excellently chosen by qualified doctors. SCD is the bomb! It didn't "cure" me completely, but I have no complaints and only gratitude for the immense reduction in symptoms, increase in health and increase in control it's given me.
Most participants had been diagnosed with hemoglobin SS, and they reported an average number of 8.61 pain episodes in the previous 12 months. Participants were asked to whom, how fully, and how helpful it was to talk to significant others about SCD pain episodes experienced in the last 12 ...
Venous thromboembolism(VTE), defined asdeep vein thrombosis(DVT) orpulmonary embolism(PE), is increasingly recognized as a frequent and important clinical complication in adults with SCD, and is likely, at least in part, the result of this hypercoagulable state.10,11,12In these reports, up to...
It is estimated thatapproximately 1 to 2% of the general populationhas abnormally thin bone covering their superior semicircular canal. The average age for diagnosis of superior canal dehiscence is approximately 45 years old. Approximately 33% of patients diagnosed will have superior canal dehiscence in...
Anemia is diagnosed with a blood test. A doctor will look at the values of hemoglobin to determine whether someone has the condition. Anemia is diagnosed when the blood shows a hemoglobin value that is: Less than 13.5 gm/dl in a man ...
I went to another doctor who diagnosed me withSIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), or a bacterial imbalance in the small intestine. The bacteria of the small intestine do the initial work of digestion, and the wrong bacteria can produce toxins or leave food undigested, causing ...
There is no way to teach a math problem if you don’t know how to solve it. You have to take this journey with the kids. They need a role model to look up to. When I say journey, I do mean journey. It’s a long path, but it’s all worth it. (See Colin’s reflection on...
When the gut is bombarded with processed foods, harmful pathogens, and foods you’re sensitive or allergic to – gluten, dairy, whatever – it needs a break. It needs a rest from not just those foods, but anything else that will “scratch it” and prevent healing. ...
“Whoa, this is good,” I said to myself. Something about the fresh-tasting mint and the creamy cheese balanced the earthy flavor of the beets and transformed them into something I could appreciate. I proceeded to put a hefty dent in the beet mountain, leaving bright pink stains all over...
Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) occurs when the heart stops working without warning.In most cases of SCD, the victim had been suffer ing from heart disease, whichcould have been be picked up by an ECG, or electrocardiogram. 'In Ireland today you have a one per cent chance of survival if yo...