Bøger af Ilamathi Jayaraman

Recently, new drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors have been developed that ¿reset¿ the immune system. They are useful in treating several types of cancer. Their helpfulness in cervical cancer treatment is just being discovered, and clinical trials are underway to find out more because cervical cancer is highly treatable when detected early, and researchers are developing better ways to detect precancer and cervical cancer. For example, fluorescent spectroscopy is the use of fluorescent light to detect changes in precancerous cervix cells. Human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention.

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to shrink (atrophy) and brain cells to die. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia ¿ a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills that affects a person's ability to function independently.Alzheimer's disease maximize function and maintain independence for a time. Different programs and services can help support people with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers.There is no treatment that cures Alzheimer's disease or alters the disease process in the brain. In advanced stages of the disease, complications from severe loss of brain function ¿ such as dehydration, malnutrition or infection ¿ result in death.

Ischemic stroke is a condition that causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. While there have been several advances in experimental modeling and prospective treatments, research has left much to be desired when it comes to understanding the mechanisms and factors at play when a stroke occurs. Stroke has become a serious issue in the United States, as more than 795,000 people in the US have a stroke every year. About 610,000 of those are first time strokes, while 185,000 occur in patients who have had a stroke before. Stroke is also responsible for about 140,000 deaths in the US every year, which is about one out of every twenty deaths in the country. This makes it the fifth leading cause of death in America. When cost of health care services, medicine, and work days missed are taken into account, the total yearly cost of stroke in the US is about 34 billion dollars. It is also the leading cause of long-term disability in the United States.