Articles, tagged with "salivary glands", page 1
10th January 2012
Intensity modulated radiation therapy
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a powerful cancer-fighting technology. Annually, Mayo Clinic radiation oncologists treat more than 200 patients using IMRT.
Conditions Treated with IMRT
Oncol...
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Author:
pankaj Nagpal
22nd November 2011
Intensity modulated radiation therapy in India at low price
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a powerful cancer-fighting technology. Annually, Mayo Clinic radiation oncologists treat more than 200 patients using IMRT.
Conditions Treat...
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Author:
pankaj
03rd October 2011
People get major operations that leave them looking lifeless while other doctors try to correct their illness. Heart surgeries, transplants and cosmetic surgeries are known in the media as a life-threatening procedure. This makes them fear surgeries. Howe...
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Author:
sterlingdelorme
03rd October 2011
The mouth or the oral cavity is the first stop in the human gastrointestinal tract. It is the area that receives the food. Inside the mouth are the salivary glands, which is an important fluid that aids in the process of digestion. 98% of human saliva is ...
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kathyfrederickson
28th June 2011
Head & neck cancer in India is ever increasing menace because of prevalent use of tobacco. Let us start to what is cancer? And what are head neck cancer? Normally, cells grow and divide to form new cells in an orderly way. They perform their functions for...
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healthcareindia
14th June 2011
The rabies virus is a viral infection of particular warm blooded animals. Belonging in the family of Rhabdoviridae virus, it attacks the body’s nervous system, and could be fatal if left untreated. Most household pets can have this virus, such as dogs and...
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morganhumble
07th June 2011
Have you ever been humiliated because of bad breath? Well, this is certainly a problem even for some individuals. There can be times that you asking yourself why are you having bad breath.
The main cause of bad breath is the bacteria inside your mouth....
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Author:
Gilbert Khoo
03rd June 2011
Many dental experts believed that the proper training on how to take care of our teeth takes place in our respective homes. Properly cleaning and flossing our teeth and consulting our dental hygienist regularly can help us avoid acquiring tooth decay and ...
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Author:
Morris Kirby
23rd May 2011
The liquid content of the body is important for producing saliva inside the mouth. Saliva is 99% water with lubricants that help fight infection and aid in food digestion. It is also responsible for washing away the food debris in the mouth and neutralizi...
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Author:
dorispender
16th May 2011
Bulimia (bulimia nervosa) is a psychiatric condition associated to someone who overeats, then flushes the food out of the body by vomiting shortly after eating. Survey results show that one out of ten people are bulimics. This condition usually starts to ...
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Author:
eddiestorms
16th May 2011
During the hottest seasons of the year, most people are easily dehydrated to point of experiencing dryness of the mouth as well. However, when a person still experiences the same dryness outside of these seasons, it could already be a sign of dry mouth. T...
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Author:
eddiestorms
16th May 2011
One vital concern for expecting women is whether they had acquired some of the childhood diseases before becoming pregnant. diseases like Measles, Mumps, Rubella or German Measles, Chickenpox and Fifth Disease or Roseola Infantum are of specific interest ...
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Author:
Steven Chang
12th May 2011
For such a tiny gland it plays a very huge roll in the body. Thyroid is Greek for shield, after the shape of the cartilage. This particular gland regulates how rapidly the body uses energy, produces proteins, and influences the sensitivity the body should...
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Author:
Dr. Marc Ott
11th May 2011
Oral cancers, cancers of the verbal cavity otherwise of the oropharynx. Almost every part of oral cancers starts in squamous cells that wrap the exteriors of the tongue, mouth, and lips along with they are thus deemed "squamous cell carcinomas". In this ...
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Author:
George
29th March 2011
Xerostomia or dry mouth is not really a disease, but this condition can be considered as a symptom. Upon consultation with the dentist, some people may find that they’re suffering from dry mouth due to a severe dental problem. Basically, people experienci...
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Author:
elizabethcull