Alzheimer's disease causes progressive memory loss and is a form of dementia. In addition to changes in mentation, patients with Alzheimer's disease can become anxious, develop poor appetite leading to nutritional deficits, have personality...
Calcium medications are used for electrolyte replacement therapy, for acid indigestion and to control phosphate levels for chronic renal failure patients. Calcium has also been used to help lower blood pressure for certain patients. When calcium...
Melanoma is a very dangerous form of skin cancer that readily spreads via lymph nodes to other parts of the body. Melanoma originates in the melanocytes, the cells that produce pigmentation or coloring of our skin, hair and eyes, according to the...
Having enough glucose, or sugar, in the blood is essential to survival. Controlling the levels of sugar in the blood is part of the body's normal everyday functioning. The pancreas produces insulin to move sugar from ingested food and sugar...
According to the American Brain Tumor Association, brain tumors can exhibit both general and specific symptoms. General symptoms are common to all brain tumors. Other symptoms are specific to the location of the tumor. These are termed "focal" or...
Vitamin B-12 comes from the family of cobalamin chemical compounds and is found bound to protein in foods. Gastric intrinsic factor in the stomach is required to release it for absorption and utilization in the body. In well nourished, omnivorous...
