Expert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-07 | Word Count: 588 | Views: 14 Fibroadenomas are one of the findings that can be seen on your mammogram. They are benign (not cancerous) breast tumors that are made of glandular and fibrous breast tissue. Fibroadenomas can occur alone, in groups or as a complex. If you have multiple or complex fibroadenomas, this may raise your risk of breast cancer slightly.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-07 | Word Count: 520 | Views: 10 Scurvy is a disease caused by deficiency and lack of vitamin C and absorbic acids within the system and is particularly prelevant in children still and was so in Victorian sailors. As the sailors went long periods existing without vitamin C in their diet with the inevitable consequence eventually staples such as lemons and limes for the sailors to suck and thus consume their natural goodness were added to the diets of all ships of the time.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-07 | Word Count: 503 | Views: 32 Boils may appear on the face, back, buttocks, armpits or in the groin area; anywhere where there are hair follicles and sweat or irritation such as friction can occur. The most direct cause of boils in the intrusion of bacteria into and under the skin, but other factors may increase susceptibility. For example, people who have compromised immunity may be more vulnerable. In addition, diabetes, poor health and clothes that chafe the skin may increase the likelihood prednisone. of a boil forming (Mayo Clinic).
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-07 | Word Count: 521 | Views: 43 Leg Cramps is a condition in which one or more muscles in the leg get contracted. It is very painful and discomforting. It can affect any age group of persons, but are more commonly found among the elderly people. It generally occurs in the calf muscle, the hamstring and the quadriceps.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-06 | Word Count: 555 | Views: 20 Brucellosis is a typical zoonotic disease and it spreads from animal to man but it does not spread from man to man. Fever, chills, sweating, malaise, weakness and various types of pains occur in man.Acute brucellosis causes intermittent or undulations of temperatures.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-06 | Word Count: 546 | Views: 19 Aneurysms also can happen in arteries in the brain, heart and other parts of the body. If an aneurysm in the brain bursts, it causes a stroke. An aneurysm is a bulge or "ballooning" in the wall of an artery. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to other parts of the body. If an aneurysm grows large, it can burst and cause dangerous bleeding or even death.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-06 | Word Count: 584 | Views: 12 Yellow fever can be recognized from historic texts stretching back 400 years. Infection causes a wide spectrum of disease, from mild symptoms to severe illness and death. The "yellow" in the name is explained by the jaundice that affects some patients, causing yellow eyes and yellow skin.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-06 | Word Count: 558 | Views: 16 Yellow fever is a viral disease that has caused large epidemics in Africa and the Americas. It can be recognized from historic texts stretching back 400 years. Infection causes a wide spectrum of disease, from mild symptoms to severe illness and death.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-06 | Word Count: 599 | Views: 22 Sarcoidosis was once thought to be an uncommon condition. It's now known to affect tens of thousands of people throughout the United States. Because many people who have sarcoidosis have no symptoms, it's hard to know how many people have the condition.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-06 | Word Count: 576 | Views: 18 Diet is of utmost importance in the treatment of amnesia. It should be so arranged as to provide all essential nutrients as even a single nutritional deficiency can cause anxiety neurosis in susceptible people. Older persons suffering from amnesia should avoid tea, coffee, alcohol, chocolate and cola, all white flour products, sugar, food colorings, chemical additives, white rice and strong condiments.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-05 | Word Count: 532 | Views: 9 Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctivae, which are the mucous membranes covering the white of the eyes and the inner side of the eyelids. It usually affects both eyes at the same time although it may start in one eye and spread to the other after a day or two. It may be asymmetrical, affecting one eye more than the other. There are many causes and the treatment will depend upon the cause.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-05 | Word Count: 545 | Views: 22 Staphylococcus is group of bacteria, familiarly known as Staph (pronounced "staff"), that can cause a multitude of diseases as a result of infection of various tissues of the body. Staph bacteria can cause illness not only directly by infection (such as in the skin), but also indirectly by producing toxins responsible for food poisoning and toxic shock syndrome. Staph-related illness can range from mild and requiring no treatment to severe and potentially fatal.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-05 | Word Count: 570 | Views: 15 Sarcoidosis (SAR-coy-DOH-sis) is an inflammatory disease characterized by granulomas (small rounded outgrowths made up of blood vessels, cells and connective tissues) that can produce many different symptoms. It is generally a chronic disease, lasting for several years or a lifetime. Some people, however, may have a type that only lasts a few months.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-05 | Word Count: 597 | Views: 9 Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the lung. Frequently, it is described as lung parenchyma/alveolar inflammation and abnormal alveolar filling with fluid. (The alveoli are microscopic air-filled sacs in the lungs responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere.) Pneumonia can result from a variety of causes, including infection with bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites, and chemical or physical injury to the lungs.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-05 | Word Count: 573 | Views: 17 Mumps is a viral infection of the parotid salivary glands. These glands are located just below and in front of the ears. They produce saliva, which drains into the mouth and helps to break up and digest food. Mumps is a disease, usually of children, caused by a virus. With mumps, your salivary glands swell. Specifically, these are the parotid glands, and they are located below and in front of each ear.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-05 | Word Count: 569 | Views: 18 Goitre is the swelling of thyroid gland and appears on the back a person's neck. Medical Research suggests that women are more prone to Goitre than men. The common cause of Goitre is deficiency of iodine in the diet. Iodine in its organic form is required by the thyroid gland in its secretion.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-05 | Word Count: 554 | Views: 9 Piles can usually be treated at home. The most important element in encouraging existing piles to clear up is to avoid constipation. By having regular bowel movements, and avoiding straining, stools pass easily and do not put pressure on the blood vessels in the anal area.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-04 | Word Count: 499 | Views: 14 Meningitis is a viral. It means the cause is infection with a virus. Bacterial meningitis is quite rare but it can be very serious and needs urgent treatment with antibiotics. It is a inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord called the meninges. It is rarely occurs when an infection in the body spreads through the blood and into the cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid that cover the outside of the brain and spinal cord.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-04 | Word Count: 586 | Views: 13 The treatment for edema involves altering one or more of the physical factors that regulate fluid movement. For example, in edema (pulmonary or systemic) secondary to heart failure, diuretic drugs are given to reduce blood volume and venous pressure. In heart failure patients, improving cardiac output by using cardiostimulatory or vasodilators drugs reduces venous and capillary pressures, thereby decreasing filtration and promoting reabsorption of fluid within.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-05-04 | Word Count: 516 | Views: 14 Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a drop in the number of red blood cells due to a problem with the body's defense (immune) system.
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