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What are different initial home treatment available for insect bites – a summer problem? Part 1

Common bites and stings
- Most bites and stings will heal on their own without a visit to a doctor.
- The insect bites range from a normal mosquito to spider or a bee sting.
- The severity depends on the insect.
- Some insect bites might not be dangerous and mild.
- Some can lead to severe swelling and may need doctor’s help upon the prolonged swelling of the bite.
- Depending on which part the insect has bitten, the precautions can be taken.
- For example, if it eyes or inside the nose or ear, doctor’s help is required at the earliest.
- Redness, Itching, Irritation, Inflammation etc., are some symptoms of the bite.
- There are several things you can do to relieve pain and itching and prevent infection from a bite or sting.

Insect or spider bites or stings or contact with caterpillars
- Move away from the stinging or biting insect. Bees will alert other bees, making them more likely to sting.
- Remain as calm and quiet as possible. Movement increases the spread of venom in the bloodstream.
- If you have been stung by a bee and the stinger is still in the skin, remove the stinger as quickly as possible.

If you have been stung on the arm or leg, do the following:
- Lower the limb at the time of the sting to slow the spread of venom.
- You can elevate the limb to help reduce swelling.
- Remove broken-off spines by placing cellophane tape or commercial facial peel over the area of the contact.
- Then pull it off.

Relieve pain, itching, and swelling
- Apply an ice pack to a bite or sting for 15 to 20 minutes once an hour for the first 6 hours.
- When not using ice, keep a cool, wet cloth on the bite or sting for up to 6 hours.
- Always keep a cloth between your skin and the ice pack.
- Do not apply ice for longer than 15 to 20 minutes at a time.
- Do not fall asleep with the ice on your skin.
- Elevate the area of the bite or sting to decrease swelling.
- Try a nonprescription medicine for the relief of itching, redness, and swelling.

Be sure to follow the nonprescription medicine precautions like:
- An antihistamine taken by mouth, such as Benadryl or Chlor-Trimeton, may help relieve itching, redness, and swelling.
- Don’t give antihistamines to your child.
- A spray of local anesthetic containing benzocaine, such as Solarcaine, may help relieve pain.
- If your skin reacts to the spray, stop using it.
- Hydrocortisone 1% cream or calamine lotion applied to the skin may help relieve itching and redness.

Other precautions :
- Remove the stinger with tweezers.
- Scrape out the stinger, moving parallel to the skin surface.
- This will help to reduce the chance of pumping more venom.
- Bathe the stung area with a solution of baking soda and water.
- Immediately apply ice packs to reduce swelling (lining the pack with cloth or a thin towel).
- Do this frequently for 5 minutes at a time.
- A swollen muzzle often indicates a bee sting.
- Stings and bites can cause severe reactions.

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What are different symptoms of bone cancer?

Bone Cancer is the cancer that begins in the bone is called primary bone cancer.
- Primary bone cancer is relatively uncommon with secondary or metastatic cancer.
- This is cancer that occurs initially in another organ and then spreads to bone tissue.

What causes bone cancer?
- Bone cancer is caused by a problem with the cells that make bone.
- Bone tumors occur most commonly in children and adolescents.
- It is less common in older adults.

The most common primary bone tumors include:
- osteosarcoma,
- ewing’s sarcoma,
- chondrosarcoma,
- malignant fibrous histiocytoma,
- fibrosarcoma,
- chordoma.

Bone Cancer Symptoms
- The symptoms of bone cancer vary from one person to another
- It depends on the location and size of the bone cancer.
- Pain is one of the most common bone cancer symptoms.
- Initially, the pain may only be felt with activity or at night.
- People may experience the symptoms for weeks, perhaps even months
- A lump or mass may occur either in the tissues that surround the bone or on the bone itself
- The bones can become weakened by the tumor
- They may lead to a fracture after little or no trauma
- The fracture may occur just from standing on the affected bone.
- This can occur with both benign and malignant tumors.
- The tumor may spread locally and weaken the surrounding bone.
- f the tumor compresses the surrounding nerve it can cause pain, numbness, or tingling in the extremities.
- Bone cancer refers to abnormal growth in bone tissues.
- Bone cancer mostly develops in long bones and weakens the structure of the bones.
- Some other symptoms include weight loss, night sweats, chills, fever, nausea, increased fatigue, anemia.

Vital Symptoms
Tumor
- The growing tumor can be detected by touch.
- The cyst or tumor will be of a small pea size.
- It could be felt in the pain-affected area.
- This tumor is accompanied by pain.
- In some cases it is just a painless mass.

Pain
- Pain in affected bones is frequently present.
- Only slight pain is present which is experienced while running and walking in the first stage.
- In the later stages it becomes more persistent and nagging.
- At times the pain can lead to insomnia.

Swelling
- Swelling may not occur along with pain.
- In some cases of bone cancer, takes several weeks for the swelling to take place.
- Bone cancer exhausts the organ.
- It is difficult to function properly.
- The bones of children become extremely fragile and feel tender.

Other Symptoms of Bone Cancer
- In its later stages, the tumor starts producing calcium salt.
- This gets into the bloodstream.
- Increased calcium level in blood can cause vomiting, nausea and abdominal pain.
- Bone becomes delicate and prone to fracture.