Visual warning signs for Cataracts
A cataract occurs when the eye's lens become cloudy.
The US National Library of Medicine says these visual warning signs could indicate cataracts .
- Seeing Double
- Having increased sensitivity to glaring light.
- Seeing a halo that surrounds light
- Having vision that appears cloudy, blurring or seeing as if your eye were covered in a film
- Having trouble seeing in the dark or without bright light
- Not seeing colours sharply
- Having difficulty differentiation shapes and colours from a background.
Coping with hearing loss
Hearing loss effects many people specially seniors and can make socializing and communicating difficult.
The Cleveland Clinic offers these suggestions for someone with hearing loss
- Make sure you tell friends and loved ones about your hearing loss. Don't try to keep it a secret.
- Encourage people to look directly when they speak at you.
- Tell your loved ones that you need them to speak a bit more loudly and clearly. But they don't need to shout or to speak slowly.- Turn off background noise such as radio or TV when possible
- Pat attention to background noise in public places. Avoid sitting near the kitchen at a restaurant or infront of live music.
Help prevent COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a general term for the narrowing of the small bronchi, the smaller airways that carry air into the lungs . The two prime diseases that make COPD are chronic bronchitis and emphysema
The American Lung Association suggest these steps to prevent you from COPD :
- Don't smoke, and quit if you currently smoke .
- Stay away from secondhand smoke, and don't allow other people to smoke in your home.
- Avoid exposure to lung- damaging chemicals.
- Take steps to help promote clean air in your community.
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Schedule a visit with your home doctor if you suspect that you may have
COPD, particularly if you are 45 older and have a history of smoking. Choose Heart-healthy Foods
A hearty healthy diet can help keep blood vessels clear of plaque, and help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Womenshealth. gov offers these guidelines for a hearty healthy diet:
- Eating plenty of vegetables and fruits
- Making at lest half of your daily grain consumption whole grains. These may include whole grain corn and oatmeal.
- Eating low -fat diary foods, such as yoghurt , cheese and milk
- Getting lots of nuts and dry beans, lean meat, fish and poultry without skin.
- Favouring polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats via vegetable oils, fish and nuts.- Avoiding : saturated and trans fats , sodium (salt), cholesterol and added sugars
Classic symptoms of a broken collarbone
The collarbone doesn't completely harden until about age 20 years . This make younger people especially participants in contact sports more susceptible to a broken collarbone, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons says
The academy says common symptoms of a broken collarbone include :
- Having a shoulder that droops
- Being in too much pain to lift both arms
- Feeling a grinding as you try to lift an arm
- Feeling pain when touching the collarbone.
- Detecting an abnormal bump or swelling on the collarbone
Not all Birthmarks are Harmless
Because of size and potential growth pattern,some may need dermatologist's assessment,expert says
About one in 10 infants develops a vascular birthmark at birth or soon after.Though typically harmless,some may need treatment because of location and growth patterns, a dermatologist suggests.
''There are several different types of birthmarks,so it is important to determine the type of birthmark before considering any possible treatments'',Dermatologist Dr.Sheila Fallon Friedlander,a professor of clinical pediatrics and medicine at the university of california San Diego,said in a news release from the American Academy of Dermatology.
'' Most birthmarks pose no risks to infants and are best left untreated,''she noted ,''but some can grow and potentially cause complications,
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