For persons intellectually keen, but physically weak; upper part of body emaciated, lower part semi – dropsical; predisposed to lung and hepatic affections (Cal., Phos., Sulph.); especially the extremes of life, children and old people.
Pains from darkness to daylight ; begin with twilight and end with daylight (Merc., Phyt.). Pains increase and decrease gradually (Stan.) shifting and require frequent change of position.
Teenagers who have epilepsy often face a double whammy because along with the seizure disorder, they’re much more prone to depression and other psychiatric problems.
Contrary to the established notion that pathological gambling is a chronic and unremitting condition, it seems that it is often transitory and affected individuals can recover without treatment, according to new findings published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
Extensive removal of lymph nodes appears to boost the five-year survival of stomach cancer patients, Taiwanese researchers report.
Everybody desires a soft and velvety complexion. Only a healthy skin gives these attributes to the human body. Varicose veins and spider veins damage the skin beauty radically. Enlarged, distended and twisted superficial veins, the varicose veins are both a medical and cosmetic problem. One suffering from the condition of varicose vein goes through the painful experience of ulceration, inflammation and hemorrhage. Also look of varicose vein area becomes distracting by the presence of these bluish and swelled veins.
Neurogenic bladder is a condition in which the nerves of the urinary system don?t work properly when the bladder is full. It can lead to different kinds of problems, including urine leakage if the muscles holding urine do not get the right message. For some, the muscles don?t get the message the bladder is full and its time to let go. If the bladder becomes too full, urine may back up into the kidneys, and the extra pressure causes damage to the tiny blood vessels in the kidney. Urine that stays too long may also cause an infection of the bladder or ureters.
Stroke patients who partake in a therapeutic exercise program may experience a reduction in depressive symptoms, according to the results of a study published the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
When used with oral contraceptives, the male hair-loss medication finasteride (brand named Propecia) may also help improve hair loss in women, Italian researchers report.
African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer, and minorities in general do not receive the best treatment for the disease compared with white women, according to two studies published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.