Diabetes is a life-long disease that affects the way your body handles glucose in your blood. Causes Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, facilitates the movement of glucose absorbed from food in blood into cells. Patients with Type II diabetes have insulin resistance and the normal metabolism involving insulin becomes disrupted.. In the initial…
The people today weigh more than their parents and grandparents when they were on the same age. Obesity is a global problem that is extremely serious. It is even classified as epidemic by some. The child obesity statistics are really shocking not only due to the large percentage of obese children. It has been estimated…
Vitiligo is well heard terminology for white patches. These white patches of hypo-pigmentation may start on different parts of body. Mostly sun exposed area like face, hands, feet, arms and lips are affected by Vitiligo. Area around mouth, nostrils, navels and genital are also common sites of hypo-pigmentation. Many theories state that these white patches…
The keratosis skin condition is an overgrowth of keratin on the skin. Keratin is a tough and fibrous insoluble protein that is the main structural component of the epidermis (the outer layer of skin), nails, and hair. When the keratin component of the skin grows faster than it should then a keratosis develops. There are…
Anti aging products have hit an all time high in the skin care market. It seems like everyone is looking for something to turn the clock back and give themselves a little more time of a youthful complexion and smooth skin. You’ve got wrinkle creams, and age hiding serums that flood the stores every year,…
Toenail fungus is one of those things that a lot of people get and a lot of people simply have no idea how to treat. While there are tons of different treatments out there for nail fungus, you really need to make sure that you can find the one that works for you. In this…
We must know when to seek medical help just incase we suffer from any form of allergy symptoms. We normally never know when we are going to be stricken with an allergy. Common symptoms of allergies are running nose, sneezing, watery eyes, itching and hives on the skin. Allergies can strike anyone anytime and just…
Although wine may be the oldest remedy and prophylactic still in use, there was an entire generation of medical professionals, especially in America, that obtained their medical education during the historical period known as Prohibition. Medical texts for nearly twenty-five years were purged and censored of any mention of alcohol, including wine, for any application…
Do you ever stop and think what it might take to make you great again? Let’s start with personality traits. Some say personality is inherited, but in reality these traits are developed individually through behavior exhibited over and again. It’s funny how many of us can “see the speck in someone’s eye, but fail to…
The common PCOS symptoms and signs in women are varied. This is because PCOS or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome – an endocrine problem – is a rather complex condition. Basically, it is caused by the abnormal secretion of androgens that are typically common in men. The result of this is that women display many characteristics typically…
Aspirin has been around as long as most of us can remember. It was introduced over 100 years ago as a fever reducer and pain reliever and since that time, it has made its way into virtually every medicine cabinet in the country. Over the past several years, aspirin has been touted to help reduce…
Malaria Parasitic infection due to protozoa of genus Plasmodium transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito. There are four plasmodia species: P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale. Salient features — Malaria is an acute and chronic protozoan illness characterized by paroxysms of fever, chills, sweats, fatigue, anaemia and splenomegaly. — Falciparum malaria (severe and…
What is the meaning of floaters? Floaters are seen by the patients as floating black spots on their visual field. Why patients see floaters The eye consists of two segments, the anterior segment which lies infront of the lens and is filled with aqueous humor while the posterior segment is filled with vitreous humor. During…
The possible advantages of a high fiber diet are immune, but most of it has to do with your digestive system. Fiber does promote overall health too though, including your teeth, arteries and heart. Many fresh fruits and vegetables that you already enjoy are high in fiber. Avocados, mangos, apples, carrots, beans, cereals, whole grain…
The management of obstructing or perforated colon cancer presents unique considerations.When patients present with urgent evidence of obstruction without the opportunity to prepare the bowel, they must be expediently resuscitated and undergo immediate surgical exploration. If the obstruction is due to a proximal lesion near the ileocecal valve, a right hemicolectomy with primary anastomosis may…
