types of cancer such as lymphoma, cancer of the nerve, and kidney cancer. This was disclosed by Dr. Billy Djajadiman SpA (K) of Sub Section of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (Faculty of medicine-RSCM),

Strongly suspected, cancer, genetic disorders caused plus the entry of certain viruses. So, lifestyle and exposure to carcinogenic substances can be ignored as a cause of cancer in children. But the deficiency or lack of immunity factors and exposure to radioactive substances can increase the incidence of cancer. In the case of the collapse of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, there were increasing cases of leukemia in children in Japan, because her mother was exposed to radiation.

Leukemia cancer symptoms in children characterized by conditions accompanied by pale, listless and tired, no apparent cause of fever, abnormal bleeding, such as nosebleeds, blue patches on the skin, and fussy because he felt pain in bones and abdomen feels hard or swollen. Sometimes found a lump on the skin, gums, paralysis of facial muscles or leg for no apparent reason.

Doctor Maria Abdulsalam SpA (K) of the Section of Pediatrics Faculty of medicine-RSCM added human blood consists of blood fluid (plasma) and blood cells that circulate in the blood vessels. Broadly blood cells consist of red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and pieces of blood (thrombocyte). Red blood cells contain hemoglobin which carries oxygen to function throughout the body. Functioning of white blood cells to combat infection, are pieces of blood needed to stop bleeding in case of injury.

Can leukemia occurs in one’s blood cells. The largest number of white blood cells. Blood cancer malignant cells will reproduce themselves uncontrollably. However, cells that actually formed is not normal and do not work. The cells were urging the growth of white blood cells and red blood cells and normal blood puck.

“The decline of white blood cells will cause the child susceptible to infection, low red blood cells cause the child was pale and weak, reducing the blood-chip makes a child prone to bleeding that is difficult to stop. In addition to the surface of the body, bleeding may occur in the gastrointestinal tract, brain, or other organs, and cause of death. Malignant cells can spread to the liver, spleen, lymph nodes, brain, bone, “explained Maria.

How to cure Leukemia

Opinion Djajadiman cancer therapy is now growing with the findings of several cytostatica (anticancer drug), a powerful combat cancer cells. The goal of treatment, is now not only to extend life, but seek healing. According to him, the possibility of leukemia are cured at 70-100 percent depending on the stage, together with the possibility of recovery for cancer Wilms (kidney cancer in children). More and treated early, the greater the possibility of full recovery.

In leukemia, treatment by chemotherapy, continued Maria. The problem of drug cytostatica not only eradicate cancer cells. Normal blood cells are produced in the bone marrow participate terberantas, so that patients have conditions that are highly vulnerable to infection, bleeding, and general health.

Along with the ability to eradicate cancer cells, side effects cytostatica also advanced more forcefully. Therefore, it should be monitored closely for side effects liver, heart, and kidney. For that, in addition to cytostatica, patients were given prophylactic medication side effects also, blood transfusions, antibiotics, and nutritious food.

“Treatment of leukemia patients should be performed in a hospital with complete facilities, including free room and conducted by experts of infection,” added Maria.

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