Bone
01 Jan 2004
Neck pain
Neck pain or stiff neck affect 10% of the population at any time. It is usually temporary but may cause dizziness and pain in other…
Bone
01 Jan 2004
Cervical dysfunction
Cervical dysfunction is the most common cause of neck pain. It is usually temporary. Good posture and physiotherapy can manage the condition.
Diseases
01 Jan 2004
Epidemic polyarthritis (Ross River virus)
Ross River virus (epidemic polyarthritis) is a mosquito-borne infection endemic to Australia and South Pacific islands. It causes rash, fever and arthritis.
Diseases
30 Dec 2003
Sarcoidosis and the kidney
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous (inflammatory tissue) disorder which often affects the kidneys, causing renal stone or kidney shrinkage.
Diseases
30 Dec 2003
Myeloma nephropathy
Myeloma nephropathy is a kidney disorder related to multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow. It causes excessive blood calcium or protein.
Bone
30 Dec 2003
Supraspinatus tendinitis (painful arc syndrome)
Supraspinatus tendinitis or painful arc syndrome is shoulder pain caused by inflammation or tears in the tendons of the shoulder joint.
Diseases
30 Dec 2003
Chromaffin tumours (phaeochromocytoma)
Chromaffin tumours, or phaeochromocytoma of the adrenal gland, affect hormone production. About 10% are cancerous. Treatment involves surgery.
Diseases
30 Dec 2003
Anthrax (woolsorters’ disease; ragpickers’ disease)
Anthrax is infection with Bacillus anthracis, a bacteria found in soil. In humans it typically involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), or the lungs.
Cancer
30 Dec 2003
Bladder cancer: Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder accounts for 90% of bladder cancers. Smoking and bladder irritation (e.g. bladder stones) increase the risk.
