Archive for February, 2009
12 Steps to Prevent Breast Cancer
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
So much emphasis is being placed on screenings and testing for breast cancer detection, but surely prevention is the best medicine. ICIM Medics have compiled information on what factors can lead to breast cancer, you can read more about this from the article on ’12 steps to help YOU prevent breast cancer’.
So, if you suffer from some of the nutritional, dietary or lifestyle aspects that can possibly contribute to breast cancer – what methods can we implement to help evaluate your health ?
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Breast Cancer
Saturday, February 21st, 2009Everything you want to know about Breast Cancer – new technology available at ICIM – Observations of breast cancer – Screening methods available – comparisons – Are you at risk – …
ECZEMA (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Eczema is a common condition which affects 2.4 – 7 % of the population. It is described as a chronic, pruritic, inflammatory skin condition. The skin is dry and hyperkeratotic; lesions include excoriations, papules, eczema (patches of erythema, exudation, and scaling with small vesicles formed within the epidermis), and lichenification (hyperpigmented plaques of thickened skin with accentuated furrows); scratching and rubbing lead to lichenification, most commonly in antecubital and popliteal flexures; personal or family history of atopy.
FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009Diagnostic Summary
• Very common: 20-40% of premenopausal women
• Pain or premenstrual breast pain and tenderness common, although the condition is often asymptomatic.
• Cyclic and bilateral with multiple cysts of varying sizes giving breast nodular consistency.
General Considerations
Benign fibrocystic breast disease (FBD) (“cystic mastitis”) is a component of premenstrual syndrome (PMS); risk factor for breast cancer, but not as significant as family history, early menarche, and late or no first pregnancy. (more…)