Friday, November 1, 2013

Primary Esophageal Cancer

Certain conditions and diseases are found to increase the risk of developing primary disease. The most prominent among them is the GERD or gastroesophageal reflux disease which when found in persons for a longer time can make the persons prone to disease. It is health condition in which the stomach acid manages to get in to the esophagus from the stomach causing heartburn

Bone Tumor - Description, Symptoms and Diagnosis

Bones of the human body are essential because they serve numerous purposes. They hold and protect inner organs, for instance, the lungs are protected by the ribs and the brain is protected by the skull. Muscles stretch against every bone to allow movement of the body. Bone marrow is a soft tissue found at the core of several bones that make and store blood cells.

Sclerostin Antibody - Bone Overgrowth From Mutations how

Sclerostin is a secreted glycoprotein with a protein sequence similar to the bone morphogenic protein antagonist family. The protein is encoded by the SOST gene in humans. It is produced by the osteocyte and down regulates osteoblastic bone formation.
Recently, sclerostin has been implicated in the inhibition of Wnt signaling leading to attenuated bone formation and growth, acting as a stop signal to decrease bone formation by osteoblasts. Mutations in sclerostin are a result from early stop signals during protein production, leading to uninhibited Wnt signaling and bone overgrowth. The mutations in this process can lead to a range of diseases, such as type II diabetes, breast and prostate cancer.
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Type 2 Diabetes - Why Fat Is Bad for Diabetics!


Everyone is acutely aware of the importance of keeping off excess weight, or removing it altogether. No one knows this more than a person who has been diagnosed with prediabetes or full-blown Type 2 diabetes. Even when a Type 2 diabetic is armed with the insight as to how their disease works, it still doesn't prove to be enough to warrant dropping the extra pounds or kilograms. But if diabetics knew all the reasons why fat isn't good for their health issue, the decision to lose weight would be an easier one.

Type 2 Diabetes - Checking Blood Sugar Levels: When And Why?


The main piece of arsenal in the management of diabetes, Type 1 or Type 2, is the testing of the amount of sugar in your blood. While every other aspect of management is also important, they all hinge on the success of this one area. That's why it is important to know when to check your levels and why you should do so.
Checking your blood sugar levels isn't that difficult, but let's face it: it can be annoying to have to keep up with. If you feel fine then there should be no reason to have to go to all of the trouble of checking it anyway, right? After all, who better to know if there was a problem than the diabetic?

Type 2 Diabetes - Finding Prediabetes and Diabetes in Stroke Patients


People diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes are often at risk for strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) or small strokes, because of other health problems related to diabetes. As many as two-thirds of diabetics have high blood pressure. High cholesterol levels, especially of the LDL type, as well as irregular heart beats are also associated with a high risk of stroke. High blood sugar levels at the time of a stroke or a TIA can cause more brain damage, and diabetics who suffer a second stroke or TIA run a high risk of more brain damage.
Researchers at Erasmus Medical Center, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, looked at ways of diagnosing prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes in people who had suffered a stroke or TIA, to learn what kind of testing would be best to perform after such an event. Their study, published in the medical journal Cerebrovascular Disease in October 2013, included:

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