H1N1 - Swine Flu Virus

H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus has become global flu pandemic virus causing illness in people. The World Health Organization (WHO) decided to raise its global alert level from 5 to 6 after confirming the widespread of outbreaks that reaches across several continents. The virus was first detected April 2009 in United States, Mexico and Canada. In 1968, the last global flu pandemic came which killed about 1 million people worldwide was called “Hong Kong” flu.

According to studies that the influenza virus can survive on environmental surfaces and can infect a person for up to 2-8 hours after being deposited on the surface. Germs can be spread when you touch something that is contaminated with germs and then touches your mouth, nose and eyes. Even a sneeze or droplets from a cough of an infected person which moves through air can also infect others.

The virus infects many people in our country and even here in our town the case of pandemic had threaten to many students. Some schools which has H1N1 cases suspended their classes for few days to quarantine the area. This virus affects people seriously and we must take the prevention seriously as well. Taking enough rest, proper hand washing, eating the proper diet, exercise and taking vitamins can be one of the preventive measures of the virus. No one can help you away from the virus; it is you who is responsible on your health.

Breast Cancer

The National Breast Cancer Foundation estimates each year, over 200,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer and over 40,000 die. One woman in eight either has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Approximately 1,700 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 450 will die each year. The National Cancer Institute and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommend women in their forties and older have mammograms every one to two years. (According to Breast Cancer Site)
A mammogram can often find a lump that is too small to be felt. Sometimes a woman finds a lump during a breast self-exam. During a regular physical exam, your doctor can check your breasts to look for lumps or changes. Sometimes the doctor will put a needle into the lump to take out some fluid or tissue (needle for biopsy).
Breast cancer is many women’s worst fear. But experts have made great progress in treating cancer. If it is found early, breast cancer can often be cured, and it is not always necessary to remove the breast. Early detection of breast cancer saves lives. The earlier a breast cancer is detected; the more likely it is that treatment can be curable.

Wisdom Teeth

The Mandibular Third Molar, commonly known as Wisdom Teeth are the third and final set of molars that most people get in their late teens or early twenties, ages 17-25 to be exact. Sometime these teeth can be a valuable asset to the mouth when healthy and properly aligned, but more often, they are misaligned and require removal.
Wisdom teeth can be positioned angled inward or outward, horizontally, angled toward or away from the second molars, but the most problem to these teeth are misaligned. Wisdom teeth that lean toward the second molars makes those teeth more vulnerable to decay by entrapping plaque and debris. Partially erupted teeth are also more prone to tooth decay and gum disease because their hard-to-reach location of brushing and flossing.
Most dentists required the misaligned wisdom teeth to be extracted before more problems develop. Removal is easier in young people, when the wisdom teeth roots are not fully developed and the bone is less dense. Recovery and healing time tend to be longer to older people.