Kidney Cancer

Kidney Cancer

Medical Conditions

Kidney cancer is among the 10 most common cancers in both men & women. The lifetime risk is 1 in 63 (1.6%). This risk is higher in men. Risks are as below: 1) Lifestyle-related and job-related – Smoking – Obesity – Workplace exposure to cadmium,...
High Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure

Medical Conditions

“AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE” High blood pressure or hypertension is when your blood pressure, the force of the blood flowing through your blood vessels, is consistently too high. The higher the pressure the harder the heart has to...
高血压

高血压

Medical Conditions

高血压（英语：High blood pressure 或 Hypertension），是一种动脉血压升高的慢性病。血压的升高使心脏推动血液在血管内循环时的负担增大。 血压有两种，收缩压（systolic）和舒张压（diastolic），分别为心脏跳动时肌肉收缩或舒张时的测量值。正常静息血压范围为收缩压100-139 mmHg（最高读数）和舒张压60-89 mmHg（最低读数）。血压持续等于或高于140/90 mmHg 时则为高血压。...
Visceral Fat (Active Fat)

Visceral Fat (Active Fat)

Medical Conditions

Fat can be divided into visceral, subcutaneous and inter-muscle fat. A growing belly can be the result of both visceral and subcutaneous fat which is the fat we feel under our skin. Visceral fat is body fat that is stored within the abdominal cavity and is stored...
慢性静脉疾病

慢性静脉疾病

Medical Conditions

血液经过全身循环后由静脉运送回心脏。长时间站立或坐和重力的作用会导致下肢静脉血管扩张。正常情况下，静脉管壁能够抵抗这种压力。然而，当静脉管壁脆弱时，静脉血管就会扩张，导致血液回流致心脏更加困难，这种情况被称为静脉循环不良。 随着时间延长，病情越来越严重，可能发生合并症，此时就被称为慢性静脉疾病。 每10人就有8人患有慢性静脉疾病。虽然女性更有可能遭受这种情况，但是男性也可能受到影响。静脉会随着年龄的增长而失去弹性，并且容易收缩，因此症状也会随着年龄的增长而增加。 症状： 1）腿部感觉沉重 2）腿部肿胀，特别是脚踝和小腿周围...
Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B

Medical Conditions

According to WHO, an estimated 240 million people are chronically infected with hepatitis B; highest prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia where 5-10% of the adult population is chronically infected. More than 686000 people die each year due to complications...