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Vitamin D | The key is balance
What is the right amount of vitamin D your body needs? Experts do not agree. The truth is that if you do not consume what is necessary can be harmful, but if you eat too much too. Here we tell you why vitamin D is important and how you can get it.
More is not always better. In the case of vitamin D for example, it is very necessary to keep bones strong and healthy, eating more does not mean that it is better to prevent cancer or other conditions. Even consuming too much could cause other problems such as kidney damage (kidney), and some even believe that increases the risk of pancreatic cancer.
But we must not consume little vitamin D. This can lead to bone diseases (such as osteoporosis and rickets) but also may increase the risk of developing certain cancers, autoimmune disease, depression, heart disease and type 1 diabetes in children, among other health problems. Read the rest of this entry »
Fracture of The Orbit Treatment
Treatment
Treatment depends on the severity and location of the lesion. In the case of an uncomplicated burst fracture does not affect the movement of the eye, your doctor may prescribe local ice, decongestant and an antibiotic to prevent infection. You may be asked to rest for a few days and avoid blowing your nose until your eye is healed.
If the fracture is more severe, your doctor will refer you to a doctor who performs plastic and reconstructive surgery and specializes in the treatment of eye injuries. You can see an ophthalmologist about double vision. This specialist will determine whether you need surgery to repair the broken bone. Read the rest of this entry »
Fracture of The Orbit Prevention
Duration
The duration of the injury depends on the location and severity of the fracture. In most cases, the inflammation and pigmentation disappear within seven to 10 days after the injury, but the broken bones take longer to heal. If surgery is needed to repair the injured area, your doctor may delay the proceedings for several weeks to allow it to shrink the area.
Prevention
Almost all eye injuries can be prevented. To reduce the risk of fractures of the orbit:
- when working, use adequate protection in their eyes, and studies have shown that for the face protective masks, goggles and other eye protection can reduce the risk of eye injuries related to work more than 90 % of cases Read the rest of this entry »
Fracture of The Orbit Diagnosis
If you are aware and can answer questions after the injury, your doctor will review your symptoms and ask how the injury occurred. Palpate and examine your eye and press lightly against his cheek and to verify if these areas are injured. Your doctor will look for signs of:
- if you can look up, down and sideways, if your doctor suspects that one of the muscles of the eye was caught where the fracture occurred, it can catch the eye muscle tendon
- changes in vision, especially double vision
- areas of numbness on his forehead, eyelids, cheeks, upper lip and upper teeth Read the rest of this entry »
Fracture of The Orbit Symptoms
Symptoms vary depending on the location and severity of the fracture and may include:
- black eye, swollen and blue and black pigmentation around the eye injury, possible redness and areas of – bleeding in the white of the eye and the inner lining of the eyelids.
- double vision, decreased vision and blurred vision
- difficulty looking up and down, right and left
- abnormal position of the eye (either bulging outward or inward collapse of the orbit)
- numbness in the forehead, eyelids, cheeks, upper lip, upper teeth on the same side of the injured eye, possibly related to a nerve injury caused by the fracture Read the rest of this entry »
Fracture of The Orbit (Eye)
The orbit is a cup-shaped bone that surrounds and protects the eye. The orbital rim is bone hard enough, while the base and the nasal side of the orbit are thin as paper in several places. A fracture is a broken orbital bone may be the rim, the floor or both sides of the bone.
Orbital rim fracture: are caused by a direct blow to the face, most commonly due to the impact of the dashboard or steering wheel in a car accident. Since it takes a lot of force to cause these fractures, they often come with very serious injuries in the facial bones and sometimes brain damage.
Even if the damage is limited to the eye area, there may be more injuries to the eye itself, such as injury to the optic nerve (responsible for vision), eye muscles, the nerves that produce the sensation in the forehead and cheek, the sinuses around the eye and tear duct. There are two types of fractures of the orbital rim. Read the rest of this entry »
Child with Febrile Seizure | The Signs
There are other signs that indicate that the baby is in danger and you must call the emergency number or take it to an emergency room without delay:
- If the child does not seem to be awake, unresponsive to stimuli, and appears to be more comfortable when you have a low fever.
- If the fever and flu symptoms reappear after they had disappeared.
- If the child cries, but no tears or no wet diapers or no urine for the last 8 hours. They are symptoms of severe dehydration.
- If the baby is less than 3 months and a rectal temperature of 100.4 ° F (38 ° C) or higher. Read the rest of this entry »
Child with Febrile Seizure | How to protect the baby?
While the episode happens, protect your baby or your toddler in the following manner:
- Make sure the child is in a safe place and will not fall or hit with an object or hard surface or sharp.
- Do not lie on your back, but on its side to prevent choking and vomiting, or saliva.
- Make sure you do not have breathing difficulties, including any change in the color of the child’s face.
- If the seizure lasts longer than 10 minutes or the child turns blue, it’s probably a more serious type of seizure. Call your local emergency number immediately. Read the rest of this entry »
How to act if the child has a febrile seizure?
One of the alarm conditions that most parents, especially first-timers, is that your baby has a fever (ie, its temperature exceeds 38 º C or 100.4 º F). By itself, fever is not a disease but a symptom that something else is happening to the baby, have a cold or some type of infection. From 6 months to 5 years, high fever can cause seizures, called febrile seizures tend to occur more often between 12 and 18 months of age. Do not panic! Usually are not dangerous or sequelae, but parents should know what to do if they occur.
Many moms and dads, especially first-timers, do not know what to do and worry about when their babies have a fever and understandably so. Fever, after all, is a warning sign. “What is happening to the baby?”, “Did you call the doctor?”, “What do I do?” they asked. Read the rest of this entry »
Effective therapies for ulcerative colitis control
What do the latest research on ulcerative colitis and proctitis? Is there no cure yet?
Response from Dr. David Bruining, Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA:
While ulcerative colitis currently has no medical cure, there are many effective therapies to control symptoms. The causes, diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases are issues that are investigated extensively. The results of these studies may help scientists discover new ways to better control the ulcerative colitis.
Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation in the colon. When only involves the rectum, the condition is called ulcerative proctitis. The signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis vary, depending on the extent and severity of the disease. The signs and symptoms are rectal bleeding, pain, bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In some cases, ulcerative colitis may also cause inflammation in other organs, such as joints, eyes and skin. Read the rest of this entry »