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Rheumatoid Arthritis Complications

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a crippling disease associated with several complications and comorbidities or associated diseases.

12 Feb 2013

What is hyperemesis gravidarum (severe morning sickness)?

Hyperemesis gravidarum is a severe form of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. (1) In fact, the words ‘hyperemesis’ (pronounced ‘hye-pur-em-ee-sis’) and ‘gravidarum’ (pronounced ‘gra-vid-ah-room’) literally translate to ‘excessive vomiting’ ‘during pregnancy’. (10)

20 Dec 2012

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

People often think that a heart attack is the same thing as a cardiac arrest. This, however, is not true. In order to understand the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest, it is first necessary to understand what happens in both of these processes.

27 Nov 2012

Treatment of male breast cancer

Male breast cancer in most cases is diagnosed in advanced stages or beyond stages 2 and 3. Treatment is based on the stage of the cancer and the grade of the tumor. High grade tumors are more aggressive and spread more rapidly than low grade tumors that grow more slowly.

8 Nov 2012

Diagnosis of male breast cancer

Patients with symptoms of male breast cancer need to be thoroughly evaluated for presence of breast cancer especially if they are over 60 and have the known risk factors.

8 Nov 2012

Symptoms of male breast cancer

The male breast is structurally and functionally different from female breast due to the hormones that guide its growth and maturity.

8 Nov 2012

Causes of male breast cancer

Normal cells have a tightly regulated system that guides when they would grow, reproduce and eventually die. Cancer occurs in normal cells when this regulation fails and cells grow uncontrollably. There are defects in the coding information in cells, which is present in the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that is found in the nucleus of cells in all human cells.

8 Nov 2012

What is male breast cancer?

Breast cancer is commonly believed to be a disease affecting women alone, but men can also get this cancer. In men however, the cancer is much rarer than in women with only one in every 100,000 men affected.

8 Nov 2012

Complications of kidney transplant

A kidney transplant is a major operation. There are complications associated with most major operations that may occur with kidney transplant as well. These include pain, delayed wound healing, bleeding and risk of infections. One of the most dreaded complications, however, is rejection reaction or the body’s rejecting the newly donated kidney.

14 Sep 2012

How is a kidney transplant performed?

A kidney transplant is needed in persons who have end stage renal disease with 90% of their kidneys not functioning adequately to remove the waste products from the body.

14 Sep 2012

When is a kidney transplant needed?

The most common reason for a kidney transplant is end stage kidney disease or kidney failure.

14 Sep 2012

What is a kidney transplant?

A kidney transplant is an operation where a healthy kidney from one person (the donor) is transferred to a person who has little or no kidney function (the recipient).

14 Sep 2012

Treatment of gallbladder cancer

Gallbladder cancer treatment primarily depends on the stage of the cancer and the grade of the cancer. Treatment also depends on the general health of the patient.

13 Sep 2012

Diagnosis of gallbladder cancer

Those with a gallbladder disease usually manifest with abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, nausea, vomiting and jaundice. These symptoms may be features of other ailments as well and are common with liver disease.

13 Sep 2012

Causes of gallbladder cancer

Gallbladder cancer is a rare cancer in the European countries. Around 640 to 670 new cases are diagnosed each year.

13 Sep 2012

What is gallbladder cancer?

The gallbladder is a small pear shaped sac that lies under the liver. Its main function is to store and concentrate bile. Bile is a yellowish green liquid produced by the liver that helps digest fats. Its main function is to break down fats in food.

13 Sep 2012

Prevention of insect bites

Insect bites can be prevented mainly by avoidance. There are numerous precautions that may be taken to avoid getting bitten or stung by insects. Since insect bites may sometimes bear infectious diseases these precautions may be important.

11 Sep 2012

Complications of insect bites

Insect bites or stings may lead to mild irritation, itching, redness and swelling and may often go away within a few hours. In some cases however there may be complications after being bitten or stung by the insect. 1-5

11 Sep 2012

Treatment of insect bites

Insect bites usually cause mild irritations and can be managed safely at home. The bites and stings lead to small localized reactions that remain confined to the area around the bite or sting. However, large localized reactions or generalized allergic reactions need to be seen and treated by physicians. 1-5

11 Sep 2012

Symptoms of insect bites

Insect bites commonly cause mild symptoms of redness, itching, swelling and irritation. A bite may be a small puncture in the skin around which there is redness and itching while a sting is a swelling with a small puncture that consists of the sting which may be visible. The lump may have an inflamed area around it filled with fluid and may be called a weal.

11 Sep 2012