Introduction The sudden or premature death of Hollywood actors frequently draws widespread public attention due to their high-profile status. Understanding common medical and lifestyle-related causes behind these deaths provides insight into broader health risks associated with the entertainment industry. This…
Introduction The sudden death of athletes is a profoundly distressing event, often prompting scrutiny from the medical community, sporting bodies, and the public. Despite the generally superior physical conditioning of athletes, certain medical conditions predispose them to acute, life-threatening events.…
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), commonly referred to as the Congo Virus, is a tick-borne viral disease caused by the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV). This article provides a comprehensive overview of the Congo Virus, covering its origin, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment,…
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a potentially life-threatening complication that can occur after childbirth. It demands immediate attention and skilled management from medical professionals. This article provides a thorough understanding of PPH, its causes, risk factors, diagnosis, and management, catering specifically…
Microdeletion syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, has been a subject of growing interest and research within the field of genetics and medicine. This syndrome is characterized by the deletion of a small segment of genetic material from one of the…
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (ZES), also known as gastrinoma, is a rare medical condition characterized by the development of tumors called gastrinomas in the pancreas or duodenum (the first part of the small intestine). These tumors are neuroendocrine tumors that produce excessive…
Background, target group and rationale Good mental health is fundamental to the well being of peoples, their families, and virtually to the whole population. Conversely the mental health problems are amongst the greatest cause of disability, diminished quality of…
This research article is intended to be a source of information for those medical professionals who are concerned with health and safety at work and to provide information about the causes of injury and diseases at work so that…
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) or brittle bone disease is a group of autosomal dominant inherited disorders with abnormality in Type 1 collagen.[1], which usually result in bone fragility[2]. Emedicine Frequency of OI in USA and worldwide, clinical features, laboratory diagnosis, classification…
According to Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (2001). The main reason people were dropping private health insurance is the raising cost of premiums. The introduction of rebate will make private health insurance more easily affordable to both new…
Health expenditure According to Harper (2003) health is a large component of the Australian economy currently involving well over $40 billion of public and private expenditure (or 8.5% of GDP), around 32% of which is privately funded. The cost…
Definition : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease of undetermined aetiology involving primarily the synovial membranes and articular structures of multiple joints. The disease is often progressive and results in pain, stiffness, and swelling of joints. In…
Clinical manifestation: There are two clinical phases which characterizes PWS as shown in table 1 (Zellweger, 1988): The two clinical phases of PWS (1) Phase 1 Moderate to severe neonatal hypotonia Poor suck Difficulty in feeding Hypogonadism Marked…
PWS is a complex disorder with variable phenotypic changes according to the age of the patient. There are numbers of Associations and Support groups are working together to give a better management to the PWS individuals e.g. Prader Willi…
Care providers of a PWS patient must understand that the intervention means the management of clinical symptoms. Because PWS undergoes different developmental changes they must understand its impact on both patient and their families. Creation of a management strategy…
Over past decade it has been noticed that structural and functional homologies extend across very distantly related species. Now day’s homology to a relevant orthologus gene is a criterion of extracting the candidency of a gene to a disease.…
The etiology and pathology of disease is not well understood until very recent advances in the field of cytogenetics and molecular genetics. These recent advances are now providing some insight of the fairly complicated syndrome. Approximately 70% of…
(1) This case study has been provided by Jack Sherman and adapted from Greenswag & Alexander, 1995. In 1957, just after the publication of the article by Prader, Labhart and Willi (1956) Miss M. was born. Due to lack…
Many of the child behavior problems and cognitive capabilities can be explained within the framework of understanding the characteristic of Prader Willi Syndrome. Society, family and hereditary factors also influence it. PWS is a disease of altered growth and…
Table of contents: Introduction: Nature of Prader Willi Syndrome: Etiology and Pathogenesis: Genetics of Prader Willi Syndrome: Animal Model: Diagnostic Criteria: Case Study: Management: Conclusion: