Health : Page 492
May 31, 2013
Syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection caused by Treponema pallidum bacteria, was once a leading cause of death and serious disability. Today it is rare because we have all kinds of antibiotics but it is far from being destroyed.
May 3, 2013
Children heart has bigger power reserves than adult heart but it is more prone to a rheumatic inflammation and when it is hit it is more vulnerable than adult's. However, when various myocardial and valvular damages occur children heart heals much faster.
April 5, 2013
Optic nerve drusen is a sneaky condition: it can develop for years without symptoms, sometimes is hard to diagnose and can cause a major vision complications.
March 2, 2013
According to CDC, 2.5 million unnecessary procedures are performed annually in the US only. Although it may seem a big number, it's just 5.2% of 48 million surgical procedures in total.
February 1, 2013
People around the world are using dietary supplements for various conditions because they can buy them freely. However, the question is do we need them in the first place?
January 4, 2013
If you came to the point that you have to lose weight, there are just three things you should keep in mind: how much you eat, when you eat and what you eat - in that order.
November 30, 2012
A statement that excessive food intake and endocrine dysfunction play a profound role in obesity is just partially true. More often obesity is the cause of endocrine dysfunction rather than the other way around.
November 9, 2012
Every system of the human body has tasks it has to do and they all must work in cooperation with each other and there's where nerves step in.
October 13, 2012
There's no doubt that you heard the question "I have this-and-that, do you know a good doctor?" You will, of course, recommend - or not recommend - the one based on your experience but have you ever wonder what a "good doctor" means?
October 12, 2012
After first emotions are settled down, you maybe learned that cancer runs in your family. You learned that your neighbour with the same diagnosis died recently, and your friend's friend with poor diagnosis survived.
September 22, 2012
Some tumours show tendency to spread in certain tissues, such as lung cancer, breast cancer, thyroid and prostate cancer. Such behaviour can be explained by favourable environment for metastases growth and by circulatory conditions.
September 14, 2012
While cancer is by definition malignant, a tumour can be benign, pre-malignant, or malignant, or can represent a lesion without any cancerous potential whatsoever. How the particular tumour will grow depends on its type and localization.