Introduction Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder named for German physician Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906. Scientists have learned a great deal about Alzheimer’s disease in the century since Dr. Alzheimer first drew attention to it. Today we know that Alzheimer’s: [...]
Food Poisoning Causes More than 250 known diseases can be transmitted through food. The CDC estimates unknown or undiscovered agents cause 81% of all food-borne illnesses and related hospitalizations. Many cases of food poisoning are not reported because people suffer mild symptoms and recover quickly. Also, doctors do not test for a cause in every [...]
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis can also cause inflammation of the tissue around the joints, as well as in other organs in the body. Autoimmune diseases are illnesses that occur when the body’s tissues are mistakenly attacked by their own immune system. The immune [...]
Cholesterol is a waxy substance that’s found in the fats (lipids) in your blood. While your body needs cholesterol to continue building healthy cells, having high cholesterol can increase your risk of heart disease. When you have high cholesterol, you may develop fatty deposits in your blood vessels. Eventually, these deposits make it difficult for [...]
Author: Yasir Qazi, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Southern California at Keck School of Medicine Coauthor(s): James W Lohr, MD, Fellowship Program Director, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, State University of New York at Buffalo Contributor Information and Disclosures Updated: Sep 29, 2009 Background Uric acid is [...]
C-reactive protein: (CRP) is one of the plasma proteins known as acute- phase proteins: proteins whose plasma concentrations increase (or decrease) by 25% or more during inflammatory disorders. CRP can rise as high as 1000-fold with inflammation. Conditions that commonly lead to marked changes in CRP include infection, trauma, surgery, burns, inflammatory conditions, and advanced [...]
Thyroid gland: A gland that makes and stores hormones that help regulate the heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and the rate at which food is converted into energy. Thyroid hormones are essential for the function of every cell in the body. They help regulate growth and the rate of chemical reactions (metabolism) in the [...]
Lupus is an autoimmune disorder and it effects organ systems, skin, joints, and internal organs. Lupus can effect both men and women, but it is eight times as likely in women. It can also occur at any age, but the typical age range for someone to get Lupus is ten to fifty. It is normally [...]
New Drug Approvals The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the following: Injectable apomorphine (Apokyn). An form of carbidopa-levopdopa (Parcopa) that dissolves in the mouth. Drug Research Dopamine Agonists. A rotigotine transdermal patch (Neupro) is showing promise in late-stage (Phase III) trials. Piribedil (Trivastal) is also progressing in clinical trials. Monoamine Oxidase B (MAO-B) [...]
Long-Term Maintenance Therapy L-dopa is usually taken lifelong. Over time, however, it has significant adverse effects (notably, motor fluctuations and the wearing-off effect). To reduce these complications, physicians typically add other agents to maintain as consistent a level of dopamine as possible. Such drugs include the following: Dopamine agonists. These agents activate certain receptors that [...]
Definition of Hashimoto’s Disease Hashimoto’s Disease – is an autoimmune thyroid disorder, characterized by the production of antibodies in response to thyroid antigens (antibody producing) and the replacement of normal thyroid structures with lymphocytes and lymphoid germinal centers. Description of Hashimoto’s Disease Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, was first described by the Japanese physician [...]
Sjogren’s syndrome (SS), a slowly progressive autoimmune disease, is characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands, which results in dry eyes and dry mouth. Two types of Sjogren’s disease : Primary Sjogren’s syndrome- Sicca complex (dry eyes and dry mouth) and extra glandular symptoms without any additional connective tissue disorder Secondary Sjogren’s syndrome- occurring with [...]
Crohn’s disease is a is an ongoing disorder a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of the lining of the digestive system. Also referred to as the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Crohn’s disease can affect any area of the GI tract, from the mouth to the anus. But usually is found in the last part of the small [...]
Is the force that the blood exerts on the veins and arteries while it circulate through the body. We express the measurement of blood pressure as a ratio, such as 120/80mmHg. The first number is the pressure exerted when blood is pumped into the arteries as the heart muscle contracts (systolic pressure). The second number [...]
Heart disease is the main killer of women and men in the United States and other countries in the world. Heart disease includes conditions affecting the heart, such as atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, angina, heart attack, congestive heart failure, congenital heart disease, , heart valve disorders, myocarditis, and pericarditis. For preventing include quitting smoking, lowering [...]
Congestive heart failure, congenital heart disease, and others — each type of heart disease has different symptoms, although many heart problems have similar warning signs. The symptoms you experience depend on the type and severity of your heart condition. Symptoms of Heart Failure Symptoms of heart failure can include: Shortness of breath noted during activity [...]
Coronary artery disease (CAD) or Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. And in another meaning when the coronary arteries which deliver oxygen to the heart muscle become narrowed or blocked by plaques. Plaques are formed by a gradual build up of [...]
Swollen ankle is known as edema in the medical parlance. It is not based on gender or even age, though aged people complain most of swollen ankles. The ankle is one of more complex mechanism, The ankle, or talocrural joint, is a synovial hinge joint that is actually made up of two joints: the subtalar [...]
Osteoarthritis is a condition that affects the joints. It is the most common type of arthritis in the UK, with an estimated 8.5 million people affected by the condition, and in the United States, affecting approximately 21 million Americans. The chance of developing the disease increases with age. The condition is more common in patients [...]
Asthma affects people of all ages, but it most often starts in the morning. People who have asthma have angry airways. This makes the airways reply, the muscles around them stretch. Mucus Is Asthma.. The airways are breathed in. Cells in asthma symptoms. They lean to narrow, and narrows the airways. The airways even narrower [...]
Gallstones are miniscule, pebble-like substances that instruct in the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a bitty, pear-shaped sac situated below your liver in the compensate bunk cavum. Gallstones signifier when swimming stored in the gallbladder hardens into pieces of stone-like crucial. The liquid-called bile-helps the body bear fats. Bile is prefab in the liver, then stored [...]
Liver failure may occur in the last mentioned arranges by whatever liver disease. It is a critical condition and hence whenever hotter loser marks is knew, one must attempt prompt medical exam care. He liver is a pinkish-brown, easy, trilateral organ that carries out a lot of necessary roles. It assists in the breakdown of [...]
The difference between Alzheimer’s and typical age-related changes Signs of Alzheimer’s Typical age-related changes Poor judgment and decision making Making a bad decision once in a while Inability to manage a budget Missing a monthly payment Losing track of the date or [...]
The medical team’s aims are to abort the bacteria, abate symptoms, ascendancy deepening and anticipate recurrences of arthritic fever. Antibiotics – the patient, usually a child, will apparently be assigned penicillin or some added antibacterial to abort [...]
According to the National Health Service (NHS), UK, there are so abounding altered arthritic agitation affection that a account is bare to advice in the analysis action – this account is alleged the Jones Criteria. The Jones Belief involves blockage whether the accommodating has specific signs and affection acerb affiliated to arthritic fevers. These signs [...]
Rheumatic fever affection may vary. Some bodies may accept several symptoms, while others acquaintance alone a few. The affection may additionally change during the advance of the disease. The access of arthritic agitation usually occurs about two to four weeks afterwards a strep throat infection. Rheumatic agitation signs and affection — which aftereffect from deepening [...]
Rheumatic fever is a delayed, autoimmune acknowledgment to the streptococcus bacteria. It can be prevented with alert analysis of strep throat, and analysis of strep throat with antibiotics. It is aberrant in the US, except in accouchement who accept had strep infections that were basic or clumsily treated.
Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that may develop as a complication of a streptococcus infection, such as strep throat or scarlet fever (caused by Streptococcus pyogenes or group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus). If it does develop, it will usually do so two to three weeks after the Group A streptococcal infection. Rheumatic agitation can additionally [...]
What can be done about pelvic anarchic ache (PID)? From the standpoint of holistic, natural, and commutual therapy, the acknowledgment is, a lot, and abounding accustomed remedies for PID amount little or annihilation at all. The affliction of PID about can be adequate by a sitz bath. It would be ideal to use two altered [...]
To abate your accident of pelvic anarchic disease: • Practice safe sex. Use condoms every time you accept sex, absolute your cardinal of ally and ask about a abeyant partner’s animal history. • Get tested. If you’re at accident of an STI, such as chlamydia, accomplish an arrangement with your doctor for testing. Set up [...]
PID can be convalescent with antibiotics (drugs that annihilate bacteria). Most of the time, at atomic 2 antibiotics are acclimated that assignment adjoin a advanced ambit of bacteria. Your doctor will assignment with you to acquisition the best analysis for you. You charge booty all your medicine, alike if your affection go away. This helps [...]