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Crohn’s disease is an ongoing disorder that causes inflammation of the digestive tract, also referred to as the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Crohn’s disease can affect any area of the GI tract, from the mouth to the anus, but it most commonly affects the lower part of the small intestine, called the ileum. The swelling extends deep into the lining of the affected organ. The swelling can cause pain and can make the intestines empty frequently, resulting in diarrhea.
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease, the general name for diseases that cause swelling in the intestines. It’s also known as ileitis or enteritis. Because the symptoms of Crohn’s disease are similar to other intestinal disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis, it can be difficult to diagnose. Ulcerative colitis causes inflammation and ulcers in the top layer of the lining of the large intestine. In Crohn’s disease, all layers of the intestine may be involved, and normal healthy bowel can be found between sections of diseased bowel.
Crohn’s disease affects men and women equally and seems to run in some families. About 20 percent of people with Crohn’s disease have a blood relative with some form of inflammatory bowel disease, most often a brother or sister and sometimes a parent or child. Crohn’s disease can occur in people of all age groups, but it is more often diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 and 30. People of Jewish heritage have an increased risk of developing Crohn’s disease, and African Americans are at decreased risk for developing Crohn’s disease.
I was interested in what types of cancer are commonly searched for on the internet. According to Google’s Keyword Tool, breast cancer was the most popular searched type of cancer in January 2009 in the USA. That term was searched for nearly 4.1 million times.
Breast cancer was far ahead of the second most popular search term, lung cancer, with only over 600,000 searches. Most of the other caner types followed closely behind lung cancer.
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Prostate cancer is a malignant cancer in which cancer cells form in the tissues of the prostate. Typical symptons of prostate cancer include a weak flow of urine or frequent urination. Keep in mind that other conditions may cause the same symptoms.
The Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) inspects the upper part of the rectum. The doctor or nurse inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum and feels the prostate through the rectal wall for lumps or abnormal areas.
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Early-stage lung cancer survivors who do regular physical activities have a better quality of life, according to a study in the February issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention.
According to the study, lung cancer survivors who are more physically active say they are in a better mood, have more vigor, and greater physical functioning.
What was this exercise to help in their recovery?
How about 60 minutes each week of strenuous activity, such as jogging, or 150 minutes of moderate exercise, such as walking briskly. Now that’s not too hard.
A good physical condition along with organic natural eating habits help the body overcome the ravages of lung cancer.
A person’s mental health problems as a result of stress, can lead them to be homicidial, violent to themselves and others, addictions, and depression. The mental health issues that come from stress are so many its hard to imagine any two situations being the same.
At least the treatments are more humane these days. Gone is (for most mental illnesses) shock treatment or frontal lobotomies.
The best method to dealing with these mental issues is to relieve the stress that is likely to be the cause.
War veterans have to relive horrible memories for years after. Post traumatic stress disorder affects people who have been victims of violence and abuse. We are better at understanding how these tragic events affect them.
Some of the mental disorders resulting from stress are a lot more common than others. They can affect anyone. No one is immune. In some instances these disorders have been proven to be heriditary.
Manic or Chronic Depressive disorder is a very common mental illness caused by stress. The person with this condition experiences extreme highs and lows for no apparent reason. They are usually irrational, and their mood can change quickly. Stress is one of the main causes for this disorder.
Anorexia and bulimia are eating disorders which are also caused by stress. These anxiety illnesses relate to self esteem issues.
One form of anxiety disorder is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The sufferer obesses and is compulsive over a certain action to teh point of irrationality. Like repeatedly wiping their seat, washing hands, or locking and unlocking a door.
Stress has become a major aspect of our modern busy lives and can lead to serious mental issues if its not kept under control. Learning to control and reduce stress can lead to great improvements your mental health.
Hey guys, this is the reason why you should never go on blind dates no matter how great her profile looks or how sweet her voice is on the phone.
Those teeth are scary ……..
But what has happened to half of her nose?
It looks like her lips and surrounding skin have been grafted. Mind boggles what happened to her. Any ideas?
Anyway she needs some braces, grinding, cleaning, and whitening.
If you ever get tired of brushing your teeth for two minutes twice daily, or can’t be bothered flossing once a day, then this might be the wake up call you need.
It appears this grey-bearded middle age bloke has left his dental hygeine a bit too late by the time this photo was taken.
It would take an oral hygenist a couple of hours to scrap off all that hard encrusted plaque. In fact the bone has probably been eaten away and many of those teeth may have to be extracted. Too late for crowns and veneers. Possibly some dental implants if teh jaw bone isn’t too eroded.
Sigh. Never mind.
have you ever seen teeth worse than this? Let us know and send us a pic.
An estimated 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2008. Approximately 40,480 women will die from breast cancer in 2008. Breast cancer is the most common site of cancer in women (besides skin cancer) and the second-leading cause of cancer death in women.
The five-year relative survival rate for localized breast cancer has increased from 72 percent in the 1940s to close to 100 percent for stage 0 and I breast cancers, and 92 percent for stage IIA. If the cancer is in stage IIB, the five-year survival rate is currently 81 percent, and it is 67 percent for stage IIIA, 54 percent for stage IIIB, and 20 percent for stage IV.
Survival after a diagnosis of breast cancer continues to decline beyond five years. Ten-year survival and beyond is also stage-dependent, with the best survival observed in women with early stage disease.
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I am sad to write that I finally had to put my beloved Blue Heeler, Ben, to sleep on Sunday morning October 26. That was about 90 days from the first start of symptoms of nasal cancer (started snorting as though he had a human cold, then mucous discharge with blood about 5 days later). This coincidentally is the median life span of dogs with nasal cancer that don’t get traditional cancer treatment (surgery, radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy).
I unintentionally wasted the first 5 weeks with a local vet who believed he had a fungal infection (Aspergillus), virus, bacterial infection or just an inflammation. He almost killed Ben in the first week with a bad cocktail of anesthetic. Subsequent anaesthetic by another vet and the MRI clinic had no problems with his quick recovery from it afterwards.
This first vet said they needed a rhinoscope to investigate but incorrectly claimed that no one probably had one in Adelaide, South Australia. At the fifth week I decided to do a Google search and found about 4 vets in Adelaide that promoted the use of a rhinoscope.
I then referred Ben’s case to the good doctors at the Adelaide Animal Hospital and within 3 days of the procedure (4 biopsies in Bens turbinate bone area) discovered that he didn’t have fungus, a virus or bacteria but Transitional Cell Carcinoma.
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Cancer is a group of diseases when abnormal cells divide without control, and grow and spread to any part of the body invading tissue, bones and organs. So it can affect any part of the body. Cancers cells usually spread around the body through the blood and lymph systems.
There are more than 100 types of cancer. So it just not one disease but many diseases. It is usually named after the organ or type of cell in which they start. So you get cancers such as breast cancer or transitional cell carcinoma.
Types of cancer can be grouped into a number of categories:
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