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Effective Communication in Primary Care Teams

A cornerstone in the provision of optimal health care services to the public is effective communication.

30 Jan 2017

Patient-Centered Primary Care

Patient-centered primary care is beginning to form the cornerstone of quality health care, although there remains to be a separation from ideal patient care and the reality of the situation. Health care services that are focused on the specific needs of each individual are an important step forward to making an improvement in overall health outcomes and patient satisfaction with health services.

30 Jan 2017

Benefits of Primary Care Intervention

Primary care intervention refers to when a member of the primary health care team makes a change that may affect the health outcomes of a patient.

30 Jan 2017

Common Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Procedures

Otolaryngology is a medical specialty that treats conditions of the ears, nose, and throat. Specialists in this field have training in surgery as well as medicine. Because otolaryngology involves the ears, nose, and throat, these specialists are known as ear, nose, and throat (ENT) doctors.

30 Jan 2017

What is an Otolaryngologist?

The medical discipline and practice of otolaryngology is a specialty that addresses conditions of the ears, nose, and throat. Another name for this practice is otolaryngology head and neck surgery. Specialists in this field have training in surgery as well as medicine. Because otolaryngology involves the ears, nose, and throat, this type of specialist is also known as an otolaryngologist or an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) doctor.

30 Jan 2017

Future of Endocrinology

There have been significant breakthroughs in the research in the field of endocrinology throughout the twentieth century.

30 Jan 2017

Research in Endocrinology

Endocrinology is a branch of the medical profession that focuses on disorders of the endocrine system and hormones.

30 Jan 2017

Prenatal or Antenatal Depression

Prenatal or antenatal depression refers to the development of five or more major depressive symptoms during pregnancy. It has been found to affect approximately 13 percent of pregnant women. Prenatal depression adversely affects the woman’s recovery following childbirth, since antenatal depression is the single largest predictor of postnatal depression.

30 Jan 2017

OCD and Postnatal Depression

Postnatal depression is a common mental health disorder occurring among parents of newborn babies. It is usually thought to have its onset within the first 6 weeks postpartum, but research shows that in fathers, PND is more insidious and prolonged, and may manifest any time within the first year, after which its incidence drops sharply.

30 Jan 2017

Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome

Neurological injury that arises due to shaking an infant violently is referred to as shaken baby syndrome (SBS). Classical clinical findings are retinal and subdural hemorrhages. Affected children may appear lethargic with poor feeding and appetite as well as extreme irritability and breathing difficulties.

30 Jan 2017

How is Shaken Baby Syndrome Treated?

Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is the leading cause of death in abused children. More than 4 out of every 10 of these deaths are seen in children who did not reach their first birthday. Also commonly referred to as abusive head trauma, SBS is the consequence of an infant being violently shaken with resultant neurological damage.

30 Jan 2017

How is Shaken Baby Syndrome Diagnosed?

Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is a condition that is recognized in infants who have been violently shaken. It is the leading cause of death in abused infants. Brain cells are easily destroyed by the forces generated during the shaking.

30 Jan 2017

Symptoms of Post-Adoption Depression

Post-adoptive parents are also prone to experience depression after the adoption. This has been recognized by researchers, and the causes are being explored. They may range from personal stressors such as infertility and lack of parenting skills, to the emotional residue of past treatments and failures to conceive, lack of support for the adoption, and physical or emotional stresses of raising children.

29 Jan 2017

When Does the Fontanelle Close?

The presence of the fontanelle is essential for the protection and proper development of the baby’s brain.

29 Jan 2017

Multiple Sclerosis Tremors

Tremor is an involuntary, rhythmic contraction and relaxation of two opposing muscle groups producing oscillatory movements of regular frequency in one or more parts of the body. It is one of the chief features of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), as part of Charcot’s triad of diagnostic symptoms, along with nystagmus and scanning speech.

29 Jan 2017

Signs and Symptoms of Leprosy

Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease (HD), is a disease caused by an obligate intracellular bacillus called Mycobacterium leprae. It has characteristic clinical features...

29 Jan 2017

Genetics and Susceptibility to Leprosy

Genetic factors in leprosy involve the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system as well as non-HLA genes. These genes affect the individual’s susceptibility to the disease, including bacillary transmission and clinical features. The chromosomes involved in these aspects include 6p21, 10p13, 17q22, and 20p13.

29 Jan 2017

Forms of Leprosy

Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection. It is caused by the slow-growing organism Mycobacterium leprae, which is an obligate intracellular parasite. It affects chiefly the skin and peripheral nerves.

29 Jan 2017

Tremors Following Stroke

Movement disorders are conditions involving abnormal involuntary movements of a part of the body. These can occur due to several causes, and are uncommonly associated with stroke. A tremor may develop for the first time following a stroke, either immediately after it, or in a subacute manner.

27 Jan 2017

Parkinson’s Disease Tremor

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which nerve cells in the substantia nigra, a pigmented dopamine-rich region in the brain, are destroyed gradually over a period of time. These cells are responsible for the smooth relay of nerve impulses to the next point, the corpus striatum. Loss of these neurons leads to dopamine deficiency which eventually manifests clinically. Unfortunately, at this stage, 60-80% of the cells have already died.

27 Jan 2017