According to a 2000 article in "Neurosurgery Quarterly" by Dr. Max Kole, primary central nervous system tumors occur in 10,000 to 17,000 patients annually in the United States. Glioblastoma multiforme, the most aggressive brain tumor accounts for...
The heart relies on coronary blood vessels to receive a steady supply of oxygen and nutrients to function. Coronary artery disease develops when coronary arteries get narrower and less blood can flow through them. In bypass surgery, the...
One growing trend in medicine is the idea of treating health problems "naturally." Probiotics are one way of doing this and work by increasing the amounts of certain organisms in the body. In general, probiotics are safe, particularly if you have...
Dermal therapy is a type of clinical, nonsurgical skin treatment that can be studied as a degree program at a single Australian university. Dermal Therapy, on the other hand, is a company based in the Canadian province of Ontario that specializes...
There are myriad causes of a low body temperature, or hypothermia. Normal body temperature is considered to be approximately 98.6 degrees and is carefully controlled by an area of the brain called the hypothalamus. Under normal circumstances, it...
Air hunger is one of the most distressing of all medical symptoms. Patients who can't derive enough oxygen from the air they breathe typically suffer from this symptom. Oxygen therapy involves supplying an increased concentration of oxygen to the...
Even though it may be done on an outpatient basis, laparoscopic surgery is still a complex procedure requiring an appropriate amount of recovery time. Although laparoscopy is less invasive than abdominal surgeries requiring a large incision to...
Probiotics are used to treat a number of gastrointestinal complaints from mild diarrhea to inflammatory bowel disease. Probiotics may also help the immune system and have benefits for skin health. In general, probiotics are very safe. People with...
An area of thinned and weak abdominal wall through which intestines can protrude is called an abdominal hernia. The Merck Manual states a hernia can be present at birth or acquired, usually after an abdominal operation. An abdominal hernia usually...
Gastric bypass surgery, a major surgery performed on morbidly obese people who have a body mass index greater than 40 or who are more than 100 pounds overweight, presents a successful, yet serious weight loss alternative. According to the Mayo...
Local anesthetics are a commonly used medical treatment today, though they were not introduced into clinical practice until 1884, according to Cocaine.org. Topically applied cocaine was the first local anesthetic, and its use paved the way for the...
Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine are all on the same page when it comes to the benefits of fish oil. While some people follow the dietary recommendations to eat fish with a high-fat content twice a week, others are supplementing...
Deep breathing exercises help you recover from and overcome the affects of anesthesia following surgery. Lying down for prolonged periods of time also causes fluid to accumulate in your lungs. Deep breathing exercises performed after surgery help...
While dehydration's risks are understood by most parents, overhydration, also called water intoxication, is a less familiar condition. It can cause serious illness and even death, especially in infants. Infants don't need extra water until you...
Fish oil contains omega-3 fatty acids, specifically eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These acids, found in fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel, tuna, sardines, halibut and herring, or in fish oil supplements, offer many...
Face shields are used in various industries and are designed to protect the face and eyes from hazards. Face shields are constructed based on their intended use in industry, sports, medical or military applications. They cover the entire face and...
Spinal fusion is a procedure that removes the spinal disc between two vertebrae of the spine and fuses the two vertebrae together with a metal device or bone graft. When multiple vertebrae are fused together, the procedure is called a multiple...
The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug Celebrex in 1998 as a new non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, or NSAID. "Medical Surgical Nursing" describes Celebrex as a Cox-2 inhibitor that impedes synthesis of the chemical prostaglandin....
Approximately 340,000 people in the United States break a hip each year, most often because of a fall, according to the Merck Manual of Geriatrics. Half of the patients are 85 years old or more. Patients who are too frail for surgery may be placed...
Glove powder is a dry lubricant. It allows hands to glide easily into gloves and it's also used during manufacturing to prevent gloves from sticking together, according to Mel Stratmeyer of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in an article...
The colon and large intestines rely on internal bacteria to ward off disease. Bacteria that support colon health are called probiotics. Most probiotics are derived from dairy products and fermented foods such as yogurt. However, the advice of a...
The total ankle replacement procedure is typically performed for patients who have arthritis. Two common types of arthritis that can be treated with a total ankle replacement are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Ankle joint replacement...
Probiotics are live microorganisms similar to beneficial bacteria in your intestines. Because they promote health, they are known as "friendly bacteria." You can add probiotics to your diet through foods such as yogurt, miso and unfermented...
Bariatric surgery is a weight loss operation that requires significant lifestyle and diet changes. Compliance with a post-operative bariatric diet can make the difference between successful weight loss or complications and insignificant weight...
Gastric bypass, a type of weight-loss surgery, helps morbidly obese patients lose weight by reducing the stomach to an egg-sized pouch and rerouting the digestive system to block some calorie absorption. As a result of the weight loss, changes in...
Weight loss surgery helps obese patients lose significant amounts of weight by either reducing the size of their stomachs or rerouting the digestive system to block some calorie absorption. Some procedures such as gastric bypass combine...
Eye surgery, while once a tricky procedure that required working with microscopic structures, is now performed on a regular basis. Eye surgery ranges from corrective procedures to vision-saving surgeries that correct cataracts, glaucoma or eye...
Probiotics are living micro-organisms, such as bacteria and yeast, that provide health benefits to their host. The most common probiotic micro-organisms used in foods like yogurt are lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria. Probiotics are also...
Protein deficiency is frequently observed among patients admitted in hospitals. According to a study published in the "British Medical Journal" in April 1994, almost 40 percent of surgical and medical patients are malnourished at the time of...
