Thyroid Function Tests Thyroid function tests are blood tests which help to check the function of your thyroid gland. They are mainly used to detect an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) and an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism). Note: The information below is a general guide only. The arrangements, and the way tests are performed, may vary between different…
Doctors diagnose the cause of dementia by asking questions about the person’s medical history and doing a physical exam, a mental status exam, and lab and imaging tests. Tests can help the doctor learn whether dementia is caused by a treatable condition. Even for those dementias that cannot be reversed, knowing the type of dementia…
About dementia Dementia is not a specific disease. It’s an overall term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person’s ability to perform everyday activities. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of cases. Vascular dementia, which occurs after…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Yo-yo dieting — quickly losing weight only to promptly regain it — may raise the risk of heart problems, a new study suggests. People who experience regular weight fluctuations of 8 to 10 pounds are much more likely to suffer from heart disease,…
(Reuters Health) – Young men who are overweight or obese have up to double the risk of normal-weight peers for developing liver disease later in life, a large study in Sweden suggests. If the young men also had type 2 diabetes, their risk of having liver disease by the time they reached middle age was…
Growing cervical cancer cases in Nigeria Daily Times Nigeria If there is any disease mostly dreaded by Nigerian women, it is cervical cancer.| Available statistics show that more than 100,000 women die every year in Nigeria from the disease, even as this is particularly tragic because the vast majority of the cervical cancer deaths in…