Fats, Vitamins and Minerals

ASTHMA
Asthma is characterized by periodic attacks of difficulty breathing. Each attack begins abruptly, occurring frequently at night, waking the patient from his sleep. He has to sit up and is totally preoccupied with his efforts to breathe. Very noticeable are the retractions that his chest wall and cat-cry-like sounds (wheezing) on breathing out.
Asthma often begins […]

COUGH
Cough is not an illness in itself but a symptom of a disease affecting the respiratory system of the body from the throat to the lungs.

Causes:
- Throat infections: laryngitis, pharyngitis
- Bronchitis, bronchopneumonia, pneumonia
- Cold, influenza
- Measles
- Diphtheria, pertussis
- TB
- Cigarette smoking
- Lung cancer or any tumor in the air passages
- Foreign bodies that lodge in […]

POISONING
Children are often victims of poisoning. The commercial product of today bring an ever-increasing supply of poisons to the home which through careless storage are gotten hold of by children. The same is true in the case of medications.
Some safety measures to prevent poisoning:
- Use drugs only for the purpose for which they were prescribed.
- […]

WORMS (ASCARIS)
A great number of worms invade the human body and cause disease. This includes ascaris, the most common worm that infects Filipinos.
The adult ascaris stays in the intestines where the female worm lays eggs subsequently passed out with the tools. This eggs may re-enter by the oral (mouth) route through contaminated food and water. […]

DIARRHEA
Diarrhea is defined as an increase in the frequency of bowel movement (more than 2 times a day) and a change in the character of the stool from formed to soft to watery.
This may resolve after a few days or it may persist for several weeks depending on its cause.
Diarrhea is one of the most […]

CONSTIPATION
Constipation is defined as a decrease in the frequency of bowel movement (less than the patient’s previous regular bowel movement). The stool usually is hard.
Constipation can result from:
- Lack of food rich in fiber.
- Drinking little amount of water or other liquids.
- Gastrointestinal or urinary tract disease.
- Emotional factors.
- Lack of exercise.
Prevention and treatment:
- Drink […]

ABDOMINAL PAIN
Abdominal pain can be a symptom of simple ailment like gaseous distention or of a more serious illness like appendicitis.

Causes:
- Indigestion
- Gaseous distention - excessive air inside the stomach.
- Diarrhea or vomiting
- Appendicitis
- Intestinal obstruction
- Abdominal tumor
- Disease of the liver, gall bladder or pancreas
- Peptic ulcer
- Intestinal parasitism
- Urinary tract disease
- Disease of […]