October 08, 2014
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a chance to increase awareness the early detection of breast cancer.
Breast cancer, in the early stages, can sometimes present in different ways. Symptoms could include a change in the size or the shape of the breast, dimpling of breast tissue, inverted…
September 06, 2014
TB is an infection caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria are usually found in the lungs, but TB bacteria can infect other organs such as the kidney, spine, and brain. If not promptly diagnosed and treated properly, TB disease can be fatal.
TB is spread through the…
June 26, 2014
Oral cancer is the growth of abnormal cells on the lips, tongue, gums, mouth floor, cheek lining or back of the throat. A delay in diagnosing the cancer can cause it to spread to the lymph nodes or other areas of the body. An early sign of oral cancer may be the development of a white or red…
June 04, 2014
Compartment syndrome occurs when there is swelling and increased internal pressure within an arm, leg or abdomen. After an injury or bone fracture there can be bleeding, swelling or fluid accumulation underneath the skin. Because the skin is not open the fluid has nowhere to escape and the…
February 14, 2014
A delay in diagnosing Ewing sarcoma bone cancer can affect prognosis
Ewing sarcoma is a form of malignant bone cancer that is found mostly in children, teenagers and young adults. If the cancer is not diagnosed and promptly treated it could quickly spread to other organs.
Common signs or symptoms…
December 19, 2013
The recent Early Sepsis Prophylaxis Study determined that using four clinical goals in emergency rooms reduced the death rate in sepsis patients. The study, by medical staff at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York, listed the sepsis bundle emergency…
October 28, 2013
Colorectal cancer, commonly known as colon cancer or bowel cancer, is the third leading cause of cancer-related fatalities and it is estimated it will cause more than 50,000 deaths in 2013. Most cases of colon cancer begin as small, benign or non-cancerous clumps of cells called adenomatous polyps…
October 01, 2013
Meningitis is an inflammation of the protective cover surrounding the brain and spinal cord due to an infection. Meningitis can be a life-threatening condition and should be treated as a medical emergency. The infection occurs most often in newborns, infants, children, young adults and college…
January 30, 2013
The Washington Hospital in western Pennsylvania said it would review at least 500 Pap smear slides after one woman claimed the hospital's pathologists misread her tests for five consecutive years. A later review of the woman’s slides revealed a clear progression from pre-cancerous cells to an…
October 31, 2012
Cases of colon cancer among younger people is on the rise even as the rate for those older than 50 decreases, a phenomenon that is leading to more missed diagnoses. Such was the case for a 44-year-old Maryland woman who seven years ago went to doctors with all the symptoms of colorectal cancer,…