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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

  Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) Acute myeloid leukemia is a life-threatening disease, in which cells that become neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, and monocytes become cancerous and rapidly replace normal cells in the bone marrow. Affected people are tired or pale, are prone to developing infections and fever, and easily bruise and bleed. Diagnosis requires blood tests and a bone marrow test. Treatment consists of chemotherapy to achieve remission, plus additional chemotherapy to prevent relapse, and sometimes stem cell transplantation Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common type of leukemia in adults, although it can appear at any age. It is sometimes caused by chemotherapy or radiation therapy given to treat another type of cancer. In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), immature leukemic cells build up rapidly in the bone marrow, destroying and replacing those that make normal blood cells. Leukemic cells are released into the bloodstream and transported to other organs, where...
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Causes and treatments

 Content overview ⦁ Symptoms ⦁ Causes and risk factors ⦁ Treatment ⦁ Outcomes and prevention Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a malignant cancer of the blood. It is the most common cancer in childhood .It is also known as ALL, acute lymphocytic leukemia or B-Cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. ALL account for 80 percent of childhood leukemias. It is the only leukemia that is more common in children under 5 than in adults. It often affects children aged 2 to 3 years.In the United States (USA), there are about 6,500 new ALL cases a year, or 1.7 for every 100,000 people.The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2017, it will see 5,970 new ALL diagnoses and 1,440 deaths from ALL. Symptoms Acute lymphocytic leukemia is the most common cancer in childhood. The symptoms of EVERYTHING usually start slowly, and then the weight escalates, because the number of explosive cells in the blood increases. In people with ALL, the blood and bone marrow have a large number of early white bl...

Why do you hiccup? And how do you get rid of it?

 Why do we really get hiccups? And why does it sound so strange? We have collected answers to the most common questions about hiccups (which is so hard!) Researchers do not know for sure why we get hiccups, but we do know quite a lot about what happens and what causes it. Here are answers to some of our most common questions about hiccups. What is hiccups? Hiccups are contractions in the diaphragm, a muscle that sits in the lower part of the chest and that helps us breathe. When the diaphragm contracts, you inhale strongly. Why do you have to hiccup? You get hiccups because of something irritated diaphragm. It could be something you ate / drank, or how you ate / drank. It could also be because you laughed too hard or inhaled cold air. It is also not uncommon for you to hiccup when you are nervous, or during physical exertion. You can also have a hiccup without anything special behind it. What can you hiccup from? In addition to sudden temperature changes and laughter, you can get h...

What is kidney stone, symptoms, attack, treatment

Kidney stones are a concentration of salts in the body that are formed into crystals and eventually into small stones - kidney stones. These kidney stones can get stuck in the ureter and prevent your urine from coming out. The increased pressure of urine that does not come out causes a pain in the back or on the side. This pain can radiate down to the abdomen or groin.Most stones eventually come out on their own but if the stone is too large you need care. Symptoms of kidney stones The symptoms of kidney stones are stab wound-like pain in the back or side. Blood in the urine can also be a sign. The kidney stone can also scrape up wounds in the mucous membrane, renal pelvis or ureter. Other consequences of kidney stones can be that you get a fever from the infection and that you feel bloated. Kidney stones affect more and more people Kidney stones are a common disease where the number of people affected in Europe has doubled in thirty years. The risk of relapse is also very high Men are...

How to be happy

Every human being in the world wants live a happy life forever in his life. He tries all sorts of tricks to keep himself mentally happy. You may have sometimes felt that you are not happy even when there is opportunity to cheer up. The reason for this is that your body doesn't have happy hormones,and that's why you can't feel happy even you are feeling happy.          Talk about science, it's also important for our bodies to have hormones that make us happy. It's important to eat eat foods that make your body feel happier and happier. What are those happy hormones  There are four main types of happy hormones in the body that make you happy from time to time. These include serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin and endorphins. It effectively from mood stabilizers to pleasure during sex. Here's what foods help to boost these hormones.  Avocados Men are mainly eat avocado to overcome bodybuilding and sexual problems. When it comes to boosting the mood and eating t...

How to sleep well at night

Though you may not be able to control sleep inhibiting factors, you can still adopt habits that promote better quality. Start with these simple tips.  Respect your sleep schedule:  Don't reserve more than eight hours of sleep time. The recommended amount of sleep in a healthy adult is at least seven hours. Most people don't need to spend more than eight hours in bed to achieve this goal. Go to bed and get up at same time everyday. Try to make sure that the hours of sleep do not exceed one hour between weekdays and weekends. Constant sleep - waking cycle reinforces the body, if you don't fall asleep after 20 minutes, come out of the bed room and do some relaxing activity. Read or listen to relaxing music then get back to bed when you get tired. Repeat the process as often as needed.  Pay attention to what you eat and what you drink:  Don't go bed when you feel hungry or feel too full. In particular, avoid heavy and very large meal a few hours before bed. That restless...

Side effects of taking pills continuously

There are many health problems in human life. The solution for which we take various drugs. However, in some cases we buy and consume medicine on our own. We do not pay attention to the fact that buying and taking medicine without doctor's examination is harmful to our health. Lack of information about drugs is also considered to be harmful to our health. There are many types which are hard to say. Sleeping Pills: often, sleeping pills are highly addictive. Significantly, it affects the activity of our mind. It can ruin a person's daily routine too with continued use of such drugs. The body gradually loses its effectiveness and is forced to take high doses. Repeated use of that medicine can weaken our body.  Minimize the natural digestive: medication used when your digestive system is weak can have a deleterious effect on your health. Sometimes its okay to use it, but with daily use your digestive system gets impaired. Using these medications will keep your body from absorbing ...