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AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE(WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW)

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  An autoimmune disease is a condition in which your immune system mistakenly attacks your body.The immune system normally guards against germs like bacteria and viruses. When it senses these foreign invaders, it sends out an army of fighter cells to attack them.Normally, the immune system can tell the difference between foreign cells and your own cells. In an autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakes part of your body, like your joints or skin, as foreign. It releases proteins called autoantibodies that attack healthy cells. Some autoimmune diseases target only one organ. Type 1 diabetes damages the pancreas. Other diseases, like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), affect the whole body. Normally, the immune system can tell the difference between foreign cells and your own cells. Doctors don’t know exactly what causes the immune-system misfire. Yet some people are more likely to get an autoimmune disease than others. Women are more susceptible to auto immune diseases than me...

CANCER PREVENTION(TIPS TO REDUCE YOUR RISK)

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  Cancer as we have concentrated on it for sometimes now is one of the deadliest disease and it is hardly cureable but it is surely preventable and easily maintainable if detected early enough.There are more than 120 types of cancer and related hereditary syndromes There is practically no parts of the body immune from cancer, apart from the ones we have written on, there is Leukemia which is blood cancer,are you supprised? What of bone cancer,anal cancer stomach cancer and the least expected one which is skin cancer..Cancer is hereditary which is the major cause, followed by life style you choose to live..   Some cancers could disappear over 90% if we could adopt a new lifestyle and eliminating the causes of these cancers.Cancer prevention is possible. Almost two cancer could be prevented by eating better. Moreover, early detection of tumors can often eliminate tumors before they become malignant (cervical, colon, prostate and in particular). There are currently three cancer w...

CERVICAL CANCER.(A DEADLY DISEASE OF WOMEN RACE...)

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  Cervical cancer is a leading cause of death in women,it is  completely treatable and preventable, but only if detected early on in its development. Tests such as pap smears have helped bring down the number of deaths attributed to this sexually transmitted infection; yet the ignorance of early warning signs leads to many deaths- deaths which can be completely avoided with just a little bit of information and vigilance. Cervical cancer is an infection caused by the human papillomavirus, which comes in many types and few of which cause cancer. The symptoms of this disease are a lot more subtle than some other cancers, but can be clearly spotted nonetheless to save lives,the following signs are what could proceeds cancer and if observed, hospital should be your next port of call.   Pelvic Pain Cramps and pain in the pelvis is not unusual for women, especially at certain points of their menstrual cycle. But if this pain is more acute or frequent, lasts longer than usual, or...