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Types of Allergy Tests

In the event of an allergic reaction, a range of tests are available to determine which substance is the primary cause.

10 Aug 2018

Allergy Patch Testing

Allergy patch testing is essential for diagnosing contact dermatitis, assessing skin reactions to allergens, and guiding effective treatment strategies.

10 Aug 2018

Lung Cancer and Electrolyte Imbalances

Patients with malignant diseases often experience imbalances in serum electrolytes.

10 Aug 2018

Lung Cancer Screening Procedure

Lung cancer represents the leading cause of death from malignancies in men and women around the world. The seriousness of the problem is reflected in the number of people who succumb to lung cancer each year, which has risen sharply in the last 25 years and exceeded the number of deaths from breast, colorectal and prostate cancer combined.

9 Aug 2018

How Does Airplane Travel Affect the Human Body?

There are a number of effects altitude and airplane travel have on the body, including oxygen deprivation, alteration of sleep patterns, and an increased risk of contracting contagious diseases.

9 Aug 2018

What is Amniotic Fluid?

Amniotic fluid fills the amniotic sac, which is a bag inside a woman’s uterus (womb) where an unborn baby will develop.

9 Aug 2018

Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Tumor lysis syndrome represents a potentially fatal complication of cancer treatment that is usually seen in patients with rapidly growing, extensive and chemosensitive malignant tumors. This clinical entity is seen as a result of prompt destruction of malignant cells, followed by the instant release of intracellular proteins, ions and metabolites into the extracellular space.

8 Aug 2018

What Causes Altitude Sickness?

There are many reasons why people ascend to high altitudes, from travel, leisure and sport to making permanent homes at altitude. Some people are more susceptible to altitude sickness, a condition caused by exposure to low oxygen levels at high altitude.

8 Aug 2018

Microcalcifications in Breast Cancer

Calcifications in the breast can be benign or malignant. They can appear as either macrocalcifications or microcalcifications on a mammogram (i.e. an X-ray of the breast). Macrocalcifications look like large white dashes or dots and are mostly noncancerous and no further tests are required usually.

1 Aug 2018

Mixed Dementia Symptoms and Diagnosis

Mixed dementia, also known as multifactorial dementia or “Dementia-multifactorial”, represents a neurological condition characterized by simultaneous presence of more than one type of dementia.

1 Aug 2018

Recent Advancements in Stem Cell Treatments

Stem cells are undifferentiated cells with a high degree of self-renewal, that can differentiate into many different specialized cell types. Stem cells can be manipulated to provide treatment for illness and disease.

1 Aug 2018

How Does the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN) Control Circadian Rhythm?

Circadian rhythms are biological cycles within organisms that allow them to adjust their physiology and behavior to anticipate and adapt to changes in the outside environment. Circadian rhythms are maintained with the help of circadian clocks, the main circadian clock in mammals is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN).

1 Aug 2018

Mixed Dementia Prevention and Treatment

Mixed dementia is the most prevalent form of dementia in elderly people. It is a combination of more than one type of dementia. In majority of cases, mixed dementia is characterized by the presence of Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and/or Lewy body dementia.

1 Aug 2018

Nipah Virus Infection Signs and Symptoms

The Nipah virus is a Henipavirus belonging to the paramyxovirus family. It causes encephalitis, which is fatal in over half of all the cases. The first outbreak to be observed was in Malaysia and Singapore, during the period 1998-99. These were followed by outbreaks in Bangladesh.

1 Aug 2018

Nipah Virus Diagnosis and Treatment

Infections with Nipah virus can affect both humans and animal reservoirs.

1 Aug 2018

Childhood Dementia Causes

Childhood dementia is a neurological disorder that affects brain metabolism. Typical symptoms include retinal degeneration, epileptic seizures, visual loss, deafness, cognitive deterioration, and impaired motor functions, with a high probability of early death.

1 Aug 2018

The Impact of Self-Diagnosis on the Healthcare Industry

There is now an abundance of health information online for people to access whenever they need. As a result of this, a large number of adults regularly use the internet to diagnose their urgent and non-urgent ailments, with the majority also trusting the information they find to successfully diagnose themselves.

31 Jul 2018

Nummular Dermatitis Symptoms and Diagnosis

Nummular dermatitis, also known as nummular eczema or discoid eczema, is a long-term skin condition involving the development of small circular lesions on the skin.

31 Jul 2018

What is HbA1c?

HbA1c, also known as glycated hemoglobin, is produced when glucose in the blood sticks to hemoglobin, a protein within red blood cells required for the transportation of oxygen. As a rule, the more glucose in the blood, the more HbA1c is produced.

31 Jul 2018

What is Helicopter Parenting and Why is it Bad?

There is an increasing demand for young people to do well and exceed expectations in all aspects of their life. Due to poor job security and high competition to secure college places, a lot of parents find themselves micromanaging their children to give them that added boost, but can this be detrimental to the child?

31 Jul 2018