Pneumonia In people with spinal cord injury, difficulty coughing (and thus clearing the lungs), prolonged bed rest, and decreased mobility all contribute to an increased risk of developing pneumonia. Several treatments are used for patients who contract pneumonia. A combination of antibiotics and vigorous respiratory therapy is the first choice. The respiratory therapist pounds with [...]
This, in my opinion, is the simplest and most useful test so far. Dr John Trowbridge in his book, The Yeast Syndrome, New Laboratory Tests for Yeast-related Illness (Bantam Books) describes it thus: The antigen is critical. It is important to test for both cytoplasmic [inside cells] as well as wall fragments [in the blood] [...]
The retinal vascular complications that occur due to uncontrolled longstanding diabetes in adult individual is called diabetic retinopathy. It is basically microangiopathy affecting arteriole, the capillaries and venules of retina due to metabolic disorder. The large vessels may also become involved. Vessels are either blocked or blood leakage occurs from the vessels. Who gets these [...]