Ratchet's Medical Dreams

About Breast Cancer

2008-12-07T22:14:00.002+01:00

Breast Cancer is maybe one of the worse diseases of today's society, but gladly for women, it is getting less and less deadly as time passes. Of course, prevention and a regular self-exam is important to take precautions against the disease at its early symptoms.

What is Breast Cancer?
Breast Cancer occurs when breast cells grow at abnormal pace and their genes start mutating. When from these cells a malignant tumor develops, there Breast Cancer has come.

Symptoms
- breast and nipple pain
- irritated skin
- lump/s in the are under the arm
- breast becoming swollen
- nipple secretions
- tickening of breast skin

- More more informations AND prevention, consult www.breastcancer.org.

Remedies against anxiety

2008-12-02T22:29:00.002+01:00

It is known that the best remedies against anxiety are the herbal, natural ones. As I wish my readers to have a list of properties of these herbs and where to find them, I'm posting here the most trustworthy online resources I was able to find, and what herbs are best.

Best Remedies
- Valeriana officinalis is a very common and safe remedy for both anxiety and insomnia. Side effects might include headache, dizziness and palpitations. It's a mild remedy, not very strong.
- Kava herbs (Piper methysticum) has anti-anxiety effects but it has as side effect a potential risk to damage liver.
- Massage and Aromatherapy can have great anti-anxiety effects as well.

Resources
- AltMedicine @ About.com
- Anxiety @ HerbalRemediesInfo.com
- Anxiety @ HolisticOnline.com
- HerbalAnxiety.com

You will find more useful resources by googling "anxiety remedies" :)

Preconception How-To

2008-12-02T21:31:00.000+01:00

What I'm going to write here is just a little advice to help you potential mommies to get pregnant faster :) (N.B. this article was suggested by my friend Rebecca)

- Start taking acid folic (it will prevent your baby from having neural tube defects)

- Make love often, and especially on your fertile days. Also, stay laid down after the intercourse, so to increase sperm's success to your ovos.

- Cut down on caffeine, since it seems to decrease fertility.

- Talk to your doctor about trying to conceive, and discuss possible effects of drugs and medicaments you're taking.

Read more 'how-to-get-pregnant' tips here. :)

How to choose a good pediatrician

2008-12-02T19:38:00.001+01:00

Choosing a pediatrician is the first step to do after a baby's birth. Of course, the first requirement this person is going to have is trustworthyness, which is a consequence of competence and dedication.

- Possible choose a pediatrician that is part of a network and has more than a office. This will ensure that you have all the possible support and reachablity.
- Once you've chosen your baby's doctor, get an appointment, talk to him/her and observe him/her very carefully. If the pediatrician looks insistent, lacking in tact and understanding, and is rushy, he/she is NOT a good one.
- If your baby or child feels uncomfortable with their current pediatrician, and he/she doesn't show a lot of understanding, it's a good time for a change.

A good pediatrician should listen to the mother's and father's doubts, and answer all of their questions. Also, he/she should be 'friends' to the child, so that he/she can have all of the little one's trust. Also, ChildBirthSolutions' List of Questions to Ask to a Pediatrician may be helpful.

How I think a good medic should be

2008-12-02T18:26:00.001+01:00

Yesterday night my father came home from work. It had been a tiring day, but he still wasn't ready for sleep: he warmed up a cup of milk and sat on the sofa, and as I approached him, he took my hand and hinted to me to sit on the sofa beside him. When I did, he placed his cup on the tiny table of our small living room and pulled me close, letting out a sigh of relief. "You know what, Ratchet?" he told me softly, "Being a medic is a wonderful job. You feel the inner pride of having saved people's health and life, that helps you improving more and more in your practices and become more dedicated to your work, and your patients' smile and gratitude is the most beautiful of all rewards." I was moved by my father's words. Because YES, that is what I feel too, that being a medic is an act of deep love to people, a love that brings you to dedicate your whole life to their wellbeing. There's nothing better, nothing more touching. To the point that you come home at night and go to bed with a smile when you know that you did your best for others.
So, how should a medic be? Dedicated, compassionate, joyful, understanding, stubborn. Yes, stubborn, because a good medic tries to save his/her patient until the last most improbable remedy. Because life is precious, and it's worth of every sacrifice. :)

Amnesty International

2008-12-02T15:08:00.001+01:00

My friend Megs has been telling me a lot about volunteering associations and their hard work to ensure that human rights are respected, and between them, Amnesty International surely stands out.

This world-wide organization fights for people's rights, and its highest aims are surely abolish death penalty and poverty in many countries, other than:

- Stop violence (especially against women)
- Oppose torture and terrorism
- Fight racial discrimination
- Protect refugees and migrants

I hope they will reach all of their goals, because that's what this world needs: peace and tolerance.

Hair Loss Treatements

2008-10-30T15:58:00.003+01:00

It is known that hair loss symptoms may start at any age, at any fall rate, and for any gender. A specific Hair Loss Treatment is required to prevent any further hair loss, and especially in the case of alopecia symptoms.

The link I provided a few lines above provides reviews of a list of best natural products to fight hair loss available on the market and that don't require prescription from a medic. The #1 ranked, Provillus, seems to be optimal for both women and men, and it is an idea for hair re-growth. It contains Horsetail, an herb that has been known for centuries as a rejuvenating remedy.

Another product deserving to be mentioned is Advecia, which looks like to be a very popular supplement. The acting process of this formula is aimed at preventing hair loss, but it also helps a re-growth of new hair. This product is suitable for both women and men.

The website www.hairlossreviews.net provides major informations about other products, but it is also a good source for information about hair loss; in fact, it does offer a list of tips for everyday life to prevent hair loss, which includes reducing stress, both physical and emotional one.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Free Learning

2008-10-24T15:22:00.003+02:00

The OpenCourseWare at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health offers everyone with an Internet connection and a vocation for the health field the possibility to learn for free without spending a cent on a certification course. It's something I'm experiencing myself, and with good profits :) You see, I'm still too young to register to a Medicine Faculty, but yet I want to learn, and this online open classes are getting me into what I'll be studying in the future: medicine. I'm currently following classes in Biostatistic and Public Health Practice.

My father knows about these courses and approves my will to 'attend' them :) The same way, I suggest all of you young students to give it a try, and learn something by yourself before getting into a Medicine Faculty. It's never too early to start learning.

Prescriptions eyeglasses that everyone can afford

2008-10-20T13:19:00.004+02:00

High quality prescription eyeglasses meet users' needs and budgets :) Sounds like a TV advert, I know, but it is actually something serious: personally, I have never seen such low prices for high quality products before. What I'm talking about is $ 8 Zenni Optical Rx Eyeglasses. Yes, exactly. Just $8. Affordable by everyone, and they're all high index (1.57).

This brand self-produces the products is sells, with no additional advertising budget, which explains why the prices are so low and affordable by users with a very low budget too. Along with quality and competitive prices, style comes, since a wide range of frames and lenses' shapes is offered. Colors vary and they're usually in the tones of brown, silver, gold, gray, black, pink, purple and dark blue.

Lenses are available for every user need:
- bi-focal
- progressive multi-focal
- single vision

Users can customize their order to meet their needs directly on the website (anti-reflection coating can be chosen as an option for $4.95 and it is useful to reduce glare effects and reflections) and, in case of dissatisfaction, there's a guaranteed 50% refund. Additionally, Zenny Optical can be reached by email at service@zennioptical.com or by phone at 1-800-211-2105. Orders are made electronically, through credit cards (see website for more informations).

Ratchet's medical blog is born ;)

2008-10-14T18:34:00.001+02:00

My dream is to become a medic ^_^
Yes, I know I'm still very young and I shouldn't take my dreams for certain, but... you know what?? I'm totally fascinated by my dad's job :D I wish to be there at his side everyday, to take Perceptor's place sometimes and be dad's assistant.
So that it, folks. I want to become a medic. Wish me luck for the future! ;D

Regarding this blog I just renewed (thanks Smoky and Thesh for hosting me again! ^^), it's going to be my first attempt at making my dream come true :D I will write about medicine, illnesses, I'll review health products and, for sure, I'll be giving out some useful informations.

Stay tuned guys ;)