Few drug-based treatments of obstructive sleep apnea are known despite over two decades of research and tests. Oral administration of the methylxanthine theophylline (chemically similar to caffeine) can reduce the number of episodes of apnea, but can also produce side effects such as palpitations and insomnia. Theophylline is generally ineffective in adults with OSA, but is sometimes used to treat…
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Alcohol Rehab How Rehab Centers Help Addiction Recovery
Alcohol addiction is a serious disease. Not only can it tear a family apart and lead to financial ruin, it can also lead to the premature death of the alcoholic. Therefore, it is vital for person suffering from this disease to find help immediately. Without help, it is nearly impossible for a person with an alcohol addiction to recover and…
Coping With Stomach Cancer And Related Treatments
After receiving a positive diagnosis for stomach cancer, patients understandably feel depressed and uncertain about their future. It’s important for them to realize that they are not alone and that many people suffer from various forms of cancer every day. These individuals must learn to accept the news that they have been given, understand what they are facing and cope…
Patient Advocacy
Every healthcare provider, from the blue color worker whose primary responsibility is the maintenance of operating room suite furnishings, to the cardiac surgeon performing high risk, complicated and life saving surgery, should be a patient advocate. What exactly is patient advocacy? The moment a patient makes a decision to trust their life, health and wellbeing to another person, that person…
Relational Nutrition Study
Simply, Nutrition is studying the unique relationship between the states of health and disease and diet. Particularly the study of food. Nutrition is so important because lack of neccessary nutrients can allow viruses and diseases to thrive which can lead to illness and even death. Nutrition is mostly based in the middle of the two extremes; that being between prime…
Ocd Over Compulsive Disorder Till Death Do Us Part
To lose a loved one is heartbreaking, to see some one you love in pain is heartbreaking, to leave your child on their first day of school is heartbreaking. All these sad events can be removed from our thoughts if nurtured tenderly and tactfully. But what of over compulsive disorder a disease you can not negotiate with thus causing the…
It Is Serious Visiting Intensive Care Units
Yes ! It is serious, Any visit to the intensive care unit should be taken as being serious. What are all those machines and monitors hooked up to him. The intensive care unit has many pieces of life saving equipment and monitors. Below is a list of some of the equipment. 1. Patient monitoring 2. Cardiac monitoring 3. Respiratory devices…
Achieving Optimum Results In Rhinoplasty
Corrective rhinoplasty is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in aesthetic plastic surgery, yet it is also one of the procedures presenting the highest risk of patient dissatisfaction in terms of results. The growing concern is largely focused on the psychological grounds that persuade patients to undergo nose jobs vis- What’s your Reaction? Love Love 0 Smile Smile…
Things You Ought To Know First Before Undergoing Liposuction Surgery
According to the medical dictionary of Medline Plus, liposuction is the removal of excess body fat by suction with specialized surgical equipments, typically performed by a plastic surgeon. With the removal of excess body fat, the body appearance improves and evens out distorted body parts. Breasts, buttocks, abdomen, and the face area are some of the most popular body parts…
Misdiagnosing Narcissism Asperger S Disorder
(The use of gender pronouns in this article reflects the clinical facts: most narcissists and most Asperger’s patients are male.) Asperger’s Disorder is often misdiagnosed as Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), though evident as early as age 3 (while pathological narcissism cannot be safely diagnosed prior to early adolescence). In both cases, the patient is self-centered and engrossed in a narrow…