World Heart Day- 28th September

Initially heart disease was beleived to be prevalent in affluent society, but day by day even the middle class and even lower middle class and low socio economic class are suffering from this disease.According tho WHO report death due to cardiovascular disease reached about 17.5 millions worldwide.Mostly cardiovascular disease are characterised into
a) Congenital
b) Rheumatic
c) Inflammatory
d) Ischemic, and
e) Cerebrovascular
Barring congenital heart disease most of the other categories are preventable if we perform certain changes in our life ie
i) Change in life style
ii) Cholesterol free diet
iii) Control of infection which usually lead to rheumatic heart disease.
iv) Regular excersise
v) Quit smoking
vi) Reducing alcohol intake
Come on let us unite together and fight from this deadly but controllable disease which is engulfing the life of at least one member of every family .
LET US CELEBRATE THIS DAY WITH TAKING A PLEDGE, TO MAKE OUR HEART HEALTHY

PLEASE POST YOUR VIEWS ON THIS DAY

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World Mosquito Day- 20th August

As we all know Malaria a very common and at times deadly disease is due to the parasite Plasmodium and spread by mosquito bite, earlier when we were unknown it was a difficult situatuion to control it and mode were not known. BUT

“It all began on August 16, 1897, in a little laboratory in Hyderabad, India when Dr. Ronald Ross, a renowned physician, began dissecting mosquitoes that had fed on a malaria’s patient.

On August 20, he dissected another mosquito, and found many of these cells on the stomach wall of the mosquito. He concluded that these were the malaria parasite stages in the mosquito.

This was significant because until then, no one had any idea of how parasites in the blood of malarious patients were transmitted via mosquitoes.

It is for this work that Ross was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1902. It was also for this work that Ross himself declared August 20 World Mosquito Day.

Let us eradicate mosquitoes to eradicate malaria!
LET US MAKE A HEALTHY INDIA

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How you Assess your Childs Development

Here are some developments seen in a child as per its age since birth.
1st Month
a)Arm and legs thrust in Play.
b)Momentary regard
c)Lateral head movement
2nd Month
a)Responds to sound
b)Follows moving person
3rd Month
a)Social smile
b) Eye Coordination
4th month
a)Recognizes mother
5th Month
a) sits with slight support
b)Play with rattle
6th month
a) turns head to sound
7th month
a) Pulls to sit
8th month
a)Sits alone steady
9th month
a) Pulls to stand
b) Sits with good coordination
10th month
a)Cooperation in play
b) Crawling
11th month
a)Rings bell purposely
b) Raise to sit
c) Stands by furniture
12th month
a)Say da-da
13-15 month
a)Walks with help
b)Turn pages
c)Inhibits on command
16-18 month
a)Stands and walk alone
b)Throws ball
c)Gestures for wants
19-24 months
a)Walks up and down stairs with help
b)Words for want
c)Can say two words
25-30 months
a)Two word sentences
b)Walks up and down stairs without support
Any queries regarding your child development can be asked here.
Regards

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Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

Breast cancer now a days becoming a common entity specially in affluent societyRisk factos involved are given below
1. Bimodal age- Either old age or very young age
2. White Race
3. Unmarried
4. Nulliparity(Women without any pregnancy) & Infertility
5. Early menarche( Those having start of menstrual cycle below 12 yrs of age)
6. Late Menopause(Those having end of menstrual cycle after age of 50 yrs)
7. Late 1st full term pregnacy- After 35 years of age
8. Obesity
9. History of cancer in one breast
10.History of benign proliferative lesions
11.Mother and sister or any first degree relative with history of breast cancer.
12.History of primary cancer in endometrium or ovary.
13.Large dose of radiation to chest. (Include excessive X-Ray)
14. Prior breast biopsy for benign breast disease.
The purpose of giving risk factor doesnt rule out of nhaving cancer without these factors but the probability increases in the above condition and one should be cautious if any of these factor is present.Self palpation is the best way to screen and if any lump is felt immediately contact your doctor.Regards

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