Wounds- First Aid Causes Puncture wound can be caused by Following first aid Caring for a Major Open Wound How to Treat a Gunshot Wound Shock WOUNDS- First Aid A wound is a type of injury to living tissue that generally involves a cut or break in the skin. Throughout life, you may face several […]
Hip arthritis is also called wear and tear arthritis or degenerative joint disease. The protective cartilage is slowly worn away in the hip joint. Eventually, bare bone is exposed in the hip joint, causing a variety of symptoms. Hip arthritis generally affects people over fifty years of age. Those that are overweight will have a
ADHD, also known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a condition that currently affects between 5 and 10% of children worldwide. At this time researchers don’t have a clear answer as to a cause for this disorder but they do understand a portion of how the condition both affects the person and what happens inside
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Today individuals have the option of considering joint replacement when osteo arthritis or trauma has damaged the joint to the point where movement becomes unbearably painful. Shoulder replacement surgery may be considered if pain keeps an individual from activities they enjoy or makes daily living activities very difficult. The shoulder joint is considered one of
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is a progressive and debilitating disease that attacks the neurological system at its central core. This means that both the brain and the spinal cord are attacked, leaving lesions that disintegrate the myelin sheath, or fatty tissue layer that protects the nerves. This means that the electrical impulses that originate from the brain, going through
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Millions of both men and women are bothered by the embarrassment and discomfort of spider veins on their legs or faces. Spider veins are those small red, blue and sometimes purple blood vessels that appear on the surface of the skin and are usually asymptomatic. In some circumstances, when the spider veins get larger in
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While the flu is caused by influenza virus the common cold is caused by another virus, the rhinovirus. Symptoms often include feeling bad, headache, stuffy nose, sore throat, itchy eyes, coughing and sometimes a low grade fever. The rhinovirus is spread in the same way that the flu virus is, through the nasal and respiratory
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Osteoporosis is a chronic bone condition where bone tissue is lost faster than it is built. There are two different types of cells in the bone: osteoclasts and osteoblasts. The osteoclasts are responsible for building bony material and the osteoclasts are responsible for maintaining an even balance of bone being built against bone being destroyed.
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The female reproductive system is an incredibly complex process during which the body prepares itself to support a pregnancy. Researchers have also found that the hormones and processes which are due occur every month are also integral to the bone mass density and potential osteoporosis which a woman faces in her later years. (1) Many
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The common medical term for individuals who suffer from going to the bathroom during the night is nocturia. This is actually a symptom that plagues many people and can be caused by something that is simple and easily treated or a complex medical condition. For this reason, it is important not to self diagnose but
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