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Hugh Macdonald Sinclair – Introduction

Inflammation

Hugh Macdonald Sinclair, FRCP (4 February 1910 – 22 June 1990) was a doctor, medical researcher, and expert in human nutrition. He is most widely known for claiming that what he called “diseases of civilization” such as coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes, inflammation, strokes and skin disease are worsened by “bad fats”. Adapted from the [...]

Children’s Liver Disease Foundation – Introduction

Hepatitis

Children’s Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF) is a UK charity whose purpose is fighting childhood liver disease and raising awareness of childhood liver disease amongst the general public. CLDF was founded in 1980 by the parents of a little boy named Michael McGough, who died before be could receive a liver transplant. The name was later [...]

Alcoholic liver disease – Risk factors

Hepatitis

The risk factors presently known are: quantity of alcohol taken, type of alcohol (beer and spirits have increased risk), gender (females are twice as susceptable to alcohol related liver disease, presently explained by the difference in the ability to metabolize it), hepatitis C infection, genetic factors (changes in the profiles of various enzymes involved in [...]

Journal Watch – Watch Topics

Arthritis Care

In addition to primary and specialty care areas, Journal Watch maintains a current database of journal articles and commentary for several important medical topics: * Aging & geriatrics * Allergies & asthma * Bone and joint disease * Breast cancer * Depression & anxiety * Diabetes * GERD * Gynecology * Hepatitis * Lipid management [...]

Puberty – Variations

Inflammatory bowel disease

Timing of the onset of puberty The definition of the onset of puberty depends on perspective (e.g., hormonal versus physical) and purpose (establishing population normal standards, clinical care of early or late pubescent individuals, etc.) The most commonly used definition of the onset of puberty is physical changes to a person’s body. These physical changes [...]

World Gastroenterology Organisation – Activities

Inflammatory bowel disease

Educational initiatives= Training centers There are currently 13 WGO Training Centers: *Bangkok, Thailand *Bogotá, Colombia *Cairo, Egypt *Karachi, Pakistan *La Paz, Bolivia *La Plata, Argentina *Mexico City, Mexico *Rabat, Morocco *Ribeirão Preto, Brazil *Rome, Italy *Santiago, Chile *Soweto, South Africa *Suva, Fiji Cancer Education (IDCA) The International Digestive Cancer Alliance (IDCA) is an official Division [...]

Colorectal cancer – Risk factors

Ulcerative colitis

The lifetime risk of developing colon cancer in the United States is about 7%. Certain factors increase a person’s risk of developing the disease. These include: * Age. The risk of developing colorectal cancer increases with age. Most cases occur in the 60s and 70s, while cases before age 50 are uncommon unless a family [...]

Cat massage – Benefits

Cat massage can be beneficial to both feline and feline lover. Touching, petting, and stroking a cat stimulates the release of chemicals called cytokines, which in turn signal the brain to release natural painkilling chemicals called endorphins. Therefore, the process of massaging a cat after a long day at play is helpful in addressing minor [...]

Stress fracture – Prevention

Arthritis Care

One method of avoiding stress fractures is to add more stress to the bones. Though this may seem counter-intuitive (because stress fractures are caused by too much stress on the bone), moderate stress applied to the bone in a controlled manner can strengthen the bone and make it less susceptible to a stress fracture. An [...]









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