A lung embolus (pulmonary embolism) is a condition that occurs when a blood vessel supplying the lung becomes blocked up. In most cases, the blockage is caused by one or more blood clots that travel to lungs from another part of your body. Most of these blood clots originate in the legs, but they can also form in the arm veins, the right side of the heart or even at the tip of a catheter placed in a vein....
Bangladesh Internet Press Limited (BIPL) an ISO 9001:2000 certified software company developed and installed an Integrated Hospital Management System in Bangabandhu Memorial Hospital, USTC -- says a press release.
Bangabandhu Memorial Hospital, a 300 bed Hospital in Chittagong founded by National Professor Dr Nurul Islam, has successfully launched BIPL Hospital Management System®, a high-end Hospital Management System, for the benefit of faster and smoother services to their patients.
Otherwise healthy middle-aged people with obstructive sleep apnea -- a disorder in which they frequently stop breathing for brief periods while they sleep -- show early signs of hardening of their arteries, according to a report from Brazil....
We have only one heart but it has the risk of suffering hundreds of diseases. There are different ways of treatment for each of these diseases. The educated people have some knowledge about different heart diseases and their treatments, like valvular heart diseases, coronary artery diseases, congenital heart diseases, myocardial diseases, etc. But we have very little knowledge about the disorders of the rhythm of the heart....
Human bites can be as dangerous as or even more dangerous than animal bites because of the types of bacteria and viruses contained in the human mouth. If someone cuts his or her knuckles on another person's teeth, as might happen in a fight, this is also considered a human bite....
Kidney damage is a constant danger for people with diabetes, especially when their blood pressure is high. Now European researchers report that the addition of a drug, spironolactone, to standard blood pressure-lowering therapy for such patients helps reduce both blood pressure and the amount of albumin protein in urine, a measure of kidney impairment....
Shoes are your passion. You love shopping for them, trying them on and most of all buying them. High heels are the mainstay of your professional image and a highlight of dressing for nights on the town....
Inflammation of liver is called hepatitis. Virus is the main cause of hepatitis. There are also some other causes for hepatitis. The hepatitis caused by virus is known as viral hepatitis....
Medical data suggest that at a dose of at least 1 gram of ginger is effective in preventing the nausea and vomiting that often afflicts patients after undergoing surgery....