Nasal polypsare common, noncancerous, teardrop-shaped growths that form in the nose orsinuses. They’re usually found around the area where the sinuses open into the nasal cavity. Mature ones look like peeled grapes. Often linked toallergiesorasthma, they may cause no symptoms, especially if...
For screening high-risk asymptomatic individuals, the results of our meta-analysis suggest that large polyps and cancer may be missed in many patients. The estimate for sensitivity was only 72% (95% CI: 60% to 80%). For diagnosing symptomatic patients, the sensitivity was 88% (95% CI: ...
After a few weeks, the jellyfish float away and grow into mature medusae. A medusa can live for about three to six months. When Jellyfish Attack! It sounds like something out of an old "Godzilla" movie: Giant sea monsters have invaded Japanese waters. They're 6 feet long and weigh up...
Know that correcting SIBO and dysbiosis will go a long way toward improving constipation, so this is a good place to start. Given that our stool is mostly made up of dead bacteria, one can imagine that without proper amounts of good bacteria we’re going to have a tough time bulking the...
Colonoscopy procedures are used as colorectal cancer screening exams and a tool for colon polyp removal before they turn into cancer. In addition to being a tool for colon cancer screening, they may be used to look inside your large intestine to find the causes of things like abdominal pain,...
I had become so settled into having just 2 that it took a long time to adjust to another. I love having a dessert baby as my OB called it, but I admit to daydreaming about where my life would have taken me if I hadn’t been sent back to the beginning of parenting again. Reply ...
Thanks to the work of our scientific aunts and uncles, and thanks to the 10 years of practice we've had in Curaçao at raising other coral species, we got some of those larvae to go through the rest of the process and settle and attach, and turn into metamorphosed corals. So this ...
Harper. What's also concerning is that, oftentimes, cervical cancer—especially in its early stages—presents very few symptoms. This is why she always recommends seeing a doctor if the bleeding starts happening semi-frequently, even if just to rule it out....
Bowel prep procedures generally start with the temporary adjustment of certain medications. Chief among these areanticoagulants(a.k.a. "blood thinners") that need to be stopped seven days in advance. This prevents excess bleeding in the event of an injury or a procedure like apolyp removal.2 ...
Hypoxia and seasonal temperature: Short-term effects and long-term implications for Acartia tonsa Dana. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 2006, 328, 177–196. [CrossRef] 47. Vargo, S.L.; Sastry, A.N. Acute temperature and low dissolved oxygen tolerances of brachyuran crab (Cancer irroratus) ...