Inflammation often plays a key role in the perpetuation of pain. Chronic inflammatory conditions (e.g. osteoarthritis, immune system dysfunction, micro-circulatory disease, painful neuritis, and even heart disease) have increased as baby boomers age. Medicine's current anti-inflammatory choices are NSAIDs and steroids; the value in promoting cure and side effect risks of these medications are u...

This study retrospectively analyzed 12 patients with brain abscesses. Half of the patients were diagnosed inaccurately in the initial stage, and 7.2 days were required to achieve the final diagnosis of brain abscess. The patients presented only with a moderately elevated leukocyte count, serum CRP levels, or body temperatures during the initial stage. These markers changed, first with an increa...

BACKGROUND Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the two major forms of inflammatory bowel disease. The incidence and prevalence of both conditions have increased and are progressively increasing. These diseases are frequently recurrent and clinically highly severe. In Brazil, the lack of epidemiological data related to such diseases has left these patients in a vulnerable state and contri...

Knee is a complex joint. It the most commonly injured joint in body. Trauma may injure soft tissues such as ligaments or bones of Inflammatory synovitis one conditions developed after trauma. This article encompasses diagnosed case Post traumatic chronic inflammatory synovitis. Treatment protocol was opted considering its samprapti (Pathophysiology) janu sandhi marmaghata. planned Sandhi Sympto...

While human immunity is generally thought to protect against infectious agents, there is also evidence for immune surveillance against neoplastic diseases. Some malignant cells are able to evade or down-regulate this immune response through a variety of chemical mediators, rendering the host response ineffective and leading to poor prognoses. Immune mechanisms seem particularly important in the...

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), one of the most common infections in nonpregnant women of reproductive age, remains an important public health problem. It is associated with major long-term sequelae, including tubal factor infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and chronic pelvic pain. In addition, treatment of acute PID and its complications incurs substantial health care costs. Prevention of thes...

AIM Adherence to therapy is important to ensure success. We wanted to explore this feature in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS We explored adherence to treatment and its modifiers in 40 patients with inflammatory bowel disease using a battery of tests. RESULTS A 67% of patients (95% CI: 51-81%) acknowledged a certain degree of involuntary nonadherence, and 35% ...