Cure Talk
Women’s Health Initiative or WHI was a long-term research program on the health of postmenopausal women. Before this attempt, several studies were conducted on the field of Hormone Replacement therapy. But none of them had such a great impact like this project. A Brief Description on Women’s Health Initiative Program Being initiated in the year [...]
Diabetes has always been associated to some kind of illnesses and now researchers that report that it can also heighten the risk for developing cancer. This finding is one of the outcomes of the 11 year old ‘Diet and Health Study’ conducted by the National Cancer Institute in collaboration with the As. The study was [...]
Finally here is the good news for all of us. As per latest statistical report, there is around 1% decline in the death rate related to lung cancer in women. This development, though very slow and seemingly small is still an achievement. The 1% decline of death rate for women lung cancer has been noted [...]
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been a major field of research and also the subject of debate for decades, on the safety and efficiency issues related to it. Many lessons have been learned from the various research studies on Hormone replacement therapy and i have tried to summarize some of the major lessons. In 1898, [...]
The term Knee Osteoarthritis refers to the Osteoarthritis of the knee joints. Women over the age 40 are more susceptible to this disease than their counterpart. The common symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis are pain and stiffness in the knee, difficulty in movement, weakness of muscle, deformity of knees, effusion and accumulation of joint fluid inside [...]
Retinoblastoma is the carcinogenic growth on the retina, which is an important part of the eye. It is a rare type of tumor, which is mostly noticed among children in their first couple of years. Retinoblastoma is the effect of excessive growth of cells which is caused by a gene mutation. This mutation of gene [...]
Cardiac Surgery is the surgery of heart or its related vessels, performed to cure certain health problems. Cardiac Surgery is one of the critical and complicated surgeries, performed by the cardiac surgeons. Normally, it is prescribed to treat diseases like ischemic heart disease, congenital heart disease and valvular heart disease. Other than normal surgery on [...]
Stem Cell Transplant is performed to cure diseases associated with bone marrow, blood or some types of cancers. The process involves infusing immature hematopoietic stem cells into the patient’s body, which in turn produces new blood cells. These new healthy blood cells are capable of increasing the strength and immunity of the system. To perform [...]
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia or CML, is a type of cancer of the white blood cells. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia affects the myeloid cells present in the bone marrow and in the blood. The leukemic cells circulating in the blood can spread to other organs like spleen and liver, and cause enlargement. A CML patient may not [...]
Obsessive Compulsive disorder or OCD grows from obsessions and compulsions of a human being. It is a type of anxiety disorder, which is controlled by unwanted thoughts and repetitive actions. Being driven by the obsession, the affected person keeps on doing the same thing again and again. Even if the affected persons know about their [...]
The space between the brain and the thin covering tissues of brain is known as Subarachnoid Space. Any type of bleeding in that area is described as Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. There are causes of hemorrhage. It can be related to some type of arteriovenous malformation or bleeding from a cerebral aneurysm or head injury. It can [...]
Cardiac Arrest is a situation, when the heart suddenly stops functioning for a few moments or does not function efficiently to support life. It can be quite fatal for the patient and it requires immediate medical attention. The basic cause of Cardiac Arrest is mostly related to abnormal heart rhythms. It can also occur due [...]
Malignant Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer, which develops on pleura or peritoneum. The lining between the lung and chest cavity is known as pleura and peritoneum is the lining of the abdomen. The most common cause of Malignant Mesothelioma is overexposure to asbestos. As per the statistics, men are more susceptible to this [...]
Neutrophils are the most important types of white blood cells in human body. However, when there is an abnormal decrease in the count of neutrophils, the condition is known as Neutropenia. As a result, the immune system of the body gets affected. There are several causes of Neutropenia. Certain infections like malaria, tuberculosis, HIV etc [...]
The Hepatitis C Virus or HCV is the virus causing infection to the human liver. The virus inflames the human liver. If neglected for several years, it can lead to cirrhosis of liver. Cirrhotic liver can turn to be cancerous or can invite several other health complications, including death. The cause of Hepatitis C Virus [...]
Lung Neoplasm is the cancer of the lungs caused by excessive smoking or tobacco use. It is basically associated to uncontrolled cell growth in the lung tissues. It is the most common cause behind cancer related deaths around the world. Lung Neoplasm can also be caused from any other type of cancer, other than smoking. [...]
The condition Ischemia occurs due to insufficient blood supply to body tissues. Due to the nature of the disease, it is also known as Local Anemia, as the blood supply gets restricted to a particular area of the body. Symptoms of Ischemia are discomfort, pain, tissue death, loss of function and stroke. The causes of [...]
Follicular Lymphoma is a slow growing cancer and is categorized under non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas. This disease responds properly to treatment, but the rate of recovery is too low. The symptoms of Follicular Lymphoma are more-or-less similar to any type of lymphatic cancer. Loss of appetite, excessive stress and tiredness – are the most important symptoms of [...]
Wounds are related to any type of damage or injury to the body, which has been resulted mostly from some type of accident. The accident can affect the area, directly or indirectly. Wounds can have mild to extreme level of severity and it can occur at any part of the body, external or internal. Other [...]
Being a rarely noticed health problem, Vulvar Cancer is associated with women. It is the cancer on the outer part of women’s genital organ, known as vulva. The cancer takes several years to aggravate with all the symptoms. Initially, the development starts with the growth of precancerous cells in the region, which is medically know [...]
