The Heart And Heart Surgery Cardiac Procedures and Surgeries If you've had a heart attack, you may have already had certain procedures to help you survive your heart attack and diagnose your condition. For example, many heart attack patients have undergone thrombolysis, a procedure that involves injecting a clot-dissolving agent to restore blood flow in a coronary artery. This procedure is administered within a few (usually three) hours of a heart attack. If this treatment isn't done immediately after a heart attack, many patients will need to undergo coronary angioplasty or coronary arter ..read more

Arthritis, Its Causes And Treatment What are the causes and types of arthritis? Arthritis means joint inflammation, but the term is used to describe around 200 conditions that affect joints, the tissues that surround the joint, and other connective tissue. It is a rheumatic condition. The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis. Other common rheumatic conditions related to arthritis include gout, fibromyalgia, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Rheumatic conditions tend to involve pain, aching, stiffness, and swelling in and around one or more joints. The symptoms can develop graduall ..read more

Pneumonia, Its Causes And Treatment What you should know about pneumonia. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs with a range of possible causes. It can be a serious and life-threatening disease. It normally starts with a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection. The lungs become inflamed, and the tiny air sacs, or alveoli, inside the lungs fill up with fluid. Pneumonia can occur in young and healthy people, but it is most dangerous for older adults, infants, people with other diseases, and those with impaired immune systems. In the United States (U.S.), around 1 million people are treated ..read more

Bunion And Bunion Treatment Facts you should know about bunions A bunion is a bony prominence from realignment of the joint at the base of the big toes. Bunions most commonly affect the inner foot at the base of the big toe but also can affect the outside of the foot at the base of the little toe, referred to as a bunionette or tailor's bunion. Bunions affect both women and men, however they are more common in women. Bunions may or may not cause symptoms. Bunions are a progressive deformity. Treatment of bunions can include rest, icing, alteration of footwear, foot supports (orthotics ..read more

Lung Cancer Treatment Lung Cancer - Non-Small Cell: Types of Treatment The types of treatments that are the standard of care for NSCLC are discussed here. "Standard of care" means the best treatments known. When making treatment plan decisions, you are encouraged to consider clinical trials as an option. A clinical trial is a research study that tests a new approach to treatment. Doctors want to learn whether the new treatment is safe, effective, and possibly better than the standard treatment. Clinical trials can test a new drug, a new combination of standard treatments, or new doses of s ..read more

Cancer And Radiation Treatment What to know about radiation therapy?   What is it?   Side effects   Radiation and other treatments   Types   What to expect   Uses   Outlook Radiation therapy is a treatment for cancer and, less commonly, thyroid disease, blood disorders, and noncancerous growths. A doctor may recommend radiation for cancer at different stages. In the early stages, radiation therapy can help reduce the size of a tumor before surgery or kill remaining cancer cells afterward. In the later stages, it may help relieve pain as part of palliative ..read more

Cancer And Chemotherapy Understanding Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to destroy cancer cells. It usually works by keeping the cancer cells from growing, dividing, and making more cells. Because cancer cells usually grow and divide faster than normal cells, chemotherapy has more of an effect on cancer cells. However, the drugs used for chemotherapy are powerful, and they can still cause damage to healthy cells. This damage causes the side effects that are linked with chemotherapy. Different types of chemotherapy Treatment with these powerful drugs is called standard chemothe ..read more

Brain Tumor Treatment Brain tumors overview What are my treatment options? What happens during radiation therapy? What are possible side effects of radiation therapy? What are some of the possible risks or complications? What kind of treatment follow-up should I expect? Are there any new developments in treating my disease? Brain Tumors Overview A brain tumor is a group of abnormal cells that grows in or around the brain. Tumors can directly destroy healthy brain cells. They can also indirectly damage healthy cells by crowding other parts of the brain and causing inflammation, brain swell ..read more

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