Venereal Disease Symptoms
Venereal diseases or VD's are sexually transmitted diseases, and in just about every case they are highly contagious. Infection normally occurs through sexual contact with another infected person. In this context sexual contact refers to oral, anal and vaginal sex. The different venereal disease symptoms will also change from one venereal disease to another. As mentioned, venereal diseases can be passed on through sexual contact with an infected person. Most venereal diseases require the exchange of bodily fluids to be contagious, but in some cases skin-to-skin contact is all that it will take. If a person displays any venereal disease symptoms, they should get a confirmed diagnosis first and...
Neurosurgery In India
Do you have to face a high risk brain or spine operation in the near future? The world-renowned Medical facilities in india urges you to consider having your neurosurgery in India at some our famous Neuroscience Institutes. With the latest technology and some of the leading neurosurgeons in the world, you can rest assured that you are in good hands. Wherever you are coming from, you will find the India to be one of the finest medical centers hub in the world. If you decide to have your neurosurgery in India at our world-class super speciality hospitals, Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon can be your first choice, here you will have access to some of the best medical treatment in the world. Lets see what...
Arthritis covers a broad spectrum of disease. To many, the term arthritis means pain and inflammation of the joints - but, arthritis is a much more complex medical condition. The term arthritis comes from the Latin phrase, "arth" meaning joint and "it is" meaning inflammation. There are over 100 illnesses associated with the term arthritis. Arthritis can range from something as simple as tendonitis to something as chronic as rheumatoid arthritis. Three Most Common Types of Arthritis - Osteoarthritis - the most common type of arthritis. This degenerative joint disease affects over 16 million Americans. This form of arthritis is caused when the cartilage surrounding the ends of the bones...
Anorexia: Who Are We To Blame?
More and more anorexia sufferers are appearing each day. Should we blame ourselves for creating a society in which anorexia seems necessary for a young person? When a teen begins to suffer from anorexia nervosa, it is never just a quick onset but rather there are always conditions that lead the anorexia sufferer to believe he/she can't be good enough, which ultimately leads to anorexia. These conditions come from every single aspect of the sufferer's life. The main cause cited for anorexia among teens is the media. Many media images portray individuals as being extremely thin. This image is very prevalent in the media, and may create the delusion in young people that this is how they were meant to...
Keep Smiling!
A happy, healthy smile can be the difference between getting a job and not getting it. Studies suggest that a smile is a major factor in the overall first impression a person makes on the interview. Most people would agree that a smile is an important social asset. There is much truth to the expression "million-dollar smile". People who go to the dentist and make over their smile have shown that their income has gone up by as much as 27%. A bright, genuine smile exudes confidence, strength and a willingness to open up to others. On the other hand, if you are self-conscious about your smile, it might affect the way you communicate with others and could be detrimental to your job performance. The...
What is Brachytherapy?
There are several ways of giving radiation dosage to a cancerous tumor. The most common method is to deliver the required dosage from an external beam of radiation produced outside the body. In this case the source of radiation beam is located 80-100 cm from the body of the person receiving radiation. Sometimes placing the source of radiation within the tumor might have advantages over delivering radiation from an external source. This method of delivering required radiation from an internal source embedded within the tumor is called brachytherapy. If you are aware of the inverse square law in physics you would know the dosage of radiation therapy delivery changes by a great proportion depending...
Vitiligo in Some Cases
Vitiligo isn't the most deadly thing that you can come down with, like other diseases though you don't want to get it. Vitiligo is the loss of skin pigmentation in patches. This disease and several others are as a result of an auto-immune attack, which actually occurs by your own body's immune system, specifically on skin melanocytes. Vitiligo most oftenly occurs late in adulthood. The early patches that will begin to appear on skin, may continue to grow, or may remain constant in size. Often times these patches will be irritated due to their location. A simple example of this, is on your feet and ankles, where the patches are constantly in contact, with shoes, socks, sandals, etc. Often times...
Brain cancer
Everyone fears the word cancer. However most types of cancers can be beaten, if you catch it up soon enough, and even if you don't there are new treatments coming out by the minute everyday that will help you fight and successfully beat cancer. There are however some types of cancers that are more complex in nature than others, brain cancer is the one we're speaking of and the one we will be focusing on. Two types of known brain cancer exist, namely: Primary brain cancer (these generally initiate in the brain), Primary brain cancer almost never moves to any other part of the body, so death is brought on by uncontrollable tumor growth within the brain cavity. Then you get metastatic brain cancer or...
The Facts About Spine Surgeons
Today spine surgery can be performed by either a neurosurgeon or an orthopedic surgeon. There is an emerging field of "spine surgery" that incorporates both specialties. Although not currently the case, in the future, there may be a well-defined medical specialty of "spine specialists" defined by its own board certification. Neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons get their board certification from two different places. A neurosurgeon will seek certification from The American Board of Neurological Surgery and an orthopedic surgeon will seek their certification from The American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. Currently there is no certification process that recognizes The American Board of Medical...
How Do We Know When to Ask for Help?
Acid reflux is the condition that most of us suffer from and many do not even know that. It has symptoms like many other conditions, but they can be overlooked by the majority. What is important to know is what those symptoms are and what to do about acid reflux. It is essential that once you think you are suffering from acid reflux to go and get treated. As longer as this condition goes untreated, as worst the things get. It can end up permanently damaging your throat or your esophagus. Treatment is available. At the first sign of acid reflux, go to the doctor and get treated. The most common symptom in acid reflux is a burning sensation. This can happen after a meal rich in oil or spices. Even...
Interesting Aspects of Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system. Considering the fact that the disease involves dysfunctions at the level of the nervous system, multiple sclerosis can generate a wide spectrum of symptoms. In the absence of an appropriate medical treatment, multiple sclerosis can aggravate over the years, causing irreversible damage to the entire organism. Multiple sclerosis is mainly manifested through states of pronounced fatigue, body weakness, poorly coordinated movement of the body, poor balance and muscle pain, numbness, weakness or spasms. In later stages of the disease, multiple sclerosis can generate decreased vision, inaccurate and slow perceptions of...
Why is Parkinson's disease difficult to diagnose?
While Parkinson's disease has very distinctive features, it is rather a difficult disease to identify, particularly while it is in its early stages. Unfortunately there are no precise tests, which doctors can do to establish an exact diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and regrettably especially in its early stages it might be mistaken for other diseases. If and when this happens, it delays or prevents the appropriate action being administered in the quickest feasible time. The trouble with diagnosing Parkinson's disease accurately is just that the symptoms are not always as clear as doctors would like them to be, Actually there are suggestions that up to 25% of those people presently being treated for...
Facts About Schizophrenia Research
Schizophrenia, a brain illness, a mental disorder, is considered one of the top 10 causes of disability worldwide. Because of that, many studies are about what cause schizophrenia. It is an important disease of ours days, and gain more and more interest with every day. Many connections were tried with many and various diseases, many theories felled apart and many seems that might sow something that could give us hope. The problem is that to make this studies is important to have a large area of research, many patients to study, many trained personal, special medical centers that must be very well equipped with high class technology machines, in conclusion involves many, many people and money. And...
Good Things to Know About Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia, witch in Greek mean split mind, is a brain illness that affects 1% people all over the world. The persons can be young or older, women or men, it doesn't matter. It's diagnosis can be more difficult than it might seem because the symptoms of schizophrenia can be similar at times to other major brain disorders such as bipolar disorder or even major depression. Schizophrenia is characterized like a disruption in cognition and emotion, affecting the most fundamental human attributes: language, thought, perception, affect, and sense of self. If this human attributes are affected, can you imagine how it is like to be a schizophrenic person? Even not, it is sure that is not very...
The Connectivity Theory and Autism Syndrome
Autism syndrome affects the way a person communicates and limits the ability to relate to others in a meaningful way, it is a lifelong developmental disorder that emerges in early childhood. A child with autism syndrome isn't able to appreciate cuddles or understand other people's feeling, he can't show signs of affection or develop friendships with other children. There are researches saying that a lack of central coherence or a problem in the central nervous system is the cause of autism syndrome, and for that people with autism aren't able to bind many activities into a single and have many cognitive and behavioral difficulties. For the same reason, children with autistic syndromes learn to sit...
Stimulating Your Baby's Brain Growth
Your baby needs mental stimulation. You've heard about this even before your kid was born. And you're probably one of those who made their baby listen to classical music even before she was born because according to studies this is helpful in stimulating a baby's mind mind. But stimulating your baby's mind is not only about making her listen to classical music. There are a variety of effective ways you can do to ensure that she is properly stimulated and nourished. - Communicate with your baby. Sure she is not yet equipped with the vocabulary to enable her to respond to you in full sentence but it does not mean that talking to her is futile. Talk to her while you dress her, bathe her or feed her...
Schizophrenia - Information on Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia, from the Greek roots schizein "to split" and phrn, phren- "mind", is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental illness characterized by impairments in the perception or expression of reality, most commonly manifesting as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions or disorganized speech and thinking in the context of significant social or occupational dysfunction. Onset of symptoms typically occurs in young adulthood, Schizophrenia is a chronic, disabling mental illness that may be caused by abnormal amounts of certain chemicals in the brain. These chemicals are called neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters control our thought processes and emotions. Schizophrenia is a...
How Can I Treat My Gallbladder Affection?
The most frequent malfunctions of the gallbladder appear due to the presence of gallstones. In order to treat the disease, the cause must be removed. The quickest way to remove the gallstones is surgery. The name for this type of surgery is cholecystectomy. Every year, 500,000 Americans get a cholecystectomy and the number is increasing as time goes by due to an unhealthy diet. The cholecystectomy is usually done with the help of the laparoscope. In order to use the laparoscope, the surgeon will have to do three little incisions in the patient's abdomen. After that he will introduce through these incisions inside the abdomen the needed laparoscopic instruments and a tiny video camera. With the help...
All About Brain Anatomy
The brain is a fascinating and complex unit of our anatomy. The brain is responsible for so many things. It stores our short term and long term memories. The ability to learn is from our brain as well. Our emotions and triggers are stored in our brain. The brain is a source of information on everything we do and about who we are. The anatomy of the brain shows us just how complex it truly is. There is so much about the brain science and the medical field have not yet uncovered. However, there is a great deal we have learned about the brain by studying the physical features of it. We have also learned from the neurological aspects of the brain. We have the ability to perform brain surgery and remove...
Brain Tumor Types With Their Treatments
Astrocytomas represent the most common type of glioma. They develop from the supporting cells of the brain, which are star-shaped glial cells called astrocytes. In children, most astrocytomas are considered low-grade, while in adults most are high-grade. They occur in most parts of the brain, including the brain stem. Treatment Radiation therapy is required to treat gliomas. Radiation therapy may also be beneficial in the short-term for tumors that have spread from other parts of the body. Chemotherapy also benefits some patients with such brain tumors. Chemotherapy is only marginally effective in the treatment of Anaplastic astrocytoma and Glioblastoma multiforme. Typical chemotherapy agents...
Depression from a Spiritual Perspective
This article about the intense subject of depression anticipates two ways of reaction. The question is: Will it be - in your case - shock or relief? When you read about depression, you will encounter many passages like the following: "These brain chemicals - in varying amounts - are responsible for our emotional state. Depression happens, when these chemical messages aren't delivered correctly between brain cells, disrupting communication." What could be probably wrong with that statement? It is based on the unquestioned belief that human beings are machines. Although this assumption is widespread, it is simply not a fact. Machines are built, operated and cared for by conscious human beings. In an...
How To Get Rid Of Bed Bug Invasion
Bug bites can become an annoyance especially if they cause itchiness and skin allergies. There are more things to consider other than finding bed bugs and removing them from your life. You need to be familiar with their nature to get rid of them efficiently. This article shows you how to get rid of bed bug infestation the proper way. 1. Know How Bed Bugs Work Bed bugs seem to keep coming back, but there's a reason for this. A lot of the time, people don't know just how many such insects there are in the house until their skin starts to get irritated more frequently. These critters usually feed on their hosts when they are asleep. Furthermore, your sleeping area becomes a place where they also hide...
Simple Tips to Ease Neck Pain
The single most common reason for neck pain is poor posture, plain and simple. Sitting for prolonged periods hunched over a computer, for example, can do it, as can poor sleeping posture. Many people respond to stress by tensing up their neck muscles, which over time, can lead to neck pain as well as headaches. All of the above can cause painful conditions such as neck strain or even pinched nerves. Neck strain is most often the result of sleeping in an awkward position. This puts tension on the muscles that run along the back of your neck. If you experience neck stiffness upon waking in the morning, this is most likely what has happened. A good way to relieve the pain and loosen muscles is to stand...
Memory Loss - Forgetfulness
This article will outline some of the major causes of memory loss, then will further explain each of the major causes briefly. Memory loss or forgetfulness is caused by brain damage due to injury to the brain or any disease that causes damage to the brain. It can also be caused by sudden emotional trauma. The other names for memory loss are amnesia and dementia. Some of The Most Commen Causes of Memory Loss Memory loss can occur due to the following causes: ·Aging ·Head injury ·Alzheimer's disease ·Neurogenerative illness ·Seizures ·Hysteria ·Alcoholism ·General anesthetics like isoflurane and halothane ·Stroke ·Drugs such as benzodiazepines and barbiturates...
Pinched Nerves? How To Find Relief
Pinched nerves are painful occurrences, if you ever had one. Many people today aren't exactly aware of what a pinched nerve is; but many have most likely felt the effects of the annoyance. Despite your experiences or views, there are ways of finding relief from the discomfort and trouble of trapped nerves. Technically, a pinched nerve is literally a nerve that is being 'pinched', specifically compressed, stretched, constricted, or irritated by things around it such as muscles, bones, or tendons. The other term is a "trapped" nerve. When nerves are trapped or pinched they cause pain and discomfort in the part of the body that is affected or remotely as "referred" pain. You most likely have...
Body Building Anatomy
The anatomy of body building includes knowing what muscles are located where and how they are grown most effectively. It can be confusing, so as you read this article, find a mirror and locate the muscles on your own body. When you are body building, knowing the anatomy of your body can be very, very helpful. Of course, you know where your neck is. There are two basic neck muscles that you can focus on in your body building. The upper trapezius runs down the back of your neck from the nape of the neck to the shoulder. The levator scapulae runs next to the first five or six cervical vertebrae in your neck. The trapezius muscles run down your back from the nape of your neck to the waist on either...
Fighting the Scourge
World Health Organization (WHO) has developed pharmacological advice for the use of antiviral treatments for highly pathogenic avian influenza. There is a high price to pay when it comes to mass production of food stuff especially one of animal origin. Poultry has come under pandemic attacks leading to widespread human afflictions a number of times. Avian Influenza or bird flu is the one that just refuses to go away. Not in spurt for the time being, however it continues to take its toll. According to a poultry news source, the World Health Organization (WHO) has developed pharmacological advice for the use of antiviral treatments for highly pathogenic avian influenza, according to a report in the...
Michelle Tribble's Insurance Nightmare
Recently my client Michelle Tribble was featured on CNN's cable show Anderson Cooper 360. The story addressed how insurance companies take advantage of legitimate accident victims by intentionally undercutting settlement offers and essentially forcing innocent victims to file expensive and time-consuming lawsuits just to recover their medical bills. I was contacted by CNN about a case that I handled a few years ago against Allstate Insurance Company on behalf of my client Michelle Tribble. Michelle had been injured in two separate accidents occurring just 10 weeks apart. She was not at fault for either accident. Michelle received two herniated discs in her cervical spine. In the first accident...
Traumatic Brain Injury and Memory Loss
Depictions of head-injury patients in movies and television almost always show the patient experiencing some type of amnesia, or memory loss. Indeed, memory loss is the most common cognitive side effect of a severe traumatic brain injury. In patients with a milder TBI, memory loss is still one of the most common symptoms. And the more severe the patient's memory loss is, the more severe the brain damage is likely to be. Temporary Memory Loss and TBI Some traumatic brain injury-related amnesia is temporary; such patients are usually unable to recall what happened directly before, during and after their accidents. This is often caused by edema, or a swelling of the brain in response to the damage it...
Understanding Neck Pain
Our head is supported by neck that consist of seven vertebral heap one upon another. The mobility of the neck is supported by the muscles, cartilages along with the ligaments. At the same time the shoulder is the ball and hollow joint with a hefty sort of movement. The neck muscles, veins, arteries, lymph glands, parathyroid glands, thyroid gland, larynx, esophagus, and trachea etc are associated structures of neck and thus neck pain can also be resulted from the disorders and ailments of such structures. Pain is an unfavorable experience which we people normally suffer and in order to get rid of this different management and treatment are being followed. Neck pain is such an irritating experience...
Herniated Disk
What is this Condition? Herniated disk is a back problem that starts when all or part of the soft, central portion of a spinal disk is forced through the disk's weakened or torn outer ring. When this happens, the protruding disk may rub against spinal nerve roots or the spinal cord itself, causing back pain and other signs of pinched nerves. Herniated disks mostly affect men under age 45. What Causes it? Herniated disks may result from a bad fall or strain, or may be related to joint degeneration. In elderly people, whose disks have begun to degenerate, a minor injury may cause herniation. Most disk damage (90%) occurs in the lower back; 8%, in the neck area; and 1% to 2%, at chest level. A person...
Binge Eating Disorder - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Binge eating disorder is probably the most common eating disorder. Binge eating also occurs in another eating disorder called bulimia nervosa. People with binge eating disorder frequently eat large amounts of food while feeling a loss of control over their eating. This disorder is different from binge-purge syndrome (bulimia nervosa) because people with binge eating disorder usually do not purge afterward by vomiting or using laxatives. Binge eating disorder is a little more common in women than in men; three women for every two men have it. The disorder affects blacks as often as whites. About 2 percent of all adults in the United States (as many as 4 million Americans) have binge eating disorder...
Cord Injury Causes, Symptoms and Treatments
Cord Injury A spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord. The spinal cord is a soft bundle of nerves that extends from the base of the brain to the lower back. It runs through the spinal canal, a tunnel formed by holes in the bones of the spine. The bony spine helps protect the spinal cord. See pictures of the spine and the spinal cord. Spinal cord injuries usually begin with a blow that fractures or dislocates your vertebrae, the bone disks that make up your spine. Most injuries don't sever your spinal cord. Instead, they cause damage when pieces of vertebrae tear into cord tissue or press down on the nerve parts that carry signals. Symptoms and Causes Any trauma that pulls, compresses, pushes...
Stenosis - Back Pain Test
Stenosis back pain originates in the spinal canal itself. Stenosis occurs when the spinal canal narrows, and compresses the nerves inside it. This compression of the nerves can lead to stenosis back pain, numbness in the legs, and the loss of bladder or bowel control. If left untreated, stenosis back pain can eventually become paralysis. It is estimated that approximately 400,000 Americans currently have spinal stenosis back pain. That number is expected to increase as Baby Boomers age. Defining Stenosis Back Pain You probably know that the spinal column protects your spinal cord, a bundle of nerves, from being injured. In spinal stenosis, the spine narrows in one or more of three places: space at...
Traumatic Brain Injuries and Memory Loss
Depictions of head-injury patients in movies and television almost always show the patient experiencing some type of amnesia, or memory loss. Indeed, memory loss is the most common cognitive side effect of a severe traumatic brain injury. In patients with a milder TBI, memory loss is still one of the most common symptoms. And the more severe the patient's memory loss is, the more severe the brain damage is likely to be. Temporary Memory Loss and TBI Some traumatic brain injury-related amnesia is temporary; such patients are usually unable to recall what happened directly before, during and after their accidents. This is often caused by edema, or a swelling of the brain in response to the damage it...
Bone cancer is rare and accounts for less than 1% of all new tumors. Not all bone tumors are fatal in fact benign (non cancerous) abnormalities are more common than malignant ones. Most bone cancers are secondary and have been spread from another site. Primary bone cancer which starts in the bone is quite rare constituting less than one per cent of all malignant tumors. They are more common in males, especially in children and adolescents. The most common type of primary bone cancer is osteosarcoma. This type of carcinoma usually affects young adults. It can affect any bone, but the arms, legs and pelvis are more commonly affected. Other less common forms of primary bone cancer include Ewing sarcoma...
The Causes of Back and Neck Pain
When dealing with back and neck pain, it is important to have your painevaluated by a professional. Simply dismissing back or neck pain astypical and unimportant can be a very harmful mistake. Overuse or under use of the back muscles is by far the most commoncause of back pain that manifests as tightening or spasm of the musclesthat connect to the spine. Inflammation and swelling often occur in thejoints and ligaments, especially in the cervical and lumbar regions, aspeople age. Many conditions can cause back and neck pain, ranging from injury toinfection to simply twisting the wrong way. Traumatic injuries such asthose sustained in an automobile accident or other type of accidents can damage...
Pain Management
A few years ago I ruptured a few discs in my back, and pinched the sciatic nerve between them. To be honest, I don't recall experiencing any other pain quite like that was. Even giving birth and having a super duper tooth ache didn't compare to this. When it first happened, it sent me on my hands and knees. I couldn't move; I even had trouble speaking, because the pain was so intense. Thankfully my husband was nearby. I couldn't stand and it hurt to move, so my husband scooped me up and carried me to the bedroom and placed me on the bed. I laid in pain for about 2 days, only getting up with my husbands help, to go to the bathroom. He told me I couldn't go on like this and that something needed to be...
Habits: Friends or Foes?
"As a child, 'helping' in the kitchen, it was by watching my mother that I learned how to beat eggs with a fork. Along with the rapid forearm movement, I copied what she did with her shoulders - and soon began to feel cramped and tired. How could I know, young as I was, than the tension I had copied was merely an expression of my mother's anxiety to hurry on to the next task, that it contributed nothing to the speed or effectiveness of the egg-beating. Whipping the whites was done with a knife on a large plate, but since this skill, even more fascinating, was demonstrated by my grandmother, a dignified old lady who operated at how own speed, it never involved me in muscular problems, then or later...
Neuroscience: What is Brain Plasticity?
Neuroscience has changed considerably in the past 20 years. An example of change over period is the concept of brain plasticity. Brain plasticity refers to the brain's ability to rewire itself, relocating information processing functions to different brain areas and/or neural networks. Two decades ago, it was believed that brain networks were static after its initial formation period. Now that belief has changed. The study of brain plasticity has profound implications in human learning and behaviour, and as such, for mental health. To better understand this concept, let's take a quick tour of the human brain, neural networks, and the plastic potential therein. Brains, Neurons and Networks The brain...
Multiple Sclerosis and Cognitive Problems
Boy, do I feel stupid today! I submitted an article yesterday to an ezine and I forgot to put my website in the resource box. How will anyone buy my products or signup for my newsletter without my website address? How stupid could I be but that leads me into today's article, cognitive problems with multiple sclerosis. First of all, I'm not mentally handicapped although at times I can be mentally slower. It's just my MS reminding me that I have some cognitive problems. I have two college degrees and I've owned several small businesses in the past 23 years which have done very well. What I am is a man with multiple sclerosis which affects my cognitive thinking at times. In the case yesterday I...
Some Facts About Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain where any type of sudden impact to the head is severe enough to damage brain tissue. According to the Brain Injury Association of America, about 1.4 million Americans suffer a TBI every year, and of that number: • 1.1 million receive emergency room treatment and are released • 50,000 die of their injury • 235,000 are hospitalized for treatment Those numbers are taken from hospital statistics, so the number of people who sustain TBIs but do not go to any emergency room in a hospital is not known. Causes of TBI Most (about 28%) are caused by falls of one sort or another. Road accidents and being struck on the head in other types...
Brain Tumor - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
The growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Brain tumors are classified depending on the exact site of the tumor, the type of tissue involved, benign or malignant tendencies of the tumor, and other factors. Primary brain tumors can arise from the brain cells, the meninges (membranes around the brain), nerves, or glands. Causes of Brain Tumor The cause of primary brain tumors is unknown. This is because they are rare, there are many types, and there are many possible risk factors that could play a role. Exposure to some types of radiation, head injuries, and hormone replacement therapy may be risk factors, as well as...
Four Emerging Breakthroughs In Solving Brain Tumors
Despite significant advances in cancer research and treatment, one form of cancer - brain tumors - remain particularly feared, and for good reason. Because of their location, brain tumors can severely impact an individual's personality, memories and basic motor skills, robbing the patient of their very being. The impact on family and friends is felt greatly, as their loved one may be "lost" to them even earlier than feared. While there are more than 120 types of brain tumors, for the most common and serious adult tumors, Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the chances of living 5 years is less than 3%. Most patients will live no more than a year or two despite aggressive therapy. However, few maladies...
Pre Tests and Brain Cancer Treatments
Oncology teams mission in daily work is the prevention and treatment of brain cancer. They research, test, and administer brain cancer treatment. Depending on the stage, location of tumor, and age of the patient, a treatment plan for the cancer can begin. Usually involving surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and other treatment simultaneously, brain cancer treatment is an aggressive attack on the cancerous tissue masses found. Many treatment methods are available that can be used alone, but this depends on just how advanced the brain cancer has developed. The most interesting portion of brain cancer treatment lay in the tests that are performed before the surgery treatment option is chosen. Because...
Brain Tumor - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
The growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Brain tumors are classified depending on the exact site of the tumor, the type of tissue involved, benign or malignant tendencies of the tumor, and other factors. Primary brain tumors can arise from the brain cells, the meninges (membranes around the brain), nerves, or glands. Causes of Brain Tumor The cause of primary brain tumors is unknown. This is because they are rare, there are many types, and there are many possible risk factors that could play a role. Exposure to some types of radiation, head injuries, and hormone replacement therapy may be risk factors, as well as...
All About Brain Anatomy
The brain is a fascinating and complex unit of our anatomy. The brain is responsible for so many things. It stores our short term and long term memories. The ability to learn is from our brain as well. Our emotions and triggers are stored in our brain. The brain is a source of information on everything we do and about who we are. The anatomy of the brain shows us just how complex it truly is. There is so much about the brain science and the medical field have not yet uncovered. However, there is a great deal we have learned about the brain by studying the physical features of it. We have also learned from the neurological aspects of the brain. We have the ability to perform brain surgery and remove...
How to Stop Hiccups
The name Charles Osborne may not ring a bell to readers today. But in his time he was famous for one thing: hiccups. The Guinness World Records lists him as the man with the longest attack of hiccups. His hiccups began in 1922 at the rate of 40 times per minute and finally ended after 68 years in 1990! "It has been estimated that Osborne hiccupped 430 million times over the 68-year period. The average human only hiccups about 2,300 times in an average lifetime. Osborne began hiccupping in 1922, while slaughtering a hog. Despite his condition, he was able to lead a normal life, and was even married two times," said the editors of Wikipedia. Luckily for most people, hiccups or "singultus" (the medical...
The Benefits Offered By Custom LASIK Eye Surgery
Custom LASIK surgery is specially designed around you and your unique needs. Now imagine the following scenario. You are going in for a scheduled brain surgery and are told by the neurosurgeon that instead of tailoring the surgery especially for you, they would try something that works for most people. Would you be ok with such a suggestion or would you freak out? Now, something like that would just freak me out and I believe the same goes for you. The point that I'm trying to make is that it is always better to have surgery tailored for your exact needs than have something that works for most people. Because you are a unique human being with unique needs. Something that works for somebody else...
It's Time to Fight Back-meth Doesn't Have a Place in America
The war is on and no one is coming out to fight against it. No one seems to protest and few warriors are taking up the cause. Parents are leaving their young and our youth can easily become the product of destruction. Families are waiting for the news they are certain to receive as hearts break into millions of pieces. Lives are lost and will never return to any level of normalcy again while cities across the world pretend to put forth enough effort to satisfy an enraged but scared public. The truth stands firm. There's no easy way to end the rampant spread of methamphetamines. Meth, speed, chalk; give it any name you want it's all the same. After all, this drug has become the drug of choice and its...
Classification of Brain Tumor
Brain Tumor A brain tumor - primary or secondary - can cause a variety of signs and symptoms because it can directly press on or invade brain tissue. This can damage or destroy areas responsible for sight, movement, balance, speech, hearing, memory or behavior. Brain tumor symptoms vary from patient to patient, and most of these symptoms can also be found in people who do NOT have brain tumors. Therefore, the only sure way to tell if you have a brain tumor or not is to see your doctor and get a brain scan. The growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignantA primary brain tumor is a group (mass) of abnormal cells that start in the brain...