Hacking The Nervous System
(Photo: © Job Boot)
One nerve connects your vital organs, sensing and shaping your health. If we learn to control it, the future of medicine will be electric.When Maria Vrind, a former gymnast from Volendam in the Netherlands, found that the only way she could put her socks on in the morning was to lie on her back with her feet in the air, she had to accept that things had reached a crisis point. “I had become so stiff I couldn’t stand up,” she says. “It was a great shock because I’m such an active person.”It was 1993. Vrind was in her late 40s and working two jobs, athletics coach and a carer for disabled ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hacking The Nervous System
(Photo: © Job Boot)
One nerve connects your vital organs, sensing and shaping your health. If we learn to control it, the future of medicine will be electric.When Maria Vrind, a former gymnast from Volendam in the Netherlands, found that the only way she could put her socks on in the morning was to lie on her back with her feet in the air, she had to accept that things had reached a crisis point. “I had become so stiff I couldn’t stand up,” she says. “It was a great shock because I’m such an active person.”It was 1993. Vrind was in her late 40s and working two jobs, athletics coach and a carer for disabled ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 30, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Toxic Shock Syndrome: Symptoms, Treatment & Outlook
Toxic shock syndrome is a rare and life-threatening complication of some types of bacterial infections. Often times, toxic shock syndrome results from toxins produced Staphylococcus aureus or, 'staph,' bacteria. The condition might also be caused by toxins produced by group A streptococcus or, 'strep,' bacteria. The syndrome historically has been associated with the use of superabsorbent tampons. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 23, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Health and Disability Source Type: news
Toxic Shock Syndrome: Symptoms, Treatment & Outlook
Information regarding Toxic shock syndrome including treatment methods and symptoms experienced (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 23, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Health and Disability Source Type: news
VIDEO: Mum campaigns after toxic shock death
The mother of a teenager who died after using a tampon for the first time are calling for the effects of toxic shock syndrome to be taught in all schools. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doncaster mother suffering toxic shock syndrome caused by a TAMPON wakes from coma
Joanna Cartwright, 27, from Doncaster, woke from an eight-day coma unable to recognise her family after suffering the life-threatening condition toxic shock syndrome. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Title: Toxic Shock SyndromeCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 3/31/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/28/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Hepatitis C General)
Source: MedicineNet Hepatitis C General - October 28, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Teenager who used a tampon ends up on life support after toxic shock syndrome set in after TWO hours
Jodie Craig, 16, was rushed to hospital in Edinburgh where doctors revealed she had the life-threatening condition, caused by the bacteria staphylococcus, which invaded her bloodstream, releasing poisonous toxins. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Immune cell discovery could help to halt cancer spread
The critical importance of highly specialized immune cells, called natural killer cells, in killing melanoma cells that have spread to the lungs has been highlighted by new research. These natural killer cells could be harnessed to hunt down and kill cancers that have spread in the body, scientists report. The team also found natural killer cells were critical to the body's rejection of donor bone marrow transplants and in the runaway immune response during toxic shock syndrome. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 14, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Immune cell discovery could help to halt cancer spread
(Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) Melbourne researchers have revealed the critical importance of highly specialized immune cells, called natural killer cells, in killing melanoma cells that have spread to the lungs. These natural killer cells could be harnessed to hunt down and kill cancers that have spread in the body.The team, from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, also found natural killer cells were critical to the body's rejection of donor bone marrow transplants and in the runaway immune response during toxic shock syndrome. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 14, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Father who lost three limbs to strep A leaves hospital after doctors gave 3% survival chance
Alex Lewis, 34, from Hampshire, thought he had a cold last November. Instead he had contracted strep A which developed into septicaemia and toxic shock syndrome. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)
Title: Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 3/5/2009 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/31/2014 6:04:47 PM (Source: MedicineNet Hepatitis C General)
Source: MedicineNet Hepatitis C General - March 31, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Scarlet fever cases among children in England at highest level since 1990
Cases of the highly infectious disease are at more than twice the average level for the time of year, says Public Health EnglandScarlet fever cases among young children in England are at their highest for more than 20 years, public health experts said on Friday.The once life-threatening and still highly contagious disease can usually be contained with a 10-day course of antibiotics, but schools and GPs have been warned to look out for symptoms while families have been "strongly advised" to keep their children at home for 24 hours after starting treatment. There is no preventative vaccine.Children aged between two and eight...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 21, 2014 Category: Science Authors: James Meikle Tags: The Guardian Family Children Infectious diseases News Health Society Source Type: news
Group A streptococcus in pregnancy: Expert contributes to research
A physician offers a description of the recommended approach to diagnosing and treating Group A streptococcus (GAS) in pregnant and postpartum women. Group A streptococcus can cause invasive infections in the form of endometritis, necrotizing fasciitis, or streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. These infections, when associated with sepsis, have associated mortality rates of 30 to 50 percent. When a pregnant woman presents with GAS infection, her symptoms are often atypical, with extremes of temperature, unusual and vague pain, and pain in the extremities. Imaging may appear normal, but removing a small sample from the uterus...
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 6, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
