Asbestos is a well recognized health danger. Employees from a bunch of industries, especially those in the construction industry, are in danger for asbestos exposure on The job. Staff in the producing industry are also at significant risk for exposure. To guard employees, OSHA developed asbestos coaching standards and requirements. The OSHA asbestos awareness coaching courses differ according to asbestos work type and source of...more
The esophageal cancer can be treated in many ways such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, naturotherapy etc. If the esophageal cancer is diagnosed in earlier stages, then the rate of survival for the cancer affected patients may be increased. Among all types of treatments, surgery is preferred by many people and also it proves to be a successful method of treatment. There are two main types of surgery such as esophagectomy in which the...more
The patients suffering from esophageal cancer will have very low survival rates and the rate of survival goes on decreasing day by day and stage by stage. As the treatment for esophageal cancer has increased in recent times, the rate of survival has also increased slightly. There are four stages in esophageal cancer and the mortality rate of the patient decreases stage by stage. The cancerous cell growth will start initially from inside the esophagus and later spreads outwards. Due to this, the survival rate of the patients affected goes on decreasing day by day with every passing stage and also the ailment gets more severe. Though the treatment may be provided in every stage, the survival rate of the patient in last of final stage is zero.The survival rate depends on the treatment and treatment decision is influenced by many factors. In the initial stage (stage zero), cancerous cells are confined only to innermost layers or epithelium and the survival rate is 70%. In the next stage (first stage), the cancerous cell will invade and go beyond the epithelium to sub mucosa and the survival rate is 60%. In second stage initially the cell spread further and invades the muscular layer of...more
The patients suffering from esophageal cancer can under go treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy etc. Due to surgical iatrogenic injury to the vagus or recurrent laryngeal nerve, unilateral vocal fold paralysis is caused. The differential diagnosis for an acute unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) should always include...more
When the skin is injured, the body heals it by replacing the injured skin with fibrous tissues. Scarring, no matter how much of an aberration it looks, is actually a natural way for the body to repair itself. Scars differ in the way they look depending on where in your body they are located and the extent of the injury it...more
What is Mesothelium? Malignant mesothelioma is a devasting, rare and deadly form of cancer, caused by exposure to asbestos. If you've lived under working conditions that exposed you to asbestos, or had a household member that worked near or with asbestos, you should bring this to the attention of a medical doctor and seek free legal counsel. The mesothelium is called by different names, depending on where it is located in the body. The peritoneum is the mesothelial tissue that covers most of the organs in the abdominal cavity. The pericardium covers and protects the heart. The pleura is the membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the wall of the chest cavity. The mesothelial tissue surrounding the male internal reproductive organs is called the tunica vaginalis testis. The tunica serosa uteri covers the internal reproductive organs in women. The organs that are affected most by mesothelioma are the lungs. The most common type of mesothelioma which is called pleural mesothelioma affects the lining of the lungs and can cause symptoms such as coughing, breathing and swallowing difficulties, shortness of breath and fever. Another area that can be affected by...more
The word "chorea" comes from the Greek word for dance. The jerky movements of the feet or hands are often similar to dancing or piano playing. When chorea is severe, the movements may cause motion of the arms or legs that results in...more
Tremor is an unintentional, somewhat rhythmic, muscle movement involving to-and-fro movements (oscillations) of one or more parts of the body. It is the most common of all involuntary movements and can affect the hands, arms, head,...more
Are you looking to improve the way that you look? Although you may think that you need to start an exercise plan or go under the knife, you don't necessarily have to. With recent developments in technology, there are now a number of...more
Lets talk about the different probiotics with respects to the difference between what are considered treatment specific probiotics and those that are more general probiotics. There are many varieties of probiotic products available right now on the...more
Do you find yourself going through the menopause change that every woman dreads? Is menopause mood swings a symptom you deal with? Every woman deals with menopause, but only some women will have to deal with mood swings.If you find that mood swings...more
Forty or Fifty years before, a many of people still didn't know the difference between Yoga and Yogurt. These days, Yoga is so admired that it's almost a household word. Although it's very well famous these days, it doesn't mean that public really...more