Tips for Caregivers of a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease Share Your Story Caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease at home is a difficult task and can become overwhelming at times. Each day brings new challenges as the caregiver copes with changing levels of ability and new patterns of behavior. Research has shown that caregivers...
What is a joint aspiration (arthrocentesis)? Joint aspiration is typically performed by a doctor or ancillary health care provider as an office procedure or at the bedside of hospitalized patients. Joint aspiration is a procedure whereby a sterile needle and syringe are used to drain synovial fluid from a patient's joint. Joint aspiration is typically...
Facts you should know about anthrax Anthrax is an infection by bacteria, Bacillus anthracis, usually transmitted from animals. Anthrax causes skin, lung, and bowel disease and can be deadly. Anthrax is diagnosed using bacterial cultures from infected tissues. There are four types of anthrax: cutaneous, inhalation, gastrointestinal, and injection. Anthrax is treated by antibiotics. Pulmonary...
Introduction Are sit-ups just not giving you the taut tummy you desire? If you’ve got a little too much flab or excess skin in your abdomen that won’t diminish with diet or exercise, you may want to consider an abdominoplasty, popularly referred to as a “tummy tuck.” This procedure flattens your abdomen by removing extra...
Cloth or disposable? The diaper woes plague new and old parents alike. The diaper woes plague new and old parents alike. Which is safer? Cloth or disposable? A few main criteria that need to be considered when it comes to choosing the best diaper for the baby are How it fits the baby Its absorbency...
Alternative treatment (CAM) for MS facts Fatigue and muscle spasticity are the symptoms of MS that are best addressed by complementary or alternative treatment or medicine (CAM). Complementary or alternative treatments or therapies that have been shown to be helpful in helping reduce fatigue include: Yoga, exercise, (including swimming and walking), magnet therapy, and gingko...
Asthma introduction People with asthma should discuss the pros and cons of over-the-counter epinephrine inhalers with their doctor. Asthma is a disease in which there is a brief, temporary narrowing of the airways in the lungs, referred to as bronchospasm. This is only part of the picture. The main problem in asthma involves inflammation and...
Aphasia facts* Readers Comments 3 Share Your Story *Aphasia facts medical author: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD Aphasia, a disturbance in the formulation and comprehension of language, is due to damage to brain tissue areas responsible for language; aphasia may occur suddenly or develop over time, depending on the type and location of brain tissue...
Asperger's syndrome defintion and facts Asperger's syndrome was formerly characterized as a distinct autism spectrum disorder; the DSM-5 in May 2013 combined the diagnosis with autistic disorder into one condition called autism spectrum disorder or ASD. People with Asperger's syndrome have normal to above-average intelligence but typically have difficulties with social skills and often have...
What is a connective tissue (CT) disease? Readers Comments 8 Share Your Story Connective tissue disease is a group of autoimmune conditions marked by inflammation of the muscle fascias, ligaments and skin. Connective tissue diseases are actually a group of medical diseases. A connective tissue disease is any disease that has the connective tissues of...