Articles, tagged with "oesophagus", page 1
20th January 2012
Those who have dysphagia have difficulty swallowing. Swallowing difficulties may range from problems in swallowing of food, liquid or saliva, to a state where swallowing itself is painful, and also the state of total inability to swallow. The result is th...
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Author:
Michiel Van Kets
19th January 2012
Dysphagia, in medical terminology, is a word than means having trouble swallowing. A complex process, swallowing involves reflexes that mostly have to do with the oesophagus and the pharynx, but also involve the brain. No thought is involved in the swallo...
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Author:
Michiel Van Kets
28th December 2011
Most of the time we keep pets like dogs, cats, rabbits amongst other type of pets and bearing in mind that they will need insurance cover even if they are the cheapest pet insurance covers. There are cases where pets have swallowed objects or an item that...
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Author:
Orik Ibad
05th December 2011
The medical word for having trouble swallowing is dysphagia. Swallowing is a complicated process that needs the action of reflexes mainly occurring in the pharynx and oesophagus, but in the brain too. Swallowing is an automated action, as in, it happens a...
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Author:
Michiel Van Kets
21st November 2011
Difficulty with swallowing is known medically as dysphagia. That can be a very discomforting problem that can cause a lot of anxiety for sufferers. Patients frequently relate the sensation as food being stuck in the throat somewhere. Swallowing, as a vita...
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Author:
Michiel Van Kets
20th July 2011
There are times when we go through a phase of difficulties in our lives and turn to eating to ease our loneliness or depression. We open the fridge door and grab a bite, we pass the bananas and grab some, we lie on the couch watching television and pick u...
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Author:
mariamserrate
27th June 2011
So you’ve only just eaten great meal of spicy Indian dishes with the in-laws even though you are like a quarter of the human population and are victim of heartburn weekly. You already know you are in for a long night of heartburn suffering. But hey, you’r...
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Author:
richarddelta
27th May 2011
Heartburn is an uncomfortable feeling that is often described by people as a painful and burning sensation. They usually experience this after every meal. The pain is experienced due to the presence of stomach contents acid entering the oesophagus. The ac...
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Author:
Michael Richardson
17th May 2011
Actually there is no such medical illness known as ‘throat cancer’, although a number of sorts of cancer can arise in the throat and neck. The proper medical term for the throat is the ‘pharynx’, which can be defined as: 'the passage that ensures that foo...
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Author:
Owen Jones
16th May 2011
Alcohol “causes 13,000 cancer situations a year", The Everyday Telegraph has reported. The newspaper says that in the United kingdom consuming is responsible for three,500 scenarios of breast cancers, 4,000 bowel cancers and 7,000 scenarios of cancers of ...
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Author:
laura cassain
14th March 2011
Being able to swallow is something everyone assumes is going to occur on a regular basis, as it is a simple act, and we swallow without ever thinking about how the act occurs. Actually, more than 50 sets of muscles and thousands of nerves participate in t...
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Author:
Michiel Van Kets
23rd February 2011
In today’s fast paced life it is hard for some of us to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It is race for time from the moment we wake up in the morning—we only get a few minutes to gulp down a sip of coffee before we rush out to our workplaces and the rest of...
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Author:
judimaria
18th February 2011
ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography) is a medical procedure
that is primarily used to treat certain conditions of the biliary or pancreatic ductal systems
it is also very useful to diagnose and treat some other various conditions. It ...
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Author:
arun sa
19th January 2011
The procedure is usually carried out in a specialised unit within a hospital and takes only a few minutes. Endoscopy departments are extraordinarily busy places, however, and the check in procedure before the test and booking out after the rest may take a...
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Author:
adameric
13th January 2011
The word "oral" refers to the mouth, which includes your teeth, gums, jawbone, and supporting tissues. Taking good care of your oral health can prevent disease in your mouth. Oral health can affect the health of your entire body. Good oral health does not...
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Author:
jabraham12