Varicose veins

Manifestations of varicose veins Patients with varicose veins have veins standing out like earthworms on their legs, which often appear on their calves. The common manifestations of varicose veins are that the legs have no strength, the skin is itchy and swollen, and even the skin color may be deepened, rough and rotten. Treatment of varicose veins 1. Conservative treatment It is suitable for early mild varicose veins, pregnant women, patients who are too old to be treated by surgery and whose whole body condition is poor to tolerate surgery, including avoiding standing for a long time, raising the leg with varicose veins from time to time, wearing elastic socks or using elastic bandages to relieve symptoms. 2. Non-conservative treatment Read More …

Knee pain, take some health medicine to supplement the knee is OK?

Knee pain is one of the common problems in the elderly, and vitamin (also called [vitamin]) is a famous health product for joint maintenance. However, one of the most famous vendors, Rexall Sundown, a US company that sells vitamin, was prosecuted in 2013 for false propaganda. They announced through the media that the company had paid 7.5 million US dollars for the refund. Consumers who bought the company’s Vitamin C between 2005 and 2013 can ask for a refund of 8 yuan per bottle and no more than 13 bottles per person. The reason why they were accused was: false propaganda. Now, if they do not want to be accused, they must immediately revise the original propaganda language. The right Read More …

Silicosis

Silicosis is caused by workers inhaling free silica dust for a long time during their work, and is one of the most serious occupational lung diseases. The patient’s manifestations are mainly the formation of lumps of things (nodules) in the lung, the gradual increase of fibrous tissues in the lung (diffuse hyperplasia of fibrous tissues) and other changes, resulting in dyspnea and various symptoms of the whole body. Symptoms of silicosis In the early stage of silicosis, patients may not feel uncomfortable, but if they are examined by X-ray chest film at this time, abnormalities can be found. With the aggravation of silicosis, or suffering from other diseases (such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, bronchitis, etc.) at the same time, more obvious Read More …

The most dangerous job

Recently, the Ebola virus has wreaked havoc. Many health care workers are fighting in the front line. Many people have become infected with the virus and even lost their lives. This suddenly reminds me of a question, that is, how dangerous is health care? If you ask that what is the most dangerous job, the first reaction of ordinary people should be heavy manual jobs such as miners or construction workers. Yes, in the United States, for example, the highest number of jobs killed in 2012 was loggers, with 62 people, compared with a total of 34,000 loggers in the United States. In terms of the total number of deaths, miners, fishermen and drilling workers followed closely with 38, 34 Read More …