Prevention of Corneal Opacification

The cornea is outer covering of the eye and is also a lens. The same things happen to it that happen to the lens of the eye, although usually later, and often less seriously. The process of the cornea becoming opaque (corneal opacification) can result in blindness.

Prevention

There is no direct way to prevent corneal opacification. Fortunately, this is less common than cataracts of the lens. As with cataracts, you need to be alert for changes in vision, and you need to call these to the attention of a health professional. Corneal transplants and special types of contact lenses are very effective in countering this problem. The usual mistake is to wait too long for correction, thus decreasing the quality of life in the period before diagnosis and treatment.

Osteoarthritis and Prevention

Osteoarthritis results from degeneration of the joint cartilage that lines the ends of the bones. As the cartilage becomes weaker, it fragments, and bony and knobby spurs develop at the edges of the joint. The joint becomes stiff and often painful. The syndrome is often compounded by later exercise limitation and disuse effects (detraining).


Prevention


Risk factors for osteoarthritis include obesity, inactivity and lack of exercise, and previous injury to the joint. Your preventive strategy is, first, to keep fit. Exercise increases the strength of the bones and the stability of the supporting ligaments and tendons. Exercise nourishes the joint cartilages by bringing the nutrients to the cartilage and removing waste products. Regular, gently graded, permanent exercise programs are required. Second, control your weight.

Being overweight places unnecessary stress on joints by changing the angles at which the ligaments attach to the bone. Being overweight also put additional stress on feet, ankles, knees, hips and lower back. Third, protect your joints. Listen to the pain messages that your body sends and perform activities in the least stressful way. Be particularly careful with joints that were injured earlier in your life because these joints are at greatest risk.

Know About Mesothelioma, Causes and Prevention

Mesothelioma is an uncommon and one of the most severe kinds of cancer caused by the exposure to the asbestos. It directly affects the lining of the lungs or the abdominal cavity. Diagnosing the mesothelioma is not an easy job for the doctors because its symptoms usually appear after many years of exposure to asbestos.

Although this is uncommon but widely known nowadays because it is proven that mesothelioma is only caused by asbestos exposure. People who do work in an environment such as shipyards or mining where they inhale tiny particles of asbestos are the possible victim of the mesothelioma. They often carry these small fibers with their clothes and take them to home where these asbestos can cause this deadly cancer to their family members. It occurs when asbestos fibers mix with water from different resources such as asbestos containing water pipes and filters.  

Mesothelioma life expectancy can be improved by going through the treatment of chemotherapy or radiations etc however, there is no proper treatment because it detects only in final stages. Frequent visits of doctor and asbestos disease tests can be of great help to stay ahead of this deadly cancer. Having the knowledge of asbestos containing environment and products can also help you to avoid the risk.

How to Prevent Dependence on Others?

Avoiding dependence is a central goal of anti-aging program. To the extent that your body does not work well, you may require help from others. To the extent that your mind does not work as well as it should, you may also require outside help. If you contact a specific illness or disease, pre-existing dependence may make you more susceptible than necessary.

Prevention

Prevention of dependence begins with the state of mind. Independence needs to be a primary goal. Then, I’m sure with the help of this blog, you can work backwards to protect the abilities that protect your independence. You need to believe that you can remain indefinitely independent, in the most important senses of the word. Then you need to commit yourself to a plan and execute it.

Avoiding and compensating for the declines of aging is in large part possible by use of your master plan. The independent senior life is the end of a chain of events, and you control most of the events in the chain. You want to seek optimal physical and mental health and thus achieve the life of your own choice. This is the essence of successful aging.