Guillain Barre Syndrome - Causes, Symptoms and...
Guillain-Barre syndrome (also known as acute inflammatory or post-infective polyradiculoneuropathy) is a rare but serious disease of the peripheral nervous system. GBS can affect anybody. It can strike at any age and both are equally prone to the disorder. It often follows a minor infection, usually a respiratory (lung) infection or gastrointestinal (gut) infection. It can become life-threatening if the respiratory muscles are affected. GBS is believed to result from an autoimmune response, both humoral and cell mediated, to a recent infection or any of a long list of medical problems. The syndrome may occur at any age, but is most common in people of both between the ages 30 and 50. It is...
Bladder Infections - Treatment for Bladder...
The bladder is connected to the kidneys by two tubes called ureters that carry urine into the bladder, where it is stored until you pass it into the outside world through a single tube called a urethra. An overactive bladder is a condition that results from sudden, involuntary contraction of the muscle in the wall of the urinary bladder. Overactive bladder is also referred to as urge incontinence and is a form of urinary incontinence (unintentional loss of urine). An infection of the bladder is one of the more frequent sites of infections in humans. Bladder infections are more common among women than men because of their shorter urethra, making it easer for bacteria from the anus or genital area to...
New effective treatments in multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is quite difficult to be diagnosed because its symptoms vary according with its stages. In young people multiple sclerosis occurs with the following symptoms: blurred vision, suddenly double vision and movement problems and abnormal sensations in scattered parts of the body. AIDS, lupus, arteritis, hereditary ataxias, Guillain-Barr?? syndrome, Lyme disease, a cyst in the spinal cord are the diseases with which differential diagnosis must be done so as to clarify the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. To perform various tests samples of cerebrospinal fluid are needed. In multiple sclerosis the antibodies concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid is high, the white blood cell count...
Stop Snoring - Getting To The Root Of The...
The search for a way to stop snoring is big business. Pharmaceutical companies have spent who knows how much on sprays, head aids, pillows and alternative remedies and therapies to help sufferers stop snoring - but do they work. Well, my own experience is that some do and some don't. The most effective ones seem to be those that make you so uncomfortable at night that it's impossible to sleep, let alone snore. If sleep deprivation is the tactic - then some have cured me overnight!! On a more serious note - it is important not to be taken in by the newest spray or miracle potion that emerges. Let's face facts - this is business to an awful lot of people, and as business goes, repeat customers bring...
Chronic Kidney Disease - Causes and Symptoms
Kidneys are as important to your health as your heart or lungs. Shaped like kidney beans and about the size of your fist, your kidneys are located on either side of your spine under the lower ribs. Their main task is to remove waste products and excess fluids from the body through the urine. The kidneys also ensure that the blood supply to your body's tissues has the proper balance of water, minerals (sodium, potassium, phosphate, calcium, and magnesium) and other substances that the body needs to work properly. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the permanent loss of kidney function. CKD may be the result of physical injury or a disease that damages the kidneys, such as diabetes or high blood pressure...
Diagnosis and Treatment of Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a chronic, widespread, debilitating disease that often manifests as diffuse pain, constant muscle aches and overwhelming fatigue. Although it affects about 2-6% of the general population (about five million people), fibromyalgia is not a contagious disease. Women are about 9 times more likely to be diagnosed than men, and it is most prevalent in prevalent in people between 20-50 years of age. Fibromyalgia usually displays a variety of symptoms including generalized aches and pains, increased sensitivity of the skin, chronic fatigue, weakness or dizziness, muscle stiffness or joint pain and migraine headaches. Symptoms of fibromyalgia vary greatly between individuals but almost all...
Treatment of Hydatidiform Mole
Hydatidiform mole is also called molar pregnancy. This is a rare complication, occuring in approximately 1 in 1,000 pregnancies in the United States and Europe. It is more frequent in parts of Asia. In this condition, the chorionic villi of pregnancy are converted into a mass of grapelike cysts. In a complete mole, there is no embryonic or fetal tissue. In a partial mole, there will be fetal tissue. On an extremely rare occasion, a twin pregnancy may result in one viable fetus and one mole. Such pregnancies have gone to term with the birth of a normal baby, but this is extraordinarily rare. Hydatidiform mole is most frequent in women at either end of the childbearing years young adolescents and...
Pericarditis - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and...
Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, a membrane that surrounds the heart and its major blood vessels. Pericarditis can be caused by infection, heart attack, autoimmune disorders, chest trauma, cancer, kidney failure, or drugs. Pericarditis most often affects men aged 20-50. Pericarditis may be acute or chronic. Heart attack (see post-MI pericarditis) and myocarditis can cause pericarditis, as can radiation therapy to the chest and medications that suppress the immune system. Acute pericarditis due to tuberculosis begins insidiously, sometimes without obvious symptoms of lung infection. It may produce fever and symptoms of heart failure, such as weakness, fatigue, and difficulty breathing...
How long has it been since you 'ran' instead of 'shuffled'? How long has it been since you didn't need a nap to get through the day? The challenge started in the 80's. Having moved to an unfamiliar region, some adjustments are made easier than others. I was moving from Southern Florida to New Mexico for business purposes. The move involved a double trip situating vehicles and 'stuff' in the new home, quite a long driving trip compared to anything I was used to. It wore me down more than I had anticipated allowing my health to degrade, nothing serious, but it was slowing me down. Eventually a Doctor prescribed anti-biotics because of something that was trying to gain a foothold. That worked...
As more people are educating themselves on how to look after their health, there has been a growing popularity in the use of supplements and alternative remedies and herbal preparations to both prevent and also to relieve symptoms of conditions that they may have. So, what are the best high blood pressure herb preparations? Many industrialised nations are facing an epidemic. The adoption of a life that is filled with "Westernized" convenience and jobs that do not require the person to be active is leading to an increased number of cases of people suffering with diabetes, heart disease and raised blood pressure. Unfortunately, although the repercussions of high blood pressure are grave, many of...
High blood pressure, which also is called hypertension, plagues millions of people in the United States. But, and this is problematic, many aren't that educated on this issue. What causes high blood pressure? What are hypertension symptoms? How is it diagnosed? Should I be concerned about it? The goal of this piece is to provide you with answers for the sake of your health. What is High Blood Pressure? Blood pressure sounds more complicated that it is. It's just the pressure the blood gives off while it moves through the arteries. Blood pressure numbers appear as a ratio. For example, take 120/80. If you're at all familiar with blood pressure, you probably recognize the word systolic...
Elusive High Blood Pressure Symptom
There is a good reason medical experts call high blood pressure "the silent killer". High blood pressure usually does not come with various easily recognizable symptoms. Since there are no usual symptoms, how can one find out if they're suffering from high blood pressure? Simple. Get your blood pressure checked. Vague feelings and symptoms may suggest that something is not right with your body, but they are not exclusive to high blood pressure. These feelings can be as vague as difficulty sleeping, headaches, dry mouth and feeling more emotional than usual. Who doesn't experience all of these symptoms at one time or another throughout our busy workweeks? However, by far, the most common complaint of...
What Have Ibs And Parasites Got In Common?
Although many people can people suffer infrequently with diarrhea or the sudden urgent need to rush to the bathroom after eating, this does not necessarily indicate a person has IBS. IBS, as well the symptoms mentioned may include abdominal pain, fatigue and tiredness, abnormal bowel habits such as constipation and diarrhea, bloating, gas or a mixture of these symptoms. One of the questions people ask about IBS is could it be caused by a virus, or is their any link between IBS and parasites? All over the world, people are infected with parasites, they are not just a phenomenon in the developing counties, they are also prevalent in many industrialized nations like the United States. Some medical...
Copyright (c) 2008 Hailey Harris Chances are you have heard of Chronic Fatigue but like most people, understanding this condition can be a bit confusing. Over the years, information about Chronic Fatigue has increased with a number of efforts made to educate the public about something very debilitating. Since 1994, experts researching Chronic Fatigue Syndrome have worked hard to define the symptoms so a proper diagnosis would be possible. The results from years of research include two firm criteria for having Chronic Fatigue. 1.The individual would have for or more of the defined symptoms, which include, difficulty with concentration, sore lymph nodes, joint and muscle pain, swelling within the...
It is important to remember that kidney pain and back pain can have similar symptoms that have entirely different causes. You can have back pain symptoms that are caused by a kidney infection, while another person could have the exact same symptoms caused by a back problem. When lower back pain is caused by a kidney problem. Your kidneys are located to the left and right side of your spine directly above your hips. Pain from a kidney infection will usually occur near this same general area, although it can radiate outwards thus complicating diagnosis. Many people describe the symptoms as a general tenderness or ache and not "pain." A strong, stabbing pain may be related to back problems and not...
Dealing With Blood Pressure During Panic Attack
Panic disorder is characterized by spontaneous, unexpected, recurrent occurrences of panic attacks. Panic attacks are relatively short lived (usually less than 30 minutes) periods of intense anxiety or fear, which are accompanied by such symptoms as palpitations, chest pain, sweating and shortness of breath. The symptoms may be misdiagnosed as a serious medical condition (e.g. heart attack). Individual seeking treatment will usually describe the fear as intense and report that they were about to die, lose control, have a heart attack. They also usually report an urgent desire to flee from wherever the attack is occurring. With recurrent attacks, some of the intense fearfulness may wane. There are...
Diagnosing The Food Intolerance
• Food-Intolerance is a bad reaction of certain kinds of food-ingredients that occurs constantly the food is eaten particularly if large amount of quantities are consumed. In other words, we can say the food intolerance is the failure which completely crashes food into absorbable constituents due to pathetic digestive enzyme system. • Food-Intolerance doesn't include the immune system and is by and large not life menacing. For example, the case of food-poisoning will not be occurred during the conditions of food-intolerance. If we take the analysis of overall situation up till now, we could say that food-intolerance is basically the inability which is entirely break down into soak up...
Information on Heart Disease
Heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, includes a number of conditions affecting the heart: congestive heart failure, congenital heart disease, and heart attack, among others. If you don't know the symptoms, you could be at risk and not even know it. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. Keys to prevention include quitting smoking, improving cholesterol, controlling high blood pressure, maintaining a healthy weight, and exercising. The heart consists of a muscle (myocardium) that pumps blood, arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle, and valves to ensure that the blood is pumped in the correct direction. At any point in the pumping process, or...
Can You Recognize High Blood Pressure By Its...
High blood pressure is one of the most common health problems in the developed world. It's also one of the most mysterious. In fact, it is often called the silent killer for its ability to strike people dead (in the most extreme cases) without showing any previous symptoms at all. But more often than not, people suffering from high blood pressure exhibit subtle symptoms of it but they often disregard them as something not serious. For this reason they may fail to see a doctor who would have easily diagnosed the condition with the most basic checkup. It is therefore a good idea to pay attention to any signs of high blood pressure and to take them seriously. But how does one determine that they indeed...
What Is Kidney Infection?
Millions of people around the world suffer from kidney Infections every year. Women are more likely to suffer from kidney or urinary tract infections because their urethra is shorter which makes it easier for bacteria to travel faster to the bladder and kidneys. Although fewer men suffer from kidney infection, it can be serious when they get an infection because it is much harder to treat. Kidneys are very important organs for the urinary system. They keep the balance of fluids because they filter and secrete metabolites and minerals. They also eliminate them as urine. They control blood pressure, glucose metabolism and production of erythrocytes. For all these reasons good function of the kidneys...
Guidelines For The Prevention Of Urinary Tract...
From the foregoing information on UTI, one should realize that the best course is to follow, strictly, the preventive measures, which are very simple, mostly relating to routine hygiene, rather than being on long-term prophylactic antibiotks; or, in neglected cases, developing terminal kidney disease, i.e. kidney failure, which may, require repeated dialysis, or even kidney transplant, depending on the case. Various guidelines are mentioned below, and all individuals, irrespective of age and sex, are required to carefully follow them in their everyday life. (i) Perineal hygiene The perineum is the area where the openings of the anus, the urethra and the vagina are situated (of course, the scrotum...
The Simple Fibromyalgia Diet Guide
Fibromyalgia is a common condition that affects hundreds of people worldwide. Unfortunately, causes of fibromyalgia are still unknown, making it difficult to spot the condition with physical and obvious signs. If a rheumatologist feels that all your symptoms are associated with fibromyalgia, he or she may recommend a few lifestyle changes, medication and dietary restrictions. Since there are no known cures for this condition, doctors will only recommend treatments to lessen the symptoms of fibromyalgia. One change patients may require is his or her daily diet. Although most fibromyalgia patients report that their pains are alleviated by dietary measures, there is no specific and proven fibromyalgia...
Tdcs a Relief for Fibromyalgia Pain
In patients with fibromyalgia transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) provides significant pain relief that can last for several weeks.This technique has rare and minimal adverse effects shows the studies made at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Studies have been made through 32 women with fibromyalgia and moderate to severe pain into three groups: one group received tDCS of the primary motor cortex, another received tDCS of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the third received sham stimulation.Patients received a 2 mA current for 20 minutes for 5 days or sham stimulation delivered on the same schedule. Before and after tDCS using a visual analog scale, the presence of tender points...
At the outset, it may be said that in case there is any predisposing/ obstructive factor (like urinary stones, benign enlargement of prostate, congenital abnormalities of urinary tract, etc.), it must be investigated and treated according to the lines already described. The various tests required for the diagnosis/treatment of UTI are as under: 1. Examination of urine It is one of the most important tests, and it should not be taken casually. It indicates whether the patient is suffering from UTI or not especially, when symptoms of cystitis/pyelonephritis are not marked, or happen to be completely absent. The urine specimen for test in laboratory should be very carefully collected, keeping the...
How to Lower Blood Pressure Without Medication
High blood pressure affects more than 50 million Americans and hundreds of millions worldwide. The number of high blood pressure cases keeps increasing because more and more people are living stressful lives and eating junk-food that is rich in fats. Those who drink alcohol and smoke for a long time are also at a great risk of having high blood pressure. High blood pressure itself is not an illness that damages the body, but if you suffer from high blood pressure for a long time then you are at a great risk to have a stroke or a heart-attack, or to develop a heart disease. Most of the people who have heart disease started with a high blood pressure that they did not treat. High blood pressure doesn...
Liver Cancer - Diagnosis, Causes, Symptoms,...
Liver cancer also known as primary or metastatic hepatic carcinoma is a fairly rare form of cancer in the western world (1% of all cancers) but much more common in Africa and parts of Asia (10% to 50% of all cancers). It is much more prevalent in men and incidence increases with age. Liver cancer is rapidly fatal, usually within 6 months from gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hepatic failure or metastasis. TYPES OF LIVE CANCER Most primary liver tumors are known as hepatomas (hepatocellular carcinoma and primary lower cell carcinoma). Some primary liver cancers originate in the bile duct and these are known as cholangiomas. Some rare liver cancers include Kupffer cell sarcoma and hepatoblastomas (which...
People would be shocked if they knew the exact figures as to the number of the sufferers of high blood pressure are in the United Kingdom and the United States and to be honest it affects one in every four people. The medical name for high blood pressure is Hypertension. High blood pressure is serious. The likelihood of developing several life-threatening diseases and illnesses increases dramatically when you suffer from high blood pressure. The list of diseases that are more likely to be contracted if you suffer from high blood pressure can include associate heart disease, kidney disease and possibly stroke. Having high blood pressure increases the severity of other diseases. If you don't get...
Crohns Disease Support Group Makes Facing The...
Crohns disease has some excruciating symptoms that can overwhelm even the toughest person. On top of it all, there is no cure for the disease and the only way out of all the misery is to try and control the condition. However, there is a catch here too; not all medications suit all people and those that do suit may have varying efficacy in different people. Medicines, diet and surgery are the three basic elements of its treatment and whether they are used singly or in combination will depend on the severity, progression and other factors related to the disease. At times coping with the symptoms as well as the treatment may become difficult for a patient. Of assistance here is Crohns disease support...
Tonsillitis - Symptoms and Causes of Tonsillitis
The tonsils are fleshy clusters of tissue that lie in bands on both sides of the back of the throat, above and behind the tongue. The tonsils' major function is to catch incoming germs before the germs cause infections in the throat, mouth, or sinuses. Tonsils contain infection-fighting cells and antibodies that stop the spread of the germs further into the body. There are 3 main types of tonsillitis: acute, subacute and chronic. Acute tonsillitis can either be bacterial or viral (75%) in origin. Subacute tonsillitis (which can last between 3 weeks and 3 months) is caused by the bacterium Actinomyces. Chronic tonsillitis, which can last for long periods if not treated, is almost always bacterial. As...