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Anorexia Nervosa Complications

There are numerous complications that can occur in patients with anorexia nervosa, which can sometimes be fatal.

24 Mar 2016

How is Anorexia Nervosa Diagnosed?

When an individual presents with signs of symptoms of anorexia, there are several tests and exams that can be used to make a diagnosis and differentiate the condition from other medical causes.

24 Mar 2016

Anorexia Nervosa Treatment

The treatment for anorexia nervosa usually involves a multidisciplinary team of health professionals.

24 Mar 2016

Anorexia Nervosa Causes

The cause of anorexia nervosa is believed to be multifactorial with psychological, environmental, and biological factors.

24 Mar 2016

What is Kleine-Levin Syndrome?

Kleine-Levin syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that involves episodes of excessive sleep and altered behavior.

24 Mar 2016

Ingrown Toenail Treatment

The treatment of an ingrown toenail can usually be carried out at home, although some patients will require more specialized care.

22 Mar 2016

Ingrown Toenail Causes

An ingrown toenail can affect people of any age, including both men and women.

22 Mar 2016

Ingrown Toenails

An ingrown toenail is a common condition that involves the growth of a toenail into the surrounding skin, making the area become red, swollen, and tender.

22 Mar 2016

What is Metatarsalgia?

Metatarsalgia is a common foot condition that involves pain in the forefoot, usually arising following significant stress and injury to the head of the metatarsals.

22 Mar 2016

Sesamoiditis is a health condition that involves inflammation in the sesamoid bones of the feet, which is most common in young people that take part in physical activities such as dancing or football.

22 Mar 2016

Supernumerary Nipples - Third Nipple

Also known polythelia or an accessory or third nipple, supernumerary nipples are very commonly mistaken for moles. This fairly common, minor congenital condition usually presents as small, ill-formed extra nipples that appear on the body along what is designated as the milk line.

22 Mar 2016

Phlebotomy - Drawing of Blood

Phlebotomy is the drawing of blood, a phlebotomist is someone with special training to do. However, in many countries other healthcare professionals are also capable of drawing blood (e.g. doctors, nurses, laboratory and emergency medical technicians).

22 Mar 2016

What are Skin Tags?

Skin tags are practically harmless cutaneous growths on the skin that are predominantly composed of loose collagen fibers and blood vessels in the epidermis. They are known medically as acrochorda, fibroepithelial polyps, papillomas or soft fibromas and are typically flesh-colored or in some cases darkly pigmented.

22 Mar 2016

What is Microcephaly?

Measuring head circumference (also known as occipito-frontal circumference) is a significant part of the proper evaluation of a child’s growth and development.

21 Mar 2016

What Can Aedes Mosquitoes Transmit?

Aedes mosquitoes are significant vectors of various human diseases, as they can transmit a myriad of pathogens that are responsible for substantial human morbidity, suffering and mortality. The genus was initially described by a German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen, and the name was derived from Greek word that means “distasteful” or “unpleasant”.

21 Mar 2016

Zika and Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Zika fever is an emerging infectious disease of arboviral origin transmitted by mosquitoes of Aedes genus.

17 Mar 2016

Zika Virus History

Zika virus is a single stranded RNA arbovirus of the Flaviviridae family that is related to other mosquito-borne viruses such as yellow fever, dengue and West Nile. It is considered an emerging pathogen transmitted by mosquitos of the Aedes genus, though other non-vector modes of transmission have also been suggested.

17 Mar 2016

Zika Virus Research

Zika fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by Zika virus.

17 Mar 2016

What Causes Hiccups?

Hiccups, also known as singultus, are experienced by almost everyone during their lives – bouts of hiccups have even been shown to occur in fetuses.

17 Mar 2016

Metatarsalgia Treatment

The precise management plan for metatarsalgia will depend upon the suspected cause of the symptoms and appropriate responses. Naturally, the likely offender should be avoided during the rehabilitation and recovery phase as the patient builds up the strength in their feet to prevent a subsequent injury. This may involve ceasing participation in intense sport, losing excess weight or avoiding to wear ill-fitting shoes.

17 Mar 2016