Not many of us are altogether satisfied with the issue of medicine regulation and access in our country, no matter where in the world we reside. Healthcare is a hot topic in nearly every country around the world and many countries are continuously trying to upgrade and improve their healthcare system as well as makes medicine access more readily available to individuals who need them. Getting access to medicine can be a long and...more
If you're reading this, you may have come to the point where your weight has become a problem, despite everything you've tried to correct it. One option to consider is a procedure called lap banding, but there are some things to take into consideration.To even get consideration there are a number of factors that will qualify you. There are a few guidelines regarding this procedure that the National INstitute of Health NIH has established. One...more
Our present day and age offers a variety of technological development designed for almost each position of our lives, like in the case of medicine and our health. Although at times many believe it is needless to be knowledgeable in the aspects of human life matters, it is however important to know how it all started. For additional awareness and the greater appreciation of these developments.Medicine is like other things whose beginning we are not aware of, with the exception of medically-aware individuals. Illnesses has always been one of the major concerns for all living beings. As early as prehistoric times and in the ancient civilizations, infections have then wrought havoc on humans so primeval were instigated to look for medications.Prehistoric Medicine integrated plant lives in treating ailments, which we now acknowledge as herbalism. Priests, Shamans and medical men of that time period also used animal parts and minerals as an integral part of rituals asking the spirits to cure their sicknesses. These people are similar to the medical doctors of now.Considered highly advanced for that time is the practice of medicine in Ancient Egypt. While 'magic' was mainly...more
Medicare is the government's contract to provide healthcare insurance coverage for Americans over the age of 65. But, as with all contracts, it's always smart to read the fine print.Medicare pays for about half of all medical costs for older Americans, including hospitalization, doctors, some nursing care, some prescription drug...more
Just deciding which way to go when choosing from the combination of different types of healthcare coverage is confusing for many people eligible for Medicare. For most people, having choices is a very good thing. But what about when you have thousands of plans to choose from?When it comes to this program, you have nothing but choices. Depending...more
It will most likely infect 30-40% of the U.S.population, or about 100 million people, according toflu expert Ira Longini, from the University ofWashington's School of Public Health.Initial supplies of the swine flu vaccine, which willbe available sometime between mid-September to lateOctober 2009, are expected to be very limited -- barelyenough to inoculate the 160 million people who are athigh risk of becoming infected. An even bigger concernis whether the fast-tracked vaccine is safe andeffective -- since it's being rushed to market withoutthe appropriate testing and safety evaluations.There is a growing suspicion in the general populationand among certain members of the medical community,including Dr. Joseph Mercola, the publisher of apopular self-titled natural health newsletter, thatbeing exposed to this new swine flu vaccine might proveto be more dangerous than the swine flu itself.A new book, "The One-Minute Cure: The Secret toHealing Virtually All Diseases," offers compellingevidence that the swine flu virus can be renderedpowerless in the body when one self-administers anatural oxygenating substance. Madison Cavanaugh, thebook's author, states that public fear is...more
In the present times, bladder infection is one of those diseases which are drastically affecting millions of people all over the world. Though women with shorter urethra usually get affected by this disease, but recently people of all age group and...more
Genital human papilloma virus infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease. Each year 1 million new cases of genital warts are diagnosed, two thirds of which are in women. The estimated prevalence rate in the US population is 15 percent....more
Primary orofacial herpes is readily identified by clinical examination of persons with no previous history of lesions and contact with an individual with known HSV-1 infection. The appearance and distribution of sores in these individuals typically...more
Patients who have visible genital warts can be infected simultaneously with multiple HPV types. Human papilloma viruses are non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses. The HPV genome encodes 6 early-open reading frames (E1, E2, E4, E5, E6, E7) and 2...more
Infertility is when a couple has been trying to have a baby for at least a year and for some reason they cannot conceive. When this happens it is classified as infertility. There are a lot of conditions that are infertility causes in women and men....more
When the full side effects of Pfizers anti-inflammatory and pain-killing drug became apparent, the primary concern for many of the people who had been taking the drug to help with the management of their arthritis symptoms was the implications to...more