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Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Coronary artery disease is a widespread problem and claims millions of lives worldwide every year. The condition has severe effects on heart health and causes potentially fatal complications such as heart attacks.

22 Nov 2009

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

A person’s risk of developing coronary artery disease is influenced by several non-modifiable factors such as family history, age and gender.

22 Nov 2009

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

The risks for coronary artery disease are classified as modifiable and non-modifiable. Examples of non-modifiable risk factors include older age, male gender and genetic predisposition for the disease.

22 Nov 2009

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

Angina refers to pain felt in the chest that usually occurs as a result of coronary heart disease. Some individuals may feel the pain in their arm, abdomen, neck or jaw.

22 Nov 2009

Aicardi Syndrome Treatment

Aicardi syndrome is a rare genetic condition that almost exclusively affects females. The main clinical feature of this condition is partial or complete absence of an important brain structure called the corpus callosum, which connects the two halves of the brain.

22 Nov 2009

Aicardi Syndrome Diagnosis

Some of the clinical features of Aicardi syndrome include ...

22 Nov 2009

Aicardi Syndrome Genetics

Aicardi syndrome is a rare genetic condition that almost exclusively affects females. The condition is characterized by a partial or complete absence of an important brain structure called the corpus callosum, which connects the two halves of the brain.

22 Nov 2009

What is Aicardi Syndrome?

Aicardi syndrome is a rare genetic condition that mainly affects newly born females.

22 Nov 2009

Apraxia of Speech Diagnosis

Apraxia of speech is an acquired motor speech disorder that prevents a person from being able to use motor planning to translate words they plan to say into actual speech. The condition occurs as a loss of a previous speaking ability due to brain damage as a result of stroke or injury, for example.

22 Nov 2009

What is Apraxia of Speech?

Apraxia of Speech is a form of oral motor speech disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate conscious speech plans into motor plans.

22 Nov 2009

Adenovirus Infection Treatment and Prevention

Adenovirus infection treatment

22 Nov 2009

Adenovirus Infection Diagnosis

Adenovirus infections are most commonly diagnosed based on the symptoms of the condition.

22 Nov 2009

Adenovirus Infection Epidemiology

Adenovirus outbreaks are not very common in the United States, however, they do occur and since the virus is capable of spreading very fast, the outbreaks may achieve large proportions before being contained.

22 Nov 2009

What is an Adenovirus Infection?

Adenoviruses are a family of viruses. These may cause infections in humans as well as animals. The most common infections caused by adenoviruses are respiratory tract infections.

22 Nov 2009

Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Kenya and Somalia

Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic pathogen which can cause hemorrhagic fever, neurological disorders or blindness in humans, as well as a high rate of abortion in ruminants. Even though this virus is native to sub-Saharan Africa, upon introduction of the virus in certain environment the transmission will occur whenever sheep and cattle are present with abundant mosquito populations.

22 Nov 2009

What is Rift Valley Fever?

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease caused by the Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) that affects humans and ruminants.

22 Nov 2009

Cervical Cancer Epidemiology

According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), cervical cancer was once the leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. In the last 4 decades the trends have changed for the better.

22 Nov 2009

Cervical Cancer Prevention

Cervical cancer in most cases occurs due to a sexually transmitted infection with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Since the cause and risk factors are known, prevention of this cancer is possible to some extent. However, those with a genetic predisposition to the cancer, may still go ahead to develop the cancer despite preventive measures.

22 Nov 2009

Cervical Cancer Treatment

Treatment is provided by a multidisciplinary team. The team usually consists of a gynaecologist, a surgeon, a clinical oncologist who specializes in chemotherapy and radiotherapy, a medical oncologist who specializes in chemotherapy, a pathologist, a radiologist or an imaging radiologist, a social worker, a psychologist and an oncology nurse.

22 Nov 2009

Cervical Cancer Diagnosis

Cervical cancer is diagnosed with the help of a gynaecologist, a pathologist and an imaging radiologist. Cancer may be suspected if there is abnormal bleeding after or during sexual intercourse or if there is bleeding after menopause.

22 Nov 2009