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.

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

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.

Cosmetics

Cosmetics are products you apply to your body to clean it, make it more attractive or change the way it looks. They include

* Hair dyes
* Makeup
* Perfumes
* Skin-care creams

Products such as dandruff shampoo, fluoride toothpaste and antiperspirant deodorant are both cosmetics and drugs. A good way to tell if you're buying a cosmetic that is also a drug is to see if the first ingredient listed is an "active ingredient." The active ingredient is the chemical that makes the product effective, and the manufacturer must have proof that it's safe for its intended use. To find out all the ingredients in a cosmetic you use, check the container. Manufacturers are required to list them. Labels such as "natural" and "hypoallergenic" have no official meaning. Companies can use them to mean whatever they want.

MRI Scans

Magnetic resonance imaging uses a large attraction and radio waves to look at organs and structure within your body. Health care professional use MRI scans to diagnose a variety of situation, from torn ligaments to tumor. MRIs are very useful for investigative the brain and spinal cord.

During the scan, you lie on a table that slides within a tunnel-shaped machine. Doing the scan can take a long time, and you must stay still. The scan is effortless. The MRI machine makes a lot of noise. The technician may offer you earplugs.

Before you get a scrutinize, tell your doctor if you

* Are expectant

* Have pieces of metal in your corpse. You might have metal in your body if you have a shrapnel or bullet wound or if you are a welder

* Have electronic plans in your body, such as a cardiac pacesetter

Minerals

Minerals are significant for your body to stay healthy. Your body uses minerals for many dissimilar jobs, including building bones, making hormones and modifiable your heartbeat.

There are two kinds of minerals: macrominerals and trace natural resources. Macrominerals are minerals your body needs in larger amount. They include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride and sulfur. Your body needs just small amount of trace minerals. These contain iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride and selenium.

The best way to get the minerals your body wants is by eating a wide diversity of foods. In some cases, your doctor may advocate a mineral addition.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Creutzfeldt-Jakob illness is a rare, degenerative brain disorder. Symptoms typically start around age 60. Memory harms, behavior changes, vision harms and poor muscle coordination progress rapidly to dementia, coma and death. Most patients die within a year.

The three main category of CJD are

* sporadic CJD, which occurs for no recognized reason

* hereditary CJD, which runs in family

* acquired CJD, which occurs from contact with impure tissue, usually during a medical procedure

Cattle can get an illness related to CJD called bovine spongiform encephalopathy or "mad cow illness." It is possible that populace can get a variation of CJD from eating beef from an impure animal.