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Ovarian cancer is a malignant disease difficult to detect: the tumor cells have a large cavity (abdomen and pelvis) to hide. We know that a lump or tumorcito of 1 cm in diameter (just visible with ultrasound or CT scan) and hosts billions of cells, including malignant and they provide support and nutrition. Most ovarian cancers (but unfortunately not all) produce a substance detectable in the blood, called CA-125, which can function as an early warning system: there may be nothing in the gynecological tact, nothing on ultrasound nothing in the CT or MRI, but … if the CA-125 level is elevated in the blood, find out what happens. Based on this property, coined the (in my view unfortunate) term “tumor marker.”

The result is that patients overestimate the importance of an elevated CA-125 in his blood, considering it a sign of impending doom. It is as if the health, safety and likelihood of living of Mrs. quoted on NASDAQ or a kind of Stock Exchange of medicine – to put it in some way. Not so. It is an element, not an oracle.
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AIDS is a disease that most dreaded at this moment. HIV, the virus that causes this disease, damage the body’s defense system (immune system), so people who suffer from this disease the ability to defend itself from disease attack reduced. Someone who is HIV positive, do not necessarily have AIDS. Many cases in which HIV-positive person, but do not become sick in a long time. However, existing HIV in a person’s body will continue to damage the immune system. As a result, viruses, fungi and bacteria are usually harmless to extremely dangerous because they damage the body’s immune system.

Because dengerous this disease, the various efforts made to develop drugs that can overcome them. Treatment developed at this time, targets are enzymes produced by HIV, and is required by the virus to flourish. These enzymes is inhibited by using inhibitors that would inhibit these enzymes work and will ultimately inhibit the growth of the HIV virus.

HIV is a virus genetic material was RNA (ribonucleic acid) that is wrapped by a matrix composed mostly of protein. To grow, it needs to change its genetic material into DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), integrated into the host DNA, and subsequently undergo a process that would eventually produce the protein. The proteins produced will then form new viruses.

Tuberculosis disease, or better known as TB, is a dangerous illness which ranks the world’s third after HIV-AIDS and heart disease, according to observers of health problems, Dr. Setiari MKes Ermy.

“HIV / AIDS and heart attack is still ranked number one and two, while the TB is in the third position of a row of other dangerous diseases,” said Ermy, as quoted by Antara.

Ermy mention, along with the dangers caused by tuberculosis, this disease is still quite a lot of numbers in Indonesia. “The number of TB sufferers in the country starting in third place after India and China,” he said without elaborating Ermy number of patients.

He also explained that tuberculosis is a disease caused by germs “mycrobacterium tuberculosis” which attacked humans at the productive age. “So, people afflicted by tuberculosis infection caused by germs, not purely a hereditary disease,” he said.

TB symptoms appear such as coughing up phlegm for three weeks or more, followed by fever, weight loss, night sweats with no activity. In addition, the appetite of people who are also infected with TB will decline drastically, and will feel the pain in the chest and also coughing up blood.

Community who experience such symptoms, said Ermy are expected to be able to check into the nearest health center, which always will get the treatment free of charge.

“TB disease can be cured if the patients take medication regularly for 6-8 months. If the medication regularly, TB disease can be cured,” he added.

Meanwhile, many people assume that TB is more dangerous than HIV / AIDS. This is due, this lung disease to spread through the air. Accordingly, should routinely have to be disseminated to the villages of TB, with the hope of preventing the disease spread in the community.

For that, the community must become actively involved as a form of awareness of this disease through the socialization of society. In addition to socialization, prevention and eradication of TB disease should also be done through a variety of preventive and curative action in order to secure society from the spread of this dangerous disease. (Yz)

The heart is a muscle that pumps blood throughout the body. In an attack the heart (myocardial infarction), part of the heart muscle to die while not getting blood. To stay healthy, the heart requires oxygen and other nutrients carried by blood. This is obtained through the artery (blood vessel) disease, which wrap the outside of the heart.

Heart attack
These diseases can affect any part of the heart. However, the most common disease is a chronic disease in which coronary artery is called atherosclerosis. Therefore, heart disease commonly known and most common is coronary heart disease or coronary artery disease. This disease most often causes a heart attack in someone who can cause death. The cause is narrowing of the coronary arteries, where the vessel serves to provide blood to the heart muscle. Constriction caused by a pile of cholesterol or other proteins derived from food that enters the body. This buildup causes the coronary arteries become stiff. Stiffness is called atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis occurs if there is plaque buildup or deposition of fat on artery walls. After a time, plaque can accumulate, harden and narrow the arteries, and inhibit blood flow to the heart. Coronary artery disease, or coronary artery disease (CAD) is that basically leads to most heart attacks.

Blockage in one or more coronary arteries can cause a heart attack suddenly. The reason for asking the heart exceeds the available oxygen so that trigger heart attacks. Why? If the heart muscle does not receive oxygen for a long time, can damage surrounding tissue. Unlike other networks, the heart muscle does not regenerate. The longer the attack, the more damage to the heart and the more likely dead.

Even in the arteries that are not too narrow because of plaque and fatty timbungan, accumulation of plaque can rupture and form a crust of blood or thrombus. In addition, the diseased arteries also tend to experience sudden muscle contractions. Thus, a piece of crust in the blood can form a contraction, releasing chemicals which then result in narrowing the artery wall, triggering a heart attack.

If the working system of the heart is damaged, the normal rhythm of the heart can become chaotic and the heart began to tremble with erratic or experiencing fibrillation. This abnormal rhythm known as arrhythmia is a deviation from normal heart rhythm. This will cause the heart loses its ability to effectively pump blood to the brain. Within ten minutes, the patient is brain dead and did not help.

In addition to coronary heart disease due to fat deposition in the arterial wall, there are also other heart diseases caused by abnormalities at birth. Example of an imperfect heart, heart valve disorders, weakened heart muscle. Other causes are bacteria that cause infections of the heart.

Symptoms of Heart Disease
If symptoms of heart attacks happen to you:

Recognize any of these symptoms if there was chest pain, shortness of breath, or palpitations.

Immediately stop all work no matter what you are doing and sit or lie down while you draw a deep breath.

If you are alone while these symptoms last more than a few minutes immediately contact the local emergency phone number and say you had a heart attack. Or contact the people around you by giving the same information.

If anyone can take you to the hospital faster than the arrival of paramedics, immediately asked for help going to take you to the emergency room at the hospital. Faster would be better handled.

But if you wait for the paramedic team arrived, and so while waiting, you can loosen tight clothing, including belts or ties. Create yourself in a position that feels comfortable.

Remain calm, no matter you are the victim or his salvation. Panic can increase the likelihood of arrhythmia or heart rhythm irregularities that threaten life.

Perceived symptoms of coronary heart disease if you have such pain or pain in the chest where most people thought it was just as indigestion. Then other symptoms of feeling depressed in the middle of the chest for 30 seconds to 5 minutes. Another was a cold sweat, pounding, dizziness, and felt like fainting. These symptoms are not always felt by the sufferer. Another warning sign is gasping for breath when exercising.

For several months before the heart attack patients with cardiovascular disease usually often feel very tired. Do not consider these symptoms caused by lack of sleep and stress from work.

Pain or feeling pressured in the chest, called angina, giving a warning to half of those who suffer a heart attack. Some people get breathless or exhausted and feeling limp as the symptoms, indicating that the heart is not getting enough oxygen because of coronary blockage.

Usually a few days before having a massive heart attack, a person will experience muscle contractions suddenly in the chest which is a small attack or a mild heart attack. Generally mild heart attack occurred before the big attack several days later.

Tips to Prevent Heart Disease

Order to avoid coronary heart disease, you can do the following things:

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Healthy eating
Avoid foods that contain lots of fat or that contain high cholesterol. Seafood has a high cholesterol content which may harm the heart. Reduce eating fried foods that contain lots of fat, otherwise the food can be processed by boiling, steaming or baking.

Where possible, the food products we eat low-fat or no fat. Choose milk, cheese, butter or other foods low in fat. Fry using olive oil has less fat content so it can be an option if have to process food in a way fried.

Apart from avoiding fatty foods, avoid foods with sugar content is also high, such as soft drinks. Do not consume too many karbohirat Also, because the body will be broken down carbohydrates into fat. In contrast, consumption of oats or wheat that can help keep the heart healthy benefits.

Keep your diet in moderation to avoid obesity, because someone who has a waist circumference of more than 80 cm, greater risk of this disease.
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Stop smoking
Cigarette smoking is not good for heart health, then immediately stop this habit in order to keep the heart healthy.
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Avoid Stress
Stress is very difficult to avoid when living in big cities like Jakarta is known for its jams and preoccupations. When a person experiences stress, the body will release the hormone cortisol which causes the blood vessels become stiff. Norepinephrine hormones will be produced when the body suffers stress, which will result in an increased blood pressure. So, very good if you avoid the stress both in the office or at home.
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Hypertension
The problem of hypertension or high blood pressure can also cause heart disease. Hypertension can injure the arterial wall and allows LDL cholesterol entering the arterial channels and increase plaque accumulation.
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Obesity
Being overweight or obese increased high blood pressure and lipid abnormalities. Avoiding or treating obesity or obesity is the main way to avoid diabetes. Accelerate diabetes and coronary heart disease increased the risk of heart attack.
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Regular exercise
You can do sports activities such as walking, brisk walking, or jogging. Sporting activities which are neither too much competition and not able to strengthen the work of the heart and blood circulation throughout the body.
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Consumption of antioxidants
Air pollution, smoke or cigarette smoke in motor vehicles to create the emergence of free radicals in the body. Free radicals can cause ulcers or deposits on blood vessels that can cause blockages. To remove the content of free radicals in the body, the need for antioxidants that will catch and throw. Antioxidants can be obtained from a variety of fruits and vegetables.
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Offspring
A person who is a parent or sibling had suffered a heart attack before age 60 have a greater risk of suffering from this disease. Therefore, if you have a relative who had suffered a heart attack, you should be more careful in keeping the dietary and lifestyle you can support a healthy heart.

Overcoming Heart Disease

If you feel the early symptoms of heart disease or had suffered a mild heart attack, do not ignore it. You are in dire need of early treatment by trained medical personnel. This can save the heart from further damage and even be able to avoid more serious consequences such as death.

However, if symptoms of heart attack begins, it is important to seek immediate medical assistance. Greatest risk of death from heart attack is within one hour after a heart attack. Rapid and appropriate treatment from the medical team could save heart muscle from damage that can not be repaired. The more heart muscle is saved, the more effective heart pumping will return after the attack. Do not put off getting medical help because of fear is considered ridiculous.

When a blockage has occurred, the medical action is generally taken by catheterization and installation of the ring that keep coronary arteries are not clogged. However, there is the possibility of another blockage in the arteries.

Love Your Heart

Looking at the heart of this precious organs for survival, then immediately improve your lifestyle to stay healthy. Start enjoying a healthy diet, nutritious and low in cholesterol. Avoid smoking and stress. And exercise regularly. Start with a healthy lifestyle from this day to love your heart.

Human behavior of the neighborhood and the parasite larva places for mosquitoes, especially malaria mosquito species anopeles spreader is one to watch. And not all types of mosquitoes can spread the seeds of malaria except the above. That’s what everybody does the need for awareness of clean environment as an effective way to suppress the malaria mosquito breeding.

Climate in Papua has a temperature and humidity conditions are ideal for mosquito and malaria parasite development. Theoretically, mosquitoes can fly up to 2-3 kilo meters, but due to the influence of wind flying distance can reach 40 km. Many experts predict that global climate change also influence the spread of malaria mosquitoes. Anopheles mosquitoes are usually found only in lowland areas can now be found in the highlands or mountains that rise above 2000 meters from sea level as found in the area of Papua Jayawijaya.
Head of the Papua Provincial Health Office, Dr Good Sukaswara, when found JUBI some time ago said that mosquitoes spread malaria disorder is no less serious as a dangerous and other deadly diseases. For every community that’s expected to keep the environment clean and minimize the occurrence of standing water around homes.
According to the last way to control malaria cheaply and easily is an effort to protect themselves and their families against malaria mosquitoes.
“Let us together to care for the environment around us to be kept clean. As much as possible free of standing water around your house or close the water reservoirs that can be made possible mosquito breeding. Then make it a habit to sleep with a mosquito net to avoid direct contact with a mosquito “Good serious light.
Dikatakanya, if a person suffers from pain immediately seek treatment, so do not be a source of infection for family and other neighbors. While prevention is advisable to take medication if visiting endemic malaria.
The word malaria comes from Italian “mal’aria” that people assume that when it happens because of dirty air. But in French, called “Paludismo” or areas and brackish marshes and coastal suburbs, which originally indicated every person suffering from this disease mostly from the area.
Currently it can be said a number of dangerous and deadly disease was found in reproductively fertile ground for Papua. Among the many types of malignancies and is now the center of attention is a disease of “ATM” ie, aids, tuberculosis and malaria.
Trio of this disease has cost the lives of many, to this end with a decision in ATM diseases as part of a global commitment, then you could measure how big the danger of the disease to human health.
Malaria is present as a tendency to rise again and more dangerous, especially with the emergence of new species of mosquitoes spread malaria. Since July 1, 2003 malaria control program in five provinces in eastern Indonesia (Papua, West Papua, Maluku, North Maluku and East Nusa Tenggara).
The first phase of the Global Fund to help with grant funds that have been agreed at U.S. $ .23,704,947 to finance the intensification of malaria control programs until June 30, 2008. Benefit from this grant in accordance hopes will be enjoyed by the nine million people at risk in 61 districts in five provinces.
Malaria also has a history that is described in the First World War many British soldiers who died bitten by mosquitoes that spread malaria from the dead because the bullets hit the opponent. Experts estimate that malaria originated from Africa is estimated to approximately 12000-17000 years ago and spread throughout the world, especially for tropical regions such as Indonesia.
Malaria has also been known by doctors around the time of ancient China in 2700 BC.

Cases of Malaria in Papua
Morbidity of malaria in Papua province in the period 2002-2006 amounted to around 116-248 per 1000 population. This is the highest in Indonesia. Malaria is considered a leading cause of death for all age groups in Papua despite kongkretnya data can not be obtained. In malaria-endemic areas, this disease contributes anemia morbidity and mortality of pregnant women. Malaria causes pregnant women gave birth to babies with low birth weight, prematurity and infant mortality. Due to other patients in their productive age will decrease productivity.
Launching the commencement of the movement eradicate malaria or “Gebrak Malaria” nationally beginning in the year 2000. A national movement that can reduce malaria illness by involving the various components and elements of society.
But this movement was still not succeeded in controlling malaria cases.
Meanwhile epidemilogist experts, Primus R. Prabowo in his paper presented before journalists at a workshop organized by the health department along with the porters in Jayapura said ink, one of the environmental factors also influence the increase in malaria cases is primarily the deforestation of mangroves on the outskirts of the beach. Environmental damage caused by a mosquito that is generally only live in forests can migrate into human settlements. In coastal areas of mangrove forest destruction can eliminate the enemy, natural usuh mosquitoes so that the density of mosquitoes become uncontrollable.
Malaria is also very difficult to be eradicated because of the presence of mosquitoes in the hundreds of species itself. No fewer than 400 species of Anopheles mosquito species live on Earth. In Indonesia has at least 20 species of Anopheles in which nine species have the factor that causes malaria and Papua is the most potential breeding places.
Difficult controlled malaria
Theoretically, enough with just one bite of the Anopheles mosquito which can contain parasite someone already infected with malaria. The disease is actually kind of disease caused by a parasite called plasmodium that is transmitted through the bite of the Anopheles mosquito as the cause of malaria tropikana and is the most dangerous types with the highest mortality rates. Plasmodium vivax which causes malaria, the second is the type of tertiana.
Although the actual transmitted through mosquito bites this disease is a disease of ecological (environmental). It is strongly influenced by environmental conditions that allow mosquitoes to breed and could potentially make direct contact with the man because his life is far from everyday human activities.
Environmental factors include water, air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction. Water is an essential factor for life from non-mosquito flowed well and there a puddle.
Mosquitoes and malaria parasites multiply rapidly at temperatures around 20-27 degrees Celsius with a humidity of 60-80 percent.
An estimated 50 percent of the population of Indonesia are still living in malaria endemic areas. According to WHO not less than 30 million cases of malaria occur every year in Indonesia by 30 thousand deaths.