Cancer :: Tumor markers and their applications
Tumor markers are substances that can often be detected in higher-than-normal amounts in the blood, urine, or body tissues of some patients with certain types of cancer.
Women
Breast cancer :: Western lifestyle increases breast cancer risk
High oestrogen levels among well-fed and largely inactive women in Western countries may be largely responsible for the epidemic of breast cancer. Tests show that oestrogen is far more prevalent in modern Western women than in those from less developed societies.
Menopause :: The Maharishi Ayurveda Approach to Menopause and HRT
Learn the Maharishi Ayurveda approach to menopause with author and clinician Nancy Lonsdorf M.D.. Dr. Lonsdorf describes how to determine the type of imbalances at the basis of menopausal symptoms and provides practical recommendations to help prevent and alleviate them.
Avascular Necrosis & Homoeopathy
Bone is living tissue that provides shape and support for the body, as well as protection for some organs. Bone also serves as a storage site for minerals and provides the medium – marrow – for the development and storage of blood cells. Because the functions of bone are numerous and complex, there are many disorders that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional.
Arthritis :: Arthralgia Disease – Differential Diagnosis
Arthralgia which describes pain in one or more joints with or without joint inflammation, may be present in different health conditions.
Arthritis :: Arthralgia Disease
Arthralgia is a general term which describes pain in one or more joints with or without joint inflammation.
Plague, the black Death and Homoeopathy
The term Plague was applied indiscriminately in the past to all fatal epidemic diseases, but now it has been restricted to an acute, infectious, contagious disease of rodents and humans. This is caused by a short, thick, gram-negative bacillus, Yersinia pestis, formerly known as Pasteurella pestis.
Dental :: Premature birth and dental problems
Premature birth in a pregnant woman with periodontal disease may be reduced by using a non-surgical dental procedure – claims a study in the August issue of the Journal of Periodontology.
Nasal Polypi and Homoeopathy
Nasal polyps are small, sac-like growths consisting of inflamed nasal mucosa. Nasal polyps appear in a number of conditions. The polyps originate near the ethmoid sinuses (located at the top of the nose) and grow into the open areas. Large polyps can obstruct the airway.
Appendicitis :: Acute Appendicitis and Homoeopathy
Appendicitis is a common and urgent surgical illness with variable manifestations, generous overlap with other clinical syndromes, and significant morbidity, which increases with diagnostic delay. No single sign, symptom, or diagnostic test accurately makes the diagnosis of appendiceal inflammation in all cases. The surgeon’s goals are to evaluate a relatively small population of patients referred for suspected appendicitis and to minimize the negative appendectomy rate without increasing the incidence of perforation.