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Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Celiac

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Dilated cardiomyopathy in celiac disease. Although celiac disease is primarily an intestinal compromise, increasingly finds its relation to other systemic illnesses as autoimmune thyroid disease, diabetes and lupus erythematosus.

On the other hand, doctors have found a high prevalence of celiac disease in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, and in most cases the patients did not show the classic symptoms of the condition.

The profuse diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss were not overlapping symptoms in the patient group studied, but did have in common a picture of refractory iron deficiency anemia.

In some of the patients had progressive heart failure, and the rest was found the presence of myocarditis associated with ventricular arrhythmias, and is therefore the suspicion arises that celiac disease is closely linked with these cardiac abnormalities, being indispensable immunological studies in people that suffer. (more…)

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Latex Allergy

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

latex allergyAllergies are overreactions of the human immune system to each of allergenic substances and substances. In modern societies with allergies are among the most widespread diseases. Allergies are the body’s defense reactions in movies with various symptoms to acute life-threatening.

One of the most common allergy is to latex allergy. Caused by proteins present in latex products is the form of this allergy is usually caused by inhaling allergens time released but also by direct contact with the skin or organs. As is used especially in the medical field a variety latexhaltiger products, here is for latex allergy, absurdly, the greatest danger. Therefore, latex allergy need to make essential before any known medical treatment, their intolerance to products made of natural rubber.
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Nuclear medicine

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

nuclear medicineNuclear medicine – the use in the diagnosis of diseases

Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty that different diagnostic and therapeutic potential uses, in which radioactive substances are used. At first glance, this sounds very dangerous to, but also used radio-isotopes decay very quickly, so there is no danger to humans.

Nuclear medicine is particularly frequently used to diagnose diseases of the thyroid. Similarly, but also occur in cancer, heart disease and rheumatic diseases in used.
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Heller skin cancer

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

heller skin cancerThe bright skin cancer is the most common form of skin cancer. Because of its relatively insignificant form it is often not respected, but it can degenerate into malignant growths, and form metastases.

Particularly at risk are people with very bright, light-sensitive skin color and people who are genetically pre-loaded or during the past were often exposed to intense sunlight without protection – with the sun -.
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Foot and Mouth Disease

Friday, February 19th, 2010

foot and mouth diseaseWhen foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious disease that is caused by picornaviruses. It is notifiable. Especially cattle and pigs are affected. However, other cloven-hoofed animals, including goats and sheep and a number of wild animals, such as Deer, roe deer and hedgehogs can become infected. People are not usually affected, but it can in close contact with infected animals come to an infection, but is largely asymptomatic. Symptoms may include fever, his nausea, fatigue and headache and body pains.

The transmission of foot and mouth disease occurs through contact with infected animals and infected materials of any kind This may include the clothing of people are who have come into contact with animals or tires that have come into contact with feces of infected animals or by other animals that need not itself be infected, the virus has picked up but somewhere in the plains and fields, eg Mice or birds. But even through the air can be a transfer.
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Meningioma

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

meningiomaMeningioma – brain tumor

When meningioma is a tumor in the brain, but in most cases, fortunately, benign, and thus is operable. Like nearly every type of cancer is also formed by the meningioma degenerated cells, which proliferate slowly then. Unlike some other types of tumors, meningioma, which is characterized mainly by the very slow-growing tumor.

The meningioma affecting mainly people from the 40th Age, with women being more affected than men by this type of tumor. While the actual cause of meningioma is still unclear, the most common symptoms are largely unknown, although some of them are obviously very unspecific. The patient suffered mainly from headaches, or function such as visual or hearing impairment. Also epileptic seizures may well be triggered.
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Prostatitis

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

prostatitisIf prostatitis is referred to as acute and chronic nonspecific inflammation of the prostate. Prostatitis is divided into an acute bacterial disease, a chronic bacterial disease, a nonbacterial prostatitis and the prostatodynia.

Typical symptoms of prostatitis include fever and chills, pain at stool, pus in the urine and in some cases appear to back pain. In addition, frequent urination in small amounts, painful urination, painful urination, occasional burning and sexual disorders and increased itching in the urethra. The patient feels just all around sick.

It is important that you as quickly as possible, consult a doctor. The treatment consists of a strictly prescribed bed rest and need for inpatient admission, administration of antibiotics must be made at least 4 weeks and sometimes with laxatives. Partial sitz baths are necessary, anti-inflammatory drugs and drugs for pain occurring.

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Alzheimer’s Disease

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Alzheimer's DiseaseChanges may begin in the brain of Alzheimer’s disease, from 10 before to 20 years visible signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s symptoms appear. Alzheimer’s disease progresses in three phases:
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