Tweet Amebiasis, also known as amebic dysentery, is one of the most common parasitic diseases occurring in humans, with an estimated 500 million new cases each year. It occurs most frequently in tropical and subtropical areas where living conditions are crowded, with inadequate sanitation. Some patients may only experience vague, nonspecific symptoms. E. histolytica is [...]

Tweet There are new laser treatments available for sufferers of BHP (Benign Hypertrophic Prostate) and other prostate conditions. They are replacing the “gold standard” TURP and TUNA procedures, and are characterized by much shorter recovery periods and are ideal for patients who might also be on blood thinner medication (Coumadin/Warfarin). There are two competing laser [...]

Tweet Many people don’t even know that they have hemroids.They know about hemroids when it reaches into the external stage before that it is being in the internal stage. When ever you are affected by the internal hemroids you don’t know that you have hemorrhoids until you see blood in the toilet water after a [...]

Tweet Colon Polyp Removal Colon polyps are small benign tumors that grow on the inside walls of the large intestine, usually in or near the rectum. They range in size from a tiny grape to a small plum. Some, known as familial polyposis, are inherited, but the cause of most colon polyps is unknown. They [...]

Tweet Vitamin E Has Been Undervalued American physicians have underestimated this vitamin to the extent that most of the research on scar tissue prevention and removal has been done in other countries. A few Americans, however, have made outstanding contributions. Early food analysi 00004000 s indicated that vitamin E, or alpha tocopherol, was widely distributed, [...]

Tweet ROBOTIC SURGERY : In 1997,Dr. Menon was recruited to become chairman of urology at Henry Ford Hospital to revive the prostate cancer program,Menon and the staff at the VUI would develop robotic procedures in general,( for example bladder,Kidney cancer ) and the prostatectomy in particular,The robotic prostatectomy developed by Menon is called the aVattikuti [...]

Tweet A considerable number of women experience the pain of an ovarian cyst. Maybe you are one of them. Imagine that one day your doctor told you there is a cyst on your ovary; he gives you a list of prescription drugs, along with a warning of risky surgery. It’s shocking, isn’t it? Besides the [...]

Tweet The role of the heart is to pump blood around the body. In doing this, it needs to apply pressure to accomplish the task. The force needed to push the blood is called blood pressure, translated by the level of blood pumped and the number of pumping, as affected by the obstructions the force [...]

Tweet What is hysterectomy and what are the reasons for having one? Hysterectomy is an operation during which the uterus (womb) is removed. This may be necessary for many reasons, which range from common problems like fibroids (benign tumours of the uterus) or a prolapse (‘dropped womb’) to rare problems like cancer of the uterus [...]

Tweet Indigestion normally happens when the food that you consume is improperly digested and therefore cannot be fully absorbed into the body cells. The foods you eat usually consist of carbohydrates, protein and fats. Ideally, carbohydrates are broken down into simple sugars like glucose; proteins are broken down into amino acids while fats are broken [...]