BAYER ASA IS ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD

3D chemical ASA structure

BAYER ASPIRIN IS N ONE HUNDRED YEARS OL

WORDS OF WISDOM

"Take two aspirin and call me in the morning." - Anonymous

A HAWARD  paper wrote:
Aspirin makes blood platelets less "sticky," and so less like to clump in the bloodstream, an early stage of blood clot formation. Most heart attacks happen when a clot blocks blood flow in a vessel that feeds the heart. Dampening the clot-forming process lowers the odds of a blockage 

THREE As OF SURVIVAL: ASA, APPLE, ASPIRATIONS …

HOW IT WORKS:
" Aspirin reduces the production of hormone-like substances called prostaglandins, which are produced in tissues throughout the body. Prostaglandins have many functions. They are part of the chemical messenger systems involved in feeling pain, fever, the redness and swelling that can accompany injuries, and even in contracting certain muscles, for example, the uterus. Since aspirin lowers the amount of prostaglandins, it can help alleviate conditions like pain, fever and the discomfort of menstrual cramps. Aspirin also reduces production of substances involved in the early stages of our body's blood clotting mechanism. This is why doctors may prescribe aspirin, as part of a regimen including diet and exercise, for appropriate individuals with cardiovascular disease.'
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DIZZINESS WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN GENERAL PRACTICE AND MORE..?

A  common and painless discomfort localized in the head and  due to a lot of diseases and physiologic conditions, dizziness is described as a sensation of moving and spinning, lightheadness, vertigo and unsteadiness. Usually, gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms manifest such as  nausea or vomit, sweating but, however common these  symptoms  might be, they relate sometimes to more serious disorders. 

Let's consider the main causes of this condition

• LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
• DEHYDRATATION
• MEDICATIONS
• POSTURAL HYPOTHENSION
• DIABETES
• ENDOCRINE DISOIRDERS
• HYPERVENTILATION
• HEART CONDITIONS
• VAGO-VAGAL SYNCOPE

American authors are aware of a lot of  differences that  the word dizziness doesn't emphasize enough and  that spans every sensation of moving and spinning felt by patients visiting doctors. Lightheadness comprises a huge range of spinning sensations due to many causes and referring to a lot of diseases. Meniere's disease  causes as well  vertigo and lightheadness, but it  is a more serous condition than short lived fainting spells. As a result, when talking dizziness, it pays off to consider the physiological and pathological conditions this term can refer to, without saying noting about motion sickness  whether at the sea or  high level..

A HUGE RANGE OF SYMPTOMS. 

MAYO CLINIC staff note in a crystal clear language such details by observing::

.Dizziness is a term used to describe everything from feeling faint or lightheaded to feeling weak or unsteady. Dizziness that creates the sense that you or your surroundings are spinning or moving is called vertigo.

Dizziness is one of the most common reasons adults visit their doctors — right up there with chest pain and fatigue. Although frequent dizzy spells or constant dizziness can keep you from doing much of anything, dizziness rarely signals a serious, life-threatening condition. Treatment of dizziness depends on the cause and your symptoms, but is usually effective.

DIZZINESS SYMPTOMS

HIDDEN SIGNS OF HEART FAILURE

In daily medical practice, it is not uncommon to hear some words or sentences trying to explain feelings and symptoms described by our patients. Whatever their approach, they help us  figure out  what goes underneath with respects to the basic ailments.

Besides the classical SOB shortness of breath, chest pain or squeezing, we very often  watch our patients mentioning some  rapid weight gain, due most of the time to fluid retention related to some impaired renal function. Mental confusion, impaired thinking, disorientation ensue as   blood flow is reducing  at the brain level.  There also exists some incapacity for the  feet  to fit the  shoes because of ankle and feet swelling.  French authors note the  current spoon shaped  nails  of people with heart failure condition while noticing “crackles sounds” at the base of the lungs heard at the stethoscope. Coughing is common as well as blood tainted sputum. Some  people wake up at night all of a sudden gasping for air. This is the classical PND. They happen to  need more pillows to rest upon and breathe better. Sometimes, they have to sit down to  at the edge of their beds. This position is called orthopnea. Many doctors used to diagnose at distance this heart condition nothing but by watching the way these patients try to cope with their air hunger.

More, we learn from these patients how cold they feel. Even though at rest, they keep sweating, are unable to exercise even by holding a piece of paper between their fingers. They  feel  exhausted  even on walking  by their bed.

Put shortly, hidden signs of heart failure imply gastro intestinal symptoms such as abdominal discomfort, loss of appetite and nausea, simulate urinary disorders because people with this condition urinate a lot at night, have also pulmonary symptoms caused by the blood backing up into the lungs, hence the pinkish sputum. Some patients may have heart attacks without any symptom. This is the silent myocardial infarction,  the silent killer associated sometimes with diabetes, let alone chest pain  spreading at the shoulder, jaws, neck, elbows and the back

EARLY SIGNS OF HEART FAILURE

How does  our heart work ?

This is still an interesting topic upon which researchers, doctors continue to ask more and more questions. Thanks to the video of   McGraw Hill, we can understand what systole and diastole are. They are instrumental in the good function of our heart. If they fail to meet the needs of our body in blood volume and oxygen, we are at risk of developing heart failure a condition better known under the name of congestive heart failure (CHF).  

Many signs can herald this impending condition such as: anxiety, weight gain, dyspnea or a sensation of quick filling after eating a little bit and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Respiratory discomfort is mostly present, because the mismatching of the couple diastole systole (blood ejection due to ventricular contraction and ventricular  relaxation)reduces the movement of the fluids, first at all in the respiratory system before going further to the liver, the upper part of the body and the  limbs, to mention a few  

MORE ABOUT LIGHT IN MEDICINE

LIGHT THERAPY

By Frantz Bataille, MD

• It boosts our immune system
• It maintains our serotonin high, making us awake 

d alert.

Participates in the synthesis of vitamin

• Plays a major role in the reproduction system.
• Intervenes in the homeostasis

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ccording to many researchers, daylight plays a growing role in the human body and more precisely in homeostasis. How far it goes in so doing is still a mystery and scientifically speaking, seems to be at the verge of being identified.  Nevertheless  it   becomes more and more obvious that daylight by entering our eyes triggers a cascade of phenomenon that goes beyond what used to be expected from daylight  we tend to take for granted.


One of these phenomenon and not the least is hormone synthesis. Daylight participates in the synthesis of three human hormone considered capital in human balance. They are serotonin, melatonin and vitamin D, let alone reproductive hormone, ovulation and the sterols.

To get started, the  boost of serotonin is instrumental in our mood and affect. When getting low, serotonin affects  human being feelings, generating  depression and mood switching. We also  know that this lowering is associated with  some bipolar symptoms. Medicine faces this situation by lifting up our blood serotonin level.

Secondly, melatonin’s synthesis is triggered by darkness and sleep. Researchers believe that this rise at darkness and   daylight fall is associated with the so called circadian cycles. There also, the balance in wake and sleep time is monitored by melatonin.  Needless to say that a lot of biological hormone relate to melatonin  balance.

Finally, vitamin D, the gene proofreader is likewise instrumental in the regulation of many other hormone  in our throughout system.

Whatever their role and the organs they target, these  light induced-hormones while calling for more interest in this cosmic phenomenon, pave at the same time the way for further investigation. The coming years would witness the growing importance of light in life and as a result its implementation in daily and medical life.  

CHRONICLES : HEART ATTACK WHAT TO DO

HEART ATTACK SIGNS

1. ·         SHORTNESS OF BREATH
2. ·         DIFFICULTY OF BREATHING
3. ·         FEELING COLD AND CLAMMY
4. ·         SWEATING
5. ·         EXTREME WEAKNESS, FATIGUE, EXHAUSTION
6. ·         NAUSEA, VOMITING, PALPITATIONS
7. ·         DIZZINESS
8. ·         LIGHT-HEADNESS

FIGHTING HEART DISEASE IMPLIES

1. ·         SALT RESTRICTION
2. ·         WEIGHT REDUCTION
3. ·         EXERCICE
4. ·         ALCOHOL RESTRICTION
5. ·         RELAXATION

SIX-LIFE SAVING STEPS IN CASE OF HEART ATTACK

1. ·         STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING
2. ·         DON’T PANIC
3. ·         CALL 911 & SAY YOU HAVE A HEART ATTACK
4. ·         TAKE A BABY  A.S.A.
5. ·         TAKE A NITROGLYCERINE
6. ·         ASK IF AN AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFRIBRILLATOR IS AVAILABLE
7. CPR IN CASE

F     FOOTNOTES-1

When blocked  to the point of   interrupting the blood flow aimed at the rest of the heart and general circulation, collateral vessels can take over by becoming bigger and active so that two sources of blood can continue to provide  nutrients to this  portion of the heart. That  can happen with the narrowing of the coronary vessels like in smoking and diabetes mellitus. Shortly, collateral vessels are instrumental for survival in case of MI. 

CHRONICLES WOMEN CONCERN SERIES

BREAST MASS