Medical Topics & Tips

Colle’s Fracture / Broken Wrist

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:24:00 PDT

About Colle's fracture is a wrist fracture which occurs within an inch of the wrist joint involving the forearm bone's distal end of the radius. The fracture runs transversely just above the wrist...

Bruxism / Tooth Grinding / Jaw Clenching / Teeth Clenching / Parasomnia

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:26:00 PDT

Bruxism - Overview Bruxism is the unconscious clenching or grinding of teeth, during sleep. Nocturnal teeth grinding is one of the most common sleep disorders. "The smith's dog sleeps at the noise...

Bubbles and Brews - Alcohol Facts

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:28:00 PDT

About Alcohol There is more to alcohol than mere intoxication. Infamous because of its social abuse but indispensable because of its many industrial applications. The process of fermentation obtains...

Bulimia Nervosa

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:31:00 PDT

Bulimia Nervosa - Overview "In 30 patients whose illness bears a close resemblance to anorexia nervosa,…episodes of overeating constituted the most constant feature of the disorder…. Overeating was...

Bullying at School - Tips For Parents

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:32:00 PDT

About Bullying behavior The murder of a schoolboy, Abhishek Tyagi by his classmates in the Euro International School in Gurgaon, Haryana, India, on 11 December 2007, shook a nation that was hitherto...

Bullying at School - Tips For Schools

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:34:00 PDT

IntroductionBullying is an intentional, hurtful and character damaging act by one individual or a group of individuals on other individual or group of individuals. Bullying today is a societal...

Burns

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:36:00 PDT

General Info about Burns One of the most painful injuries that one can ever experience is a burn injury. When a burn occurs to the skin, nerve endings are damaged causing the intense feelings of...

caffey-silverman disease (Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis )

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:45:00 PDT

Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis / Caffey-Silverman disease Introduction Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis is an unusual disease of an unknown etiology. It is also known as Caffey's disease or...

calcium and vitamin supplements

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:47:00 PDT

Calcium and Vitamin Supplements Calcium and Vitamin Supplements - Why the Supplements Humans are by nature inquisitive and insatiable. They tirelessly pursue a perfect healthy body. Calcium and...

Campylobacteriosis

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:52:00 PDT

Campylobacteriosis What is Campylobacteriosis Campylobacteriosis is a Zoonotic disease caused by a bacterium Campylobacter jejuni Campylobacter jejuni is the most common cause of gastroenteritis...

Cancer of Ovary (Ovarian Cancer )

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:54:00 PDT

Ovarian Cancer / Cancer of Ovary Ovarian Cancer - Overview Ovarian cancer affects both the ovaries and is referred to as the 'silent killer' as the symptoms go unnoticed until the disease...

Cancer of The Adrenal Cortex (Adreno Cortical Carcinoma / Adreno Cortical Cancer / Adrenal Cortex Cancer )

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:56:00 PDT

Adreno Cortical Carcinoma / Adreno Cortical Cancer / Cancer of the Adrenal Cortex / Adrenal Cortex Cancer About Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is an incompletely understood rare malignancy with...

Cancer of The Stomach (Gastric Cancer )

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:58:00 PDT

Gastric Cancer / Cancer Of The Stomach General Info About Gastric Cancer The stomach is part of the digestive system. It is located in the upper abdomen, under the ribs on the left side. The upper...

Cancer Pain

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:00:00 PDT

General Info about Pain Pain is a form of sensation. Normally, pain alerts us to a bodily injury or illness. Everyone feels pain and so it is important for patients to be able to describe their pain...

Cannabis

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:01:00 PDT

About Cannabis Cannabis has a long history of medicinal, recreational, and industrial use and comes from a bushy plant, with thick sticky flowers, called Cannabis Sativa. Cannabis or Hemp otherwise...

Carcinoma of The Breast (Breast Cancer )

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:03:00 PDT

Breast Cancer / Carcinoma of the Breast About Breast cancer, as the name suggests, is a cancer that affects the breasts or mammary glands. It is the second most popular cancer after lung cancer...

Cardiac Catheterization (Coronary Angiogram )

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:07:00 PDT

Cardiac Catheterization / Coronary Angiogram About Cardiac Catheterization Cardiac catheterization is a radiological procedure for both diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions. It involves the...

Cataract

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:11:00 PDT

General Info about Cataract The most common condition related to aging is cataract. More than quarter of all Indians aged 65 and older have a cataract. A cataract is a clouding of the eye's natural...

Cataract in Detail

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:12:00 PDT

About Cataract Cataract is derived from the Greek word cataraetos, which describes especially running water. Rapidly running water turns white, as do nature of cataracts. The lens is a crystalline...

Causes of Hair Loss

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:13:00 PDT

Causes of Hair Loss Worried about your thinning hair? Before you leap into a course of treatment, look at what might be causing your hair to fall. Here are a few common reasons why people lose hair...

Cellulite Treatment

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:24:00 PDT

Cellulite Treatment Get that svelte, toned look at affordable prices by traveling abroad. Cellulite is a skin condition, also known by other synonyms such as 'orange peel syndrome' or 'cottage...

Cephalgia (Headache )

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:27:00 PDT

Headache / Cephalgia About A headache literally means ‘pain in the head’. It is a common complaint that may occur frequently in some 'Every head has its own headache' - Arab proverb A headache...

Cervical Cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:30:00 PDT

Cervical Cancer - Overview Cervical cancer is a slowly progressing disease, which affects the lining of the mouth of the uterus, known as cervix Cancer is a disease, which is caused by the...

Cervical Dystonia (Torticollis / Stiff Neck / Wryneck )

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:31:00 PDT

Torticollis / Stiff Neck / Wryneck / Cervical Dystonia General Info about Torticollis The word 'Torticollis' comes from the Latin , tortus meaning "Twisted" and Collum meaning "Neck". Torticollis...

Cervical Spondylosis (Degenerative neck disease )

noreply@blogger.com (Medical Information) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:32:00 PDT

Cervical Spondylosis/ Degenerative neck disease General Info about Cervical Spondylosis The area, which are commonly affected by Cervical Spondylosis are from the fourth to seventh vertebral bones....