Blood
05 Feb 2006
Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
Liver function tests are used to diagnose liver disease and monitor treatments. They assess the amounts of proteins and enzymes prodcued by liver cells.
Cancer
02 Feb 2006
Allergen Avoidance
Once you are allergic to a substance, the best way to treat it is to avoid what you are allergic to. This will alleviate symptoms…
Cancer
24 Jan 2006
Cancer Surgery
Surgical oncology information about cancer surgery in the cancer operation treatment of cancers such as prostate cancer, lung cancer and colon cancer
Diseases
05 Jan 2006
Q fever (Coxiella burnetii infection)
Q Fever is infection with Coxiella burnetii bacteria, passed to humans from cattle and sheep. It causes flu-like symptoms and is treated with antibiotics.
Anatomy
02 Jan 2006
Allergy and the immune system
Allergy is an exaggerated immune reaction to a usually harmless substance like pollen. Uncontrolled inflammatory and other allergic responses damage cells.
Children's health
22 Dec 2005
Neuropathic pain (nerve pain)
Neuropathic pain does not help protect from injury like physiological pain, but is instead caused by an injury to or dysfunction of the nervous system.
Cancer
22 Dec 2005
Carcinoid tumour and carcinoid syndrome
Carcinoid tumour occurs in the hormone-producing cells of the gastrointestinal organs. It produces a set of symptoms referred to as carcinoid syndrome.
Diseases
21 Dec 2005
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci are bacterial strains of Enterococcus that are resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin. It is usually spread in hospitals.
Bone
20 Dec 2005
Muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophies are a group of hereditary muscle diseases which cause progressive skeletal muscle weakness and symptoms like difficult walking.
