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Congenital Anomalies of the Uterus

Defects of uterine development and shape are defined as congenital anomalies of the uterus are that occur during intrauterine life. These affect up to a quarter of women who have experienced preterm deliveries or miscarriages.

1 Mar 2018

Intermittent Explosive Disorder Symptoms

Intermittent Explosive Disorder presents through throwing objects, road rage, domestic abuse and other such outbursts.

28 Feb 2018

Intermittent Explosive Disorder Causes

Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) features the failure to resist a drive or impulse. Both genetic and environmental factors lead to IED, which may be characterized as a form of bipolar disorder.

28 Feb 2018

Health Benefits of Bananas

In addition to being a source of energy and antioxidants, bananas boast a range of health benefits, such as controlling blood sugar levels and body weight and lowering blood pressure.

27 Feb 2018

Can a Vegetarian Diet be Dangerous?

While vegetarian diets boast a range of health benefits, the lack of iron, fatty acids and calcium can have a negative impact on health.

27 Feb 2018

Chronic Health Issues with Hysterectomy

While many women can expect positive results from a hysterectomy, including relief of psychological symptoms, pelvic pain and urinary symptoms, several chronic health issues can occur, from chronic pelvic pain syndrome to depression.

26 Feb 2018

Catamenial Epilepsy Diagnosis and Treatment

Catamenial epilepsy occurs in sync with the menstrual cycle, and is diagnosed as one of three patterns using charts of the menstrual cycle, seizure frequency and a serum progesterone level at midluteal phase. Catamenial epilepsy is fairly resistant to treatment due to the underlying neurosteroid-mediated mechanisms. Conventional anti-epileptic drugs fail to control many patients condition, and may even cause a rise in seizure frequency.

26 Feb 2018

Catamenial Epilepsy

Catamenial epilepsy is a form of seizure disorder that occurs in women with the frequency of the seizures in sync with the time of the menstrual cycle. It appears to be caused by fluctuations in the level of estrogen and progesterone.

23 Feb 2018

Can I reverse my prediabetes naturally

Prediabetes is defined as a fasting plasma glucose of 6.1 to 6.9 mmol/L and impaired glucose tolerance as a 2-hour plasma glucose of 7.8 to 11.0 mmol/L after a 75g oral glucose load-not enough to qualify as diabetes.

23 Feb 2018

Calcium Deficiency Causes

The presence of the abundant mineral calcium is vital to the proper functioning of the human body.

22 Feb 2018

Autoimmune Encephalitis Treatment

Early and effective treatment may reduce the chance of relapses in some autoimmune encephalitis diseases, and treatment is begun as early as possible following a diagnosis

22 Feb 2018

Autoimmune Encephalitis Pathophysiology

Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) refers to a group of diseases with autoantibodies against various components of CNS neurons. These act against various neuronal processes and pathways, in different areas of the brain, and so they present in a diverse range of ways.

21 Feb 2018

Autoimmune encephalitis Diagnosis

Diagnosis can be simple in multiple cases, should autoantibody testing be available, accurate and cost-efficient for all autoantibodies. In reality, up to one third of patients may not present any autoantibodies detectable by tests available.

21 Feb 2018

Is Palm Oil Good or Bad in Diet?

Palm oil contains 50% saturated fatty acids (SFAs), 40% monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and 10% polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs).

21 Feb 2018

Autoimmune Encephalitis Classification

Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) is a group of neurological diseases that can be divided into several types, such as paraneoplastic disorders, neurologic disturbances and encephalitis due to antibodies against synaptic proteins inside the neuron.

20 Feb 2018

Autoimmune encephalitis

The term autoimmune encephalitis covers a group of diseases, concerning the occurrence of inflammation of the brain caused by autoantibodies.

20 Feb 2018

What is fibroid embolization?

Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a procedure in which the branch of the uterine artery that supplies a fibroid is blocked by foreign material.

20 Feb 2018

Echogenic intracardiac focus Implications

Echogenic intracardiac focus is usually representative of a calcification or a microscopic fibrosis inside the papillary muscle, but may indicate other conditions.

20 Feb 2018

Diagnosis of fatty liver of pregnancy

The diagnosis of acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is sometimes difficult because of the vague nature of the presenting symptoms. It is therefore based upon the history of the patient’s complaints, the clinical features and the results of specific biochemical tests.

19 Feb 2018

Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Their Role in Health and Diet

The omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids with powerful effects on the immune system primarily through their anti-inflammatory activity. The most potent among them are eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), both of which are found in fish oil.

19 Feb 2018