Although one person dies every 3.5 minutes from a stroke, 80 percent of “brain attacks” can be avoided or prevented. A total of 200,000 Americans die from strokes each year. One key in avoiding a stroke is not to ignore a ministroke, which can be a sign of a future more serious stroke. Symptoms of ...
So how long should you wait after getting chest pain to call for help? It’s immediately. This directive comes from a recent ACC 2012 meeting in Istanbul, Turkey. “Time is heart muscle,” as the saying among cardiologists goes. Here I am, writing this article, but not having respected this directive with my own mother when ...
There are very few things that are as annoying as going to the toilet and finding that it hurts to urinate. There are a few major causes of painful urination – most of which can be treated and dealt with quite effectively with few significant complications. Let’s take a look at some of the more ...
I have been a long-time sufferer of PCOS and have tried most of the options out there to combat the symptoms. Glucophage, Provera, herbal treatments, numerous birth control pills to help regulate my cycles, Clomid, and the ever popular diet and exercise. The list goes on. Of all the cruel side effects of this disease, ...
Down’s syndrome is a genetic condition that happens because of the presence of an extra chromosome. It was first described in 1886 and is not classed as a disease as children do not suffer from Down’s syndrome. Although children with Down’s syndrome will have specific physical characteristics there are more differences than similarities amongst children ...
An enlarged prostate gland is something for men over forty years old to begin to worry about. The longer you live, the higher the odds that you will have an enlarged prostate. An enlarged prostate simply means that the gland has gotten bigger, and it is non-cancerous in nature. But as the gland grows, it ...
The purpose of this paper is to understand the concepts of a child with cognitive impairment ( which is used synonymously with mental retardation). The student nurse will interact with a child with mental retardation (MR) at a developmental center and watch how the nursing process is used in the care of child. Also to ...
The stories of young athletes who die suddenly while engaging in athletic activity grace the front of local newspapers on a seemingly regular basis. People often wonder how this could have happened and what was the cause. Dr. Daniel P. Judge and a team of colleagues have done a study through John Hopkins to try ...
Ambien, the brand name of the medication zolpidem, manufactured by Sanofi-Aventis, is a very popular treatment for insomnia. It has fewer side effects, less lingering grogginess and only a slight risk of abuse compared to the traditional insomnia medications like barbiturates and benzodiazepines. As such, Ambien has become the first line insomnia treatment in America. ...
What Is Precocious Puberty? Precocious Puberty is a term used to describe when a girl starts going through puberty, including menstruating, at an earlier age than what is normal. According to Google Health, Precocious Puberty is defined as a girl 8-years and younger who is going through physical changes that will transition her from a ...
