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Diagnosis of hoarding

Compulsive hoarding is a progressive disease. Diagnosis, like in other mental health conditions, is not straightforward.

28 Jun 2012

Symptoms of hoarding

Compulsive hoarding is a mental health condition where the patient is unable to get rid of often meaningless and useless stuff so much so that it starts to encroach on his or her living space.

28 Jun 2012

Causes of hoarding

Hoarding is a condition where a person feels compelled to store and preserve materials and stuff which may or may not be of value.

28 Jun 2012

What is hoarding?

Compulsive hoarding is a psychiatric condition characterized by inability to dispose of excess or unused things up until the point where the belongings are choking up the patient’s living space.

28 Jun 2012

Treatment of visual impairment

Depending on the cause and degree of the visual impairment, management can be decided upon.

27 Jun 2012

Diagnosis of visual impairment

If visual problems are suspected an ophthalmologist usually examines the eyes. An ophthalmologists specializes in diagnosing, and treating eyes and their diseases.

27 Jun 2012

There are many causes that may lead to loss of vision or lead to impairment of vision. Common causes that lead to vision loss or visual impairment include injury to the eye, inherited conditions, infections and so forth. (1-4)

27 Jun 2012

Types of visual impairment

The World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Impairment, Disabilities, and Handicaps (ICIDH) system is used to classify the types of visual impairment.

27 Jun 2012

What is visual impairment?

The definition of vision impairment by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a visually impaired person’s eyesight cannot be corrected to a “normal level”.

27 Jun 2012

Lymph node Removal

Swollen or affected lymph nodes may sometimes need to be removed for examination. This is called lymph node biopsy.

27 Jun 2012

Lymph nodes and Disease

Lymph nodes are filters in the lymphatic system that sieve out infectious material as well as toxins that come via the lymphatic channels. These may be affected commonly by certain diseases or conditions.

27 Jun 2012

Swollen lymph nodes

Lymph nodes are present throughout the body. There are nearly 600 to 700 of these bean shaped glands that lie like bulbs at certain junctions of the lymphatic channels.

27 Jun 2012

Structure and function of lymph nodes

The lymphatic system is basically a channel that carries a clear or whitish fluid called the lymph. This lymph aids in clearing the tissues of infective organisms, toxins etc.

27 Jun 2012

What are lymph nodes?

Lymph is clear or white fluid that travels through vessels, moves within tissues and work to keep all the parts of the body clean. After passing through the channels of the lymphatic system they drain into the lymph nodes.

27 Jun 2012

Treatment of head lice

Head lice infestation may be treated by medicated shampoos and physical removal of the lice.

27 Jun 2012

Diagnosis of head lice

Head lice infestation, caused by tiny insects or head lice, are usually diagnosed based on clinical findings.

27 Jun 2012

Symptoms of head lice

Head lice infestation or Pediculosis capitis infestation is one of the commonest parasitic infestations affecting 6 to 12 million people in the United States alone annually.

27 Jun 2012

Causes of head lice

Head lice infestation is caused by a tiny insect called the Pediculus humanus capitis. Lice infestation may affect the head, body (by Pediculus humanus variety corporis) and groin (Pthirus pubis).

27 Jun 2012

What is head lice?

Head lice infestation is also called “Pediculosis capitis”. “Pediculosis” refers to louse infestation and “capitis” means the head.

27 Jun 2012

Treatment of Swine Flu

Swine flu is caused by the H1N1 variant strain of the influenza virus. In most cases the manifestations of the disease is similar to usual flu infection.

26 Jun 2012