How to fight Flu

Influenza, or "the flu" is no stranger to us. IT is a respiratory infection caused by a virus which spreads easily,
sometimes leading to serious complications if left untreated.

Here are two commmon ways that "the flu" can be spread from person to person:

• By breathing in droplets in the air which are released when an infected person coughs, sneeze or speaks.
• By touching a contaminated surface (i.e. door knobs, table tops).

Glaucoma

The picture of Glaucoma.

Glaucoma accounts for 40% of blindness in Singapore.

It is an eye condition in which pressure within the eyeball is increased due to an imbalance between the production and drainage of fluid resulting in damage to the optic nerve that carries visual impulses from the eye to the brain.

It develops gradually and the patient may not even be aware of the gradual loss of vision until very late in the disease.

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Glaucoma affects vision because the raised pressure can injure the delicate nerve fibres in the retina and the optic nerve at the back of the eyeball.

What Effect Of Junk's Food On Healthy

Picture of the junk food

There’s no doubt they pamper your taste buds – burgers, pizzas and sandwiches make your mouth water and you end up stuffing your face and bloating your stomach. Eating junk food is like knowingly consuming poison, a slow-acting vitriol that eats away at your health and well-being.

It gives you an initial high because it tastes good, but beyond that, it’s the worst possible thing you could subject your body to on a regular basis. Junk food is filled with saturated fat, additives, preservatives and other food items that have no nutrition whatsoever. And this is why they bring on so many problems.

There have some effect/problem of junk food for we healthy:

University of Chicago study finds that markers can predict spread of cancer NCI Cancer Center News

Molecular markers found in cancer cells that have spread from a primary tumor to a limited number of distant sites can help physicians predict which patients with metastatic cancer will benefit from aggressive, targeted radiation therapy.

Head and Neck Cancer

Overview Cancers occurring in the head and neck region are usually categorised together. They form a diverse group and include cancers of the skin over this region, cancers in the sinuses, nose, mouth, throat, thyroid and salivary glands. Cancers of the brain and eye are usually not classifi ed within the same group.

What Is a Lung Cancer's?

Today we discuss/Share about what is a Lung cancer, what symptoms, and how to prevention it.
Lung cancer is the 2^nd most common cancer in males and 3^rd most common cancer in females in world.

What Is Cancer?

About one quarter of all deaths are caused by cancer. Find out how you can protect yourself or reduce the risk of cancer.

Our body is made up of billions of cells. Normal healthy cells grow and multiply in an orderly, controlled manner. Cancer cells on the other hand multiply uncontrollably. They do not function normally and instead form a growth or tumour. These cancerous tumours can spread to nearby tissues and organs as well as to other parts of the body. Cancer kills by:

• Destroying important organs
• Disturbing normal body functions
• Blocking important blood vessels or air passages.