COAL DUST HAS ILL EFFECTS ON THE LUNGS

Antharacosis is an occupational lung disease which occurs due to inhalation of carbon particles or coal dust and ultimately results in fibrosis of lungs which is irreversible . It is also called the black disease of the lungs because the lungs become black in this disease and the affected lung parts stop working . High risk groups involve people working in coal mines and those working along roadside . But now it is getting common in ordinary man due to environmental pollution .

 

CAUSES

Inhalation of coal dust in the coal mines and also the coal particles coming from the car smoke

Disease is more common in smokers

SIGNS

Simple anthracosis

Normally the patient is asymptomatic .

Off and on chest pain  

Difficulty in breathing and cough

Complicated anthracosis

Increasing difficulty in breathing

Worsening cough

Bronchitis

Cyanosis

PREVENTION

Use of mask by coal mine workers , traffic police and road side workers

Decreasing the car smoke

Avoidance of smoking

Regular medical checkup of the coal mine workers

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE : A SILENT KILLER

Hypertension is a silent killer because most of the times it is not evident until and unless it is severe .

Are you at high risk of having hypertension

Yes if you

  Are African American

  Are obese

  Are often stressed or anxious

  Eat too much salt in your diet

  Have a family history of high blood   pressure

  Have diabetes

  Smoke

EFFECTS OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

If your blood pressure is high you are at risk of all these conditions .

Heart attack

Failure of the kidneys

Failure of the heart      

Damage to eyes and loss of vision

Stroke

PREVENTION OF HYPERTENSION

You can reduce your risk of being hypertensive by taking these simple measures

Reduce salt intake to less than 5 g/day

Moderate fat and alcohol consumption

Weight reduction

Regular exercise

Avoid stress

Do not smoke