Lower Back Pain: When is Surgery Needed? Lower back pain Lower back pain is the most common symptom prompting people to consult their doctors. This can be due by a variety of causes, such as: Injury to the bone due to high energy trauma, such
New guidelines aim to screen millions more for lung cancer Lung cancer kills more Americans than any other malignancy. The latest American Cancer Society (ACS) updated guidelines aim to reduce deaths by considerably expanding the pool of people who seek annual, low-dose CT screening scans.
Dementia: What You Should Know What is dementia? Dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder whereby a person’s cognitive function deteriorates beyond what is expected from normal biological ageing. A chronic disease, affects one’s memory, orientation, thinking, comprehension, mood, social abilities, language, judgement and learning capacity. The
From traditional surgery to laparoscopic surgery Traditional surgical methods that have done for a long time are open abdominal surgery. Which creates large wounds and easily affects unrelated organs. However, with the innovation of laparoscopic surgery, which is a surgical method that creates small wounds
Acne in adults is caused by many factors such as stress, genetics, and hormones. Since women in this age group are starting a family, some get married and have children, hormonal changes during pregnancy and more stressed from work than in their teenage years. Acne
How to treat glaucoma Currently, glaucoma treatment by lowering eye pressure is a standard treatment. That has proven and accepted worldwide to cure glaucoma. Glaucoma treatment includes: 1. Treatment of glaucoma using medication This is the best initial treatment. Most patients can control their eye
Aging Prevention: The Role of Exercise in Maintaining Brain Health can improve your health. Exercise enhances overall well-being and are excellent strategies for aging prevention. Regular exercise helps to slow down the aging process of the brain. Cognitive functions are preserved, and the risk of neurodegenerative
Check for glaucoma symptoms, a silent danger common in the elderly, risking permanent blindness if not treated promptly. Glaucoma is one of the silent killers that can occur at any age, but it is more common in the elderly. If you have it, you should
Severe RSV infection in adults and the elderly When adults and the elderly are infected with RSV, they may experience the following symptoms: Complications of RSV infection in the elderly Increased risk of complications Treatment of RSV infection in the elderly Currently, there is no specific treatment
RSV virus in the elderly is contagious and just as dangerous in children. RSV infection is an infection caused by the RSV virus (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) in the respiratory system, both upper (trachea) and lower (lungs). It is a contagious disease through breathing in droplets of sputum