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Inflammatory Breast Cancer Treatment

Inflammatory breast cancer spreads more rapidly than other cancers. Treatment usually includes chemotherapy, followed by surgery and then radiotherapy.

14 Jan 2014

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Symptoms

Inflammatory breast cancer is a form of breast cancer that leads to inflammation and swelling of the lymphatic channels of the breast. Rather than forming a lump, cancer cells grow along the inside of the lymph vessels in the breast skin and obstruct them.

14 Jan 2014

Congenital heart disease and exercise

The number of adult patients with congenital heart disease is growing worldwide. Advances in medical treatment, percutaneous interventions, and surgery offer the vast majority of these patients a good life expectancy. However, life long follow-up is needed, especially for patients with residual lesions or sequels of previous interventions.

1 Dec 2013

What is Heroin Addiction?

Heroin is an analgesic opioid formed through the modification of morphine, a natural alkaloid occurring in the seed pods of the opium poppy. Heroin is a very potent and addictive opioid.

13 Nov 2013

What is Heroin?

Heroin is a very addictive chemical called diacetylmorphine. Heroin is a modified form of morphine, a highly abundant opium derived from the seedpods of the poppy plant.

13 Nov 2013

Diabetic Ketoacidosis Causes

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a dangerous complication of diabetes mellitus brought about by a lack of insulin in the body causing an inadequate uptake of glucose from the blood. It is characterized by a severe rise in blood sugar or hyperglycemia along with dehydration that may lead to shock and even loss of consciousness. DKA is more common among people with type 1 diabetes or those with type 2 diabetes who take insulin to regulate their blood sugar levels. Nearly a quarter of all type 1 diabetics are admitted to hospital with DKA at some point in their lives. Young children with type 1 diabetes are at particular risk of developing the condition.

1 Nov 2013

Management of Myeloma

Our increased understanding of myeloma biology has resulted in significantly improved patient outcomes although, until recently, the major gains have been achieved in patient’s aged < 70 years.

25 Oct 2013

What is Prosthodontics?

Prosthodontics is a branch of dentistry also called dental prosthetics or prosthetic dentistry. The speciality deals with the development and implantation of tooth substitutes for diseased, missing or injured teeth.

24 Oct 2013

What is Periodontics?

Periodontics is a branch of dentistry that deals with the supporting structures located around the teeth which are known collectively as the periodontium. The term periodontics is derived from the Greek words "peri" meaning around and "odons" meaning tooth.

24 Oct 2013

What is Pediatric Dentistry?

Pediatric dentistry is a branch of dentistry that deals with the examination and management of dental health in children. Dental procedures are generally perceived as intimidating and painful experiences that most would like to avoid, especially among children. However, it is vital that children have their milk teeth checked regularly by pediatric dentists for evidence of caries and tooth decay.

24 Oct 2013

What is Endodontics?

The term endodontics is derived from two Greek words - "endo" meaning inside and "odons" meaning tooth. Taken together, these words mean study of the inner part of the tooth or the dental pulp. Endodontics specialists are familiar with a number of diseases that involve the dental pulp and the procedures to treat them.

24 Oct 2013

What is Dental Public Health?

Dental public health is an area of dentistry concerned with the evaluation of dental health needs and how the practice of dental healthcare meets those needs.

24 Oct 2013

What is Dental Informatics?

Dental informatics is a fast emerging area of dental science, with an increasing number of applications and tools that could help dental clinical practice. The advent of computers and information technology first laid the foundations for dental informatics in the 1960's. Since then, informatics have been used in several fields of medical science.

24 Oct 2013

What is Craniofacial Microsomia?

Craniofacial microsomia is a condition that affects the growth of the face and skull before birth. Infants may be born with a malformed and underdeveloped jawbone that can cause facial asymmetry and problems with the teeth.

24 Oct 2013

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Procedures

Oral and maxillofacial pathology is a branch of dental science concerned with diseases, injuries, abnormalities and cancers of the mouth, jaws and face. Oro and maxillofacial (OMF) surgeries are procedures performed in the treatment of these disorders and diseases.

24 Oct 2013

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologies

Oral maxillofacial pathology or oral pathology is a branch of dental science concerning the identification, diagnosis and management of diseases affecting the mouth, jaw or face. In this field of science, the causes, processes, and effects of these diseases are investigated.

24 Oct 2013

Craniofacial and Dental Genetics

Teeth begin to develop while a baby is in the mother's womb. By the time a baby is born, they have a full set of formed milk teeth that are lying beneath the gums and ready to emerge over time to help the baby eat.

24 Oct 2013

What are Permanent Teeth?

After a child's milk teeth have fallen out, which occurs between 6 and 12 years of age, the adult teeth begin to erupt. The emergence of these permanent teeth usually overlaps with the shedding of the milk teeth and the child's jaws grow to accommodate the larger and greater number of permanent teeth.

15 Oct 2013

What is Teeth Whitening?

Teeth whitening is a cosmetic procedure that is used to make the surface of the teeth appear whiter.

15 Oct 2013

What are Dental Braces?

Dental braces are used by dentists in orthodontic treatment for a variety of reasons. One of their most common uses, however, is in the correction of maloccluded (crooked) teeth or a bad "bite".

15 Oct 2013