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- Different fibroids, need different types of treatment. - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviUterine fibroids are benign smooth muscle tumors of the uterus. Most fibroids do not require treatment unless they are causing symptoms. After menopause fibroids shrink and it is unusual for them to cause problems. Symptomatic uterine fibroids can be treated by: medication to control ...
Views: 30 - Your angry, inflamed liver can’t be soothed with words - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviThe liver is the second largest organ of the body weighing about 1.5 kgs. It performs various important functions of the body like regulating blood glucose levels by producing glucose and storing glucose in response to variation of blood glucose levels, helping in breaking down lipids in the ...
Views: 36 - How to choose between cadaveric and live donor for a liver transplant? - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviLiver transplantation is a surgical procedure done by a hepato-biliary surgeon or liver transplant surgeon to replace the diseased liver with a healthy liver. The healthy liver is either retrieved from a cadaver or it can also be donated by a living person. The living donor, in this case, is ...
Views: 39 - Breast cancer – it’s not just you, it’s also about where you live - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviThe breast is a modified skin appendage which is functional in females during lactation but is rudimentary in males. Cancer of breast is among the commonest human cancer throughout the world. Its incidence varies in different countries but is particularly high in developed countries. The ...
Views: 41 - A pediatric bone marrow transplant, a better way of life. - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviBone Marrow is a spongy tissue inside your bones. These make stem cells or young blood cells. The patient suffering from Leukemia and Thalasemmia are most commonly requires bone marrow transplant. But what about pediatric bone marrow transplant? The word pediatric is related to children. ...
Views: 135 - When obesity is controlled by a pouch. - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviIn lap band surgery ,there is an inflatable silicone device placed around the top part of the stomach. It is done to treat obesity, intended to slow consumption of food and thus reduce the amount of food consumed. Adjustable gastric band surgery is an example of bariatric surgery. It is ...
Views: 124 - NAFLD – stem the root before it’s too late - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviA distinct group of liver diseases is attributed to disorders of metabolism, either acquired or inherited. The most common acquired metabolic disorder is non – alcoholic fatty liver disease. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents a range of disorders that have in common the ...
Views: 109 - A mammogram for peace of mind. - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviThe breast is a modified skin appendage which is functional in females during lactation but is rudimentary in males. Cancer of breast is among the commonest human cancer throughout the world. Its incidence vary in different countries but is particularly high in developed countries. The ...
Views: 142 - The tummy tells angry tales…Guard against Gastro. - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviEvery now and then, someone in our family complains of a bloated feeling, heartburn or a certain kind of uneasiness in the abdomen. This uneasiness comes from the disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract. The disease that effect the gastrointestinal tracts, from oesophagus to the rectum including ...
Views: 118 - How much can a liver take? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviThe liver is the largest organ in a human body. Its function ranges from protein production, clotting of cholesterol and sugar to iron metabolism. Hence, different diseases can also affect the liver. Liver Diseases According to the Hepatologists, there are many diseases of the liver. All ...
Views: 82 - Costochondritis: A normal chest pain or a complex one? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviAlmost all of us experience the chest pain due to one or the other reasons. Most people attribute chest pain to the acidity. But there are other reasons as well for the chest pain. Costochondritis is one such condition. It can be defined as a situation of chest pain because of the inflammation ...
Views: 90 - Sciatica: A normal muscle pain or a special case? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviGenerally, old people suffer from the pain in the nerve. One such common disease is known as Sciatica. It refers to the pain that is along the sciatic nerve. Hence, the name sciatica. The pain starts from the lower back and ends at end of your leg through your buttocks. Generally, Sciatica ...
Views: 91 - What are open fractures? Are all open fractures infectious? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviWe all suffer from a fracture at any point in life. At that point, we often go to orthopedics – the doctor of bones and joints. But do you know there are many types of fractures? One of them is an open fracture. Open Fracture An open fracture is defined as a broken bone that penetrates the ...
Views: 79 - What are the different type of Fractures? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviA fracture can be defined as a break usually in a bone. If the bone ruptures the skin as well, it is known as compound fracture. A fracture may be due to a car accident, falls and injuries. Other causes are low bone density and osterioporosis. Overuse of any bone can cause stress fractures. ...
Views: 105 - Everything to know about NAFLD - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviWhat is NAFLD? NAFLD stands for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. It is a term used to denote a range of conditions which are due to build up of fat in the liver. Mostly obese or overweight people get affected with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. The increase of the amount of fat in the ...
Views: 97 - Cadaveric Liver Transplant v/s Living Liver Donation: Which is better? - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviLiver transplant is an option in end-stage liver disease. There are two types of liver donors. Living liver donors and cadaver donors. Living liver donors involve grafting a part of liver to patients liver from a living donor. Cadavers or the deceased donors are those donors which are brain ...
Views: 111 - Types Of Gastrointestinal Disease And Connection With Rainy Season - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviGastrointestinal disease is the least talked about. We all suffer from them but some are ashamed of them and some don’t know what are a gastrointestinal disease. Gastrointestinal (GI) disease are those which covers everything from top to bottom. These may include – oesophagus, stomach, both ...
Views: 99 - Coronary Angiography – Need, Causes, And Risks - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviMany people suffer from heart diseases. There are many procedures for the same. Coronary Angiography is one such treatment. Coronary Angiography is a procedure that uses dyes and the X rays to see how blood flows through the arteries. The images resulting from the procedures are known as ...
Views: 170 - Is Sleeve Gastrectomy better than Lap Band Surgery? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviNowadays, every person wants to look good. Obesity not only hampers your wish to look good but also, acts as a magnet for a number of diseases. Many people opt for diet and exercise to remain fir. But what if these don’t work? Then comes the option of surgery. One of the surgery to lose weight ...
Views: 84 - Advantages of MRgFUS over surgical treatments in treating Uterine Fibroids - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviUterine Fibroids are the noncancerous growth of uterus. Some regards Uterine Fibroids as the benign tumor inside the uterus or womb. In rare cases, uterine fibroids may turn into cancers. Also, they might cause you some health issues including- heavy menstruation, pain during menstruation, pain ...
Views: 161 - Gastric Banding Surgery – Things to keep in mind pre, during and post surgery - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviObesity is a going concern these days. Obesity is defined as having a BMI of more than 30 kg/m2. When people are unable to curb the obesity with natural things, they opt for surgery. One of such surgery is Gastric Banding Surgery. The surgery is also known as Lap-Band surgery. What is Gastric ...
Views: 109 - Is surgery the only option for treating Uterine Fibroids? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviUterine Fibroids are the benign tumor inside the uterus or womb. They do not have any symptoms as such. Many women don’t know that they are suffering from Fibroids. Diagnosis of Fibroids But some of the diagnostic treatment for uterine fibroids are- • Ultrasound- In this case, the ...
Views: 211 - Uterine Fibroid- Causes, Symptoms, and Risks - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviUterine Fibroids are the noncancerous growth of uterus. This condition is most prevalent in childbearing years. Some regards Uterine Fibroids as the benign tumor inside the uterus or womb. They are composed of the same smooth muscle fiber as that of the uterine wall (also known as myometrium). ...
Views: 208 - A pediatric bone marrow transplant, a better way of life. - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviBone Marrow is a spongy tissue inside your bones. These make stem cells or young blood cells. The patient suffering from Leukemia and Thalasemmia are most commonly requires bone marrow transplant. But what about pediatric bone marrow transplant? The word pediatric is related to children. ...
Views: 81 - Be a liver donor… - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviLiver transplantation is a surgery performed by liver transplant surgeons or hepatobiliary surgeons to remove the diseased liver of an individual and replace it with a healthy liver. The liver being used for replacement can either be from a healthy living donor or from a deceased brain-dead ...
Views: 97 - Will a child step forward to provide you bone marrow? - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviWe all have heard about bone marrow. But what is actually bone marrow? Bone Marrow is a spongy tissue inside your bones. These contain stem cells or immature cells. The stem cell, in turn, develops into red blood cells and carry oxygen throughout the body. They also carry white blood cell which ...
Views: 110 - Bariatric Surgery for weight loss & better sleep. - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviObesity is also known as the increase in weight. In medical terms, it refers to the ratio of height is to weight. People with more than 30 Body Mass Index (BMI) are known as obese. Many people reduce their weight naturally, while some opt for surgical treatments. Bariatric surgery is a surgery ...
Views: 94 - Liver failure – it can’t be taken lightly - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviA life threatening condition that it is, demanding urgent medical attention, liver failure accounts for about 1 million cases per year in India. The prime culprit for this fatal disease is sought to be alcohol consumption. True to a certain degree, most people would be astonished that alcoholism ...
Views: 87 - Not just heart, liver’s important too! - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviThe liver is the heaviest part of our body. Not only heaviest, but also it is one of the most vital parts of our body. When someone suffers from the end-stage liver disease, liver transplant comes into the picture. But what is the difference between pediatric liver transplant and liver ...
Views: 79 - Donating liver – don’t let the risks stop you - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviA donation is the most respectable thing in the world. When it comes to organ donation, you can become the god for someone’s family. By donating an organ, you not only save the life of a person but also reduces the problem faced by the patient’s family. These days living donations are also on ...
Views: 71 - Pouch, band, sleeve, surgery – what’s cosmetic, what’s bariatric surgery? - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviMaintaining ideal weight is essential for good health. There are many illnesses associated with obesity like Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus. Some cases of obesity are due to improper diet habit and sedentary lifestyle, wherein the individual does not burn enough calories as much as one’s ...
Views: 98 - Outsmarting cancer - are the odds against you? - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviCancer is the second leading cause of death. Cancer is not one disease but many disorders with widely different natural histories and responses to treatments. Some cancers, such as Hodgkin lymphoma, are curable, whereas others, such as pancreatic adenocarcinoma, are virtually always ...
Views: 105 - What you need to know about Hepatitis B - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviHepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. Hepatitis B is of two types- acute and chronic hepatitis. Most of the adults who get it for short time is called acute Hepatitis. While chronic hepatitis is for a longer duration. After some time, it can cause severe damage to the liver. So, it is ...
Views: 93 - Benefitting from Bariatric Surgery: Reduced hypertension is the result - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviKeeping the body fit and fine is what every human wants. These days everyone is under the grip of obesity. We call fat people as obese. But do you know what is obesity? A person is obese if his/her Body Mass Index (BMI) is over 30 or more. One can define BMI as a measure of your weight to the ...
Views: 100 - Bariatric or cosmetic surgery : choose the right option for you - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviKeeping the body fit and fine is what every person desires. These days everyone is under the grip of obesity. We call fat people - obese. But do you know what is obesity? A person is obese only if his/her Body Mass Index (BMI) is over 30 or more. One can define BMI as a measure of your weight to ...
Views: 89 - A new you with sleeve gastrectomy - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviSleeve gastrectomy is a type of bariatric surgery. In the procedure of sleeve gastrectomy stomach is reduced to about 15% from its original price, it is done by removing a large portion of stomach with greater curvature that results in sleeve or tube like structure.The procedure is concerned ...
Views: 98 - Lose weight, the bariatric way. - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviBariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) is performed on people who have obesity. It is performed by a specialised bariatric surgeon. Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with : 1. a gastric band 2. removal of a portion of the stomach (sleeve gastrectomy or ...
Views: 101 - Shrink those fibroids, say no to pain. - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviUterine fibroids is perhaps the most common tumor in women. Uterine fibroids, also known as uterine leiomyoma. They are benign smooth muscle tumors of the uterus. Most women have no symptoms while others may have painful or heavy periods. If large enough, they may push on the bladder causing ...
Views: 104 - Stomach infection? Your best bet for the bacteria – visit a gasteroenterologist. - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviDiseases of the gastrointestinal diseases is known as gastrointestinal disease and it includes diseases of: 1. oesophagus 2. stomach 3. small intestine 4. large intestine 5. rectum and the accessory organs of digestion, the 1. liver 2. gallbladder 3. pancreas. Oesophageal ...
Views: 131 - The relation betweeen cramps and an ultrasound - uterine fibroids. - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviWhat are uterine fibroid? Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous or benign tumors found in the female reproductive system located in the uterus. They are primarily made up of same smooth muscle tissues as the uterine wall. They grow in a single form or in clusters too. They range in different ...
Views: 200 - Liver disease possible among non-alcoholics too. - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviLiver diseases / hepatic disease is a type of damage to the liver. There are more than a 100 different kinds of liver diseases. Symptoms may include jaundice and weight loss. Some of the most common liver diseases are: 1.Fascioliasis 2.Hepatitis 3.Alcoholic liver diseases 4.Fatty liver ...
Views: 126 - When bone marrow transplant is like the ray of sunshine… - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviBone marrow as the term somewhat explains is the spongy tissue inside few bones, such as the hip and thigh. It contains immature cells, called stem cells. The stem cells can develop into red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout the body, white blood cells, which fight infections, and ...
Views: 124 - The good fortune of getting the right liver donor - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2018 from Masuma LinjaviAllograft quite simply put means replacing a diseased liver with a healthy one from a donor. It’s a complex procedure which requires precision and meticulous, systematic steps and impeccable care of the donor organ. TNo wonder then, the liver transplant surgeon should have a proven record, aand ...
Views: 77 - Cosmetic surgery versus bariatric surgery - which is better for you? - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2017 from Masuma LinjaviBariatric surgery is different from Cosmetic surgery in many ways. Cosmetic surgery or liposuction is a procedure through which fat is removed from different parts of the body. It makes use of a suction device which is inserted through small incisions made on the desired part of the body. ...
Views: 116 - Your child can be a self donor - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2017 from Masuma LinjaviBone marrow is a spongy, fatty tissue present in our bones in immature form. It is responsible for creating red blood cells which carry oxygen and nutrients throughout the body, white blood cells which are responsible for fighting against infection and platelets which are responsible for the ...
Views: 151 - When the parent is the partial match… - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2017 from Masuma LinjaviBone marrow is a spongy tissue found inside of our bones; it has immature cells called stem cells. It is responsible for creating RBC, WBC, and platelets which are crucial components of blood. A bone marrow transplant is carried out to cure many diseases; it is a procedure to replace the faulty ...
Views: 114 - Tried, tested, trusted and recommended for weight loss – bariatric surgery - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2017 from Masuma LinjaviA bariatric surgery is done for weight loss by restricting the amount of food in the stomach. The basic principle behind the bariatric surgery is to reduce the amount of food intake by reducing the size of the stomach. The bariatric surgery is the ultimate option when the patient has exhausted ...
Views: 186 - Sharing a toothbrush can spread Hepatitis B - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2017 from Masuma LinjaviHepatitis B is a life-threatening viral infection that infects the liver causing acute and chronic liver diseases. It is caused by Hepatitis B virus, a double-stranded DNA virus which replicates by reverse transcriptase. Hepatitis B is the most prevalent among all other types of Hepatitis. ...
Views: 147 - The longterm benefits of Bariatric Surgery - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2017 from Masuma LinjaviIn a world full of health conscious individuals, it is extremely important to put your best foot forward and take care of your physical health. This can often involve engaging in procedures that assist you in doing so, while simultaneously improving your appearance and treating the core issue of ...
Views: 112 - The stomach saga when inflected by gastro… - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2017 from Masuma LinjaviThe Gastric part of the human body is vast thereby more and more succumbing to diseases. The diseases may vary from the part of the organ which is affected. Starting from the mouth till the rectum; the gastrointestinal diseases can affect organs such as the esophagus, stomach, gallbladder, small ...
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