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Congenital vs Acquired Facial Palsy

Facial palsy or paralysis arises as a result of injury to the seventh cranial nerve, which is called the facial nerve. This nerve has its origins in the pons and winds its way through the skull, before exiting through the stylomastoid foramen on the temporal bone.

28 Mar 2017

Endocrine Surgery

Surgery performed with its focus on one or more of the endocrine organs is referred to as endocrine surgery. The endocrine organs are glands located throughout the body, which secrete hormones that are vital for maintaining homeostasis (i.e. a constant internal environment) and metabolism into the bloodstream.

27 Mar 2017

History of Crohn's Disease

Crohn’s disease is a condition that causes the lining of the gastrointestinal tract to become inflamed. Any part of the tract may be affected, although it usually occurs in the ileum (last part of small intestine) or the colon.

27 Mar 2017

Surgical Oncology

Surgical oncology is the medical specialty that is concerned with the surgical treatment and removal of tumors. In fact, surgery is one of the oldest means of treating cancer. Ancient Egyptians in the 7th century meticulously described techniques for the removal of tumors of the breasts.

27 Mar 2017

Bariatric Surgery Research

Bariatric surgery is a procedure that makes changes to the digestive system in order to help people with severe or morbid obesity to lose weight. Research has shown that, depending on which form of surgery they have, many individuals who undergo bariatric or weight loss surgery manage to lose around 15% to 30% of the weight they were prior to surgery.

27 Mar 2017

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) Surgery

Small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) is a technique used in ocular surgery to treat an array of refractive errors. Errors of refraction that are corrected with the use of SMILE include hyperopia (i.e. farsightedness), myopia (i.e. shortsightedness), presbyopia (i.e. old-age long-sightedness) and astigmatism (i.e. imperfect corneal curvature).

27 Mar 2017

What is the Contraceptive Patch?

The contraceptive patch is a drug-containing patch which is 5 square centimeters in area, and is meant to be attached to the skin. It contains estradiol and a progestin, the female sex hormones, which are slowly released in a steady fashion to keep them at a sustained low concentration in the body.

27 Mar 2017

NICE Fertility Guidelines

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is a body which reviews latest evidence based on clinical trials, in order to provide robust guidelines and recommendations which will help achieve better health care.

27 Mar 2017

Genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Over the last decade, the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) - Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) have been key areas of research into complex disease genetics.

27 Mar 2017

What is Facial Palsy?

Damage to the facial nerve, cranial nerve VII, results in facial paralysis, which is commonly referred to as facial palsy. The seventh cranial nerve is responsible for innervating the facial muscles and has its origin in the pons.

22 Mar 2017

Facial Nerve Decompression

Managing facial nerve paralysis is fairly complex and may involve pharmacotherapy in addition to surgery.

22 Mar 2017

Fat Grafting

Fat grafting is a medical procedure whereby fat is taken via liposuction from a part of the body where it is unwanted or unnecessary, and is grafted (i.e. transferred) to another part. In this new part of the body it can be used to fill voids, correct deformities of contour, and/ or add volume.

22 Mar 2017

Facelift Surgery

A facelift surgery, also known as rhytidectomy, is one of the most coveted plastic surgery operations in the world.

22 Mar 2017

Breast Surgery

Breast surgery refers to any surgical operation done on the breasts for any reason, whether for diagnosis or treatment of neoplastic or non-neoplastic conditions. The specialists who investigate and operate on breast pathologies are breast surgeons.

21 Mar 2017

Brow Lift Surgery

A brow lift, also known as a forehead or eyebrow lift, is a cosmetic surgery procedure done to lessen creases that form on the forehead. The surgery may be performed to remove lines that develop over the years due to frowning, and it can also be employed for the repositioning of sagging or low eyebrows.

21 Mar 2017

How to Use the Patch

The contraceptive patch is a 5 square-centimeter sticky patch which contains estradiol and norelgestromin. It is to be applied once a week, on the same day of the week, for three weeks. The fourth week is kept free to allow a regular withdrawal bleed to occur.

21 Mar 2017

How to insert a diaphragm, cap or vaginal ring

Several different female contraceptive devices can be directly inserted into the woman's vagina, which includes a diaphragm, a vaginal cap, or a vaginal ring.

21 Mar 2017

Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) vs IVF

Artificial insemination is a technique in which sperm is placed into a woman’s cervix or uterus. These procedures are called intracervical or intrauterine insemination (IUI), respectively.

21 Mar 2017

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Vitamin D

Research finds a majority of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are also vitamin D deficient and deficiency may worsen RA symptom severity. The most common causes of vitamin D deficiency in rheumatoid arthritis patients are insufficient intake of vitamin D from food sources, limited exposure to sunlight, and having a disorder that limits the body’s ability to absorb vitamin D in the body.

20 Mar 2017

Trichomoniasis Treatment

Trichomonas vaginalis is a flagellated protozoan responsible for urogenital trichomoniasis in humans that shows a notable prevalence around the globe. One of the most striking features of this parasite is its highly variable biological behavior, so clinical manifestations of trichomoniasis may range from the absence of symptoms (in a majority of cases) to more severe clinical presentations.

20 Mar 2017