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Brain doctors agree: The 15 million U.S. adults who are battling major depression are suffering from a real medical illness. Studies point to a shortage of the brain chemicals serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine, the neurotransmitters that ferry messages between nerve cells. Doctors have no test to determine which ones are lacking, but there are drug therapies available to boost them. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) Serotonin is made from amino acid tryptophan; it regulates mood and appetite. SSRIs such as Paxil and Zoloft raise serotonin in the gaps between brain cells to normal levels, and for some patients, this helps lift their mood. Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake...

Since multiple sclerosis is most prevalent in women some of the most important questions asked by women are about MS and menopause. With menopause many women tend to suffer from hot flashes, which while they can be somewhat uncomfortable are manageable. However for the woman who has MS and has been told by her physician to avoid anything that might cause her body temperature to increase these hot flashes can very unpleasant to say the least. Part of the reason for this is the fact that combining MS and menopause can have a major effect on the bodys ability to regulate its own temperature even more so than it already struggle with. One noticeable difference for most women is that they tend to have...

It appears the key to you living with Multiple Sclerosis is that you must feel in control of your Multiple Sclerosis. How can you do this you ask? You do this by keeping track of your symptoms, by going to your appointments with your health care professional, not skipping your scheduled magnetic resonance imaging and by taking your medications that your health care provider has prescribed. All too often when things appear to be going well, we (meaning you) think some of what you need to be doing to stay in control is not needed. Not so, do it religiously! Now I know that the exact relationship between your magnetic resonance imaging and your present or future clinical status of you as a patient...

If you find yourself in the cloudy city of Seattle, shopping is one of the best things you could busy yourself with. Strolling around this charming city, visitors will have the pleasure of coming across some interesting market places that are buzzing with life throughout most of the day. Pike Place Market is where you need to be if you want to know what kind of fish Seattle serves up. This is one of the best places to buy seafood in town and several vegetable stalls and handicraft shops can also be found here. You might also want to see what goes on at the Fremont Sunday Market while in town. You can buy almost anything at this market from fresh vegetables to second hand paintings. The brand hunter...

  Linear Accelerator A linear accelerator (LINAC) is the device most commonly used for external beam radiation treatments for patients with cancer. The linear accelerator can also be used in stereotactic radiosurgery similar to that achieved using the gamma knife on targets within the brain. The linear accelerator can also be used to treat areas outside of the brain. It delivers a uniform dose of high-energy x-ray to the region of the patient's tumor. These x-rays can destroy the cancer cells while sparing the surrounding normal tissue. A linear accelerator is also used for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)...   How does the equipment work ? The linear accelerator uses microwave...

Tinnitus Clinical Studies Tinnitus is a growing problem in today's generation due to constant exposure to loud urban noises and music lifestyle. It's also a constant issue to the older population where tinnitus and hearing loss due to aging is an inevitable symptom. The demand to have tinnitus cured increased invariably over the past few years, and the medical and scientific community continued to recognize this need. However, with the various causes of Tinnitus, there are also several types treatments that claim to have cured tinnitus. Subjective tinnitus, or tinnitus caused by otologic disorders may be treated by drugs and nutrients. In a Swedish study, injection of Lidocaine into the inner ear...

To a layman, brain tumor is basically cancer of the brain. Medulloblastoma, ependymoma, glioma, teratoma, atypical teratoid rhadoid tumor, etc, are names associated with different types of brain tumor. In simple terms, brain tumor is no more than uncontrolled growth of cells forming a lump in the brain. Just like any other form of cancers, brain tumor can spread and proliferate to any other parts of the body. Even before the brain tumor proliferates, or metastasize as a medical doctor or an oncologist would say it, the tumor could wreak havoc in the brain. Our brain, as we know it, controls the rest of the body. Any disturbance up there will affect our normal functioning of the various faculties...

Cancer is the deadliest disease of the century. The advancements in medical field and years of researches have resulted in developing a variety of treatments for cancer. Chemotherapy, surgery, proton therapy, cryosurgery, radiation therapy etc are few treatment methods. Radiation treatment is done in about 50-60 % of cancer patients.This method of cancer treatment is applied on almost every type of cancers like breast cancer, pancreatic, prostrate, uterus, lungs, leukemia, cancer affecting lymphatic system, soft tissue sarcomas etc. Radiation therapy is a targeted therapy where the cancerous cells are targeted to destroy it. This treatment damages the ability of the cancer cells to replicate and...

  Stereotactic Radio Surgery In India   Stereotactic Radiosurgery Gamma Knife radiosurgery is a method for treating certain problems in the brain without making an incision. Using highly focused beams of radiation, a lesion (an area of controlled damage) is created in the root of the trigeminal nerve. Any patient with trigeminal neuralgia who has pain or has difficulty with the medicines used to relieve the pain is a candidate for stereotactic radiosurgery. The procedure is painless and typically is done without anesthesia. A metal frame is attached to the patient's head and then an MRI is taken. Once the doctors have calculated the exact spot the patient is positioned into the Gamma Knife machine...

There is no universal treatment approach for tinnitus although the main thrust aims toward alleviating the fight or flight response of the sympathetic nervous system. Examples of treatment may be gamma knife radiosurgery for the presence of tumors, medications like propranolol, clonazepam, lidocaine, tricyclic antidepressants, carbemazepine, anticonvulsants, benzodiazepines, avoidance of alcohol, nicotine, salt and caffeine, consumption of zinc, melatonin, sertraline, lipflavonoids, acamprosate and etidronate and other vitamins. Other treatable causative factors for the condition like allergy, infection and earwax buildup may also be targeted in order to alleviate tinnitus. Some forms of surgery may...

Cushing's disease, also known as hyperadrenocorticism, is the over secretion of cortisol (stress hormone) in the body. It usually affects dogs at the age of 6 years or older. Certain breeds such as daschunds, terriers, golden retrievers, german shepherds and poodles are more susceptible to Cushing's disease. Types of Cushing's disease There are 3 types of Cushing's disease: adrenal tumor, pituitary tumor and iatrogenic. Pituitary tumor - A tumor in the pituitary gland results in the over production of hormone that stimulates production of cortisol by the adrenal glands. This is the most common type of canine Cushing's disease. Adrenal tumor- A tumor of the adrenal gland causes over production of...

Growth hormone is a protein that stimulates growth and cell reproduction in human beings and other animals. It's technical name is 191-amino acid and it is stored and secreted within the pituitary gland. Functions: 1) Height growth in the childhood is its main function. 2) It also give the strength to bones. 3) It increases muscle mass by creating new muscle cells. 3) It stimulates growth of all internal organs except brain. 4) It stimulates the body immune system. 5) It also performs some other functions. Pituitary tumor is the most common disease caused due to its excessiveness. Surgical removal is the usual treatment for this problem. It's deficiency produces significantly different problems at...

Cushing's disease is relatively common in dogs but rare in felines. Perhaps a distinction your Beagle would like to give up. Like so many hormonal disorders the condition tends to affects certain breads more than others. Leading the pack in this category are Miniature Poodles, closely followed by Dachshunds, Boxers, Boston Terriers, and of course, beagles. Cushing's disease occurs when excessive levels of cortisol in the bloodstream expose tissues to abnormal amounts of this hormone for extended periods of time. In eight out of ten cases the cause is a small benign pituitary tumor. Most of the other twenty percent is due to a small benign adrenal tumor. But to fully understand why this happens one...

When I built my new place in Fischer, Texas I expected to have the occasional overnight horse guest but I didn't plan on having hospital patients ... that is, until I started helping Dr. Lu Ann Groves with a few laminitis cases at her barn in San Marcos. It was then that I realized just how much I missed working hands-on with these horses. Not long after, I had my first laminitis patient at my new place, a mare named Bonita. This article contains the first half of Bonita's case, which is complex and demonstrates just how difficult laminitis horses can be to treat. Be looking for the wrap up of Bonita's case in a part 2 article. I hope this case gives owners of laminitic horses the understanding that...

To answer the question of how to get taller, first ask the age of the short person in question. People older than their late teens (at the latest mid twenties) have no getting taller options, because we don't grow after that age. The reason we stop growing has to do with the epiphyseal plate, which determines our bone length and therefore our height. This plate consists of bone-growing cartilage located at each end of a child's long bones. As a child reaches puberty, the epiphyseal cartilage starts to ossify, becoming bone itself and ceasing to grow new bone length. If the short person still claims a growing age, then ask questions about growth potential and possible medical problems. Children of...

Acromegaly is a chronic metabolic disorder caused by the presence of too much growth hormone. When this happens, your bones increase in size, including those of your hands, feet and face. Acromegaly affects mostly middle-aged adults. Overproduction of growth hormone is almost always caused by a noncancerous (benign) pituitary tumor (adenoma). This causes abnormal enlargement of bone, cartilage, muscle, organs, and other tissues. Other symptoms of acromegaly include thick, coarse, oily skin; skin tags; enlarged lips, nose and tongue; deepening of the voice due to enlarged sinuses and vocal cords; snoring due to upper airway obstruction; excessive sweating and skin odor; fatigue and weakness...

Definition Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), a neurohormone, is the simplest of the hypothalamic neuro- hormones. It consists of three amino acids in the sequence glutamic acid–histidine–proline. The structural simplicity of TRH is deceiving because this hormone actually has many functions. It stimulates the synthesis and secretion of thyrotropin by the anterior pituitary 1. Related Peptides The discovery of TRH led quickly to the discovery of other small peptides that regulate the secretion by the anterior pituitary of its tropic hormones. Such regulation is usually accomplished by increasing or decreasing stimulation. However, growth hormone appears mainly to be regulated by increasing or...

The pituitary adenoma accounts to 7% to 18% of all the intracranial tumors according to the report by the American Brain Tumor Association in 1997. Most of the pituitary adenoma tumors are present in the anterior lobe of the gland where as the tumors in the posterior lobe are hardly found. Since there are varied clinical manifestations taking the various symptoms associated with the pituitary adenoma, managing these problems become a difficult task altogether. The Transsphenoidal microsurgical treatment is the most common way to deal with the problem of the pituitary tumor. It displays the minimal invasive attribute giving the direct visibility of the pituitary region while avoiding the risks and...

The causes of hyperthyroidism are,most generally, thyroid endocrine overproduction,because of Graves' illness. In Graves' illness, the TSH receptor autoantibody TSH-R [stim] Ab stimulates the thyroid follicular cells to create too much quantities of T4 and T3. Less generally, patients with multinodular goiter might become thyrotoxic without having circulating antibodies if given inorganic iodine (eg, potassium iodide) or organic iodine compounds (eg, the antiarrhythmic drug amiodarone, which contains 37% iodine by weight). Multinodular goiters may also develop 1 or more nodules that become autonomous from TSH regulation and secrete excessive quantities of T4 or T3. Patients from regions wherever...

Cancer is a dangerous disease where the cells mutate and grow into adenomas on the various endocrine glands found in the human body. When adenomas are formed on the pituitary gland found in the human brain, it is known as pituitary adenoma. According to statistics, it has been found that there are over hundred different types of cancer that can affect humans. Adenoma is typically a benign tumor that grows specifically on the glandular cells of the endocrine as well as exocrine glands. Some of the common forms of adenoma other than pituitary adenoma include the pancreatic adenoma, thyroid adenoma, colorectal adenoma, mammary gland adenoma and much more. The pituitary adenoma comprises a major portion...

Although hemifacial spasm or eyelid twitching isn't a very serious problem most of the time it is an extremely common occurrence. Odds are that at one point or another in your life you have noticed this muscle spasm happening to you and if so you should know how annoying it can be. Have one or two eyes twitch is what is known as a focal dystonia. If it's a single eye this is called hemifacial but if it's both eyes it is called blepharospasm. These are neurological movement disorders that involve involuntary and chronic muscle contraction of the eye muscles. Usually the terms benign and essential are coupled with the above terms. The term benign means that it isn't life threatening and essential...

On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved extended release Invega for the treatment of schizophrenia. The approval was based on the results of 3, 6 week studies which were conducted in North America, Europe, Asia, and involved 1,665 participants. These studies concluded that Invega was more effective than a placebo for relieving symptoms associated with schizophrenia. The patients in the group were given doses medication from 3 milligrams to 15 milligrams a day. Although minor, some of the side affects experienced by patients included restlessness, movement disorders, rapid heart beat, and sleepiness. Also, Invega belongs to the class of drugs called atypical antipsychotic which...

What the world is searching for is a cosmetics formula that will finally solve the problem of wrinkling skin. The current crop of products for resolving the issue of aging skin are woefully inadequate at taking care of the issue, despite supposedly being the most scientifically advanced formulas that we have ever been offered. Why don't these products work for us? Despite the claims of the cosmetics industry that they have the solution that you need for having younger looking skin, the truth is that the formulas being produced do not have anything in them that can help you. They do not even come close to effectively addressing the issues that cause your skin to age, despite the fact that we know...

We have long held the opinion that the symptoms of ADHD could be lessened, and perhaps fully treated, by the use of amino acids and the help of specific ADD diets. Now a study from Italy gives more support for our position that prescription medications, particularly stimulants, are not the only effective ADHD treatments available. The study from Italy looked at the effectiveness of just one amino acid in a specific population of ADHD children that are well known as poor responders to stimulant treatment - children with Fragile X syndrome and also ADHD symptoms. Fragile X syndrome is the most common hereditary form of mental retardation, and many children with the condition also have ADHD, or at...

I bet you didn't know that if your child has been on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) conventional medication (Ritalin, for example) after the age of 12, he or she may be banned from serving in the US Armed Forces! The National Guard (minimum age is 17) and the Navy state in the recruitment manual that the teenager cannot be enlisted unless their doctor has signed a paper saying that they have not taken psychostimulants for the last four years. So, let's say that your teenager was on these drugs until the age of 14, then he would not be eligible. Drug Abuse The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration did a survey on ADHD kids and teenagers in the Wisconsin and...

The early wheelchairs were operated manually. Even now few people use them. With the advent of electric wheel chairs, people realized that they can get more functionality and very soon these power chairs became most popular. There are a range of electric wheelchairs available in the market. The type you select should be in your budget and you should able to use it as comfortably as walking right on your own legs. To enable people with movement disorders, there are a plenty of electric wheelchairs available in the market out of which selection of the most appropriate one is confusing. Most of the powerchairs offer common features. In addition to seat adjustments, lifts, brake controls, and...

Anoxic brain injury came to most people's attention via one of the most notable cases in medical ethics in recent years. Terri Schiavo collapsed in 1990, following respiratory and cardiac arrest, which led to anoxic brain injury. She finally died in 2005 at the age of 41, following a battle between her husband and her parents about whether she should be allowed to die. This battle eventually involved the President, the Pope and an enormous number of legal actions. The changes found in her brain were typical of those suffered in extreme anoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. There was extensive damage to nearly all brain regions, including the cerebral cortex, the thalami, the basal ganglia, the...

Physiotherapy dates back to the ancient times but the modern practice of this allied medical care started in the 1920s. It is used to address conditions like recurring pain, musculoskeletal disorders, and movement disorders. The health care professional who is trained in this field of endeavour is known as a physiotherapist or a physical therapist. Nowadays, the services of physiotherapists are widely sought by a large number of people who suffer from a wide variety of afflictions. The most common of which is back ache. It used to be that when an individual has backache, he goes directly to a doctor. At present, he has another option and that is to engage the assistance of a physical therapist...

Some benzodiazepines are widely and successfully used as short-term treatment in certain settings such as in hospitals as pre-medication before operations, for nervous patients before a dental procedure, and in the treatment of some forms of epilepsy and movement disorders. They are also used in the management of alcohol withdrawal as they work to alleviate delirium tremens. While many doctors are aware of the dependency and withdrawal issues related to their long-term use, others are still limited in their knowledge and may consequently give substandard care, often putting their patients' safety at risk. The following are useful points to be considered when withdrawing a patient from a...

Parkinson's is found all over the world. Exact global figures are not always available, though it is estimated that four million people worldwide have the condition. Parkinson's disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders. Parkinson's disease afflicts 1 to 1 1/2 million people in the United States. The disorder occurs in all races but is somewhat more prevalent among Caucasians. People with the disease may have trouble walking, talking or doing simple tasks. Dysfunctional antioxidative mechanisms are associated with older age as well, suggesting that the acceleration of age-related changes in dopamine production may be a factor. Parkinson's disease patients have at least one...

The cannabis plant has a long history of being used as a medicine in many cultures and there has been many positive studies involving the use of cannabis as a medicine. It has helped the life's of sick people but still many countries reject the idea cannabis has any medical value What Is Medical Marijuana?: Medical Marijuana refers to the use of cannabis/marijuana as a herbal therapy and also the use of synthetic THC and cannabinoids. A Brief History: The first use of cannabis as a medicine is hard to pinpoint but in China its believed its been used as a medicine for around 4000 years, Egyptian texts like Ebers Papyrus and the Ramesseum III Papyrus, both from over 1000 years BC describe medical...

Blepharo means "eyelid". Spasm means "uncontrolled muscle contraction". The term blepharospasm ['blef-a-ro-spaz-m] can be applied to any abnormal blinking or eyelid tic or twitch resulting from any cause, ranging from dry eyes to Tourette's syndrome to tardive dyskinesia. The blepharospasm referred to here is officially called benign essential blepharospasm (BEB) to distinguish it from the less serious secondary blinking disorders. "Benign" indicates the condition is not life threatening, and "essential" is a medical term meaning "of unknown cause". It is both a cranial and a focal dystonia. Cranial refers to the head and focal indicates confinement to one part. Blepharospasm is a type of dystonia...

Five years back when my mom suffered from a paralysis attack, which rendered her lower body useless, we never knew about these electronic wheelchairs. I will tell you what a life would be for a person who is disabled for movements. For weeks, she went physiotherapy so that she could regain some energy and strength for the legs. There was some improvement when at least she could stand with the help of some walking aids. But even then, movements are big problems for people with movement disabilities. They have to remain downstairs and have to ask help for each and everything they need: whether a glass of water or medicines. They may alternatively make it to the fridge slowly to get the water...

The physiotherapy career is a healthcare profession which deals with movement disorders of the body arising from certain conditions or illnesses. Treatment through physiotherapy can also be more efficient and cheap than other traditional medication or therapy. Usually, the person who performs physiotherapy is called a physical therapist. However, there are also other professionals who perform some similar practices, like chiropractors or caregivers. The physiotherapy career is very broad and has various classifications. Examples of these classifications are psychological sickness, physical rehabilitation, occupational health, and care for the aging. Individuals in the physiotherapy career study...

Parkinson's Disease is commonly seen in senior citizens where you can visibly see constant shaking and movement of certain body parts. It is a disease caused by degenerative disorder of the nervous system which inflicts damage the victim's motor skills, speech and other minor functions. The nerve cells of the brain are in constant deterioration which can be in a faster pace or in a slower pace depending on the patient's condition. These neurons are found in an area of the brain called substantia nigra where they produce a potent chemical known as dopamine. This chemicals serves as a communication tool for substantia nigra to other parts of the brain that are responsible for muscle movements...

Parkinson's Disease is a disease mostly affecting middle-aged and elderly people characterized by tremors and rigid, slow movement. It is also known as PD or Parkinson disease. Early symptoms of PD are subtle and occur gradually. Parkinson's disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders. The disease is both chronic, meaning it persists over a long period of time, and progressive, meaning its symptoms grow worse over time. Parkinson's disease was named after Scottish physician James Parkinson, who published a description of the condition. Cardinal features include resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability. In some people the disease progresses more quickly...

This is the Checklist which is described in Using an Environmental Check for People with Autism Spectrum Conditions(Part 1). The categories for this checklist are divided into 4 areas- 1.Sensory - Touch/tactile - Sight/visual - Smell/olfactory - Hearing/auditory - Taste/gustatory - Balance/vestibular - Body awareness/proprioception  2.Communication Systems 3.Escape 4.Other Each area has a number of questions that will have a response yes or no Decide to whether you believe the environment you are assessing fully addresses the issue raised. Totalled up yes' will give an overall friendly rating. It will be the analysis of each category however rather than the deficits of the environment which maybe...

  The long-term outcome of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is difficult (and sometimes impossible) to predict. While new breakthroughs are made every day, still, very little is actually known about the brain. Some patients make a rapid and full recovery, even from severe injuries, while others may experience permanent impairment from a minor concussion. Symptoms can take months or even years to surface, and many people with TBI experience improvements followed by setbacks, making recovery a slow and frustrating process. Overwhelming personality and behavioral changes can make TBI frightening and confusing for victims and their friends and family. More than anything, TBI victims need the understanding...

Parkinson's disease or PD is a disorder where there is degeneration of the central nervous system that damages the patient's motor skills, speech and various other actions. It belongs to a particular group of ailments called the ‘movement disorders' and is often typified by inflexibility of the muscles, tremor and slow movements of the limbs. The Restless Leg Syndrome or RLS is another disorder which is characterized by the urge to move one's body to arrest uneasy and strange feelings. It generally affects the legs but can also affect the arms and torso too. Making some sort of movement of some part of the body offers stop-gap relief to the sufferer. Requip that is manufactured by the...

Regardless of what TV ads would like you to think, there is no one good medication for sleep disorders. The reason being you will find more than a hundred kinds of sleep problems and even more than that number of medications, in a number of varieties. Over-the-counter drugs may possibly work for a brief period of lack of sleep. Some moderate aspirin products include components to promote sleeping, nevertheless they do not always work and are not suitable for long amounts of time. Some individuals get tired regardless of what over-the-counter medicines they take, and then try to force sleepiness hoping at last one of them will make them fall asleep. Not just is this not recommended, it may really be...

We might feel that mental illness is not very common in a well to do society but the astonishing fact is that about 25% people in the US are due to have some kind of a mental illness in a given year. This is a straight forward consequence of the increasingly busy lifestyle of people and the ever growing pressure to earn more. Mental illnesses are of many kinds from the most minor ones like anxieties and manias to the most complicated ones like schizophrenia. Today the medical sector requires people working in fields related to psychology. Hence psychiatric education has become a very promising field of medical education. There are number of psychiatric fields which require varied levels of...