Systemic corticosteroids
Thu,19 January 2012
All corticosteroids reduce inflammation in the airways that carry air to the lungs (bronchial tubes). They also decrease the mucus made by the bronchial tubes and make it easier for you to breathe.
Systemic corticosteroids travel throughout the body before reaching the airway. This results in more side effects and more serious side effects than with inhaled corticosteroids, which treat inflammation in the airways only.
Why It Is Used
Systemic corticosteroids help control narrowing and inflammation in the airways of the lungs in asthma. They are used to:
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Radiofrequency Lesioning for Chronic Pain
Sun,15 January 2012
Chronic pain is pain that continues for 3 months or longer. Chronic nerve pain may be triggered by a disease or injury, or the cause may not be clear.
Symptoms may include:
* Mild to severe pain that does not go away as expected.
* Pain that may be described as shooting, burning, aching, or electrical.
* Discomfort, soreness, tightness, or stiffness.
Treatment usually includes behavioral therapy and a combination of medications (such as pain relievers or antide
Strep Throat - Exams and Tests
Fri,13 January 2012
Strep throat is a bacterial infection of the tissues in the back of the throat (pharynx) and the tonsils or adenoids. The tissues become irritated and inflamed, causing a sudden, severe sore throat.
Symptoms of strep throat include a sore throat with:
* Fever of 101°F (38.3°C) or higher.
* Pain and difficulty swallowing.
* White or yellow spots or coating on the throat and tonsils.
* Swollen lymph nodes in the neck.
In children, strep throat may also cause body aches, headache
Lyme disease and medical treatment
Sun,01 January 2012
Lyme contagion is a tick-borne infection that can root serious illness. Named after the Connecticut village where a cluster of cases were diagnosed in the mid 1970s, the over has now been reported all over much of the United States, with the highest levels of infection on the East Coast, from Maine to Maryland, in the Dominance Midwest, and in California. The prime mover is a type of screw shaped bacteria, known as a spirochete, that is transmitted by various species of tiny ticks. Although these ticks are most usually found on deer, rodents, and other foolhardy animals, they also sting humans. The first shingle of Lyme disease customarily
Mastoiditis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Mon,09 January 2012
Mastoiditis can be define as a a bacterial inflammation or infection of the air cells in the bony skull behind the ear region. Mastoiditis is generally a ramification of a middle ear infection . The infection may moved from the ear to the mastoid bone of the skull. The mastoid bone, which is a part of the temporal bone. The mastoid include air cells that drain the middle ear.The mastoid bone fills with infected materials and its honeycomb-like shape may degenerate.
Mastoiditis is generally occurred by untreated middle ear infection and used to be a leading cause of death in children.
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Nasal Polyps
Sat,07 January 2012
Within the nose are bony projections that promote the air-filtration and air-conditioning functions of the upper respiratory tract, called sinus turbinates. These protrude to enhance the surface area of the nose as well as to keep the nasal cavity moist and the air that goes directly to the lungs humid.
Why the Need for Sinus Turbinate Reduction Occasionally, these sinus turbinates become enlarged, particularly the middle and the inferior turbinates, due to concha bullosa, invading air cells, or because of the development of some abnormalities in the tubinates' structure. Nasal polyps and sev
Childhood Ear Infection
Thu,05 January 2012
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Over the past 20 years the incidence of childhood ear infection has increased, occurring both more frequently and beginning at an earlier age.
Ear infections, or otitis can involve any part of the ear. Most commonly are infections of the outer ear or the ear canal called otitis externa, and the middle ear and ear drum, called otitis media. Of the two, otitis media is the more serious and the one most often referred to when your
Controlling Your Diabetes
Tue,03 January 2012
Some patients are may not follow the diet and exercise except for the days leading up to a blood test in the doctor's office. They want to look like they are doing a good job controlling their blood sugar. This way their fasting blood glucose test results will be good for the doctor. There is a test that will show your doctor the real picture over the past three months. It is called the hemoglobin A1C test.
The amount of sugar on the red cell is proportionate to the blood sugar level at the moment the red cell goes into circulation, and remains at that level for the life of the red cell. If t
Skin Health
Wed,11 January 2012
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Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council have discovered why older people may be so vulnerable to cancer and infections in the skin. The team from UCL has shown in human volunteers that defective immunity in the skin is caused by an inability to mobilise essential defences that would otherwise recognise threats and clear them before irreparable damage is done. This discovery could be important for preventing, man
Oxidation Is The Cause Of Atherosclerosis
Tue,17 January 2012
Cigarette smoke releases so many toxins and free radicals that the LDL cholesterol, the triglycerides, and the arterial walls are extensively oxidized. Homocysteine levels are increased by cigarette smoking which further oxidizes LDL cholesterol and the arterial lining. The more and longer one smokes, the more oxidative damage he sustains and the greater his risk of developing heart disease. The degree of oxidation directly corresponds to the risk of heart disease. If you are not taking vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants then your LDL cholesterol is being oxidized, it is sticking to your arteri