Healthy Vision
Vision loss can have a major impact on every part of life.
Having a visual impairment can create challenges in performing everyday tasks, and the stigma around losing vision can be isolating — causing feelings of fear, anxiety, or grief. But you’re not alone.
Low vision is a vision problem that makes it hard to do everyday activities. It can’t be fixed with glasses, contact lenses, or other standard treatments like medicine or surgery.
You may have low vision if you can’t see well enough to do things like:
Read - Drive - Recognize people’s faces - Tell colors apart - See television or computer screen clearly.
You may have low vision if you can’t see well enough to do things like:
Read - Drive - Recognize people’s faces - Tell colors apart - See television or computer screen clearly.
Juvenile Arthritis
Juvenile arthritis (JA), also known as pediatric rheumatic disease, isn’t a specific disease.
It’s an umbrella term to describe the inflammatory and rheumatic diseases that develop in children under the age of 16.
These conditions affect hundreds of thousands of kids and teens.
That means the immune system, which is supposed to fight against foreign invaders like viruses and germs, instead releases inflammatory chemicals that attack healthy cells and tissue. In most JA cases this causes joint inflammation, swelling, pain and tenderness, but some types of JA have few or no joint symptoms or only affect the skin and internal organs.
Hemochromatosis
Iron overload is usually caused by an inherited condition called haemochromatosis.
Excess iron can poison organs, which can lead to conditions such as cancer, irregular heartbeat and cirrhosis of the liver.
Symptoms are related to conditions that arise from iron overload such as diabetes, darkening of the skin, abnormal heart rhythm or arthritis.
Iron can be dropped to safe levels by regularly removing blood from the body.
Birth Trauma
'Birth trauma' is a wound or damage experienced during or after childbirth. While trauma can be physical, it may also be emotional or psychological.
The emotional impact of birth trauma is often due to a difference between your expectation of labour and birth and what actually happened. It can also affect your non-birthing partner.
At the time of birth, you may have felt unsupported, helpless or unheard. After the birth, it's possible to feel shocked or numb and this can lead to anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Your trauma is valid, and although everyone experiences trauma differently, it is not uncommon. It has been estimated that up to 1 in 3 people who give birth may experience birth trauma.
At the time of birth, you may have felt unsupported, helpless or unheard. After the birth, it's possible to feel shocked or numb and this can lead to anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Your trauma is valid, and although everyone experiences trauma differently, it is not uncommon. It has been estimated that up to 1 in 3 people who give birth may experience birth trauma.
Sarcoma
A tumour that occurs in the bones and soft tissues.Sarcoma is an uncommon group of cancers which arise in the bones and connective tissue such as fat and muscle. In most cases, it’s not clear what causes sarcoma.
Family history and exposure to chemicals or radiation may increase risk.
Symptoms depend on tumour type and location. They may include a noticeable lump or pain.
Treatment may include surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
UV Safety
Many people are not aware that UV lights can pose hazards. Like the sun, UV lights emit UVradiation that can cause skin burns, eye damage, including permanent blindness and skincancer.
Protect your skin with clothing that covers your arms and legs. Wear a wide-brimmed hat to protect your head, face, and neck.
Wear sunglasses that block UV rays to protect your eyes and the skin around them. Use sunscreen with at least SPF 30 to help protect skin that isn't covered with clothing.