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- The colon - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from John LaurusonisThe colon The colon is the last five feet or so of intestine, and is called the large intestine. Its function is two-fold: it stores wastes which have passed out of the small intestine it absorbs water, certain salts such as sodium and potassium, and certain fat-soluble vitamins such as ...
Views: 945 - Sinusitis and Allergies - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from John LaurusonisSinusitis and Allergies Nasal congestion is an inflammation or infection of the inside of the nose and nasal passageways. The infection can be bacterial such as part of a sinus infection. It could be viral such as a cold or an allergic reaction with inflammation and nasal congestion. The ...
Views: 935(1 vote) - Gastric Problems and Abdominal Aches and Pains - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2010 from John LaurusonisThere are basically two kinds of human colons: happy colons and unhappy colons. When it’s happy, all five feet of it, it is the terminal end of the digestive tract and functions to remove water and salts from the foods digested above it, and it is the structure which forms regular evacuations of ...
Views: 934(1 vote) - MRSA - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from John LaurusonisMRSA Staphylococcus aureus: This bacterium, often called Staph, is one of the most common causes of skin infections. It is a double sphere shaped bacteria. Staph is one of the most common causes of skin infections. It is differentiated by a coagulation test. They place the bacteria in a test ...
Views: 922(1 vote) - The Menstrual Cycle - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from John LaurusonisThe Menstrual Cycle Very few women truly understand how complex their bodies are. Amongst the myriad of signals, hormones, and sequential steps that need to happen in conditions that are just right, lay some key aspects to understanding your menstrual cycle. The basic function of a cycle is ...
Views: 919 - Strep Throat - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from John LaurusonisStrep Throat A lot of people sat they have a strep throat when their throat is sore. The fact of the matter is that most have a sore throat along with the nasal congestion, post nasal drip from allergy or sinusitis, sneezing, and cough of a cold, or strep as it is inaccurately called, a viral ...
Views: 917 - Vertigo - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from John LaurusonisVertigo Vertigo is a distressing condition which can accompany several medical conditions. It can be mildly uncomfortable, or it can be severe and totally disabling. It can accompany the common cold, or it can be due to other underlying problems. By definition, it is the sensation of a ...
Views: 913(1 vote) - Breast Feeding - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from John LaurusonisBreast Feeding Breastfeeding is considered by many experts to be the final phase of pregnancy. The mother is continuing to supply everything the infant needs to grow and develop. However, in this process the infant is learning the physical dimension of feeling and sensation, and is beginning to ...
Views: 909(1 vote) - Melasma the Mask of Pregnancy - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from John LaurusonisMelasma the Mask of Pregnancy Melasma is called a facial dyschromia, that is, a disorder of facial pigmentation that accompanies about seventy per cent of all pregnancies. It usually starts after the third month of pregnancy, and most commonly affects the centrofacial area which includes the ...
Views: 907(1 vote) - Headaches and New Treatments - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from John LaurusonisBotox and Headaches In October of 2010, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Botox injection (onabotulinumtoxin A) to treat headaches in the adult patient. Thermal imaging and various other studies have determined an increase in the activity of musculature of the ...
Views: 905 - Sinus and Headache - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from John LaurusonisSinus and Headache Almost everyone can identify with the discomfort of ailing sinuses. A typical patient might present with pain behind his cheek bones, his nose, and above his eyes. It hurts more when he leans forward, and it really got bad on a plane flight last week. The pain goes up in ...
Views: 898 - Anxiety and Related Disorders - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from John LaurusonisIf you’re sitting in a tornado shelter feeling apprehension about a tornado warning on the radio, then you probably have a normal fear response to your circumstances. If you’re sitting in there on a clear day, trembling, sweating and feeling doomed, then you probably have an anxiety disorder. ...
Views: 870(1 vote) - Marital Problems - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from John LaurusonisMarital Problems I’ve never seen a marriage in which the couples did not enter with a lot of optimism about the future. We’ve all been confronted on a daily basis with the conflicts which couples go through, either by our hearing gossip, or seeing the drama played out on television or in the ...
Views: 867 - Rosacea - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2010 from John LaurusonisRosacea Rosacea is a chronic skin inflammation that primarily affects the central face. It occurs in about fourteen million American adults, with a preponderance of them being of northern European descent (hence, the nickname: “the Celt’s curse”). It causes a rash that occurs primarily on the ...
Views: 862(2 votes) - Total Knee Replacement - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from John LaurusonisTotal Knee Replacement I had a patient in the office today that was being seen for a general medical problem. I noticed the classic knee replacement surgical scar on his left leg, and asked him how he liked his new knee. His glowing report of loving the formerly cantankerous knee became the ...
Views: 859 - Light and Lasers - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2010 from John LaurusonisEnergy and mass are two primary states in the universe. One is matter and the other is energy which does possess minimal mass. Energy usually has a specific frequency which is how wide the wave, which is the width which is the wavelength. Amplitude of how high or low the peak and trough of the ...
Views: 858(1 vote) - Yeast Infection - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from John LaurusonisYeast Infection Yeast infections can occur almost anywhere in an immune- compromised person (such as one with H.I.V.): in the throat and esophagus, in the bloodstream, etc. In a person with a normal immune system, when we say “yeast infection”, we are usually referring to a yeast growth in the ...
Views: 857(1 vote) - Nausea and Vomiting - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from John LaurusonisNausea and Vomiting I don’t think anyone of normal intelligence and human experience needs a long dissertation on the experience of nausea and vomiting. Nausea is the anticipatory sensation that one is going to vomit. Vomiting itself is the reflex mechanism by which the stomach upwardly expels ...
Views: 851(1 vote) - DIABETES MELLITUS - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from John LaurusonisDIABETES MELLITUS It pays to know about diabetes. Did you know that over twenty-four million Americans are diabetic, and that over five million have not been diagnosed yet? Diabetes is a major cause of medical disability and retirement, of people having premature strokes and heart attacks, ...
Views: 844 - Seizures - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from John LaurusonisSeizure The terms “seizure” and “epilepsy” are interchangeably used more or less. Perhaps when the seizure is more visibly evident by muscle jerking and loss of consciousness, the more it might be said, “That person has epilepsy.” In any case, the process is caused by repetitive and abnormal ...
Views: 821 - Miscarriage of Pregnancy - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from John LaurusonisMiscarriage of Pregnancy With all things considered, the birth of a normal, healthy baby is quite the miracle. Most people aren’t aware that estimates of miscarriage range between 20% and 50% of all pregnancies. Some are inevitably so early that the mother never knew she was pregnant or had ...
Views: 807(1 vote) - Stroke - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from John LaurusonisSTROKE The cells of the brain which form every thought, every movement, sensation, and every function of organs throughout the body. They are exquisitely sensitive to the blood which flows to them. Brain function falls off in a matter of seconds when it is deprived of oxygen, and minutes ...
Views: 802 - Loss of Health Insurance - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2010 from John LaurusonisThe current economic situation of job loss, occupational insecurity, and the hardships of unemployment continue to be a topic of discussion in our community, within the healthcare industry, and in governmental policy making organizations. The job loss numbers for 2008 were 2.6 million jobs, and ...
Views: 798(1 vote) - Trauma - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from John LaurusonisTrauma The elevation of a traumatized area is one of the most important initial treatments of an injury. It should be elevated as soon as possible twelve to sixteen inches above the level of the heart to decrease bleeding and capillary pressure. This is critical the first three to seven days ...
Views: 781(1 vote) - Anemia - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from John LaurusonisAnemia Anemia is the condition where there is too little of the biologic molecule called hemoglobin in the blood. Hemoglobin contains the central care iron. It carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and helps bring carbon dioxide back to the lungs. In a healthy red blood cell there are ...
Views: 777 - Traumatic Injuries - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from John LaurusonisTraumatic Injuries Traumatic injuries cause damage to tissues. The incidental rupturing of ancillary and primary blood vessels supplying these tissues causes internal bleeding at the site of injury. The blood supplies normally bring nutrients and oxygen to the tissues and remove waste ...
Views: 771(1 vote) - Flu part 2 - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2010 from John LaurusonisFlu (Part 2) There is one other very important Flu group: Kids. Their immune systems just have matured and acquired the antibody response that healthy adults have. In shear numbers, children get the Flu 2 to 3 more times than adults. That is why we are hearing tragic stories about otherwise ...
Views: 761(1 vote) - Chlamydia and Sexually Transmitted Infections - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from John LaurusonisChlamydia and Sexually Transmitted Infections All physicians want every sexually active patient to know and understand that one of the most prevalent Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) is Chlamydia. It occurs in about an estimated 4 million patients per year. The second most common is ...
Views: 750(1 vote) - Natural Childbirth - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from John LaurusonisNatural childbirth I keep a copy of the obstetric bill for my birth and mother’s four day stay in the hospital. It was $63.29. Of course it was 1947, but still. The average hospital birth these days with a discharge in twenty-four hours is $8,000 to $10,000. Childbirth is the biggest source of ...
Views: 750(1 vote) - Anxiety and Counseling - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from John LaurusonisAnxiety is a medical and psychological condition or feeling very hyper or overwhelmed in different situations. It may have shortness of breath, increased heart rate, sweating, increased respirations, shaking, and even very rarely emotional blackouts. It may result in forms of panic, tension, ...
Views: 742(1 vote) - Pap Smear - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from John LaurusonisPap smear: Saving Lives Since 1943 The Pap smear is a screening tests for cervical, vaginal and endocervical cancer. To be more specific, a physician looks in and up the vaginal canal with a clear vaginal speculum, opening the vaginal canal to see the vagina and cervix. The cervix, ...
Views: 730(1 vote) - Menopause - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from John LaurusonisMenopause Menopause is the normal process of the ovary ceasing to produce eggs for reproduction. As a consequence, in the absence of developing egg follicles where estrogen was previously produced, the female body attempts to adapt to the decreasing levels of estrogen. Sometimes this can be a ...
Views: 716(1 vote) - Auto Accident - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from John LaurusonisAuto Accidents Motor vehicular accidents are a leading cause of death and non-fatal trauma in the United States. Although statistics have improved with safer cars, more diverse law enforcement and better roads, annual deaths in the US still exceed 41,000. There are over 1,700,000 crashes a ...
Views: 714(1 vote) - Loss of health insurance - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from John LaurusonisLoss of health insurance The current economic situation of job loss, occupational insecurity, and the hardships of unemployment continue to be a topic of discussion in our community, within the healthcare industry, and in governmental policy making organizations. The job loss numbers for 2008 ...
Views: 713(1 vote) - Low Back Pain - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from John LaurusonisLower Back Pain In a busy primary clinical practice, at least one patient a day comes in with a backache. It is one of the most common human ailments. Most of the problems are with the lower back; and no wonder. The lower back is the "foundation" on which most of the other muscle movements base ...
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