HEMATOMA – Bruise.

When has withdrawn from a vessel under the skin blood is called a bruise (hematoma). It is immediately or only after days of a bruise, which later through the different decomposition stages of the blood until yellowish and then brownish. Deeper vessels are injured; the bleeding is visible as a swelling. Due to the pressure exerted the leaked blood on the tissue, can lead to pain. Extensive bleeding can affect the functioning of muscles and joints. Depending on the size and location (eg in the skull or the eye socket), a bruise is also dangerous.

Common causes:
* External agents (contusion, bruise, bump, camber)
* Bleeding disorders caused by diseases or taking certain medications
* Vascular damage (for example, atherosclerosis).

What can you do?
* Most bruises will disappear after a few days by itself
* Immediately after the injury, ice packs or Eis sprays apply or hold the affected area under cold water. A 24 - hour treatment with cold cold wet compresses or ice packs and elevation to keep the bruising to a minimum. Subsequently, heat treatments, for example Thermal baths and mud packs.
* Ointments with heparin or hirudin promote the resolution of the hematoma.
* Ointments containing arnica arnica or envelopes are anti-inflammatory, reduces swelling and pain.
* Preparations with pineapple enzymes to promote healing. Note: Such enzymes may in bleeding disorders not take.

When you need a doctor?
* For very large bruises.
* If you experience severe pain or swelling.
* In particular, strong impact injuries to the head, eyes or bruising of the genitalia.
* Where there is no external influences often bruising.

What your doctor can do?
* For bruises and without intervention to determine the cause.
* Determine how much the injury is and whether there are other injuries.
* Must sometimes bruising open surgery.

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NECK PAIN - ANGINA

Neck pain as a symptom of an isolated, caused by viruses or bacteria causing infection, usually but they are symptoms of a cold. By pathogens causes inflammation of the mucous membrane in the neck. Depending on where the pathogen colonizes a distinction between throat infections (pharyngitis), vocal cord or laryngeal inflammation (laryngitis) or tonsillitis (tonsillitis or tonsillitis). When symptoms occur redness, scratching and pain in the neck and difficulty swallowing. In an angina become swollen and red and can infected tonsils. There is often a fever. If the larynx or vocal cords inflamed, it comes in addition to hoarseness. Often, swollen as a sign of alerted immune system, the lymph nodes, lower jaw and neck. Apart from bacteria and viruses, neck pain or inflammation in the throat may also overuse of the voice and irritation of the respiratory system is triggered (e.g. by chemical or dust).

Important: Most tonsillitis is caused by specific types of streptococcal bacteria. These should be treated by a doctor with antibiotics to prevent possible complications such as diseases of the joints, heart or kidney.

Common causes:
* Colds, flu, tonsillitis.
* Overuse of the voice through singing, shouting, long speeches.
* Respiratory irritation from smoke or dusty, dry air.
* Other diseases, e.g. Glandular fever, croup, mumps.

What can you do?
* Drink plenty.
* Keep warm, particularly in the throat and chest, but do not sweat.
* In winter, the air humid.
* Disinfectant gargles, mouth sprays and lozenges (eg hexetidine or cetylpyridinium chloride) can help.
* In mild redness and pain are anti-inflammatory lozenges or rinses (such as chamomile or sage extracts to flush, dexpanthenolhaltige tablets to suck).
* If there is pain and difficulty swallowing help lozenges or sprays with superficial narcotics.
* If pain is stronger anti-inflammatory painkillers to be taken with aspirin or paracetamol sense they reduce fever.
* The local application of antibiotics is usually not useful.

When you need a doctor?
* If the symptoms get worse or do not improve after three days.
* If fever occurs.
* If you suspect tonsillitis.
* If you experience difficulty breathing.

What your doctor can do.
* Determine the cause.
* When a bacterial infection is treated with antibiotic drugs.
* For frequent tonsillitis, it may be advisable to remove the tonsils surgically.

Prevention:
* As for colds (colds and flu).

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ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - DISEASE

In Alzheimer's disease or Alzheimer's disease causes progressive memory and concentration problems, and disorientation to orientation. The brain of the patients has a decrease in volume and usually deposits on certain proteins. Initial symptoms are often nonspecific, such as headaches, dizziness and general inefficiency. Gradually the patient forgetful, confused and can only cope with familiar tasks. Difficulty in speaking, reading writing and arithmetic to connect. Personality and attitude have remained outside often get surprisingly long time. With increasing duration of the disease leads to a slow deterioration of the personality, can also be adjusted depression, delusions and aggressive behavior. Patients are more and more nursing care. Particularly for the families, the disease is often a great mental and physical stress. The onset usually between 7 and 8 Decade of life. In rare cases, even younger people over the age of 40 Age affected.

Common causes:
The exact cause is still unknown. Are discussed inter alia hereditary metabolic disorders and stress.

What can you do?
* Keep your mind fit, wear contacts with others, maintaining interest and participation in the events of the day to this.
* Various preparations to improve the performance offered, the benefits are disputed.

When you need a doctor?
* If the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (above) show, you should go to the doctor.

What your doctor can do?
* The doctor may first determine whether it is Alzheimer's disease.
* The brain training and movement therapy can be, especially in the initial stage, reach a certain performance.
* There are several medications for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease are available that can slow the disease and alleviate symptoms are helping. The disease is not yet curable.

Prevention:
Is not possible.

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Update on use of Garlic supplement

As you may know I started taking Garlic supplements yesterday (1000mg capsules). I am hoping that this will reduce my blood pressure which is reading 153/93, a little high and I will need to see my doctor if I cannot get it down. However during the night I started to feel itching on my left hand and on my arm. When I looked this morning there where lumps on my hand and arm which looks like eczema. So I am not sure if this is a result of the strong dose of garlic that I am taking, or if it is some kind of allergic reaction.
We have an Aloe vera plant so I cut about three cm off the top and rubbed the sticky content of the plant on to the areas that where itching. I am optimistic that this will help my eczema.

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