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Managing Illness Related Fear

Fear can be debilitating. It can stop you from making the progress you need to make. There are a few things you can do to try and help yourself manage illness related fears.

Want the Scoop? Ask a Nurse!

If you want to know which procedures are not really necessary, which doctor is never on time, which hospital is the dirtiest, cleanest, or highest charging, then ask the nurses. Nurses see it all, and they usually keep all of the secrets. They are armed with some of the juiciest details available.

The study on migraines and heart disease

Researchers actually used two studies to determine what, if any, connection there was between migraine headaches and heart disease risks. The original study had twenty thousand migraine sufferers participate and fifty five thousand individuals who had no instance of migraines. For the second study, twenty one thousand people with confirmed heart disease participated, and sixty three thousand people who had no diagnosis of heart disease participated.

Vitamin B12 and the Human Body

Vitamin B12 is very important to the human body. Without sufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 people can develop conditions like anemia, neurological problems, trouble with their eyesight, tingling sensations in their extremities, cognitive problems like memory loss, and trouble digesting foods properly.

Potential for Early Diagnosis

Researchers from John Hopkins University have found that DNA in patient’s blood samples and saliva samples may indicate cancerous tumors in the head and neck. The researchers feel hopeful that this discovery will provide the healthcare professionals with the ability to detect malignant tumors in the head and neck earlier, and thus increase the chances of the patient having a full recovery from the disease.

The Study on health

Four thousand children were studied between 2009 and 2012 by the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Researchers at Harvard looked at the results of that study to determine how many of those children were taking in adequate amounts of daily fluid, and what effects the lack of proper hydration had on the children in short term, and in the long term.

The study on the benefits of showing patients their clogged artery images

One hundred and eighty nine heart patients who had been recently diagnosed with early stage coronary diseases were used to determine if visually seeing the images of their clogged arteries would make any difference in how well they followed the treatment plans devised by their cardiologist.

How to determine if an appendix will require emergency surgery

If doctors perform a CT scan on the patients that present with an inflamed appendix they will be able to determine if the appendix has ruptured, which requires emergency surgery to be performed immediately, or if the appendix is in immediate danger of rupturing. The ones that are not in an immediate danger of rupturing could be treated with a round of antibiotic therapy, then evaluated to see if they are still a potential threat.

The Study of NSAIDs and Fertility

Thirty nine women of childbearing age who suffered from minor back pains participated in the study of the effect that NSAIDs have on fertility.

The women were given one of the three most popular NSAIDs on the market or a placebo.

The researchers wanted to measure the size of the ovaries in the women, the presence of follicles in the ovaries and the level of progesterone in their bodies. The follicles the ovaries produce are what release the eggs during ovulation. The progesterone is a hormone that is essential in ovulation. Without proper levels of progesterone, the fertilized eggs would not be able to attach to the interior lining of the uterus.

The Study on migraine

Researchers are currently developing and testing they believe will be able to prevent migraines from happening rather than treat the pain after they develop. The drugs are designed to prevent the headaches by interrupting the chain of events that normally lead up to these headaches occurring.