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25th September 2009
Reiter's syndrome is another name for reactive arthritis, although the latter is being used more commonly now. Genitourinary infections with organisms such as Chlamydia and gastrointestinal infections such as with Salmonella are known to be associated wit... Read >
Author: David Ravech22nd September 2009
Chlorine is powerful disinfectant. It is effective against almost all bacteria and viruses and thus commonly used to prevent waterborne disease or infections. Chlorine is commonly used to keep swimming pool water clean and free from infections & infectiou... Read >
Author: wbdoyle17th September 2009
Pigs to help us with diabetes
Given the current practical limitations of glucose monitoring and insulin delivery systems, in addition to the current shortage of cadaveric organs, an alternative source of cells that can sense blood glucose levels and resp... Read >
Author: Rishabh Bathla06th September 2009
Cancer, the name itself is enough to scare a person. Cancer is a class of disease in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth ,invasion, and sometimes spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood. Cancer may affect people at all age... Read >
Author: peter roddick27th August 2009
Cancer, the name itself is enough to scare a person. Cancer is a class of disease in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth ,invasion, and sometimes spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood. Cancer may affect people at all age... Read >
Author: peter roddick10th August 2009
Lupus is an autoimmune disease characterized by acute and chronic inflammation of body tissues. Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system attacks it own body tissues. When you have this disease, you produce abnormal antibodies that target tissues w... Read >
Author: Mercy04th August 2009
Are you someone who takes a dietary or nutritional supplement of any kind? Does it contain this turmeric extract? If the answer is no you may be missing out on a whole bunch of healthy benefits.
Nutritional Curcumin is a herbal extract taken from the t... Read >
Author: Peter Foremski03rd August 2009
After the infectious agent had gained entry into the body either by ingress or by penetration, the following processes or steps occurred in the body before the manifestation of symptoms.
SPREAD
The term spread can be explai... Read >
Author: INNOCENT ONWUNZ03rd August 2009
In all infectious disease, the following process or step must occur: encounter, the agent which is the micro-organisms must meet the host which is the sufferer. The micro-organisms must enter the host. The microbial agent must spread from the site of entr... Read >
Author: INNOCENT ONWUNZ07th July 2009
There are few figures as iconic in our culture as the image of a nurse in uniform. It ranks alongside policemen and fire fighters in terms of recognition. Though most people are familiar with what nursing uniforms look like, not everyone knows exactly wh... Read >
Author: Cynthia12322nd June 2009
A disease is an entity opposed to health, which effects cause a physiologically or morphologically alteration to your normal state. In General, disease is characterized by causes, symptoms, evolution and possibilities therapeutic. Although often misused, ... Read >
Author: Raphaelo22nd June 2009
We are continually amazed by the technology incorporated in the latest computer or our mobile phone, but all these developments pale in comparison with the wonder that the human body is. Since the brain that can recognize and process an impressive amount ... Read >
Author: Pedro Daniel18th May 2009
Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases affecting man. There are many types of cancer, each of which affects a particular part of the body with their unique symptoms, requiring a unique treatment procedure. Just when man has finally come up with a solu... Read >
Author: James Pendergraft06th May 2009
Test for OneStep FOB RapiCard
One step cassette style fecal occult blood test is a simple form of examination. This is a simple, straight binding immunoassay for the quick and qualitative detection of human occult blood in feces. The assay is invented ... Read >
Author: robertbanks09th April 2009
One step cassette style fecal occult blood test is a simple form of examination. This is a simple, straight binding immunoassay for the quick and qualitative detection of human occult blood in feces. The assay is invented to indentify the lower stages of ... Read >
Author: KENT09th April 2009
Spoiled food that has harmful and dangerous bacteria in it, when taken by someone, suffers with food poisoning. According to the estimation of the U.S. CDC 76 million indispositions, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths are caused by food poisoning... Read >
Author: dancinghorse8508th April 2009
The cause for food poisoning to some is consuming spoiled food which has unhealthy and perilous bacteria in it. Food poisoning accounts for 76 million indispositions, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths each year.
While there are around 250 dis... Read >
Author: dancinghorse8527th March 2009
One step cassette style fecal occult blood test is a simple form of examination. This is a simple, straight binding immunoassay for the quick and qualitative detection of human occult blood in feces. The assay is invented to indentify the lower stages of ... Read >
Author: robebolden27th March 2009
One step cassette style fecal occult blood test is a simple form of examination. This is a simple, straight binding immunoassay for the quick and qualitative detection of human occult blood in feces. The assay is invented to indentify the lower stages of ... Read >
Author: robebolden27th March 2009
One step cassette style fecal occult blood test is a simple form of examination. This is a simple, straight binding immunoassay for the quick and qualitative detection of human occult blood in feces. The assay is invented to indentify the lower stages of ... Read >
Author: robebolden10th March 2009
blood stream.
This means that you can introduce herbal phytochemicals into your blood stream using the footbath. During your footbath, these herbal chemicals quickly circulated throughout your body and get to work neutralizing acid, killing bacteria, ... Read >
Author: Jarred Sadler20th January 2009
Chronic bronchitis is characterized by the swelling or inflammation of the airways or bronchi in the upper respiratory system. This condition is commonly accompanied by the increased production of mucus. This can occur with several different symptoms,... Read >
Author: Amy S. Cheung31st December 2008
n a book I read by William L. Fischer called Hidden Secrets of Super Perfect Health at Any Age, Book II, 1986, I learn how to do herbal footbaths.
In chapter 10, The F-M Circulizer System, Fischer discusses the use of an herbal footbath. After reading ... Read >
Author: Rudy Silva11th December 2008
If you've ever heard of humidifiers you know that they are used to create soothing breathing environments in the house. Lately, humidifiers have become popular because of their well-known benefits. Living in places where winters can bring abrasive, dry ai... Read >
Author: April Walters03rd December 2008
Major Causes
The cause for skin rashes can be placed into three different categories. Allergies, inherited conditions and infectious agents are the three categories. Food, certain prescription medications, latex and zinc are among the major sources of ... Read >
Author: Alan Cris25th November 2008
According to the hygiene hypothesis, proposed by David P. Strachan, allergic diseases are caused by inappropriate immunological responses to harmless antigens driven by a TH2-mediated immune response. Many bacteria and viruses elicit a TH1-mediated immune... Read >
Author: appsnes50525th November 2008
According to the hygiene hypothesis, proposed by David P. Strachan, allergic diseases are caused by inappropriate immunological responses to harmless antigens driven by a TH2-mediated immune response. Many bacteria and viruses elicit a TH1-mediated immune... Read >
Author: appsnes50518th November 2008
Tell me, does this describe you or your teenager? As we all know, the hormones in a teenager usually cause the sebaceous glands in the skin to step-up their level of oil production. As the level of oil on the skin increases, a typical teen develops clogge... Read >
Author: Laurel Levine04th November 2008
Viral haemorrhagic fevers are a group of illnesses that are caused by several distinct families of viruses: arenaviruses, filoviruses, bunyaviruses and flaviviruses. Some of these cause relatively mild illnesses, whilst others can cause severe, life-threa... Read >
Author: rosy17th October 2008
Myocarditis is collection of diseases of infectious, toxic, and autoimmune etiologies characterized by inflammation of the heart. Myocarditis can be caused by a diversity of infections and conditions such as viruses, sarcoidosis, and immune diseases (syst... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen02nd October 2008
Did you know as the outermost layer of cells on the body, the skin helps to protect the inner organs from infectious agents? Yet sometimes, bacteria manage to "nest" in some of the skin cells. When that happens, the body's defense mechanisms kick into act... Read >
Author: Laurel Levine25th September 2008
Background
Acne vulgaris, more commonly known simply as acne, is a skin disease caused by the alteration of certain formations called pilosebaceous structures. In simple terms, these relate to skin structures consisting of:
Hair follicles, which ar... Read >
Author: peter radford24th September 2008
Infectious Endocarditis is an illness of the lining of the heart chambers and heart valves, result by bacteria, fungi, or other infectious agents. In several congenital cardiac diseases, infection can also happen in the lining of the arteries that come ou... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen14th July 2008
Allergies—Nothing to Sneeze At
By Stan M. Gardner, M.D.
Recently a young woman came into my office with a common complaint: With the advent of pollen season, her eyes were watering and itchy; she was congested and miserable and unable to sleep, sne... Read >
Author: Dr. Stan09th June 2008
Systemic lupus erythematosus, also commonly referred to as lupus or SLE, is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease. Lupus can affect the joints, skin, kidneys, lungs, heart, nervous system and other organs of the body. It is not uncommon for symptoms... Read >
Author: peterhutch05th June 2008
The cure for cancer is still some way off but it is something that science expects to happen possibly within the next few decades; medical research continues to advance in it's war with this disease that plagues humanity. Think about that for a moment; ca... Read >
Author: suegold15th May 2008
When it comes to Hep C millions of people across the globe get in to deep worry. The reason is that Hepatitis C can hit the liver real hard. This can result in serious conditions such as cirrhosis and cancer.
However, the good news is that this serious... Read >
Author: Bertil Hjert15th May 2008
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a circumstance in which the eye becomes diminished and expanded, and cannot pump blood expeditiously. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a circumstance in which the eye becomes diminished and expanded, and cannot pump blood expeditiously.... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen01st May 2008
Rheumatoid arthritis is inflammatory and chronic in nature and will result in the malfunction of the autoimmune, causing the immune system to attack the joints and will lead to pain, inflammation as well as limiting mobility. It is a universal condition t... Read >
Author: Cindy03rd April 2008
First thing I'll be discussing my life experience with my friend who has Lupus and then I'll be telling you ways to self heal yourself or improve your Lupus. This is dedicated to my friend. I first met my friend attending college in the last semester of 1... Read >
Author: Richard Chan02nd April 2008
Lymphoma is a cancer of a part of the immune system called the lymphatic system. There are many types of lymphoma. One type is called Hodgkin's disease. The rest are called non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The lymphatic system is part of the immune system. It c... Read >
Author: peterhutch02nd April 2008
Lymphoma is a cancer of a part of the immune system called the lymphatic system. There are many types of lymphoma. One type is called Hodgkin's disease. The rest are called non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The lymphatic system is part of the immune system. It c... Read >
Author: peterhutch25th March 2008
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis can occur in response to a number of causes, including infectious agents, physical injuries, cancer, or certain medications. Most cases of mening... Read >
Author: Alien25th March 2008
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic illness, which causes immense physical pain and unbearable fatigue. The word ‘fibromyalgia’ actually means “pain in the fibrous tissues in the body” and as such does not involve the joints, as rheumatoid arthritis an... Read >
Author: allergymatters02nd February 2008
Good natural bar soaps that contain only substances that are good for your skin are available, although most people pay little attention to them. Many people might be unaware of the fact but the skin is the largest organ of the body. As such, the skin ne... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer30th January 2008
Acanthoma Fissuratum is a reaction on the skin and caused by unusual wearing of eyeglasses or spectacle frame pressure. Acanthoma other names are skin inflammation, heat rash, friction rash etc. It is normally occur on nose or behind the ear and it can al... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen22nd January 2008
Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid surrounding your brain and spinal cord, usually due to the spread of an infection. Meningitis may develop in response to a number of causes, including infectious agents, physical injur... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen11th July 2007
Cancer also called is Malignancy and Neoplasms. Cancer is a serious, but curable illness. Cancer is not one disease, but many diseases that occur in different areas of the body. Cancer is a disease characterized by disorderly division of cells, combined w... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen21st May 2007
Dog diarrhea... this is something that all of us as dog owners have to deal with at some point in the life of our dogs. It is a very common health issue for dogs.
In some cases of diarrhea there may be only small amounts of mucous, but frequent strain... Read >
Author: petvet23rd April 2007
Doctors are unnecessarily prescribing antibiotics for sinus infections. According to the study published in the March issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, US, antibiotics were prescribed for 82 per cent of acute sinus infections and ne... Read >
Author: alvin toh14th March 2007
Kennel Cough
What is Kennel cough?
An imprecise term which has been used for a number of diseases in dogs which are characterized by bronchitis and caused by a variety of infectious agents. Kennel Cough in dogs will stimulate a coarse, dry, hacking ... Read >
Author: Richard Lindner06th January 2007
Despite the ongoing efforts of medical scientists to reveal the factors responsible for causing multiple sclerosis, the exact reasons why the disorder occurs in otherwise healthy persons remain unknown. Although various factors are suspected to trigger th... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola02nd January 2007
Today’s treatments for multiple sclerosis primarily aim to slow down the progression of the disease, prevent the development of further complications and alleviate the existing symptoms. At present there is no specific cure for multiple sclerosis and th... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola30th December 2006
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). This type of virus has been recently identified to cause a wide range of liver diseases such as cirrhosis (liver cancer). Without the aid of treatment, persons with hep... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola18th November 2006
There are many debates over the specific causes of multiple sclerosis. However, in the absence of conclusive evidence, medical scientists can only speculate upon the causes and risk factors behind multiple sclerosis and other similar autoimmune diseases. ... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola18th November 2006
Lupus can be defined as a severe inflammatory disease that affects virtually any region of the body. Lupus is also considered to be an autoimmune disease, involving inappropriate functioning of the immune system. Due to this fact, the disease can eventual... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola18th November 2006
Multiple sclerosis is a form of autoimmune disease that often causes irreversible impairments at different levels of the nervous system. At present, multiple sclerosis can neither be prevented, nor completely cured. However, the existing treatments are us... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola19th September 2006
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a life-threatening chronic autoimmune disease. Although the mortality rate of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus has reduced in the last decades, the disease continues to raise serious problems to the affected perso... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola12th September 2006
Acute bronchitis is a very common respiratory disease that generates symptoms such as mucus-producing cough, chest discomfort and pain, difficult and shallow breathing, wheezing and fever. One of the most commonly diagnosed respiratory diseases in the Uni... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola21st June 2006
Children and teenagers are commonly confronted with strep throat. Due to its very contagious character, strep throat can be easily acquired by children during the flu seasons. Strep throat is a type a sore throat caused by infection with group A streptoco... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola01st April 2006
Vitiligo
White patches on the skin, premature graying of the scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, and beard, and sometimes a loss of color inside the mouththese are some of the distinct signs of vitiligo. Some people might mistake it as a disease brought abou... Read >
Author: Brian Yalung06th December 2005
Getting chilly may bring on a cold, contrary to conventional medical orthodoxy, which says that there is no connection between developing viral infections and a drop in your body temperature.Paid to Sit With Their Feet in Cold WaterNinetystudents were pai... Read >
Author: Joseph Mercola12th July 2005
n a book I read by William L. Fischer called Hidden Secrets of Super Perfect Health at Any Age, Book II, 1986, I learn how to do herbal footbaths.
In chapter 10, The F-M Circulizer System, Fischer discusses the use of an herbal footbath. After reading ... Read >
Author: Rudy Silva
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