Daily Archives: April 15, 2024

Bartholin cyst

( 1998 )
What can you tell me about a Bartholin cyst? We are looking for medical information.

Bartholin’s glands are located on each side of the vaginal opening. They secrete substances that lubricate the vagina. If the duct that drains these secretions becomes obstructed from an infection or other causes, the gland fills with fluid and enlarges as a cyst. It appears as a painless lump to one side of the vaginal opening.

Continue reading

Side effects of alendronate

(1996)

What are the side effects of the alternative to estrogen, alendronate (Fosamax)?

Continue reading

What is clubfoot ?

(1999)

Clubfoot is a congenital foot deformity that occurs in about 1 of every 1,000 births. The term is applied to a variety of foot abnormalities in which the foot is twisted out of shape or position. In some 95 percent of cases, the foot—including the heel—is twisted downward and inward and the arch is increased. Both feet are involved in about half of the infants with clubfoot. Boys are about twice as likely as girls to have the problem. Continue reading

Huntington’s disease

(1999)

Do you have any information on Huntington’s disease?

Huntington’s disease is a degenerative disease of the brain that was recognized over 100 years ago by an American physician, George Huntington.

Continue reading

What is Electromyogram ( EMG ) ?

(1999)

I was wondering if you could tell me about a procedure called EMG. I am not even sure what the true name is.

Continue reading

Diplopia

( 1999 )

What can We tell you about diplopia?

Continue reading

Breast-nipple cancer and Paiget’s disease

(1999)

Is there a breast-nipple cancer by the name of Paiget’s disease?

Continue reading

asymptomatic microscopic hematuria

What is “asymptomatic microscopic hematuria” and what causes this minute amount of blood to show up in a urinalysis without any symptoms to the patient?

Continue reading

Archives

April 2013
M T W T F S S
     
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930