General Health Advices
Effective therapies for ulcerative colitis control
What do the latest research on ulcerative colitis and proctitis? Is there no cure yet?
Response from Dr. David Bruining, Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA:
While ulcerative colitis currently has no medical cure, there are many effective therapies to control symptoms. The causes, diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases are issues that are investigated extensively. The results of these studies may help scientists discover new ways to better control the ulcerative colitis.
Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation in the colon. When only involves the rectum, the condition is called ulcerative proctitis. The signs and symptoms of ulcerative colitis vary, depending on the extent and severity of the disease. The signs and symptoms are rectal bleeding, pain, bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In some cases, ulcerative colitis may also cause inflammation in other organs, such as joints, eyes and skin. Read the rest of this entry »
Clinical depression causes a range of emotional and physical symptoms
What is the difference between feeling sad and being depressed or unhappy to the point of need medication? How long after you start taking an antidepressant known if it works or not and for how long to take it?
Response from Dr. Ravid Mrazek, Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA:
Depression goes beyond feeling sad for a few days and it is a much more serious problem that can be identified by a variety of symptoms. Antidepressants may help people diagnosed with depression, but it takes several weeks to start working and what is usually wise to take them at least one year after symptoms are resolved.
Depression, also called clinical depression, major depression and major depressive disorder is a disease that can cause a range of emotional and physical symptoms. The diagnosis of depression is based on the presence of certain symptoms. Read the rest of this entry »
Meckel’s Diverticulum: Diagnosis and Treatment
Diagnosis
A Meckel’s diverticulum may be difficult to diagnose because it is not observed in the common tests to detect intestinal bleeding or obstruction. Symptoms of Meckel’s diverticulum can mimic other conditions such as appendicitis or gallbladder problems.
One of the best ways to confirm the presence of a Meckel’s diverticulum through a scan by injecting a small dose of radioactive dye into the bloodstream. This dye stays in the stomach tissue, and thus appears diverticulum scintigraphy if stomach tissue. X-rays show if the bowel is blocked, however, fail to identify whether the diverticulum is the cause.
Duration
Meckel’s diverticulum does not disappear unless surgically removed. Read the rest of this entry »
Meckel’s Diverticulum
Meckel’s diverticulum is a pouch located on the wall of the lower small intestine. The bag is a congenital (present at birth) that affects approximately 2% of the population. This pouch, or diverticulum, remaining tissue appears to be a development of the digestive system. This tissue is usually reabsorbed before birth and when it contains gastric tissue (stomach) is likely to cause hemorrhage (bleeding).
Symptoms
Most people with Meckel’s diverticulum experience no symptoms. Only if the symptoms are bleeding diverticula, become infected or cause obstruction. These symptoms usually occur during the first years of life, but may not appear until adulthood. Bleeding, even when severe, causes no pain. An infection or blockage itself can cause abdominal pain and discomfort from mild to severe. Read the rest of this entry »
New Diagnostic Imaging Technology Improves Bowel Disease
Mayo Clinic study examined capsule endoscopy and other forms hopeful
Patients with bowel disorders such as gastrointestinal bleeding, tumors, Crohn’s disease or celiac disease, can now take advantage of the great technological progress that allows doctors to better diagnose and treat these conditions.
Those are the findings of Mayo Clinic in Arizona who examined the latest diagnostic modalities such as capsule endoscopy, enteroscopy with one or two balloons and spiral enteroscopy. The above devices have facilitated the visualization and inspection of the small intestine.
“In many cases, this technology eliminates the need for invasive surgical procedures,” says Dr. Jonathan Leighton, chairman of the Division of Gastroenterology at Mayo Clinic in Arizona and author of an article published in the Journal of Gastroenterology, American Journal of Gastroenterology. “The physical constraints of the prior art which did not help either gastroenterologists to examine the small intestine for signs of bleeding, tumors, inflammatory bowel disease and celiac disease have virtually disappeared,” he adds. Read the rest of this entry »
Diseases That Can Cause Dizziness
Other diseases that can cause dizziness
Production of vertigo
- Changes in visual acuity.
- Diseases of the vestibular system (balance organ): benign positional vertigo, Ménière disease, labyrinthitis, acoustic neuroma, drugs or toxic poisoning.
- Diseases of the cervical spine: trauma, inflammation.
- Diseases of the central nervous system tumors, multiple sclerosis, shortage of blood injuries, damage to the cerebellum or cerebral cortex.
Causing alterations in the balance
- For impaired vision.
- For disorders of the vestibular system (balance organ).
- For disorders of the brain stem, cerebellum and cerebral cortex or pathways.
- By the peripheral nervous system disorders.
- For musculoskeletal disorders (bone and joint or muscle). Read the rest of this entry »
Dizziness in The Elderly: Diagnosis
The doctor may include this sickness in one of four main sections:
- Dizziness or feeling or displacement rotary
- Instability or imbalance (balance difficulty)
- Lightheadedness, or prelipotimia presyncope (sensation of losing consciousness)
- Other ill-defined sensations (insecurity, floating feeling, numbness, environmental disconnection shortly).
The physical examination will provide, often, the keys to diagnosis. Physical examination and large, the doctor will check blood pressure and pulse, auscultation of the heart made an examination of the skin and mucous membranes to see their color, visual acuity, a hearing exam and a neurological examination. Read the rest of this entry »
Dizziness in The Elderly
The word expresses a subjective symptom dizziness, difficult to measure, reflecting very different sensations produced by different mechanisms also. Usually, in the broadest sense, means an alteration of the person with respect to outer space. This sensation of altered orientation in space represents one of the most frequent reasons for visits to the doctor, increases with age and is a classic problem in primary care in geriatrics.
During the period of one year, nearly 20% of people 60 years or more experiencing dizziness severe enough to seek medical advice. It is estimated that nearly 1% of total clinic visits attended by the family doctor.
The practical management of dizziness by the attending physician is complex and difficult. Patients, especially the elderly, who complain of dizziness are usually directed to different specialists (otolaryngologists, orthopedists, neurologists, psychiatrists, etc.). Without adequate basic orientation. Thus began a long pilgrimage to which are added false diagnoses, it favors the emergence of problems arising from the performance of doctors and increase the patient’s anxiety (and the physicians who care for you). Thus, the symptoms can become chronic and perpetuate dizziness in time. Read the rest of this entry »
Bacteria
Microorganisms are formed by a cell, which can survive in hot and cold environments. They are one of the oldest life forms, as occurred for billions of years, and it is thought that helped shape and change the Earth’s early atmosphere to create atmospheric oxygen that eventually led to the development of other more complex organisms.
There are hundreds of species, which can take three forms:
- Poles (rods).
- Spheres (cocci).
- Spiral (spirochetes). Read the rest of this entry »
The Thermogenic
The thermogenic are pills that are used to increase metabolism, allowing you to burn fat more easily. These supplements alone triggered by the elevation of temperature, using the calories as fuel.
The thermogenic are composed of products that accelerate the metabolism as caffeine and green tea.
The thermogenic can be purchased at specialty stores such as offering sports supplements. Currently being used by many people to supplement their diet and usually are usually accompanied by intense exercise program. Read the rest of this entry »