Posted on August 9th, 2008 by M.D.A
Sarcoidosis:Sarcoidosis Disease & Sarcoidosis Symptoms-Sarcoidosis disease was discovered in the late 1860s,is an inflammatory lung illness that produces tiny lumps of cells that can affect any body organ.The lumps known as granulomas (gran”u-lo’mahs) are as small as grains of sugar or sand and can be only be viewed with a microscope.The granulomas will eventually grow and clump together, making many large and small groups of lumps.Sarcoidosis very often occurs in more than one organ at a time.Although Sarcoidosis can affect any part of the human body, it mostly occurs:
Lungs
Lymph nodes, especially the lymph nodes in your chest cavity.
Skin
Eyes
Liver.
And rarely in:
Spleen
Brain
Nerves
Heart
Tear glands
Salivary glands
Bones and joints.
Sarcoidosis symptoms varies,but the following symptoms may occur suddenly:
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Posted on July 27th, 2008 by M.D.A
Primordial Dwarfism was the topic discussed in detail on TLC tonight.The case of a little girl named Kenadie Jourdin Bromley aged 2 was highlighted.Jourdin-Bromley weighed only 2 lbs, 8 ounces when she was born on February 13, 2003 and was diagnosed with primordial dwarfism which is a genetic condition that has affected only about 100 people in the world.Kenadie who is now 4 years of age will not grow past 30 inches or weigh more than 8 pounds.Nonetheless,she can walk, run, laugh and is learning to talk.
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Posted on October 3rd, 2007 by HealthRelatedInfos
Like many men, Toby Byrum decided to have a vasectomy to end his reproductive years. Unlike most of them, Byrum had his at the age of 28 while he is still single and childless.
Two years later, the Web consultant from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, has no regrets.
“I view the next 15-20 years of my life as some of the best years I’m going to live. I wanted to make sure those years were . . . going to make me ultimately the happiest person I could be,” he told TODAY co-host Matt Lauer.
He’s not alone. Urologists around the country say that they are seeing a small but growing number of young men who are deciding to have vasectomies when they are young, all but insuring that they will never be able to have children of their own.
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Posted on October 2nd, 2007 by HealthRelatedInfos
Brazilian Woman, 51-Year-Old Surrogate Mother For Daughter, Gives Birth To Own Twin Grandsons
A 51-year-old surrogate mother for her daughter has given birth to her own twin grandchildren in northeastern Brazil, the delivery hospital said.
Rosinete Palmeira Serrao, a government health worker, gave birth to twin boys by Caesarean section on Thursday at the Santa Joana Hospital in the city of Recife, the hospital said in a statement on its Web site. Read more…
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Posted on October 2nd, 2007 by HealthRelatedInfos
A surprising study of elderly people suggests that those who see themselves as self-disciplined, organized achievers have a lower risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease than people who are less conscientious.
A purposeful personality may somehow protect the brain, perhaps by increasing neural connections that can act as a reserve against mental decline, said study co-author Robert Wilson of Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center. Read more…
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Posted on October 1st, 2007 by HealthRelatedInfos
(CBS) PHILADELPHIA Doctors in Philadelphia are testing a revolutionary new treatment that is restoring life and bringing people back from the dead. CBS Station KYW-TV in Philadelphia Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl has details.
During cardiac arrest, the heart stops beating. It’s a trauma alert and people are often declared dead within minutes.
But now doctors at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Hospital are bringing people back from the dead. Read more…
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Posted on October 1st, 2007 by HealthRelatedInfos
MONDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) — Coronary artery disease may actually precondition the heart and make it more resistant to damage than hearts unaffected by the illness, a British study in mice suggests.
Researchers at the University of Bristol and the Bristol Heart Institute used mice that were genetically modified to be prone to fatty build-up in the coronary arteries. One group of these mice was fed a high-fat diet typical of Western nations, while the other group of mice was fed a normal rodent diet. The mice fed a high-fat diet developed coronary artery disease, while those fed the rodent diet did not. Read more…
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Posted on August 26th, 2007 by HealthRelatedInfos
On the list of social offenses, bad breath ranks right up there with flatulence and body odor.
And while store shelves are well stocked with remedies ranging from chewing gum and mouthwash to breath strips and drops, researchers are just starting to understand the science of bad breath.
“It’s taboo,” said Patricia Lenton, a clinical researcher at the University of Minnesota’s School of Dentistry. “You are typecast as the smelly person.” Read more…
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Posted on August 1st, 2007 by HealthRelatedInfos
The damp summer may have made us all miserable, but research suggests it is hot weather that poses a far more serious problem for vulnerable people.
A team from London’s Institute of Psychiatry found that suicide rates go up during hot weather.
Analysis of more than 50,000 suicides in England and Wales between 1993 and 2003 showed the suicide rate rose when average daily temperatures topped 18C. Read more…
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Posted on July 24th, 2007 by HealthRelatedInfos
Eight Americans graduated on Tuesday from a Cuban medical school after six years of studies fully funded by Fidel Castro’s government.
They plan to return home, take board exams for licenses to practice and provide cheap health care in poor neighborhoods.
“Cuba offered us full scholarships to study medicine here. In exchange, we commit ourselves to go back to our communities to provide health care to underserved people,” said Carmen Landau, 30, of Oakland, California. Read more…
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