Archive for March, 2009
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Shane Hester asked: It's often difficult to pinpoint what exactly a generally vague term such as environmental diseases actually represents. Is it another way to describe global warming or some kind of bug that's attacking the foliage and plant life in forests? Well, actually - NO. Although the term sounds ...
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Monday, March 30th, 2009
Mitesh Janiyani asked: India is gaining popularity internationally due to available of robotic kidney removal surgery in India at pocket friendly cost. The private sector which was very modest in the early stages has now become a flourishing industry equipped with the most modern state-of-the-art technology at its disposal. It ...
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
superdude220 asked: My condition is completely not transmittable, and it in no way has ever effected me physically. In fact I dont even have to take medication for it. Its just something i was born with. The disease is known as "Thin Basement Membrane Disease"
Shown here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_basement_membrane_diseaseElsie
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Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Kelly Marshall asked: When your best friend becomes old, it is prone to many more diseases than when it is young. Like in human beings, dogs also suffer from increased illnesses and organ malfunctioning with age. Once your dog reaches the age of eight years, one of the organs that ...
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Saturday, March 21st, 2009
HI There! asked: School project but m also generally curious. I have tried researching on the internet but couldn't find anything that good. Also any other facts about it. I know the symptoms but are there any other treatments apart from dyalisis? Are there any people out there who have ...
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Dr. Bhavin Bhatt asked: Gum DiseaseGum or periodontal disease (also known as periodontitis) is an inflammatory condition affecting the tissues surrounding a tooth, and is the leading cause of tooth loss. Gingivitis is a bacterial infection of the tissues in the mouth and potential precursor of gum disease.Once gum disease ...
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Wishbone asked: Acute renal failure or ARF is characterized by a rapid onset of renal insufficiency/failure, reduction in glomerular filtration rate and renal plasma flow, and the clinical and biochemical aftermath of the excretory failure. This is a serious form of kidney disease where the dog's kidney quit working all ...
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
Own Health asked: Everyone is aware that sugar causes cavities, makes their children hyper, induces cravings and will eventually make you crash. Unfortunately, sugar is so pervasive in our food supply that most of the time we don’t realize that we are eating it. And for that reason we are ...
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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Arggg asked: I'm going through menopause and I'm wondering if I will be able to take estrogen replacement therapy with CKD (nephritis - GFR 50%). Is it too dangerous?
I'm asking because the symptoms include fatigue & muscle pain, not symptoms to be taken lightly. I can deal with hot flashes. ...
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