Cancer
23 Dec 2005
Cancer of unknown primary (TUP)
Cancer of unknown primary is diagnosed when the organ in which metastatic cancer originated cannot be determined.
Chest
23 Dec 2005
Preventing Pressure Ulcers
Information about pressure ulcers including photos of pressure ulcer, pressure ulcer staging pressure ulcer prevention,pressure ulcer treatment
Diseases
23 Dec 2005
Pressure ulcers
Pressure ulcers are skin injuries that occur when one position is held for too long. It is most common in elderly, wheelchair- or bed-bound people.
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.
Anatomy
22 Dec 2005
Skin (epidermis) anatomy
The skin or epidermis is the largest organ in the body. Layers of epidermis (skin) regulate temperature and sensation and create a protective barrier.
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.
Heart
20 Dec 2005
Dual Inhibition
Dual inhibition is a cholesterol lowering therapy in which two types of medications (a statin and ezetimibe) are combined to treat hypercholesterolaemia.
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.
