The advantages of using health informatics include improvements to the efficient delivery, cost and quality of healthcare. A multidisciplinary field, health informatics encompasses information science, information systems, technology and...
Whether you are at a scheduled appointment with a new physician, posting your medical records to the office of a renowned medical expert across the country or grabbing your records as the ambulance pulls up at your house, it is critical that your...
Professional nursing care was defined by Florence Nightingale as the "finest of the fine arts." Nursing instructors Kay and Karne Lundy and Sharyn Janes define nursing in 2009 as "...an open, caring art, spirit, human science, holistic practices...
Hatha Jodi is a type of root that is often described as resembling human arms with clenched fists, according to IndianNetZone.com. Hatha Jodi is primarily found in the Madhya Pradesh area of India, which, according to the National Informatics...
Costochondritis is a condition in which one of your ribs -- or the cartilage that attaches to your rib -- becomes inflamed. Costochondritis is a relatively common cause of chest pain. In most cases, notes MayoClinic.com, the cause of your...
Epididymitis is inflammation of the epididymis -- the tube that joins the testicles to the vas deferens in the male reproductive tract. The National Center for Biotechnology Information states that most cases of epididymitis occur in men between...
Costochondritis is best described as inflammation of the cartilage between the ribs and the breastbone. Most people with this condition suffer a sharp pain near the sternum, which sometimes mimics the pain associated with a heart attack. Since...
Contact lenses rest on the cornea, the curved membrane that covers the iris, the colored section of the eye, and the pupil. Because the cornea sometimes becomes dry, contacts can stick to the surface and be difficult to remove. The contact lens...
The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint that allows you to move your arms up, down, forward, backward and in and out. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, this flexibility in movement makes the shoulder prone to dislocations....
Joining a gym is not the only way to lose fat, tone muscles and improve health. Lifestyle changes combined with diet and exercise are key ingredients needed for fat loss. One in six adults and one in three children are obese, according to the...
Falls, vehicular and occupational accidents, and sports and recreational trauma commonly cause accidental head injuries in children and adults. The severity of head injuries varies according to the level of trauma sustained by the brain, skull and...
A spasm in the sternocleidomastoid, or SCM, muscle can cause discomfort and limited neck mobility, but stretching may help the condition. If your neck pain worsens after 24 hours and occurs along with headache, drowsiness, fever or confusion, or...
Tension in your neck muscles may lead to tension headaches. According to the National Library of Medicine, tension headaches are the most common form of headaches. The National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics notes that tension, in this...
Neck and shoulder tension prevents you from performing your best. The pain, stiffness and headache accompanying neck and shoulder tension make it difficult to cope with the stress or anxiety that brought on the tension in the first place. Tension...
Acne rosacea is a bacterial infection normally of the face, neck and shoulders caused primarily of two strains of bacteria, Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidemidis. This skin disorder effects most teenagers at some point and begins...
Health care information systems replace medical history paper trails with electronic data. Written medical documents require storage, as well as time and money to transfer the information from one medical setting to another. When all your medical...
Warfarin, the generic name for Coumadin, is among the top 20 drugs prescribed in the United States, according to the IMS Institute for Health Informatics. Coumadin is prescribed for those with deep-vein thrombosis and atrial flutters and others...
Broken ribs, or rib fractures, are an often painful health problem that can be challenging to treat. The National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics states that rib fractures are most commonly caused by chest wall trauma incurred during a...
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a type of herpes virus. It commonly causes acute infectious mononucleosis, with symptoms that include sore throat, fever, and enlarged lymph nodes. Infectious mononucleosis is a self-limited illness and does not...
Understanding the chemical properties of a food substance can greatly improve the quality of the product being made. A chemical property is a characteristic of a substance that allows it to change form within a reaction. Once sucrose undergoes a...
There are numerous causes of excruciating neck pain. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, neck pain can originate from neck structures, including the nerves, muscles and spinal discs, or...
There are numerous common foot problems associated with the big toe, which can be especially problematic for athletes, including runners. According to a November 2007 article in "Running Times" magazine, during forward motion, the big toe bears...
High cholesterol remains a health issue of concern in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, just over one-third of American adults over age 20 had high LDL, or "bad," cholesterol levels. Of that...
Acne is a condition that starts in hair follicles. Sebaceous glands, which are connected to follicles, produce oil that carries dead skin cells to the surface of the skin. When bacteria, skin cells and oil clog the pore, a lesion will form. The...
The vastness of the information on the Internet makes learning about dieting and weight loss convenient and private. With more than half of Americans either obese or overweight, the need for weight-loss information and support has never been more...
Facebook profiles often contain posts mentioning weight concerns, according to a 2011 survey in "Computers, Informatics, Nursing." Adults and children not only want to lose weight, they also want to increase muscle mass. Anaerobic and aerobic...
Everyone has two occipital nerves that originate in the cervical spine and enter the scalp. When inflamed or compressed, these nerves can generate pains to the back of the head, which can radiate into and around the eyes. Occasionally, the...
With Centers for Disease Control statistics reporting that more than 72 million Americans were overweight in 2006 alone, it is no wonder that diet pills are becoming more popular in the search for easy ways to lose weight. One popular diet pill to...
The heart healthy benefits of yoga come from controlling several risk factors for heart disease. Various forms of yoga promote circulation, reduce stress and calm harmful cytokines that promote heart disease. According to Ohio State University...
