Psoriasis was not only common skin disease. A recent study showed that people with psoriasis have increased risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Number of patients with psoriasis over the years continued to rise. In the United States alone, approximately 7.5 million people suffer from the symptoms of thick, red, scaly, and itchy skin. Not only physically ill, the patient had psoriasis will also experience a fatal health condition in the future if not controlled properly.

A new study published this week in the American College of Cardiology in Atlanta, the United States was mention of people with psoriasis are more likely to risk of heart attacks and strokes than those not having these skin disorders.

Researchers from Copenhagen University Hospital is to track the number of people with psoriasis, heart disease, stroke, and death in all teens and adults in the Danish population between 1997 and 2006. They found that people with severe psoriasis about 54 percent more likely to suffer a stroke, 21 percent more to get heart attacks, and 53 percent will die after 10 years of illness than non-psoriasis sufferers.

They are also more likely to require surgery such as angioplasty to open their heart arteries are clogged. While patients with mild psoriasis also have the possibility of increased risk of stroke and the angioplasty procedure. People with severe disease at a younger age at highest risk of cardiovascular problems, “said researcher Ole Ahlehoff MD, was quoted by webmd.com.

This analysis take into account other risk factors for heart disease, including age, gender, treatment performed and other health conditions. “People with psoriasis should not only seek care for symptoms of the disorder, but also should be examined to determine risk factors for heart disease and make lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems in the future, such as maintaining a healthy weight,” explained Ahlehoff.

Another study, presented last week at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology in Miami Beach, Fla., the United States showed psoriasis is also associated with an increased risk of cancers, including skin cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma. Researchers from the Health Economics and Outcomes Research at Abbott Laboratories to get data from insurance claims database that holds information about 93 million people around the United States.

They identified 37,159 people with psoriasis and to compare their possible cancer with 111,473 other people without psoriasis, in the same age. Known, people with psoriasis are likely to suffer from high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease and become obese (obesity).
During an average period of about 1.5 to 2 years, approximately 34.8 percent of people with psoriasis was diagnosed with cancer. In contrast, only 23.2 percent of those with healthy skin cancer. Researchers concluded, 56% higher risk of cancer for people with psoriasis.

The type of cancer that can be suffered by people with psoriasis is 75 percent for skin cancer, 87 percent of lymphoma, and 22 percent of prostate cancer. “Some of the medications used for psoriasis are likely to increase the risk of skin cancer.
But the link to other cancers can not be explained by the therapy, “said Alan Menter, MD, Director of the Psoriasis Research Unit at Baylor Research Institute in Dallas, United States.

Psoriasis itself is an immune disorder disease, which affected mainly by T cells (a type of white blood cells). Activated T cells will interact with skin cells (mainly keratinocytes) and resulted in the formation of a thick skin and scaly. The cause of this disease is still unknown, but the researchers have managed to find the abnormal gene that leads to the formation in patients with psoriasis. Thus, this disease has a hereditary disease risks.

Psoriasis is generally not life threatening, although very disturbing quality of life. Personal life, social, and work is also suffering greatly affected by the disease if the skin disorder of a particular place (eg the face, palms of the hands / feet, or genitals).

If not treated properly, complications may develop the disease (the disease becomes worse) as Psoriatic eritroderma (whole body skin becomes red) or generalized psoriasis pustulosa (psoriasis with small bubbles containing pus) that could endanger patients lives.

Nowadays, there are variety of psoriasis treatment is safe and effective. The treatment help to repair the skin conditions and reduce itching complaints. Of the many types of treatment, only a small portion can be cleaned with psoriasis treatment of skin disorders. The process is called clearance or remission.

Until now I have found no drug that can cure psoriasis in total. All the existing treatment can only suppress the symptoms of psoriasis. Most people never reach a state of remission of free treatment. Another thing that must be considered before selecting treatment degrees of severity of psoriasis was suffered. Also, disease location, type, age, sex and medical history, too patient.

Enjoy a relaxing moment does not complete unless accompanied by a nutritious cold drink. No bullet unsure exactly full of drinks vitamins, because they now you can switch to a delicious smoothie.

As summarized by Carefair, this popular drink turned out to have various properties. Not only consumed when gathered with friends or family, but also can be useful to cure various diseases. Smoothie is a beverage made from fresh fruit processing, milk, yogurt, and ice cubes.

You do not need to buy expensive smoothie machine to get special smoothie concoction. If you want a practical way, you only need a few key elements which consist of fruits and vegetables to maintain good health.

How to perform? This is actually quite simple. Fruits and vegetables contain many substances that help improve the health of the body when consumed. The main components of fruits and vegetables are antioxidants, which can help fight free radicals and preventing cell damage, protects the body against some types of cancer, and also contain fiber, which acts to reduce the risk of breast cancer and colon cancer.

If you are a smoker, it’s time you stop smoking early on, because smoking can lead to health problems very seriously. When you are in the process stopped, then you can throw away your smoking habit by eating smoothies.

Medical research has found that dietary supplementation with a mixture of orange and carrot juice can reduce oxidation in cigarette. To process your smoothie you can mix 0.5 cup fresh orange juice, 0.5 cup of carrot juice, 1 cup 0.5 in pineapple fruit diced 1 plus 0.5 cups of fruit cantaloupe cubes also, as well as box 3 ice cubes then blend it until smooth.

Vitamin supplements not only provide nutritional needs, but also avoids the signs of aging. Several types of nutrients, like calcium and vitamin D, is not only useful for maintaining health, but also makes us stay young. What are the recommended supplements to maximize health and to keep us young?

Vitamin D
According to Michael F. Holick, MD, PhD, a professor from Boston University School of Medicine, you can reduce your risk of colon cancer, breast and esophagus by 50 percent if you get enough vitamin D.

Vitamin D will inhibit the growth of cancer cells and activate the immune system to fight infection. The best source of vitamin D are egg yolk, fish, and foods that are fortified, such as milk and cereal. Sun exposure is also good for increasing vitamin D levels in the body.

Calcium
This mineral is essential to maintain bone strength and is required for muscle and nerve function. Lack of calcium will cause bone damage occurs more quickly than construction. In addition to bones, research shows calcium supplementation can reduce the risk of polyp formation of colon cancer.

Magnesium
Studies show magnesium deficiency is more common in older people than young people. This happens because for the older people, the body’s ability to absorb magnesium from food is reduced. In addition, medicines such as antibiotics and diuretic medicines also have the same affect. In addition to preventing diabetes, magnesium may also lower blood pressure.

Vitamin B
Several studies have shown, stroke and heart disease could be prevented if we get enough vitamin B6, B12 and folic acid.  Enough of B vitamins can also help us avoid typical elder diseases, like dementia.

Various natural treatments is claimed to be able to fight cancer cells. Researchers found papaya leaf extract can be effective against various tumors and can be used as a traditional medicine.

Nam Dang, a researcher from the University of Florida and his colleague from Japan documented the anti-cancer effects of papaya against cervical tumors, breast, liver and pancreas. This research’s report has also been published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology.

The researchers used extracts made from dried papaya leaves and found the resulting effects can be more powerful. Dang and other scientists showed that the papaya leaf extract could increase the production of a key signal molecule called TH1 type cytokines, these molecules help regulate the body’s immune system.

“This could be a maintenance therapy to fight cancer cells by increasing the body’s immune system,” researchers said in the journal, which was released last February, as quoted from AFP, Wednesday (10/3/2010).

Scientists said that papaya leaf extract has no toxic effect on normal cells, this of course can avoid the side effects which generally always occur in some cancer treatments.

Researchers used 10 types of cancer cells with a variety of different 4 papaya leaf extract and measure the effects after being given papaya leaf extract for 24 hours. The results shows that this papaya leaf extract can slow the growth of cancer cells.

The results still needs a long time and certainly will be developed until it can be carried out on a clinical trials. If the research is successful, it will create a new treatment to fight cancer cells by using traditional materials.

Nowadays genital warts can be prevented with special vaccines. Based on medical research, this disturbing disease is found in those aged 17-33 years. A person is very easy to pass on to others, in which a person has the possibility to directly infected, although only one-time exposure on sexual activity with people who suffer from genital warts are.

In fact, in the United States almost one million people are estimated to suffer from genital warts, and this means that every minute there is one new case of genital warts for the disease. Worldwide, HPV is one of the major causes of illness, sexually transmitted diseases, which according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are about 6.2 million of new cases of infectious diseases due to HPV infection.

In women, genital warts usually appear in late teens or early 20s. While in men, genital warts usually grow in between the early 20s to late 20s.

For example the United States, allocate funds for USD140.000 million for private health plans American society in relation to the diagnosis and treatment of genital warts. Not to mention the burden of psychological distress for the sufferer, such as a decreased level of confidence, negative self-perception, shame, and anxiety.

The genital warts mostly can be treated with medication ingredients to destruct these warts, there are two drugs type, the first one is should be applied by doctors and the another can be applied by the patient himself.  When it does not work with these drugs, kautera surgery , electric surgical, or laser surgery can be performed.
HPV may experience clearance after 8 months, 1 year, or 2 years. Small part in a settlement, or persistens, can become malignant, causing cervical cancer, vaginal cancer, penile cancer, or rectal cancer.

Like cervical cancer caused by HPV, HPV infection causes genital warts can also be prevented, but you must try to avoid some high risk factors such as direct genital contact and sexual intercourse with more than one partner.

Both diseases can be resisted with the help of quadrivalent HPV vaccine protection that can protect the body from the threat of the four types of HPV as well, namely types 16 & 18 as a cause of cervical cancer and types 6 and 11 as a cause of genital warts. Quadrivalent HPV vaccine was applied three times in the first injection, month 2, and month 6.

CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends three-dose vaccination series for girls from the age of 11 years to adult women aged 26 years. The vaccine can also be applied to the boys from the age of nine years. In addition, the vaccine can also protect against precancerous lesions that often develop into cancer of the vulva and vagina.