Expert Author: Umar Ahmed | Submitted: 2008-07-09 | Word Count: 412 | Views: 22 Almost 50 to 80 percent people in the world have infection of “Herpes” which causes cold sore. Cold sore is the virus which occurs on the lips, chins, nostrils and fingers. Basically, the cold sore begins with chronic ache and hard smudge that becomes the blisters and it creates an ample amount of nuisance and irritation in the people suffering from cold sore. However, we bring in some of the remedial measures of cold sore for you which are discussed as under.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-07-09 | Word Count: 505 | Views: 35 A strep throat is basically an infection of the mucous membranes lining the pharynx. It is caused by bacteria and at times, infects the tonsils as well. Though it can affect anyone, school children are more prone to strep throat. Moreover, people who smoke or live in damp and crowded conditions are also readily infected with strep throat.
Read MoreExpert Author: Umar Ahmed | Submitted: 2008-07-04 | Word Count: 597 | Views: 55 Food-Intolerance is a bad reaction of certain kinds of food-ingredients that occurs constantly the food is eaten particularly if large amount of quantities are consumed. In other words, we can say the food intolerance is the failure which completely crashes food into absorbable constituents due to pathetic digestive enzyme system.
Read MoreExpert Author: Jessica Vandelay | Submitted: 2008-06-26 | Word Count: 750 | Views: 72 CF is found most commonly in Caucasians and is rare among Africans and Asians. The disease affects men and women equally. Though advances in research continue to improve the quality of life and increase the average age of survival for CF patients, there is no cure for CF yet. In 2005 the median age of survival for CF patients as 36.5 years.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-26 | Word Count: 524 | Views: 93 Canker sores are small shallow ulcers that appear in the mouth and often make eating and talking uncomfortable. There are two types of canker sores: 1. Simple canker sores. These may appear three or four times a year and last up to a week. They typically occur in people between 10 and 20 years of age. 2. Complex canker sores. These are less common and occur more often in people who have previously had them.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-26 | Word Count: 492 | Views: 79 Bronchitis is an inflammation of the main air passages (bronchi) to your lungs. It causes a cough, shortness of breath and chest tightness. Coughing often brings up yellow or greenish mucus. There are two main types of bronchitis: acute and chronic.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-26 | Word Count: 469 | Views: 107 Appendicitis (or epityphlitis) is a condition characterized by inflammation of the appendix. All cases require removal of the inflamed appendix, either by laparotomy or laparoscopy. Untreated, mortality is high, mainly due to peritonitis and shock.[1] Reginald Fitz first described acute appendicitis in 1886,[2] and it has been recognized as one of the most common causes of acute abdomen pain worldwide.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-26 | Word Count: 504 | Views: 78 Angina (an-JI-nuh or AN-juh-nuh) is chest pain or discomfort that occurs when an area of your heart muscle doesn't get enough oxygen-rich blood. Angina may feel like pressure or squeezing in your chest. The pain also may occur in your shoulders, arms, neck, jaw, or back. It can feel like indigestion.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-26 | Word Count: 489 | Views: 67 Acute renal failure (ARF), also known as acute kidney failure or acute kidney injury, is a rapid loss of renal function due to damage to the kidneys, resulting in retention of nitrogenous (urea and creatinine) and non-nitrogenous waste products that are normally excreted by the kidney. Depending on the severity and duration of the renal dysfunction, this accumulation is accompanied by metabolic disturbances, such as metabolic acidosis (acidification of the blood) and hyperkalaemia (elevated potassium levels), changes in body fluid balance, and effects on many other organ systems.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-26 | Word Count: 509 | Views: 173 In most cases of foodborne illness (food poisoning), symptoms resemble intestinal flu and last a few hours to several days. But in cases of botulism, or when food poisoning strikes infants, the ill, the elderly, or those with compromised immune systems, life-threatening complications can result. Microscopic organisms that cause foodborne illness are everywhere-in the air, soil, water, and in human and animal digestive tracts. Most are capable of growing undetected in food because they do not produce an "off" odor, color, or texture. The only way these microbes can be prevented from causing human illness is by handling and storing food safely.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-25 | Word Count: 479 | Views: 195 Endometriosis is the growth of cells similar to those that form the inside of the uterus (endometrial cells), but in a location outside of the uterus. Endometrial cells are the same cells that are shed each month during menstruation. The cells of endometriosis attach themselves to tissue outside the uterus and are called endometriosis implants. The implants are most commonly found on the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, outer surfaces of the uterus or intestines, and on the surface lining of the pelvic cavity.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-25 | Word Count: 520 | Views: 295 Bone spur is a term used to describe a condition that characterizes the growth of an extra bone on the normal bone. In medical terms, it is known as osteophytes. Bone spur usually takes place on the joints of the spine, feet, shoulders, hips, hands and knees. It is not painful but sometimes causes pain when it rubs against other bones around it. It is more common among people above 60 years of age. It is associated with spine degeneration.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-23 | Word Count: 523 | Views: 133 Menkes syndrome is an inborn error of metabolism that markedly decreases the cells' ability to absorb copper. The disorder causes severe cerebral degeneration and arterial changes, resulting in death in infancy. The disease can often be diagnosed by looking at a victim's hair, which appears to be both whitish and kinked when viewed under a microscope. Occipital horn syndrome (sometimes called X-linked cutis laxa), is a less severe form of Menkes syndrome that begins in early to middle childhood. It is characterized by wedge-shaped calcium deposits in a bone at the base of the skull (the occipital bone), coarse hair, and loose skin and joints.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-23 | Word Count: 537 | Views: 196 Neuritis is a term that is used to describe the inflammation of nerves and then be it a single nerve or many nerves. When inflammation takes place in the optic nerve, it is known as optic neuritis. It is this optic neuritis that becomes a cause for acute vision loss. When only a single nerve gets inflated, the condition is known as mononeuritis. And on the contrary, when a series of nerves get affected, it is called polyneuritis.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-23 | Word Count: 519 | Views: 215 Hay fever has been given many different names such as allergic rhinitis, pollinosis or nasal allergies. You can contract hay fever due to certain air borne dust particles exposed in the environment. These dust particles can be pollen, dander which can cause allergic reaction. Hay fever problem mainly begins from surroundings by which anyone can be affected. Staying away, from any of the allergy triggering factors is the best solution. Even though in this condition you do not have any fever it is still called hay fever.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-23 | Word Count: 554 | Views: 128 A simple, at-home treatment - a single light box and the over-the-counter drug melatonin - allows travelers to avoid jet lag by resetting their circadian body clock before crossing several time zones, according to new research being published in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. This treatment can also help those with delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS), a persistent condition that results from a misalignment between a person's internal biological clock and the external social environment.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-23 | Word Count: 509 | Views: 190 Heat stroke is the condition that happens when the body creates or takes in more heat then it can let out. Generally this condition is due to excessive exposure to a heat that the body cannot tolerate. Our body is equipped with heat-regulating mechanisms, that are constantly trying to regulate the temperature of our body. When these mechanisms are over-worked for an extended period of time, they become unable to effectively regulate our temperature, which makes our body temperature climb uncontrollably.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-23 | Word Count: 506 | Views: 319 Hookworm infection begins when the worm is in the larval stage. It penetrates the skin and migrates during its life cycle through the liver and the lungs, and it attaches to the mucosa of the small intestine where it matures. Hookworms deplete the body of nutrients, and a major effect is severe chronic iron-deficiency anemia.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-23 | Word Count: 546 | Views: 197 Medication or no, your first response to angina should be to sit down and relax, says Dr. Ouyang. If you're having an arterial spasm, it will subside in a minute or two and release its grip on your artery. If clogged arteries are to blame, relief upon resting may suggest that whatever you were doing when the pain hit required more oxygen than your clogged arteries could deliver. Sitting down reduces the workload on your heart and should relieve the pain. Angioplasty and stent placement is a common angina treatment strategy.
Read MoreExpert Author: Peter Hutch | Submitted: 2008-06-23 | Word Count: 553 | Views: 308 To stop the pain of ear infections, put a cup of salt in the microwave for 2 to 3 minutes. Use coarse salt and dump it into a thick sock. The sock is to prevent burns. Apply the sock to the painful ear and it draws fluid out of the ear. Get a washcloth full of hot water and wring it out. Hold this onto the ear until it cools. The moist heat will increase the circulation in the ear, thereby reducing the swelling and pain.
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