Heart attacks occur when heart muscles do not receive enough oxygen rich blood and therefore start to die. This can happen for a variety of reasons, but usually occurs when a blood clot forms in one of the blood vessels leading to the heart. If this clot gets large enough it can block the blood supply to the organ.

When an individual suffers a heart attack, the symptoms can include a plethora of conditions. These include coughing, chest pain ranging from a mild discomfort to a crushing pain, dizziness, shortness of breath, ashen colored face (a gray appearance), nausea, vomiting and clammy and sweaty. Pain is usually felt in the chest initially, but can then spread to the arms, wrist, neck, jaw and ears. Less common is pain in the shoulder blades, the abdomen and the back.

Some of the main causes of heart attacks include age (this is thought to be the largest contributing factor, and men over 45 and women over 55 years of age see their risk rise dramatically); angina; high cholesterol levels; diabetes; diet; genetic makeup (hereditary); blood pressure; heart surgery; obesity; physical inactivity; and smoking.

Heart Attack

The quicker a heart attack victim is treated, the more successful their treatment tends to be. Some treatments that can be administered during a heart attack are CPR, manual chest compression, use of a defibrillator, a 300mg dose of aspirin, and sometimes, morphine.

Motion sickness can also be referred to as travel sickness and is caused by recurring movements when traveling.  Symptoms of motion sickness include, feeling sick, headaches, light headedness or perspiration.  The reason for these symptoms occurring is down to the brain receiving mixed messages from what your eyes are seeing outside the mode of transport compared to the messages being sent by the inner ear when these bumps are felt.  Motion sickness can also occur when trying to read while traveling.

Motion sickness can be quite frequent in children but luckily many find this can disappear as they get older. Some people are more prone to motion sickness and can also develop similar symptoms on fairground attractions, particularly those which involve spinning around.  Most sufferers find that the symptoms will disappear once they have completed their journey or finished their fairground ride; for the unlucky few, symptoms can last for a few hours or even longer.

There are some ways to avoid motion sickness symptoms such as sitting in the front of a car or if in the back usually sitting by the window with the window open can help.  It can also help to sleep or just keep eyes closed.  It can also help to keep to simple foods before traveling to avoid nausea.  There are also over the counter medicines which can help to prevent or reduce the symptoms of motion sickness.  These types of medicines are best taken before traveling but can also help if taken during the journey.  Some medicines for motion sickness can cause drowsiness so it is recommended not to drive or work with heavy machines.

Atopic eczema is the most common form of eczema and is identified by skin inflammation that causes the associated symptoms. Atopic is just a description for specific allergic tendencies some people may have. However, having atopic eczema is not in itself the same has having a simple allergic type of condition as people with this also have a larger risk of developing other types of atopic conditions like hay fever or asthma.

Atopic eczema has a few symptoms that are related to it. These include dry skin, red inflammation, itchiness where the skin is inflamed, blisters on the inflamed region, and sometimes infections may occur. The most commonly affected regions of the skin when it becomes inflamed are skin creases like those which are found in front of the wrists and elbows, behind the knees and around the neck area. This isn’t to say other areas of skin cannot become affected.

Atopic Eczema

Sufferers tend to find that inflamed areas have a tendency to flare up on occasions then seem to settle down. Obviously the duration and severity of the “attacks” varies in different people.
People with eczema usually suffer mild cases, where flare ups may cause just a couple of areas of inflammation and only occur occasionally, or sever cases where attacks can stretch for several weeks, covering large areas of the skin. It is normal for people with atopic eczema to be somewhere in the middle of these two extremes.