Diabetes mellitus is a clinical syndrome known since 1500 B.C. Sushruta had also described this condition in 400-500 B.C. It is characterized by hyperglycemia due to relative or absolute deficiency of insulin Lack of Insulin whether absolute or relative affects the metabolism of carbohydrate protein fat water and electrolytes.
Extracts of sage and lemon balm may help to improve memory and behavioral problems in people with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia.
A health study of homeless children shows that about half of those entering the New York City shelter system have asthma, a finding that underscores the increased health risk to the most vulnerable population and the challenges faced by those who serve them. This may be true for children in slum dwellers in all major cities worldwide.
Men prone to angry tantrums or sulky hostility are more likely to develop an irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation, U.S. researchers have reported.
Once you have diabetes, you’re on a diet for life. And over time the disease can lead to blindness, limb amputation and kidney damage so severe patients need dialysis. Today’s overweight kids need to be concerned about the same things their parents worry about: things such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure. And since children can be cruel to anyone who’s different, they have to worry about that, too. Unfortunately, it hasn’t become politically incorrect to tease fat kids.
Hemolytic anemia is a disorder in which the red blood cells are destroyed faster than the bone marrow can produce them. The destruction of red blood cells is called hemolysis.
For people with chronic liver disease, losing weight and getting more exercise helps their liver function better and improves their quality of life, new research shows. The findings, which are reported in the medical journal Gut, are based on a study of 31 overweight patients with liver disease who completed a 15-month weight loss and exercise program. Eighteen patients had hepatitis C and 13 had other types of chronic liver disease.
As the age advances, normally the hair has a tendency to lose its natural colour.
But premature graying of hair is a morbid condition, which renders a typical
cosmetic problem and makes the young to look older. This causes a gigantic deal
of concern to affected persons, especially women.
US researchers have identified several factors that predict which patients with early rheumatoid arthritis will experience worsening of their disease.
Scientists in Hong Kong have discovered people with a certain pattern of genes have a much higher risk of getting SARS, a finding that could help diagnose and prevent the spread of the deadly disease.