Recent research has linked internal inflammation to all kinds of different diseases including many of the most deadly ones including heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes. Conditions of the brain such as Alzheimer's and dementia may be linked as well. This development begs one to ask whether an approach to treating disease through the current batch of harsh prescription medications will over time be proven to be an effective...more
Diagnostic imaging is an umbrella term for a wide variety of scans, examinations and images that are used in the field of medicine. Technology today is extremely advanced and now physicians can call upon a variety of imaging techniques to help examine the inside of the body and therefore make an accurate diagnosis. Scans and images of the body can enable a host of health problems and abnormalities be seen that might otherwise go unnoticed as...more
Personalized medicines provide the physicians an effective tool, which is the human genome to treat illnesses based on the patient's DNA or genetic makeup. The application of genomics in pharmacology is called pharmacogenomics. Scientists involved in this research investigate the link between pharmacological properties and the genomic variations.Based on history, statistics are what drives the practice of medicine. To demonstrate, patients would want to be cured as a statistic than an individual because you believe you would likely get well being treated as a statistics. For instance, if you have been diagnosed to have a high blood pressure, and according to a research, 98% of patients with high blood pressure responded well to medication A than to medication B. There is a possibility however that you may belong to a very small group of people who need medication B, while it is less likely that you need medication A. Because there is no effective method to determine whether you belong to a minority or majority group, you would likely take medication A.The traditional approach of treating an illness has placed patients to high risks of developing adverse reactions and side effects...more
It is quite unfortunate that medical malpractice has become one of the most common criminal offenses in places like Chicago. The health care professionals often behave carelessly which results in serious consequences including death of the patients. Therefore Chicago medical malpractice law has introduced stringent penalties for...more
In our always changing and fast-paced culture, many of us acquire different kinds of health issues that stem from their inability to deal with the changes around them. Regrettably, many people express their inability to face stress plus the demands of everyday life by falling into the trap of addiction.Some people who are suffering from addiction...more
We can protect our loved ones with an emergency medical alert system and take away a lot of your uncertainty due to this. This invention is especially good for senior citizens as they begin to age and we start, as the younger generation, looking for ways to ensure that they are comfortable and safe in their homes. This can become problematic, especially if our lives are on the busier side, and should be expressly looked into in terms of finding them a medical alarm system that works with the capabilities that we have. In others words, if we are living at a greater distance, they will need more interactive care opportunities in order to be considered safe and looked after.There are more advanced emergency medical alert systems, like those that monitor the heart rate, or the breathing rate. The prices vary a lot depending on what issues the emergency medical alert focuses on. Normally an emergency medical alert is used in hospitals as its use shows the possibility of a critical failure presenting. The home use is typically restricted to the use of medi alert for elderly aging parents. An emergency medical alert nowadays can follow its user no matter where he goes and can alert the...more
A medical alarm system acts as a helping hand to the outside if you live alone. Living alone can be dangerous at times, especially for the senior people or those with serious medical conditions. If you fall and can't get up, or get sick, you have...more
Natural calamities can catch any of us unawares. As hazardous as a calamity is, so are the repercussions which need to be dealt with later on. And this may seem like a daunting task as it is difficult to repair water damage entirely on your own....more
Alternative medication is a healing practice that does not fall within the realm of conventional medications. Interestingly, though, this type of medication does not have a scientific approach but only a historical or cultural basis,...more
As many times because of the transcription work being done in house, the average wait time of each patient increases. Patients will always like to be treated quickly and receive all the required attention from the doctors. Outsourcing makes it much...more
Have you been the victim of wrongful medical treatment or is it your family member who has been treated in the wrong manner? No matter what the disease is, if someone has been the victim of medical malpractice in Ohio, the law ensures that the person...more
In today's market where the drugs we buy are full of chemicals and artificially flavored syrups all formulated for quick cure; consumers still overlook their dangers. As we continue to buy these pills full of ugly substances; we fail to acknowledge...more