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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Supplement - Guideline for Investigation of Suspected Transfusion Transmitted Bacterial Contamination

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Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) - February, 2008 - 34-02

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Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) weekly - February 29, 2008 - Volume 1 - Issue 9

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Health Minister Tony Clement announces proposed legislation to further improve lab safety and biosecurity in Canada

Health Minister Tony Clement announces proposed measure added improve safety biosecurity chic Canada

Respiratory Virus Detections/Isolations in Canada - Week ending april 26, 2008

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Mitral valve prolapse

<a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=423">Mitral valve prolapse</a>: Drooping down or abnormal
bulging of the mitral valve's cusps backward into the
atrium during the contraction of the heart. Mitral valve prolapse is often an asymptomatic condition but it may be marked by mitral regurgitation with symptoms (as chest pain, fatigue, dizziness, dyspnea, or palpitations) with a tendency in some cases to endocarditis or ventricular tachycardia.
Also known as Barlow's syndrome, click-murmur syndrome, floppy valve syndrome, MVP syndrome, and systolic click–murmur syndrome.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Dengue Fever - Updated: April 28, 2008

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Yellow Fever in Brazil - Updated: April 29, 2008

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Dengue Fever - Updated: February 6, 2008

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Meniscus injury

Meniscus injury: Injuries to the crescent-shaped cartilage pads between the two joints formed by the femur (the thigh bone) and the tibia (the shin bone). The meniscus acts as a smooth surface for the joint to move on.

The two menisci are easily injured by the force of rotating the knee while bearing weight. A partial or total tear of a meniscus may occur when a person quickly twists or rotates the upper leg while the foot stays still (for example, when dribbling a basketball around an opponent or turning to hit a tennis ball). If the tear is tiny, the meniscus stays connected to the front and back of the knee; if the tear is large, the meniscus may be left hanging by a thread of cartilage. The seriousness of a tear depends on its location and extent.

Generally, when people injure a meniscus, they feel some pain, particularly when the knee is straightened. The pain may be mild, and the person may continue activity. Severe pain may occur if a fragment of the meniscus catches between the femur and tibia. Swelling may occur soon after injury if blood vessels are disrupted, or swelling may occur several hours later if the joint fills with fluid produced by the joint lining (synovium) as a result of inflammation. If the synovium is injured, it may become inflamed and produce fluid to protect itself. This causes swelling of the knee. Sometimes, an injury that occurred in the past but was not treated becomes painful months or years later, particularly if the knee is injured a second time. After any injury the knee may click, lock, or feel weak. Symptoms of meniscal injury may disappear on their own but frequently, symptoms persist or return and require treatment.

In addition to listening to the patient's description of the onset of pain and swelling, the physician may perform a physical examination and take x rays of the knee. The examination may include a test in which the doctor flexes (bends) the leg then rotates the leg outward and inward while extending it. Pain or an audible click suggests a meniscal tear. An MRI test may be recommended to confirm the diagnosis. Occasionally, the doctor may use <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=283">arthroscopy</a> to help diagnose and treat a meniscal tear.

If the tear is minor and the pain and other symptoms go away, the doctor may recommend a muscle-strengthening program. Exercises for meniscal problems are best performed with initial guidance from a doctor and physical therapist or exercise therapist. The therapist will make sure that the patient does the exercises properly and without risk of new or repeat injury. The following exercises after injury to the meniscus are designed to build up the quadriceps and hamstring muscles and increase flexibility and strength:
<ul>
<li>Warming up the joint by riding a stationary bicycle, then straightening and raising the leg (but avoiding straightening the leg too much).
<li>Extending the leg while sitting (a weight may be worn on the ankle for this exercise).
<li>Raising the leg while lying on the stomach.
<li>Exercising in a pool, including walking as fast as
possible in chest-deep water, performing small flutter kicks while holding
onto the side of the pool, and raising each leg to 90 degrees in chest-deep
water while pressing the back against the side of the pool.</li>
</ul>

If the tear to a meniscus is more extensive, the doctor may perform either arthroscopic surgery or open surgery" to see the extent of injury and to repair the tear. The doctor can suture (sew) the meniscus back in place if the patient is relatively young, the injury is in an area with a good blood supply, and the ligaments are intact. Most young athletes are able to return to vigorous sports with meniscus-preserving repair.

If the patient is elderly or the tear is in an area with a poor blood supply, the doctor may cut off a small portion of the meniscus to even the surface. In some cases, the doctor removes the entire meniscus. However, degenerative changes, such as <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=432">osteoarthritis</a>, are more likely to develop in the knee if the meniscus is removed. Medical researchers are currently investigating a procedure called an allograft, in which the surgeon replaces the meniscus with one from a cadaver. A grafted meniscus is fragile and may shrink and tear easily. Researchers have also attempted to replace a meniscus with an artificial one, but the procedure is even less successful than an allograft.

Recovery after surgery to repair a meniscus takes several weeks longer and post-operative activity is slightly more restricted than when the meniscus is removed. Nevertheless, putting weight on the joint actually fosters recovery. Regardless of the form of surgery, rehabilitation usually includes walking, bending the legs, and doing exercises that stretch and build up the leg muscles. The best results of treatment for meniscal injury are obtained in people who do not show articular cartilage changes and who have an intact anterior cruciate ligament.

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Monday, April 28, 2008

Yellow Fever in Paraguay - Updated: April 28, 2008

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Yellow Fever in Argentina - Updated: April 28, 2008

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Dengue Fever - Released: February 6, 2008

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Folic Acid and Prevention of Neural Tube Defects

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Schmorl's node

Schmorl's node: An upward and downward protrusion (pushing into) of a spinal disk's soft tissue into the bony tissue of the adjacent vertebrae (the bony building blocks of the spine). Schmorl's nodes are detectable with an x-ray test as a spine abnormality . Schmorl's nodes are most common in the middle and lower spine.Schmorl's nodes are common, especially with minor degeneration of the aging spine. Schmorl's nodes usually cause no symptoms, but reflect that "wear and tear" of the spine has occurred over time. Schmorl's nodes are a helpful x-ray finding as an indicator of degenerative process that may be affecting a patient's spine. <a href="http://www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp">MedTerms</a> (TM) is the Medical Dictionary of <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/hp.asp">MedicineNet.com</a>. We Bring Doctors' Knowledge To You

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Yellow Fever in Argentina - Released: February 27, 2008

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Friday, April 25, 2008

Hairy cell leukemia

Hairy cell leukemia: A form of chronic <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=404">leukemia</a> in which malignant B-lymphocytes (a type of <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6017">white blood cell</a>) are seen in the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2502">bone marrow</a>, <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5531">spleen</a>, and peripheral blood and when viewed under the microscope, these cells appear to be covered with tiny hair-like projections. Hairy cell leukemia represents 2% of all leukemia.

The characteristic features of the disease include marked enlargement of the spleen (<a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11256">splenomegaly</a>), low blood cell counts (<a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4749">pancytopenia</a>), a relatively small number of circulating tumor cells with a hairy appearance, and infiltration of the spleen, liver, and bone marrow by the leukemic hairy cells.
Annexin A1 (ANXA1) is a gene that is unregulated in hairy cell leukemia. ANXA1 protein expression is specific to hairy cell leukemia. Detection of ANXA1 (by immunocytochemical means) provides a simple, highly sensitive and specific assay for the diagnosis of hairy cell leukemia.
<a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5533">Splenectomy</a> (surgical removal of the spleen) provides <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9048">palliation</a> (some help but not a cure). Treatment is usually with drugs, principally <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3992">interferon</a> alfa and <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5136">purine</a> analogues such as cladribine and pentostatin. For resistant cases, a promising immunotoxin has been developed that targets CD22, a molecule expressed exclusively on the surface of B-cells, including virtually all hairy cells.
Hairy cell leukemia was first described in 1958 and was misleadingly called leukemic reticuloendotheliosis.

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Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) weekly - April 25, 2008 - Volume 1 - Issue 17

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Malaria in Great Exuma, Bahamas - Updated: April 25, 2008

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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Influenza (Flu) - Updated: March 25, 2008

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Government of Canada announces funding to improve surveillance of chronic disease risk factors among Canadian youth

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Yaws

Yaws: A common chronic
infectious disease that occurs mainly in the warm humid regions of the tropics
with characteristic <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=63964">bumps on the skin</a> of the face, hands, feet and <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3576">genital</a> area. Almost
all cases of yaws are in children under 15 years of
age.
The organism that causes yaws is a <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5530">spirochete</a>. It is spiral
shaped, as are all spirochetes, and is termed Treponema pertenue. (A
different type of spirochete, <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5849">Treponema pallidum</a>, is the
organism responsible for <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5689">syphilis</a>).
Yaws begins when the spirochete enters the skin at a
spot where it was scraped, cut or otherwise compromised. At that site a painless
bump arises and grows. It is the mother yaw. The glands in that area
are often swollen (regional <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4214">lymphadenopathy</a>). The mother yaw heals,
leaving a light-colored scar.
The mother yaw is followed by recurring ("secondary")
crops of bumps and more <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=24979">swollen glands</a>. These bumps may be painless like the
mother yaw or they may be filled with pus, burst and ulcerate.
In its late ("tertiary") stage, yaws can destroy areas of the skin
and bones and joints and deform them. The palms and soles tend to
become thickened and painful ("dry crab yaws").
The diagnosis of yaws comes to the fore in any child who
has the characteristic clinical features and lives in an area where the disease
is common. With increasing travel, a child once in the tropics may carry the
disease to a more temperate clime. Confirmation of the diagnosis is by blood
tests and by special (dark- field) examination under the microscope (to see the spirochete).
Treatment of yaws is simple and highly effective. A single shot of
<A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=15277"> penicillin</a> cures the disease. Anyone allergic to penicillin can be
treated with another <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=8121">antibiotic</a>, usually
<a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=748"> erythromycin</a> or <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6092">tetracycline</a>.
Yaws is a major public health problem in the tropics.
Tropical regions in Central and South America, Africa, Asia, and Polynesia are
at risk for yaws. A high percentage of children can be infected. Transmission of
the disease is facilitated by overcrowding and poor hygiene, in the favellas of the cities of northeastern Brazil.
Yaws can be completely eradicated from an area by giving
penicillin or another appropriate antibiotic to everyone in the
population. This may, unfortunately, cost more than a poor country
can afford.
The term "yaws" is of Caribbean origin. Because the bumps of yaws
look like little berries, the disease is also called <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=8002">frambesia</a> (or
frambesia tropica) from the French "framboise" meaning "raspberry."
Other names include <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3629">granuloma</a> tropicum polypapilloma tropicum, and
thymiosis.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

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Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: A type of <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5603">operation</a> designed to tighten up flabby tissues and enlarge the upper air passages. The operation involves reshaping the uvula
(uvulo-), soft palate (-palato-) and throat (-pharyngo-).
The uvula is a small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5516">soft palate</a> over the back of the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9075">tongue</a>. The uvula is described variously shaped like a U, a tear or a grape. (Its name comes from the Latin word for "grape," uva.) The uvula has its own little <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4464">muscle</a>, the musculus uvuae, to help it stiffen and change shape, so it helps fill in the space at the back of the throat. It helps keep <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11363">food</a> from going down the wrong way down the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11056">breathing</a> passage when one swallows. Singers credit the uvula with letting them produce a vibrato, a wavy up-and-down sound.

The uvula is one of the soft-tissue structures commonly blamed for <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=55490">snoring</A> and for <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=1982">sleep apnea</A> (a break in breathing during <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6177">sleep</A>). Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty is a treatment for these conditions.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

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Echopraxia

Echopraxia: The <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=18375">involuntary</a> imitation of the movements of another person. Echopraxia is a feature of <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=470">schizophrenia</A> (especially the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11106">catatonic</a> form), <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10006">Tourette syndrome</A>, and some other neurologic diseases. From echo + the Greek praxia meaning action.
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Monday, April 21, 2008

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Kaposi sarcoma

Kaposi <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5410">sarcoma</a>: A relatively rare type of skin <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4259">malignancy</a> that tends to afflict elderly people or, especially, those with an abnormal <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3907">immune system</a> as in <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2181">AIDS</a>. Kaposi sarcoma is a highly <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7831">vascular</a> ("angioblastic") tumor of
the skin characterized by soft purplish plaques and <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=14075">papules</a> that form nodules which typically start on the feet and ankles and then slowly spread across the skin of the legs, hands and arms. In AIDS patients,
these tumors can also develop internally and cause severe internal bleeding.
The treatment depends on the severity of the tumor. Low dosages of
<a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7780">radiation therapy</A> can be effective in treating mild cases of Kaposi sarcoma. However, in more severe cases, anti-cancer drugs may be used to slow the spread of the tumor.
The tumor was first described in 1872 by the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2953">dermatologist</a> Moritz Kaposi (Moritz Kaposi Kohn) (1837-1902). Born in Austro-Hungary, Kaposi first identified this <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=478">skin cancer</a> in older Italian and Eastern European Jewish men.
Kaposi sarcoma is now far more common and spreads more aggressively through the body among patients with AIDS. Because of the AIDS epidemic, Kaposi sarcoma left its obscure oncologic niche and entered into daily usage during in the 1990s.

Kaposi sarcoma is caused by a <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11468">herpes</a> virus -- human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8). This virus may be transmitted by kissing. Among gay men infected with HHV-8 but without Kaposi sarcoma, the virus was found in one study in 30% of saliva samples and mouth swabs compared to only 1% of anal and genital samples and, when present, the levels of the virus were much higher in saliva than in semen. Gay men who engage in "deep kissing" -- kissing that involves much contact with saliva -- thus seem to be at higher risk of catching the virus and developing Kaposi sarcoma. It may therefore be relevant that HHV-8 is closely related to the Epstein-Barr virus, the cause of <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4427">infectious mononucleosis</a>, which can be transmitted by kissing.
The disease is also called Kaposi's sarcoma but Kaposi sarcoma is preferred since Dr. Kaposi described the tumor but did not possess it.

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Saturday, April 19, 2008

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Okihiro syndrome

Okihiro syndrome: The association of <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=26318">Duane syndrome</a> (eye retraction) with forearm malformation and <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6791">deafness</a>. Okihiro syndrome is inherited in an <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=15358">autosomal</a> <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3105">dominant</a> manner and is due to mutation of a gene located in chromosome region 20q13.13-q13.2. Also known as the Duane-radial ray syndrome, DRRS, Duane and radial ray anomaly with deafness, and the DR syndrome.

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Friday, April 18, 2008

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De Quervain's tenosynovitis

De Quervain's tenosynovitis: <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=19655">De Quervain's tenosynovitis</a> is inflammation of tendons on the side of the wrist at the base of the thumb. These tendons include the extensor pollicis brevis and the abductor pollicis longus tendons. De Quervain's tenosynovitis typically is associated with pain when the thumb is folded across the palm and the fingers are flexed over the thumb as the hand is pulled away from the involved wrist area. (This is referred to as the Finklestein sign.)


Treatment of De Quervain's tenosynovitis includes any combination of rest, splinting, ice, anti-inflammation medication, and/or <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11574">cortisone injection</a>. Surgery is only rarely necessary.


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Thursday, April 17, 2008

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Rift Valley fever

Rift Valley fever: A viral disease that is acute, causes fever in domestic animals (such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, and camels) and humans, and is associated with mosquito-borne epidemics during years of heavy rainfall. Rift Valley fever is more deadly than West Nile virus.

Rift Valley fever has not occurred in the United States (through 2003). However, there has been concern that it could become permanently established in the US if it does enter the country. People with Rift Valley fever usually have flu-like symptoms but may develop complications such as kidney or liver disease. In outbreaks, the death rate has been about 15% for those seriously ill with Rift Valley fever.

Rift Valley fever is caused by the RVF <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5997">virus</a>. It is found mainly in regions of eastern and southern Africa where sheep and cattle are raised. RVF primarily affects livestock and can cause disease in a large number of domestic animals (a situation referred to as an "epizootic"). An RVF epizootic can lead to an <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3273">epidemic</a> among people exposed to animals with RFV. The most notable epizootic of RVF to date occurred in Kenya in 1950-1951 and resulted in the death of an estimated 100,000 sheep. The first epidemic of RVF in West Africa was reported in 1987.

Epizootics of RVF tend to occur during years in which there is heavy rainfall and localized flooding. The excessive rain allows mosquito eggs, usually of the genus Aedes, to hatch. The mosquito eggs are infected with the RVF virus, and the resulting mosquitoes transfer the virus to the livestock on which they feed. Once the livestock are infected, other species of mosquitoes can become infected from the animals and spread the disease.

People get RVF from the bites of mosquitoes. (In addition, it is possible that the virus can be transmitted by other biting insects.) People can also get the RVF by exposure to the blood or other body fluids of infected animals. This exposure may be in slaughtering or handling of infected animals or by touching contaminated meat during the preparation of food. Infection through aerosol transmission of RVF virus has resulted from contact with <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6463">laboratory</a> specimens containing the virus.

Most people with RVF have no symptoms or only a mild illness associated with fever and liver abnormalities. People with more serious symptoms usually experience fever, weakness, back pain, dizziness, and extreme weight loss at the onset of the illness. Typically, they recover within two days to one week after the onset of illness. But RFV can progress to <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3701">hemorrhagic</a> fever (bleeding which can lead to <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5477">shock</a>), <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3231">encephalitis</a> (inflammation of the brain which can cause headaches, seizures, or <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2803">coma</a>), and eye disease. About 1% of people infected with RVF die of the disease.

A common long-term complication of RVF involves the eye. It is due to inflammation of the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7931">retina</a> (at the back of the eye), About 1-10% of affected patients suffer some permanent loss of vision.

There is no established treatment for RVF. Ribavirin, an <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10211">antiviral</a> drug, has shown promise in animal trials. <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3992">Interferon</a>, immune modulators, and convalescent-phase <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4934">plasma</a> may possibly help in the treatment of RVF.

Sleeping outdoors at night in regions where outbreaks occur risks exposure to mosquito vectors. Animal herdsmen, abattoir workers, and other individuals who work with animals in RVF-endemic areas (areas where the virus is present) have an increased risk of infection. Persons in high-risk professions, such as veterinarians and slaughterhouse workers, have an increased chance of contracting the virus from an infected animal.

International travelers increase their chances of getting the disease when they visit RVF-endemic locations during periods when sporadic cases or epidemics are occurring. To avoid RFV, the use of mosquito repellents and bednets is strongly recommended. Exposure to blood and tissues of animals that may be infected is taboo.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

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Galeophobia

Galeophobia: An abnormally large and persistent fear of
sharks. Sufferers from this phobia experience anxiety even though
they may be safe on a boat or in an aquarium or on a beach. Hollywood
films depicting sharks as calculating, vengeful diabolical monsters
have no doubt enkindled the fear of sharks in many persons. So have
validated reports of sharks venturing into rivers and lakes.

"Galeophobia" is derived from the Greek words "galeos" (shark with
markings resembling those on a weasel) and "phobos"
(fear). "Galeophobia" is also sometimes used as alternate term for
ailurophobia, fear of cats, because the Greek word "galeos" is
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Macewen sign

Macewen sign: A sign to detect
<a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9089"> hydrocephalus</a> and brain abscess. Percussion (tapping) on
the skull at a particular spot (near the junction of the
frontal, temporal and parietal bones) yields an unusually
resonant sound in the presence of hydrocephalus or a brain
abscess.
Named for Sir William Macewen (1848-1924), a
surgeon in Glascow, Scotland who also described Macewen's
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Monday, April 14, 2008

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Fabry disease

Fabry disease: A <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=31304">genetic disease</a> due to deficiency of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A. This enzyme is essential to the metabolism of molecules known as glycosphingolipids. Without the enzyme, glycosphingolipids accumulate in the kidneys, heart, nerves and throughout the body.
Males with Fabry disease are more severely affected than females since the gene for Fabry disease is on the X chromosome. Males have only one X while females have a second X and therefore some enzyme activity.
Boys with Fabry disease usually have discomfort of the hands and feet with abnormal sensation (paresthesia) or burning pain by adolescence. Red raised lesions known as angiokeratomas occur on the skin and within the mouth. The ability to sweat is decreased. The cornea and lens of the eye become clouded. There may be painful abdominal crises. Renal impairment may require <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=344">dialysis</a> or kidney transplant. The <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10419">kidney failure</a> may cause hypertension. Heart function can be impaired.
Females with partial enzyme activity may not show any symptoms or only late in life. Impaired heart function may be their primary problem.
Diagnosis is made by determining the level of alpha-galactosidase A in blood plasma or by genetic testing to detect the abnormal gene.
Treatment is by enzyme replacement. Twice weekly infusions of recombinant galactosidase A have been found to be safe and effective in clearing deposits from the kidney blood vessels, myocardium (heart muscle), and skin.
In August 2001 the European Union granted orphan drug status to two forms of recombinant galactosidase A -- Replagal (agalsidase alfa) and Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta) -- for long-term enzyme replacement in Fabry disease. In Europe, orphan drug status means no third party can compete with them for 10 years. Neither Replagal nor Fabrazyme had received approval in the United States.

The disease is named for the German dermatologist Johannes Fabry (1860-1930) who reported it in 1898, the same year as it was described by the English surgeon William Anderson. The disorder is known alternatively as Fabry-Anderson disease, Anderson-Fabry disease, angiokeratoma corporis diffusum universale, and alpha-galactosidase A deficiency (GLA deficiency).
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Sunday, April 13, 2008

Ocean itch

Ocean itch: An intensely <A
href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=15781">itchy</a> <A
href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=1992">rash</A> due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata).
These <A
href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=62024">jellyfish </A> are common between March and August in the waters off of Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. There may be no adult jellyfish around as a warning. The jellyfish larvae look like mere specks of "finely ground pepper" and can evoke the same response.
The reaction tends to start 4-24 hours after exposure to the jellyfish. People who have had previous exposure to seabather's rash may have an immediate stinging sensation. Some people feel like they have the <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=365">flu</a> with <A
href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=41943">nausea, vomiting</A> , <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=20628">headache</a>, muscle and joint aches, and <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4253">malaise</a>.
A bathing suit traps the jellyfish larvae with the
fabric acting like a net. The best way to prevent stings is clearly to stay out
of the water. Anyone who has had a previous episode of seabather's itch is
advised to not go in the water. If one goes in the water, one can wear clothes
such as a wet suit that provide a protective barrier. Careful washing of
swimwear after taking a dip is advisable. Wearing a T-shirt into the water is a
poor idea because it increases the risk of a severe reaction. Topical anti-itch creams are only temporarily effective.

Other names for this condition include bather's eruption, sea poisoning, and seabather's itch and the jellyfish are sometimes called sea critters or, incorrectly, sea lice.
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Friday, April 11, 2008

MSF Stops Activities in Iraq

MSF Treating Injured in Bouake, Ivory Coast; Calls for Respect of Civilians

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Research and Development System Failing to Meet Health Needs of Developing Countries

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WORLD AIDS DAY 2004

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Escalating Attacks in North Darfur Force Civilians to Flee Repeatedly

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Tens of Thousands Flee Fighting in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

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EMERGENCY UPDATE: Doctors Without Borders Begins Providing Aid in Aceh, Northern Sumatra

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EMERGENCY UPDATE: Doctors Without Borders Aid Operations in South Asia

MSF and Greenpeace Bring Urgent Medical Aid to Sumatra, Indonesia

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Global AIDS Treatment Efforts Not On Track

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Thousands Flee Fighting in Eastern DRC

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Doctors Without Borders Intervenes in Plague Outbreak in Congo

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MSF fears that increased insecurity will remain the main obstacle for delivery of emergency humanitarian assistance to displaced populations of Ituri - DRC

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Alarming Health Situation in Ituri Camps in DR Congo as Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Resumes Relief Activities

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MSF: Rape and Sexual Violence Ongoing in Darfur

New Guatemalan Law and Intellectual Property Provisions in DR-CAFTA Threaten Access to Affordable Medicines

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Responding to a Measles Epidemic in Chad

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Nearly One Year After Killing of Five Aid Workers in Afghanistan,

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WHO Leadership Failing to Improve Generic Medicines Prequalification System

MSF Shocked By Arrest of Head of Mission in Sudan - MSF Charged with Crimes Against the State

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Second Arrest in Sudan; Dutch Coordinator For MSF in Darfur Held This Morning

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Two Doctors Without Borders Staff Abducted in Ituri, DRC on June 2nd Are Free

MSF Denied Access to Rwandan Transit Camp in Burundi

Nutritional Crisis in Niger: Tens of Thousands of Lives in Danger

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Southern Sudan: Critical Nutritional Situation in Many Areas of Bahr-el-Ghazal Province

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Creative Approach Allows MSF To Treat Children With Aids

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UN Food Distributions in Niger Not Reaching Those With Greatest Needs

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Violence from Authorities and Gangs Are Major Threat to Immigrants in Morocco

Forcing Patients to Pay for AIDS Care Endangers Treatment Success

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Reconstructive Surgery Helps Restore Vital Functions For Mutilation Victims in Northern Uganda

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US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: MSF Calls on Thailand to Protect Access to Medicines in the Face of US Pressure

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Doctors Without Borders Staff in Colombia Released

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Two Doctors Without Borders Staff Members Detained in Colombia

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Not Enough Being Done to Make Essential AIDS Drugs Available

Patent Application For AIDS Drug Opposed For First Time in India

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Governments Must Move Forward with Global R&D Framework at World Health Assembly

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Reduction of Food Aid Threatens Displaced Persons in Darfur

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Upsurge of Violence Harming Civilians in Southern Sudan

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More Empty Promises: Abbott Fails to Supply Critical New AIDS Drug Formulation to Developing Countries

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Cholera in Angola: Number of Infected People Reaches 20,000 - Response Remains Insufficient

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Upsurge of Violence Harming Civilians in Southern Sudan

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Myanmar Refugees in Bangladesh: Nowhere to Go

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Ear drum

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) - March, 2008 - 34-03

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Vascular dementia

Vascular dementia: A common form of <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2940">dementia</a> in older persons that is due to cerebrovascular disease, usually with stepwise deterioration from a series of small strokes and a patchy distribution of neurologic deficits affecting some functions and not others. Risk factors include <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=378">high blood pressure</a>, an unsteady way of walking, and advanced age. Symptoms include confusion, problems with recent memory, wandering or getting lost in familiar places, loss of bladder or bowel control (incontinence), emotional problems such as laughing or crying inappropriately, difficulty following instructions, and problems handling money. The damage is typically so slight that the change is noticeable only as a series of small steps. However, over time, as more small blood vessels in the brain are blocked, there is noticeable gradual mental decline. Vascular dementia commonly begins between the ages of 60 and 75 and affects men more often than women. Also known as multi-infarct dementia. See also <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=21886">CADASIL</a>.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Tuberculosis: Drug resistance in Canada-2007

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Hansen disease

Hansen disease: Leprosy, a chronic granulomatous infection
caused by a bacterium which affects various parts of the body,
including in particular the skin and nerves. (Granulomatous refers to the formation of granulomas, inflammatory nodules that are usually small, granular, firm, and persistent.) The bacterium responsible for leprosy is called Mycobacterium leprae or, for short, M. leprae.

M. leprae is an obligate <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4769">parasite</a> that has to live
within cells. There it is able to withstand the onslaught of <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=15392">enzymes</a>
and other forces by virtue of possessing a peculiarly resistant waxy
coat and thanks also to its association with lowered cellular
<a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3908">immunity</a>.

For thousands of years, leprosy was one of the world's most feared
communicable diseases, because the skin and nerve damage often led to
terrible disfigurement and disability. (In ancient sources such as
the Bible, the term "leprosy" was used to describe a number of <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2885">cutaneous</a>
diseases, especially those of a contagious and chronic
nature, probably
including <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=459">psoriasis</a>.)

The classic clinical form of leprosy is called <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2247">anesthetic</a>
leprosy. It chiefly affects nerves. The condition is marked initially
by hyperesthesia (excess sensation) succeeded by <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2246">anesthesia</a> (lack of
feeling) and by <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4765">paralysis</a>, <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11848">ulceration</a>, and various other problems, ending horribly in <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=14506">gangrene</a> and self-mutilation.

India accounts for almost four-fifths (nearly 80%) of all cases of
leprosy in the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) recorded
800,000 new leprosy patients around the world during the year 1998-
99. Half of the world's leprosy cases are now found in the five
Indian states of Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
and Orissa.

Today leprosy can be cured, particularly if treatment is
begun early. The treatment of choice is a multidrug therapy (MDT)
using diaphenylsulfone (Dapsone), rifampicin (Rifadin), and clofazimine (Lamprene). Surgery can
reconstruct damaged faces and limbs.

Over millennia the leprosy bacterium has undergone "massive gene decay" -- the loss of many genes and therefore it has largely lost the ability to adapt. The gene sequence of M. leprae has been compared with that of its close relative M. tuberculosis, which causes TB. M. tuberculosis has clearly succeeded in holding onto many more of its genes.

M. leprae has listless habits. It divides more slowly than any other known bacterium, just once every two weeks -- compared with once every 40 minutes for E. coli. M. leprae also is finicky in the laboratory with its growth requirements still poorly defined.

When M. leprae infect a person, the bacteria are first engulfed by white blood cells but not destroyed. Instead, the white cells conveniently carry the bacteria to their new home inside cells called macrophages, which are also part of the immune system. The bacteria then invade certain types of nerve cells, eventually causing the skin lesions and loss of sensation characteristic of leprosy.
Living inside the macrophages keeps M. leprae safe from the immune system, but it also stops it from regularly exchanging DNA with other M. leprae. As a result the bacterium has lost more genes to random mutation than any organism analysed so far, keeping only the few genes that it needs to survive. Many of the lost genes were involved in metabolism. This explains why M. leprae grows so slowly. It is almost in a state of permanent starvation.

The term Hansen disease instead of leprosy is now preferred by some experts, because of it being less perjorative. Hansen disease was named in honor of the Norwegian physician, Gerhard Armauer Henrik Hansen, who in 1873 discovered the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae, the first <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4372">microbe</a> found to be the causative agent of a human disease. Hansen's discovery preceded Robert Koch's demonstration of the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=15038">bacterial</a> cause of <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2273">anthrax</a> by 3 years. Hansen's research helped to establish fundamental principles in microbiology, <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3941">immunology</a>, and <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5120">public health</a>.

The word "leprosy" comes from the French "lepre" from the Greek "lepros" meaning scaly. Only people and the nine-banded armadillo are susceptible to leprosy.

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Monday, April 7, 2008

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Babinski reflex

Babinski reflex: An important neurologic test based,
believe it or not, upon what the big toe does when the sole of the
foot is stimulated. If the big toe goes up, that may mean trouble.
The Babinski <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5266">reflex</a> is obtained by stimulating the external
portion (the outside) of the sole. The examiner begins the
stimulation back at the heel and goes forward to the base of the
toes. There are diverse ways to elicit Babinski response. A
useful way that requires no special equipment is with firm pressure
from the examiner's thumb. Just stroke the sole firmly with the thumb
from back to front along the outside edge.
Care must be taken not to overdo it. Too vigorous stimulation may
cause withdrawal of the foot or toe, which can be mistaken as a
Babinski response.
The Babinski reflex is characterized by <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3361">extension</a> of the great toe
and also by fanning of the other toes.
Most newborn babies are not neurologically mature and
therefore show a Babinski response. Upon stimulation of the sole, they extend the great toe . Many young infants do this, too, and it is perfectly normal. However, in time during infancy the Babinski response vanishes and, under normal circumstances, should never return.
A Babinski response in an older child or adult is abnormal. It is
a sign of a problem in the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2765">central nervous system (CNS)</a>, most likely
in a part called the pyramidal tract.
Asymmetry of the Babinski response -- when it is present on one
side but not the other -- is abnormal. It is a sign not merely of
trouble but helps to lateralize that trouble (tell which side of the
CNS is involved).
The Babinski reflex is known by a number of other names: the
plantar response (because the sole is the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4932">plantar</a> surface of the
foot), the toe or big toe sign or phenomenon, the Babinski phenomenon
or sign. (It is wrong to say that the Babinski reflex is positive or
negative; it is present or absent).
Babinski, despite the Slavic sound of the name, was French: Joseph
Francois Felix Babinski (1857-1932). He will never be forgotten in
medicine, thanks to the reflex he found.

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Saturday, April 5, 2008

Kawasaki disease

<a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7302">Kawasaki disease</a>: A disease that has nothing to do with the motor bike of the same name but is a syndrome of unknown origin that mainly affects young children, causing <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=361">fever</a>, reddening of the eyes
(conjunctivitis),
lips and mucous membranes of the mouth, ulcerative <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=376">gum disease</a>
(gingivitis), swollen
glands in the neck (cervical lymphadenopathy) and a <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=1992">rash</a> that is
raised and bright red
(maculoerythematous) in a glove-and-sock fashion over the skin of the
hands and feet which
becomes hard, swollen (edematous) and peels off. Also called the
mucocutaneous lymph node
syndrome.
The classic diagnostic criteria for Kawasaki disease are:
<ul>
<li>Both eyes are red, usually without drainage or crusting.
<li>Lips and mouth are often bright red, and the top layer of the tongue peels off, leaving the tongue red and glossy.
<li>Hands and feet may be red and swollen. In the second week, skin under the fingernails and toenails begins to peel.
<li>A rash is usually present and often worse in the groin area.
<li>Lymph nodes in the neck may be swollen.
</ul>
However, some children with Kawasaki disease do not fulfill these classic criteria and yet are at risk for developing coronary artery aneurysms, an abnormal ballooning of a coronary vessel. Children with Kawasaki disease who are not treated within the first week to 10 days of the onset of fever have five times the risk of developing coronary artery aneurysms.

The name of mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is quite
descriptive because the disease is characterized by the typical
changes in the mucus membranes that line the lips and mouth and by
the enlarged and tender lymph glands. The syndrome was first
described in the late 1960's in Japan by the pediatrician Tomisaku
Kawasaki.
Kawasaki disease affects the vascular system, and is now
the main cause of acquired heart disease in children. It is most
common in people of Asian descent, and is both more common and more
deadly in males.

Treatment is usually with with high-dose intravenous gamma globulin, also called intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG),
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Friday, April 4, 2008

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Paleostriatum

Paleostriatum: A pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. The paleostriatum is specifically part of what is called the lentiform nucleus which, in turn, is part of the striate body, a component of the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10030">basal ganglia</a>, large masses of <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3635">gray matter</a> at the base of the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2673">cerebral hemispheres</a> of the brain.
Cells within the paleostriatum may be preferentially damaged and perish in carbon monoxide poisoning, barbiturate intoxication, <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=23451">cyanide</a> poisoning, hydrogen sulfide poisoning, profound prolonged <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3856">hypoglycemia</a>, <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3873">hypoxia</a>, <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3864">hypotension</a>, and <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11572">Wilson disease</a>.
Paleostriatum means old stratum. It was so named
because it was thought to have evolved before the neostriatum (the
new stratum), a different part of the striate body of the brain.
The paleostriatum is also called the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9026">globus pallidus</a>, globus being the Latin
for globe and pallidus referring to its pallor.

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Thursday, April 3, 2008

Defecation syncope

Defecation syncope: The <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7662">temporary loss of consciousness</a> (syncope) upon defecating (having a bowel movement). Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in plain English, <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=1945">fainting</A>. The situations that <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=30700">trigger</a> this reaction are diverse and include having blood drawn, straining while urinating (<A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9308">micturition syncope</a>) or defecating, coughing or swallowing. The reaction also can be due to the emotional <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=488">stress</A> of fear or <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4723">pain</a>.

Under these conditions, people often become pale and feel nauseated, sweaty, and weak just before they lose consciousness.

<A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7704"> Situational syncope</a> is caused by a <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5266">reflex</a> of the <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=18375">involuntary</a> nervous system called the <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7713">vasovagal reaction</a>. The vasovagal reaction leads the <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3668">heart</a> to slow down (<A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2515">bradycardia</a>) and, at the same time, it leads the nerves to the blood vessels in the legs to permit those vessels
to <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3001">dilate</a> (widen). The result is that the heart puts out less blood, the blood pressure drops, and what blood is circulating tends to go into the legs rather than to the head. The brain is then deprived of <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10690">oxygen</a>, and the fainting episode occurs.

The vasovagal reaction is also called a <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7715">vasovagal attack</a>. And situational syncope is also called <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7706">vasovagal syncope</a>, <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7709">vasodepressor syncope</a>, and Gower <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5613">syndrome</a> after Sir William Richard Gower (1845-1915), a famous English <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4553">neurologist</a>
whose name is also associated with a sign, a solution, another syndrome, and a tract in the <A href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2667">central nervous system</a>.
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Thiazolidinedione

Thiazolidinedione: (Pronounced THIGH-ah-ZO-li-deen-DYE-own.) A class of drugs for <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?ArticleKey=18055">type 2 diabetes</a> that lower the blood sugar by increasing the sensitivity of cells to <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?ArticleKey=3989">insulin</a>. Insulin can then move <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?ArticleKey=3608">glucose</a> from the blood into cells for energy. These drugs also increase the <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?ArticleKey=3661">HDL</a> ("good") <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?ArticleKey=2710">cholesterol</a>.
Rezulin (troglitazone) was the first drug in this class in the US but was taken off the market because of liver toxicity. Sister compounds now available with a better safety profile include Actos (<a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?ArticleKey=11577">pioglitazone</a>) and Avandia (<a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?ArticleKey=11573">rosiglitazone</a>). The main contraindications to the use of these medications include liver disease and <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?ArticleKey=3672">heart failure</a>. These drugs can cause a significant increase in fluid retention and thereby increase the risk of heart failure by about 70%.

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