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Types of Telemedicine

Each type of telemedicine has a beneficial role to play in overall health care.

9 Jan 2010

Tamoxifen Discovery

Tamoxifen, which has been used for over 40 years, is one of the most widely used therapies in the world for the treatment of breast cancer.

9 Jan 2010

Side Effects of Tamoxifen

Tamoxifen has been used for several years to treat hormone receptor-positive types of breast cancer.

9 Jan 2010

Tamoxifen Pharmacogenetics

As a classic “pro-drug,” tamoxifen requires metabolic activation in order to elicit its pharmacological effects

9 Jan 2010

Tamoxifen is both the most widely prescribed drug for breast cancer and preventative therapy worldwide. It is a synthetic derivative of triphenylethylene but was originally screened in a drug development program oriented toward discovering new post-coital contraceptive agents.

9 Jan 2010

Other Uses of Tamoxifen

Tamoxifen is a drug called an estrogen receptor antagonist, which works by blocking the receptor so that estrogen can’t work its usual effects within the body.

9 Jan 2010

What is Tamoxifen?

Tamoxifen is a well-known drug that was originally discovered by what is now AstraZeneca.

9 Jan 2010

What is Urology?

Urology is a surgical speciality that deals with the treatment of conditions involving the male and female urinary tract and the male reproductive organs.

9 Jan 2010

Ultrasound Therapeutic Applications

When used correctly with the appropriate precautions in regards to dose, ultrasound can be applied in many therapeutic situations to benefit the patient. In fact, the use of ultrasound energy as a treatment predates its use an imaging technique and continues to be used in practice today.

9 Jan 2010

What is an Ultrasound?

Ultrasonography is an ultrasound-based diagnostic medical imaging technique used to visualize various internal organs.

9 Jan 2010

Vomiting Social Implications

There is a strong psychological element to vomiting which is closely regulated by reflexes in the brain. This means that there is a social aspect to vomiting, with even just the smell, sight or thought of someone vomiting often triggering a response that, in turn, leads to that individual vomiting.

9 Jan 2010

Vomiting Treatment

The aim of managing vomiting, especially if it is recurrent, prolonged or excessive involves...

9 Jan 2010

Vomiting Causes

Nausea and vomiting in adults and children has a range of causes. Vomiting is usually a symptom of an underlying problem and the cause of prolonged vomiting needs to be investigated and determined to ensure the most effective treatment.

9 Jan 2010

Vomiting Complications

Vomiting may lead to several complications, especially if it is recurring over a period of hours or days. Some of the complications associated with repeated vomiting include:

9 Jan 2010

Vomit Content

Vomiting is usually a symptom of an underlying condition and the contents and color of vomitus provides clues as to what that condition might be.

9 Jan 2010

Vomiting Mechanism

Vomiting is a forceful expulsion of the contents of the stomach and sometimes the gut. The whole mechanism is guided and controlled by the brain and its vomiting centre.

9 Jan 2010

What is Vomiting?

The term "vomiting" describes the forceful expulsion of the contents of the stomach via the mouth or sometimes the nose, also known of as emesis. The causes of vomiting are as wide ranging as those for nausea and include anything from food poisoning or gastritis to head injuries and brain cancer. Nausea is the discomfort that is felt before vomiting but not all nausea actually results in vomiting.

9 Jan 2010