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Fats Can Cause Cancer

Fats Can Cause Cancer

One of the causes of cancer is fat and overweight. This is a problem that many experienced people and could unwittingly be the cause of cancer.

Fat excessive body can increase the risk of the individual against the six types of cancer. This was stated by a report from the cancer research group in Washington, United States, as reported in the Los Angeles Times.

An American Institute for Cancer Research and World Cancer Research Fund provides 10 recommendations for cancer prevention, including limiting consumption of red meat and alcohol.

A non-profit organizations in the United States, invites the public to as much as possible keep your weight within normal limits as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) or the American government, and avoid weight gain and waist circumference increase in old age.

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Burns and his Treatment

BurnsBurns are a specific type of soft tissue injury. Occurs when the body receives more energy (heat, chemical or electrical) than it can absorb without injury.

A severe burn can be life threatening and requires immediate medical attention. The severity of the burn depends on the temperature of the medium that caused and duration of exposure. They are primarily skin lesions, but sometimes affects other organs like lungs, heart, kidneys, etc.

The severity of burns is determined by five factors:

Depth of burn: 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade.
Extent of burn: Percentage of body area affected.
Condition critical regions: Hands, feet, face and genitals.
Patient age: Under 2 years old or very old.
Overall health of the individual.

Causes. What causes it and how is it produced?

Physical agents
Burns and his Treatment

Solid hot irons, stoves.
Boiling liquids: water, oil, coffee, etc..
Cold: Exposure to extremely low temperatures, local ice unprotected intermediate cooling sprays misused.
Fire, flames directly or solid waste.
Chemical
Gasoline and oil in general.
Acids: hydrochloric, sulfuric etc.
Alkali: Caustic soda, lime or carbide.
Electrical Agents
Electric shocks at different voltages: Cables, electrical appliances, plugs without protection, lightning.
Radioactive agents: solar rays, X rays, infrared radiation.

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Beauty tips for summer hair

<br /> Beauty tips for summer hairNothing better for a woman’s self esteem that a beautiful and well kept hair. However, in summer, the hair suffer a lot with the heat, the pool or beach.

So we have listed some tips for special care for your hair is very beautiful and gleaming under the summer sun.

Hair care in summer

To maintain healthy hair cuticle, it is important to choose the shampoo with sunscreen. As is common in the summer wash your hair more often, it is important to maintain the proper use of products such as conditioners, moisturizers and masks.

If you wash your hair every day, do it with a mild shampoo. A very interesting beauty trick is to cut the ends of the hair, especially if they’re yellow, dried up and double tip. Read the rest of this entry »