Profile of neurohumoral agents on mesenteric and intestinal blood flow in health and disease. (1/1766)

The mesenteric and intestinal blood flow is organized and regulated to support normal intestinal function, and the regulation of blood flow is, in part, determined by intestinal function itself. In the process of the development and adaptation of the intestinal mucosa for the support of the digestive processes and host defense mechanisms, and the muscle layers for propulsion of foodstuffs, a specialized microvascular architecture has evolved in each tissue layer. Compromised mesenteric and intestinal blood flow, which can be common in the elderly, may lead to devastating clinical consequences. This problem, which can be caused by vasospasm at the microvascular level, can cause intestinal ischaemia to any of the layers of the intestinal wall, and can initiate pathological events which promote significant clinical consequences such as diarrhea, abdominal angina and intestinal infarction. The objective of this review is to provide the reader with some general concepts of the mechanisms by which neurohumoral vasoactive substances influence mesenteric and intestinal arterial blood flow in health and disease with focus on transmural transport processes (absorption and secretion). The complex regulatory mechanisms of extrinsic (sympathetic-parasympathetic and endocrine) and intrinsic (enteric nervous system and humoral endocrine) components are presented. More extensive reviews of platelet function, atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, the carcinoid syndrome, 5-hydroxytryptamine and nitric oxide regulation of vascular tone are presented in this context. The possible options of pharmacological intervention (e.g. vasodilator agonists and vasoconstrictor antagonists) used for the treatment of abnormal mesenteric and intestinal vascular states are also discussed.  (+info)

A classification of permanent and significant disease for general practitioners. (2/1766)

A new simple classification of diseases seen in general practice is described. The system applies only to permanent conditions or those of continuing medical importance. It is not based on numerals from the International Classification of Disease nor on the College classification but includes a mnemonic. The system is easily adaptable.  (+info)

An innovative approach to reducing medical care utilization and expenditures. (3/1766)

In a retrospective study, we assessed the impact on medical utilization and expenditures of a multicomponent prevention program, the Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health (MVAH). We compared archival data from Blue Cross/Blue Shield Iowa for MVAH (n = 693) with statewide norms for 1985 through 1995 (n = 600,000) and with a demographically matched control group (n = 4,148) for 1990, 1991, 1994, and 1995. We found that the 4-year total medical expenditures per person in the MVAH group were 59% and 57% lower than those in the norm and control groups, respectively; the 11-year mean was 63% lower than the norm. The MVAH group had lower utilization and expenditures across all age groups and for all disease categories. Hospital admission rates in the control group were 11.4 times higher than those in the MVAH group for cardiovascular disease, 3.3 times higher for cancer, and 6.7 times higher for mental health and substance abuse. The greatest savings were seen among MVAH patients older than age 45, who had 88% fewer total patients days compared with control patients. Our results confirm previous research supporting the effectiveness of MVAH for preventing disease. Our evaluation suggests that MVAH can be safely used as a cost-effective treatment regimen in the managed care setting.  (+info)

Improving clinician acceptance and use of computerized documentation of coded diagnosis. (4/1766)

After the Northwest Division of Kaiser Permanente implemented EpicCare, a comprehensive electronic medical record, clinicians were required to directly document orders and diagnoses on this computerized system, a task they found difficult and time consuming. We analyzed the sources of this problem to improve the process and increase its acceptance by clinicians. One problem was the use of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) as our coding scheme, even though ICD-9 is not a complete nomenclature of diseases and using it as such creates difficulties. In addition, the synonym list we used had some inaccurate associations, contributing to clinician frustration. Furthermore, the initial software program contained no adequate mechanism for adding qualifying comments or preferred terminology. We sought to address all these issues. Strategies included adjusting the available coding choices and descriptions and modifying the medical record software. In addition, the software vendor developed a utility that allows clinicians to replace the ICD-9 description with their own preferred terminology while preserving the ICD-9 code. We present an evaluation of this utility.  (+info)

Referrals by general internists and internal medicine trainees in an academic medicine practice. (5/1766)

Patient referral from generalists to specialists is a critical clinic care process that has received relatively little scrutiny, especially in academic settings. This study describes the frequency with which patients enrolled in a prepaid health plan were referred to specialists by general internal medicine faculty members, general internal medicine track residents, and other internal medicine residents; the types of clinicians they were referred to; and the types of diagnoses with which they presented to their primary care physicians. Requested referrals for all 2,113 enrolled prepaid health plan patients during a 1-year period (1992-1993) were identified by computer search of the practice's administrative database. The plan was a full-risk contract without carve-out benefits. We assessed the referral request rate for the practice and the mean referral rate per physician. We also determined the percentage of patients with diagnoses based on the International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, who were referred to specialists. The practice's referral request rate per 100 patient office visits for all referral types was 19.8. Primary care track residents referred at a higher rate than did nonprimary care track residents (mean 23.7 vs. 12.1; P < .001). The highest referral rate (2.0/100 visits) was to dermatology. Almost as many (1.7/100 visits) referrals were to other "expert" generalists within the practice. The condition most frequently associated with referral to a specialist was depression (42%). Most referrals were associated with common ambulatory care diagnoses that are often considered to be within the scope of generalist practice. To improve medical education about referrals, a better understanding of when and why faculty and trainees refer and don't refer is needed, so that better models for appropriate referral can be developed.  (+info)

Formulary limitations and the elderly: results from the Managed Care Outcomes Project. (6/1766)

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether restrictive formularies are associated with differences in healthcare resource utilization, including number of office visits, prescriptions, and hospitalizations, and whether this association varies by age. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional, longitudinal study. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients enrolled in one of six health maintenance organizations in six different states, three in the eastern and three in the western United States, were eligible for the study. Data from between 1309 and 3938 patients were available for analysis for each of the five diseases studied, for a total of 12,997 patients across all study diseases. Healthcare utilization by patients in the study included more than 99,000 office visits, 1000 hospitalizations, and 240,000 prescriptions. We used severity-adjusted prescription counts, prescription costs, office visit counts, and measures of inpatient hospital utilization to assess the effects of formulary limitations. RESULTS: We found positive, significant associations between the independent variable formulary limitations in drug class and the dependent variables measuring resource utilization. These associations were sometimes significantly greater for elderly patients after controlling for severity of illness and other variables. CONCLUSIONS: Common strategies for decreasing drug expenditures may be associated with higher severity-adjusted resource utilization. In specific areas, this association is more pronounced in the elderly.  (+info)

Environmental pathology: new directions and opportunities. (7/1766)

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) supports a number of training programs for predoctoral and postdoctoral (D.V.M., M.D., Ph.D.) fellows in toxicology, epidemiology and biostatistics, and environmental pathology. At the Experimental Biology meeting in April 1997, the American Society of Investigative Pathology (ASIP) sponsored a workshop including directors, trainees, and other interested scientists from several environmental pathology programs in medical and veterinary colleges. This workshop and a related session on "Novel Cell Imaging Techniques for Detection of Cell Injury" revealed advances in molecular and cell imaging approaches as reviewed below that have a wide applicability to toxicologic pathology.  (+info)

History of medicine and concepts of health. (8/1766)

It was not until the exemplary social reform of the 19th century and the introduction of modern health insurance schemes that people started to consider health as some kind of basic right which could be ensured by insurance and doctors, rather than by individual responsibility. The recent explosion of health system costs in countries like Germany has given rise to an unprecedented situation whereby the limited capacities of insurance systems and state organizations are becoming more and more evident. Health economists are now questioning the feasibility of optimal medical treatment for everybody. One consequence of this situation is that people are being forced to recall the old virtue of individual responsibility for one's own physical and mental well-being. This article examines the nature of health from a historical point of view. The point is made that health is not the same thing as a life free from complaints, although this erroneous belief is wide-spread today. Galen himself identified a neutral physical state between health and illness (neutralitas), that could be observed in many people who could not be described as being either healthy or ill. It is necessary to accept this state as part of the natural fate of humankind and to understand that individual responsibility and the demands on society and insurance companies for well-being or absolute freedom from ailments are not one and the same thing.  (+info)

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  • Retrieved on December 10, 2023 from https://www.news-medical.net/health/Parkinsons-Disease-Pathophysiology.aspx. (news-medical.net)
  • Samantha Lauriello, Health , 26 June 2023 Other conditions that can cause increased urination include Cushing's disease , kidney disease, and liver disease. (merriam-webster.com)
  • Most people with the disease get a diagnosis after age 65. (healthline.com)
  • This process is resource intensive and infrequent, thus implying a delay in disease diagnosis and care. (intel.com)
  • Probability of a specific diagnosis from the set of 42 different diseases, including items like fungal infection, impetigo, and vertigo. (intel.com)
  • Depression is an important consideration in the differential diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD). (medscape.com)
  • A diagnosis of Addison's disease may occur when a person sees their doctor about symptoms. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The diagnosis of genetic prion disease is established in a proband with suggestive findings and a heterozygous PRNP pathogenic variant identified by molecular genetic testing. (nih.gov)
  • Merle U, Schaefer M, Ferenci P, Stremmel W. Clinical presentation, diagnosis and long-term outcome of Wilson's disease: a cohort study. (medscape.com)
  • Diagnosis and treatment of Wilson disease: an update. (medscape.com)
  • Schilsky ML. Wilson disease: diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. (medscape.com)
  • From a reported link to COVID-19 to new options for diagnosis and treatment, several significant recent news items made Parkinson's disease this week's top trending clinical topic. (medscape.com)
  • The skin testing showed a high degree of sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. (medscape.com)
  • If the current results are replicated in live patients, the skin test could facilitate quicker diagnosis and the ability to start preventive treatments that slow disease progression before severe symptoms develop. (medscape.com)
  • From COVID-related concerns to new developments in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, various findings contributed to Parkinson's disease becoming this week's top trending clinical topic. (medscape.com)
  • The deadliest diseases in humans are coronary artery disease (blood flow obstruction), followed by cerebrovascular disease and lower respiratory infections. (wikipedia.org)
  • [6] Coronary artery disease, stroke, and peripheral artery disease involve atherosclerosis . (wikipedia.org)
  • [14] [15] Coronary artery disease and stroke account for 80% of CVD deaths in males and 75% of CVD deaths in females. (wikipedia.org)
  • [2] The average age of death from coronary artery disease in the developed world is around 80, while it is around 68 in the developing world. (wikipedia.org)
  • Figure 1: Association between systolic blood pressure and coronary heart disease mortality. (nature.com)
  • Doctors also use antiplatelets in coronary artery disease to prevent the condition from worsening. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Cases of ASCVD - defined as coronary artery disease (CAD), ischemic stroke , or acute complications - were identified via hospital records and death registry. (medscape.com)
  • Kawasaki disease is a vasculitis, sometimes involving the coronary arteries, that tends to occur in infants and children between the ages of 1 year and 8 years. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Some people live a long time with mild cognitive damage, while others experience a more rapid onset of symptoms and quicker disease progression. (healthline.com)
  • But people with Alzheimer's disease display certain ongoing behaviors and symptoms that worsen over time. (healthline.com)
  • Symptoms change according to the stage of the disease. (healthline.com)
  • However, your doctor can recommend medications and other treatments to help ease your symptoms and delay the progression of the disease for as long as possible. (healthline.com)
  • What are the symptoms of Chagas disease? (medlineplus.gov)
  • Why Do GI Symptoms Persist in Some Kids With Celiac Disease? (medscape.com)
  • Diseases are often known to be medical conditions that are associated with specific signs and symptoms. (wikipedia.org)
  • By contrast, an infection that is asymptomatic during its incubation period, but expected to produce symptoms later, is usually considered a disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • In collaboration with Accenture*, Intel developed an AI reference kit to predict disease probabilities from symptoms (unstructured data). (intel.com)
  • If your doctor thinks you have heart disease, they will first ask about your symptoms and your medical history. (webmd.com)
  • With some forms of heart disease , you may not notice any symptoms. (webmd.com)
  • Doctors diagnose Addison's disease by considering the signs and symptoms and the person's family history. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The symptoms of Addison's disease, also known as primary adrenal insufficiency, are often nonspecific. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • A doctor may recommend an ACTH stimulation test if cortisol levels are low, or if symptoms suggest Addison's disease. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Scientists believe the disease and its antibodies may be present in an individual for months or possibly years before symptoms appear. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The kidneys work hard to make up for the failing capillaries, so kidney disease produces no symptoms until almost all function is gone. (diabetes.org)
  • Also, the symptoms of kidney disease are not specific. (diabetes.org)
  • This leads to the initial symptoms of Parkinson's disease. (news-medical.net)
  • At least 15-20% of Parkinson's disease patients have a close relative who has parkinsonian symptoms. (news-medical.net)
  • It is a progressive disease, meaning that the symptoms get worse over time. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Researchers are not yet certain, however, whether there are additional genes that play a role in the development of PD, and if so, how they interact to produce the symptoms of the disease. (encyclopedia.com)
  • What is known is that the tremor and other muscle-related symptoms of Parkinson disease are caused by damage to a part of the brain called the substantia nigra. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Your doctor will recommend diverticular disease treatments based on whether you have chronic symptoms, diverticulitis, or complications. (nih.gov)
  • If you have chronic symptoms of diverticular disease or if you had diverticulitis in the past, your doctor may recommend eating more foods that are high in fiber. (nih.gov)
  • Symptoms depend on the type of lung disease RA is causing in the lungs. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Though 70 percent of patients develop a rash within three to 30 days of a tick bite, many don't connect symptoms like fatigue, chills, fever, headaches, muscle aches, and joint pain to Lyme disease. (thedailybeast.com)
  • Ebola diseases symptoms can be sudden. (who.int)
  • It can be difficult to clinically distinguish Ebola diseases symptoms from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever and meningitis. (who.int)
  • A person infected with an Ebolavirus cannot spread the disease until they develop symptoms. (who.int)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2015, U.S. life expectancy at birth was 78.8 years - that's a decrease of 0.1 year from 78.9 years in 2014. (scienceblogs.com)
  • He is a member of the New England Veterans Administration Medical Centers (VISN-1) Brain Banks and the Brain Banks for the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, and Framingham Heart Study. (bu.edu)
  • the term sometimes also connotes a fulminant nature Chronic condition or chronic disease A chronic disease is one that persists over time, often for at least six months, but may also include illnesses that are expected to last for the entirety of one's natural life. (wikipedia.org)
  • It can help you manage your weight, maintain good health and reduce your risk of chronic disease. (nyc.gov)
  • Either acute, subacute, or chronic disease may result. (nih.gov)
  • I really believe this kicks off a new era in the fight against Alzheimer's disease," says Stephen Salloway , professor of neurology and psychiatry at Brown University who has been closely involved with the drug's clinical development since the beginning. (futurity.org)
  • The FDA granted accelerated approval giving patients with this devastating disease access to a drug that lowers amyloid with the requirement for an additional study to confirm the clinical benefit. (futurity.org)
  • Pre-clinical detection of Alzheimer's disease using FDG-PET, with or without amyloid imaging. (medscape.com)
  • In the clinical setting, graft-versus-host disease is divided into acute and chronic forms, and scored or graded on the basis of the tissue affected and the severity of the reaction. (wikipedia.org)
  • Proposals should focus on new avenues for understanding the complexity of clinical phenotypes in multifactorial diseases and/or their co-morbidities. (europa.eu)
  • This should entail the development/optimisation and/or application of systems medicine approaches, and integration of biomedical and clinical data to produce or refine disease models using advanced statistical, computational and mathematical approaches. (europa.eu)
  • The NIDDK conducts and supports clinical trials in many diseases and conditions, including digestive diseases. (nih.gov)
  • Some people don't become ill at all or might not remember getting bitten," explains Paul Auwaerter, MD, clinical director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins Medicine. (thedailybeast.com)
  • Only a few controlled clinical studies showed beneficial effect for vitamin E (with or without vitamin C ), and those studies were performed in people who already had heart disease , or were at high risk of heart disease. (medicinenet.com)
  • Similarly, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which constructs guidelines that doctors use in clinical practice based on strict scientific review of clinical research, reviewed all the clinical research regarding the role of antioxidants in cancer and heart disease. (medicinenet.com)
  • Soni D, Shukla G, Singh S, Goyal V, Behari M. Cardiovascular and sudomotor autonomic dysfunction in Wilson's disease--limited correlation with clinical severity. (medscape.com)
  • ABSTRACT We studied 48 patients with Behçet disease to determine the clinical spectrum of the disease. (who.int)
  • Recently, the association between Behçet nization after history taking and clinical ex- disease and hepatitis C virus (HCV) [ 4-6 ] amination. (who.int)
  • Trending Clinical Topic: Parkinson's Disease - Medscape - Nov 20, 2020. (medscape.com)
  • It publishes high-quality clinical and basic medical research and other relevant manuscripts that relate to all fields of Medical/clinical Microbiology and infectious diseases. (who.int)
  • The etiology of Kawasaki disease is unknown, but the epidemiology and clinical presentation suggest an infection or, more likely, an abnormal immunologic response to an infection in genetically predisposed children. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Alzheimer's disease is a progressive form of dementia, which is a broader term for conditions that negatively affect memory, thinking, and behavior. (healthline.com)
  • According to the Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. (healthline.com)
  • If it's diagnosed before then, it's generally referred to as "younger onset" or "early onset" Alzheimer's disease. (healthline.com)
  • Alzheimer's disease is a chronic (long-term), ongoing condition. (healthline.com)
  • Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia . (healthline.com)
  • Anyone can get Alzheimer's disease, but certain people are at higher risk for it. (healthline.com)
  • Each person's journey with Alzheimer's disease is different. (healthline.com)
  • The only definitive way to diagnose someone with Alzheimer's disease is to examine their brain tissue after death. (healthline.com)
  • From there, your doctor will likely request several tests to help determine if you have Alzheimer's disease. (healthline.com)
  • There's no definitive test for Alzheimer's disease. (healthline.com)
  • Other tests your doctor may do include blood tests to check for genes that may indicate you have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease. (healthline.com)
  • There's no known cure for Alzheimer's disease. (healthline.com)
  • I really believe this kicks off a new era in the fight against Alzheimer's disease," says Stephen Salloway. (futurity.org)
  • In a highly anticipated announcement, the US Food and Drug Administration last week approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly two decades. (futurity.org)
  • Salloway directs the Memory and Aging Program at Butler Hospital and has been researching Alzheimer's disease for 30 years. (futurity.org)
  • It's important to know that this is the first drug that targets a core component of Alzheimer's disease: the amyloid plaques that play a key role in memory loss. (futurity.org)
  • Excessive activation of inflammasomes is associated with various diseases, including gout, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, and type 2 diabetes. (phys.org)
  • Madhusoodanan S, Shah P, Brenner R, Gupta S. Pharmacological treatment of the psychosis of Alzheimer's disease: what is the best approach? (medscape.com)
  • He is an acting neuropathologist involved with the brain banks for the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, CTE Center, Framingham Heart Study, as well as the PTSD brain bank. (bu.edu)
  • Work will tell us how loneliness interacts with brain structure and function in normal aging and pre-symptomatic Alzheimer's disease. (mcgill.ca)
  • Parkinson's disease is primarily associated with the gradual loss of cells in the substantia nigra of the brain. (news-medical.net)
  • Certain genes have been found that may be associated with Parkinson's disease. (news-medical.net)
  • There may be more than one genetic factor in causation of Parkinson's disease. (news-medical.net)
  • So far at least nine genetic mutations have been identified as increasing a person's risk of developing Parkinson's disease. (news-medical.net)
  • This mutated or changed gene however, may account for only a small proportion of the total number of Parkinson's disease cases but is associated with a significant proportion of familial Parkinson's disease with an onset before the age of 60. (news-medical.net)
  • Alpha-synculein is the main component of Lewy bodies, which are found in cells of all patients with Parkinson's disease. (news-medical.net)
  • In all cases, brain imaging showed reduced function of the nigrostriatal dopamine system, as is seen in Parkinson's disease. (medscape.com)
  • The authors of the article believe that COVID-19 may predispose patients to develop Parkinson's disease either sooner or later. (medscape.com)
  • In terms of preventing Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests that coffee consumption is associated with a reduced risk in a particular subset of individuals. (medscape.com)
  • The study showed that caffeine levels were lower in patients with Parkinson's disease compared with controls, but this difference was much greater in individuals with a mutation in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 ( LRRK2 ) gene. (medscape.com)
  • A separate study recently investigated how gene variants may affect Parkinson's disease risk after pesticide exposure. (medscape.com)
  • Findings suggest that the likelihood of developing the condition is associated with prior exposure to occupational pesticides, both with regard to sporadic cases and among patients who have a GBA genetic risk variant for Parkinson's disease. (medscape.com)
  • In more encouraging news, Parkinson's disease may soon be diagnosed using a skin test . (medscape.com)
  • A study found that apomorphine sublingual film was efficacious and generally safe and well tolerated for the on-demand treatment of off episodes in Parkinson's disease. (medscape.com)
  • Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi . (cdc.gov)
  • rare locally acquired Chagas disease cases have been reported in the southern United States. (cdc.gov)
  • In the United States, Chagas disease is primarily a disease of immigrants from endemic areas of Latin America. (cdc.gov)
  • The 2 drugs used to treat Chagas disease are benznidazole and nifurtimox. (cdc.gov)
  • To avoid Chagas disease, travelers should follow insect bite precautions (see Sec. 4, Ch. 6, Mosquitoes, Ticks & Other Arthropods ) and food and water precautions (see Sec. 2, Ch. 8, Food & Water Precautions ). (cdc.gov)
  • What is Chagas disease? (medlineplus.gov)
  • Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is an illness that can cause serious heart and stomach problems. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Chagas disease is common in Latin America, especially in poor, rural areas. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Chagas disease can also spread through contaminated food, a blood transfusion, a donated organ, or from the pregnant parent to the baby during pregnancy. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Who is more likely to develop Chagas disease? (medlineplus.gov)
  • How is Chagas disease diagnosed? (medlineplus.gov)
  • What are the treatments for Chagas disease? (medlineplus.gov)
  • Can Chagas disease be prevented? (medlineplus.gov)
  • There are no vaccines or medicines to prevent Chagas disease. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In response to an outstanding request from 2017 for the establishment of a day dedicated to Chagas disease, the Board recommended that the Seventy-second World Health Assembly consider a draft decision on the establishment of World Chagas Disease Day. (who.int)
  • The Seventy-second World Health Assembly, having considered document A72/55 Rev.1, decided to establish World Chagas Disease Day. (who.int)
  • For example, internal dysfunctions of the immune system can produce a variety of different diseases, including various forms of immunodeficiency, hypersensitivity, allergies, and autoimmune disorders. (wikipedia.org)
  • What Does the Term 'Autoimmune Disease' Actually Mean? (yahoo.com)
  • In these cases, the person could have an 'autoimmune disease. (yahoo.com)
  • But what is an autoimmune disease , exactly? (yahoo.com)
  • But what does autoimmune disease actually mean, and how is it different than being immune compromised? (yahoo.com)
  • Cleveland Clinic says an autoimmune disease refers to a condition that occurs when the immune system goes after itself instead of protecting it from viruses, bacteria, parasites and cancer cells. (yahoo.com)
  • The immune system doesn't mean to attack the body, and what triggers an autoimmune disease is unclear. (yahoo.com)
  • What Is an Example of an Autoimmune Disease? (yahoo.com)
  • There are more than 100 autoimmune diseases that we know of, per Cleveland Clinic. (yahoo.com)
  • You may hear about autoimmune diseases in a variety of places. (yahoo.com)
  • They may want to run tests to rule out an autoimmune disease. (yahoo.com)
  • Where Did Autoimmune Diseases Come From? (yahoo.com)
  • In the 1950s, autoimmune diseases became more widely recognized and accepted, according to a 2022 review . (yahoo.com)
  • Several words sound like and may get even get confused with autoimmune disease. (yahoo.com)
  • Organ transplant recipients and people with autoimmune diseases may take immune suppressants. (yahoo.com)
  • Some autoimmune diseases are triggered by autoantibodies. (yahoo.com)
  • Autoimmune disease is also a possibility. (msdmanuals.com)
  • There's no cure for Alzheimer's, but there are treatments that can slow the progression of the disease. (healthline.com)
  • The development of new, evidence-based treatments relies on an improved understanding of the often very complex pathophysiology of diseases. (europa.eu)
  • When kidney disease is diagnosed early, during microalbuminuria, several treatments may keep kidney disease from getting worse. (diabetes.org)
  • Important treatments for kidney disease are management of blood glucose and blood pressure. (diabetes.org)
  • Topic B: New Diseases Throughout history, the emergence of infectious diseases has led to a proliferation of control treatments. (bartleby.com)
  • NORD is not a medical provider or health care facility and thus can neither diagnose any disease or disorder nor endorse or recommend any specific medical treatments. (rarediseases.org)
  • You might notice ads on TV, social media or billboards with treatments for these diseases. (yahoo.com)
  • Mouse colon impacted by acute graft-versus-host disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the classical sense, acute graft-versus-host disease is characterized by selective damage to the liver , skin (rash), mucosa , and the gastrointestinal tract . (wikipedia.org)
  • The acute or fulminant form of the disease (aGvHD) is normally observed within the first 10 to 100 days post-transplant, [9] [10] and is a major challenge to transplants owing to associated morbidity and mortality. (wikipedia.org)
  • The acute reaction may produce diffuse lung injury characterized by air-space disease typical of pulmonary edema. (nih.gov)
  • Ferroptosis plays an important regulatory role in the occurrence and development of many diseases, such as tumors, neurological diseases, acute kidney injury, ischemia/reperfusion, etc. (nature.com)
  • Adults with diabetes are two-to-three times more likely than people without diabetes to die of heart disease or have a stroke. (nyc.gov)
  • Uncontrolled diabetes can cause blindness, end-stage renal disease and lower extremity amputations in adults. (nyc.gov)
  • Manage your diabetes and blood pressure well to lower the chance of getting kidney disease. (diabetes.org)
  • How does diabetes cause kidney disease? (diabetes.org)
  • Not everyone with diabetes develops kidney disease. (diabetes.org)
  • The better a person keeps diabetes and blood pressure well-managed, the lower their chance of getting kidney disease. (diabetes.org)
  • Diabetes-related kidney disease can be prevented by keeping blood glucose in your target range. (diabetes.org)
  • This content is provided as a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health. (nih.gov)
  • Amber Smith, Discover Magazine , 17 Oct. 2022 During the Humane Society's investigation, beagles underwent tests for cancer drugs that reportedly caused diabetes, as well as tests for painkillers, a drug for Hepatitis B and a medication for Cushing's disease . (merriam-webster.com)
  • In our research, we investigate large prospective population-based cohorts to understand the connections between cardiometabolic diseases (obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease) and human genetic variation. (lu.se)
  • Dr. Alvarez's research interests center on the relationship between neurotrauma and neurodegenerative diseases. (bu.edu)
  • A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury. (wikipedia.org)
  • [3] Most cardiovascular disease affects older adults. (wikipedia.org)
  • Measles is an infectious disease that affects people worldwide. (bartleby.com)
  • Parkinson disease is a disorder that affects the patient's ability to move smoothly and at a normal rate. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Heart disease, also called cardiovascular (say: kar-dee-oh-VAS-kyoo-lur) disease, mainly affects older people and means that there are problems with the heart and blood vessels. (kidshealth.org)
  • Ebola diseases (EBOD) are rare, but severe and often fatal viral diseases that affects humans and other primates. (who.int)
  • Diseases can affect people not only physically but also mentally, as contracting and living with a disease can alter the affected person's perspective on life. (wikipedia.org)
  • Addison's disease usually happens when the immune system mistakenly starts to attack a person's adrenal gland. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • A doctor will prescribe heart disease medications based on the specific condition, risk factors, and the person's overall health. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Instead, certain things increase a person's chances of getting cardiovascular disease. (kidshealth.org)
  • The pneumoconioses, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, lung damage due to irritant gases, fumes, and smoke constitute the occupational lung diseases that affect the lung parenchyma. (nih.gov)
  • The ILO has established a standardized system for classification of these pneumoconioses that includes both descriptions of diffuse lung opacities and pleural disease. (nih.gov)
  • Eggshell calcification may occur in lymph nodes, and eventually the diseases may be complicated by the development of large massive areas of fibrosis in the upper lung zones. (nih.gov)
  • Rheumatoid lung disease is a group of lung problems related to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). (medlineplus.gov)
  • The cause of lung disease associated with RA is unknown. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Sometimes, the medicines used to treat RA, especially methotrexate, may result in lung disease. (medlineplus.gov)
  • There is emerging evidence that pirfenidone and nintedanib may work for people with fibrosis due to rheumatoid lung disease. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Outcome is related to the underlying disorder and the type and severity of lung disease. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Ozasa M, Fuluka J, Smith ML. Chronic diffuse lung diseases. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Not only did beta-carotene not protect against cancer or cardiovascular disease, but it actually increased the risk of lung cancer and the chance of dying in studies of smokers . (medicinenet.com)
  • INFECTIOUS DISEASE: TUBERCULOSIS Tuberculosis is one of the leading infectious diseases around the world. (bartleby.com)
  • The words "infectious disease" have been feared by humans from the time they were initially discovered and this fear continues to persist into the current status of the 21st century. (bartleby.com)
  • The nature of infectious disease remains a far-reaching catalyst of poor public health. (bartleby.com)
  • assignment, I will be exploring the epidemiology of an infectious disease found on the Public Health Agency of Canada website known as Pertussis. (bartleby.com)
  • Neosporosis is an infectious disease prominent in both livestock and companion animals. (bartleby.com)
  • an infectious disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, occurring chiefly in tropical America and characterized by irregular fever, palpable lymph nodes, and often heart damage. (dictionary.com)
  • During the 2018-2020 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak caused by Zaire ebolavirus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the first-ever multi-drug randomized control trial was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of drugs used in the treatment of EVD patients under an ethical framework developed in consultation with experts in the field and the DRC. (who.int)
  • Systemic arterial hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for all-cause morbidity and mortality worldwide and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). (nature.com)
  • Fewer than half of those with hypertension are aware of their condition, and many others are aware but not treated or inadequately treated, although successful treatment of hypertension reduces the global burden of disease and mortality. (nature.com)
  • Despite successful control methods, the recurring emergence of both new and old infectious diseases has preserved human mortality (Schrag & Wiener 1995, p. 319). (bartleby.com)
  • Heart disease is among the leading causes of mortality in the United States, with 1 in every 4 deaths related to heart disease. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Our studies will provide novel understanding of the connection between the gut microbiome and cardiometabolic disease, and how this is related to diet, genetic variation, and metabolism. (lu.se)
  • Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide except Africa. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are many cardiovascular diseases involving the blood vessels. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are also many cardiovascular diseases that involve the heart. (wikipedia.org)
  • Beta-blockers are versatile medications that doctors prescribe to treat cardiovascular diseases and other conditions. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Congenital disorder or congenital disease A congenital disorder is one that is present at birth. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is often a genetic disease or disorder and can be inherited. (wikipedia.org)
  • Genetic disease A genetic disorder or disease is caused by one or more genetic mutations. (wikipedia.org)
  • As the disease progresses, other areas of the brain and nervous system degenerate as well causing a more profound movement disorder. (news-medical.net)
  • Berylliosis is a systemic disorder that in its chronic form produces granulomatous disease in the lungs. (nih.gov)
  • Although it is unusual for patients with Parkinson disease to suffer from dementia (loss of thinking and problem-solving abilities in the early stages of the disorder, some do develop dementia-including hallucinations-in its later stages. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Parkinson disease is almost entirely a disorder of older adults. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Other individuals with genetic prion disease may have the disorder as the result of a de novo PRNP pathogenic variant. (nih.gov)
  • Feline hyperthyroidism, usually characterized by weight loss, hyperactivity, and eventual heart disease, is now the leading hormonal disorder in cats. (sciencenews.org)
  • There are four main types of disease: infectious diseases, deficiency diseases, hereditary diseases (including both genetic and non-genetic hereditary diseases), and physiological diseases. (wikipedia.org)
  • Recent studies have shown that ferroptosis plays an important regulatory role in the occurrence and development of many diseases and has become the focus and hotspot of research on the treatment and prognosis improvement of related diseases (Fig. 1 ). (nature.com)
  • There's no cure for Alzheimer's yet, but treatment can help slow the progression of the disease and may improve quality of life. (healthline.com)
  • Activating or blocking the ferroptosis pathway to alleviate the progression of the disease, which provides a promising therapeutic strategy for many diseases. (nature.com)
  • In humans, disease is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death to the person affected, or similar problems for those in contact with the person. (wikipedia.org)
  • When kidney disease is caught later during macroalbuminuria, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) usually follows. (diabetes.org)
  • Acquired disease An acquired disease is one that began at some point during one's lifetime, as opposed to disease that was already present at birth, which is congenital disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Diseases can also be classified in other ways, such as communicable versus non-communicable diseases. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is one of the most communicable infectious diseases, also known as Rubeola. (bartleby.com)
  • [3] Treating people who have strep throat with antibiotics can decrease the risk of rheumatic heart disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Now, once easily treated bacterial infections are increasingly difficult to treat and rid from a patient's system because antibiotics can no longer effectively treat some common diseases. (bartleby.com)
  • Farrell was treated with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medication to reduce the swelling in her neck from meningitis (inflammation of the brain and spinal cord membranes), a common symptom of Lyme disease. (thedailybeast.com)
  • Commonly, the term is used to refer specifically to infectious diseases, which are clinically evident diseases that result from the presence of pathogenic microbial agents, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular organisms, and aberrant proteins known as prions. (wikipedia.org)
  • An infection or colonization that does not and will not produce clinically evident impairment of normal functioning, such as the presence of the normal bacteria and yeasts in the gut, or of a passenger virus, is not considered a disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • That's not to say Lyme disease can't be severe, but for most people, it's a treatable illness that won't result in the ruination of your life. (thedailybeast.com)
  • Receiving complement inhibitors such as eculizumab (Soliris®) or ravulizumab (Ultomiris™) increases your risk for meningococcal disease. (cdc.gov)
  • These insights may help with early disease progression, identify gaps in a patient's care, and improve the risk adjustment process. (intel.com)
  • Data scientists often run multiple models in parallel (using the same compute resources) to determine other patient risk factors beyond just the disease prediction. (intel.com)
  • The evaluation of patients with hypertension includes accurate standardized blood pressure (BP) measurement, assessment of the patients' predicted risk of atherosclerotic CVD and evidence of target-organ damage, and detection of secondary causes of hypertension and presence of comorbidities (such as CVD and kidney disease). (nature.com)
  • You should know your risk of heart disease and the steps you can take to keep yourself healthy. (nyc.gov)
  • One year after you quit smoking, your heart disease risk reduces by half. (nyc.gov)
  • Sugary drinks , including soda, juice and sports drinks, can also increase your risk for heart disease. (nyc.gov)
  • Work with your health care team about other medications that may be helpful for you to lower your risk of kidney disease. (diabetes.org)
  • People who have a parent or sibling with Parkinson disease have a slightly increased risk (5 percent) of developing the disease themselves. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Climbing more than five flights of stairs daily is associated with a reduced risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) of about 20%, new observational data suggest. (medscape.com)
  • But people do have control over some risk factors - smoking, having high blood pressure, being overweight, and not exercising can increase the risk of getting cardiovascular disease. (kidshealth.org)
  • Our studies can discover potential new probiotic bacterial strains and evaluate the importance of bacteriophages for the gut bacterial composition and disease risk. (lu.se)
  • Factors that can influence kidney disease development include genetics, blood glucose management, and blood pressure. (diabetes.org)
  • NIEHS research uses state-of-the-art science and technology to investigate the interplay between environmental exposures, human biology, genetics, and common diseases to help prevent disease and improve human health. (nih.gov)
  • Kieffer DA, Medici V. Wilson disease: at the crossroads between genetics and epigenetics-A review of the evidence. (medscape.com)
  • Red Book: 2021-2024 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases , ed. 32, 2021. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Failing kidneys lose their ability to filter out waste products, resulting in kidney disease. (diabetes.org)
  • Who gets kidney disease? (diabetes.org)
  • The first symptom of kidney disease is often fluid buildup. (diabetes.org)
  • Even a mild rise in blood pressure can quickly make kidney disease worsen. (diabetes.org)
  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death in the modern world, with more people dying annually from CVDs than from any other cause. (dur.ac.uk)
  • These findings not only offer new information about disease in the past, but also allow for new insights into the evolution and aetiology of CVDs through contextualized bioarchaeological studies and biomolecular approaches. (dur.ac.uk)
  • CVDs are now no longer regarded as "diseases of civilization" or a modern phenomenon. (dur.ac.uk)
  • This article examines the various categories of heart disease medications, providing insight into their mechanisms and benefits while also emphasizing the significance of prevention in maintaining heart health. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The USPSTF concluded that there is insufficient evidence to recommend either for or against the use of supplements of vitamins A, C, E, or antioxidant combinations for the prevention of cancer or cardiovascular disease. (medicinenet.com)
  • Furthermore, because some studies actually proved harm resulting from particular antioxidant supplements, USPSTF specifically recommends against the use of beta-carotene supplements, either alone or in combination for prevention of cancer or cardiovascular disease. (medicinenet.com)
  • Our studies are based on the notion that the modifiability of the gut microbiome in the interphase of diet and metabolism may offer novel possibilities for disease prevention. (lu.se)
  • American Association for Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). (medscape.com)
  • Long-term outcomes for 32 cases of Wilson's disease after living-donor liver transplantation. (medscape.com)
  • Copper: its role in the pathogenesis of liver disease. (medscape.com)
  • they alter different chemicals in the brain to help improve functioning, but they don't really address the underlying pathology of the disease. (futurity.org)
  • The study of disease is called pathology, which includes the study of etiology, or cause. (wikipedia.org)
  • The three major phenotypes of genetic prion disease are genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (gCJD), fatal familial insomnia (FFI), and Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker (GSS) syndrome. (nih.gov)
  • However, an inflammation that runs unchecked can also lead to a host of diseases, such as hay fever, atherosclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. (phys.org)
  • Dementia can have a range of causes, such as brain injuries or diseases. (healthline.com)
  • Heart disease is the leading cause of death for adults in New York City. (nyc.gov)
  • Globally, infectious diseases like tuberculosis among others continue to be one of the leading causes of death in children, adolescents and of the leading causes in adults (WHO). (bartleby.com)
  • Non-infectious diseases are all other diseases, including most forms of cancer, heart disease, and genetic disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Hereditary or inherited disease A hereditary disease is a type of genetic disease caused by genetic mutations that are hereditary (and can run in families) Iatrogenic disease An iatrogenic disease or condition is one that is caused by medical intervention, whether as a side effect of a treatment or as an inadvertent outcome. (wikipedia.org)
  • Genetic prion disease generally manifests with cognitive difficulties, ataxia, and myoclonus (abrupt jerking movements of muscle groups and/or entire limbs). (nih.gov)
  • No treatment of the underlying cause of genetic prion disease is available. (nih.gov)
  • Genetic prion disease is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. (nih.gov)
  • Some individuals diagnosed with genetic prion disease may have a parent who is heterozygous for a PRNP pathogenic variant (some of whom may be asymptomatic because of reduced penetrance). (nih.gov)
  • If ACTH levels are high, and cortisol levels are low, the doctor will likely diagnose Addison's disease. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • To diagnose diverticular disease, doctors review your medical history, perform a physical exam, and order tests. (nih.gov)
  • Scientists have identified a molecule that plays a key role in how cells detect when they are being pushed or pulled which could lead to the development of future drugs for obesity, osteoporosis, and inflammatory diseases. (phys.org)
  • The inflation of new diseases, re-emergence of diseases and antimicrobial resistance to drugs is the result of changes in society and the microorganisms themselves (Cohen, 2000). (bartleby.com)
  • The employment of drugs to prevent and combat disease often leads to drug resistance, as determined in the current antibiotic crisis. (bartleby.com)
  • People with Addison's disease often have low blood pressure . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Stories abound of people who spend months or years in doctors' offices trying to find out what's wrong with them, while their Lyme disease spreads. (thedailybeast.com)
  • I enjoy knowledge for its own sake, but what gets me out of bed is that what we learn is going to help people fight some really difficult diseases. (mcgill.ca)
  • Many people do not realize they have cardiovascular disease until they have chest pain, a heart attack, or stroke. (kidshealth.org)
  • Graft-versus-host disease ( GvHD ) is a syndrome , characterized by inflammation in different organs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Meningococcal disease refers to any illness caused by bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis . (cdc.gov)
  • Newer research indicates that other graft-versus-host disease target organs include the immune system (the hematopoietic system , e.g., the bone marrow and the thymus ) itself, and the lungs in the form of immune-mediated pneumonitis . (wikipedia.org)
  • The first cases of Ebola diseases were detected in two concomitants outbreaks in Sudan and in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in 1976. (who.int)