Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Male Breast Cancer

Male breast cancer is rare. It happens most often to men between the ages of 60 and 70. Risk factors for male breast cancer include exposure to radiation, a family history of breast cancer and having high estrogen levels, which can occur with diseases like cirrhosis or Klinefelter's syndrome.

Symptoms of male breast cancer include lumps, changes to the nipple or breast skin, or discharge of fluid from the nipple. Treatment for male breast cancer is usually a mastectomy, which is surgery to remove the breast. Other treatments include radiation, chemotherapy and/or hormone therapy.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Malaria

Malaria is a serious disease caused by a parasite. Infected mosquitoes spread it. Malaria is a major cause of death worldwide, but it is almost wiped out in the United States. The disease is mostly a problem in developing countries with warm climates. If you travel to these countries, you are at risk. There are four different types of malaria caused by four related parasites. The most deadly type occurs in Africa south of the Sahara Desert.

Malaria symptoms include chills, flu-like symptoms, fever, vomiting, diarrhea and jaundice. The disease can be life-threatening. However, you can treat malaria with medicines. The type of medicine depends on which kind of malaria you have and where you were infected.

Malaria can be prevented. When traveling to malaria-prone regions

* See your doctor for medicines that protect you
* Wear insect repellent with DEET
* Cover up
* Sleep under mosquito netting

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Shoppen und Jugendliche

T-Shirts, Hosen, Jacken und vieles mehr – Shoppen ist für viele Jugendliche ein Hobby. Doch worauf legen junge Leute Wert? Auf gute Qualität, auf die Marke oder auf einen guten Preis? JOKER-Reporterin Rilana Heiber hat sich mal umgehört.

Roberta Wegert (16) aus Horneburg legt keinen Wert auf Markenkleidung. „Ich sehe nicht ein, wieso ich so viel Geld für ein T-Shirt ausgeben sollte, wenn auch billigere Sachen gut aussehen“, meint sie. Wichtig ist für sie, dass ihr die Klamotten toll stehen und nicht welches Label auf der Kleidung zu lesen ist.

Finja Kraft aus Steinkirchen sieht das anders. Der 16-Jährigen gefällt es, Markenkleidung zu tragen. „Aber natürlich nur, wenn es schön aussieht“, sagt sie.