10th February 2007
Contrary to what we have been taught about nutrition in any culture, the majority of us are still kept in the dark about what the optimum diet for us consists of. This is not surprising when you realize that most governments that provide us with our nutri...
10th February 2007
Other Problems to be Considered:
Blast mycosis
Cat scratch disease
It is critical that hopitalized patients with suspected or documented TB be placed in appropriate isolation. This includes a private room with negative pressure and adequate air exc...
10th February 2007
CLINICAL
History:
* Pulmonary TB: Typical symptoms of pulmonary TB include a productive cough, fever, and weight loss. Occasionally, patients may presents with hemoptysis or chest pain. Other systemic symptoms include anorexia, fatigue, or nigh...
10th February 2007
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is the number one infections disease killer worldwide. The World Health Care Organization estimates that 2 billion people have latent TB, while another 3 million people worldwide die each year due to TB.
On average, the is...
10th February 2007
Introduction:
Sarcoidosis with a prevalence of 10/100,000, is a multisystem disease of unknown etiology characterized by non-caseating granulomas.i It involves virtually any organ, lungs, thoracic lymph nodes, skin liver, central nervous system, eyes, ki...
10th February 2007
Facts prove the benefits of lowering cholesterol in various populations continues to grow, but questions still remain about screening and treatment of lipid disorders in women, even though data from primary prevention trials in women remain thin, recent t...
10th February 2007
The only need for cholesterol screening in children and adolescents is to identify pediatric patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), since early disease detection is crucial in order to facilitate treatment to prevent coronary artery disease.
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10th February 2007
Chemically, fatty acids can be described as long-chain monocarboxylic acids and have a general structure of CH3(CH2)nCOOH. The length of the chain usually ranges from 12 to 24, always with an even number of carbons. When the carbon chain contains no doubl...
10th February 2007
Those who have concern about elevated blood cholesterol or triglyceride problems related to increased risk to coronary heart disease should adhere to a Blood Lipid Lowering Standard Diet and have a Lipoprotein Fingerprinting test accomplished through thei...
10th February 2007
Advanced Lipoprotein Fingerprinting is a more precise cholesterol test that allows doctors to identify health risks that traditional screens miss. Doctors now have a precise reading not only of a patient's cholesterol levels but other independent risk fa...
