Archive for the 'adolescent health' Category

Diabetes in adolescents

Diabetes is a rapidly growing, serious health problem among youngster today.
Above thirteen thousand adolescents are diagnosed for type 1 diabetes, every year in America.
There has also been an increase in the number of teenagers with type 2 diabetes, which was more common among adults above forty and who were overweight.
Clinics are reporting [...]

Anemia in Adolescents

To understand what is anemia one should begin with breathing.
The oxygen that is inhaled simply doesnt stop in lungs.
It circulates though out the body and fuels the brains also.
Oxygen travels to all parts of the body though bloodstream and to be precise in the RBCs I.
e.
red blood cells.
Now, these RBCs [...]

Acne in Adolescents

Acne is one of the most common problems in adolescent teens affecting nearly seventeen million people in the United States.
Acne is nothing but a disorder involving sebaceous glands and hair follicles.
Acne results from the clogging of sebaceous glands leading to the formation of pimples and cysts.
The condition usually begins with the onset [...]

Infectious Mononucleosis

Also known as mononucleosis or mono Pfeiffer’s disease or glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis can be identified by inflamed lymph glands and constant fatigue.
The disease is named so as the amount of mononuclear leukocytes which belong to white cells increase in number.
The cause of the disease is EBV (Epstein - Barr virus) or in [...]

Cholesterol in Adolescents

Parts of adolescents body are filled with a waxy stuff identified as cholesterol.
It helps to produce vitamin D, cell membranes and certain hormones.
Blood cholesterol comes from two different sources, liver within the body and food.
The adolescents liver produces enough cholesterol to carry out proper functioning.
The blood acts as the carrier of [...]