Articles for Doctors

The heart is under influence of both divisions of the autonomic nervous system. The sympathetic system has positive chronotropic action whereas the parasympathetic system has negative chronotropic action. Previous studies have shown that imbalance between sympathetic and parasympathetic tone and excessive stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system are fundamental risk factors for cardiac death

Bacon cheeseburgers and French fries drip with weight gain, increased cholesterol levels, and higher blood pressure. But what if further research findings made these foods look safe?

A group of substances essential to normal metabolism, growth and
development, and regulation of cell function; vitamins work together with
enzymes, co-factors, and other substances.

Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death by disease in the U.S. Diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease, blindness, non-traumatic amputation and impotence. Heart disease and stroke are two to six times more common in people with diabetes.

41-year-old gentleman was referred to the otolaryngology outpatient clinic with a one-month history of acute right-sided hearing loss. At the time of onset, he noticed a sudden loss of hearing in his right ear immediately following the prolonged use of a pneumatic drill on concrete without the benefit of ear protection. There was no previous history of noise exposure or any ear problems.

The patient reported blue-tinted vision when he used hypnosis on an almost daily basis for seven years.

Pathologists are often faced with the dilemma of whether to recommend continuation of methotrexate therapy for psoriasis within the context of an existing pro-fibrogenic risk factor, in this instance, patients with genetic hemochromatosis.

56 year old male presented with complaint of acute onset painless diminution of vision in the right eye of 3 days duration followed by similar complaint in left eye after 1 day which deteriorated over the next 2 days.

A 29-year-old Vietnamese woman who had migrated to Australia 5 years previously was referred with a 2-month history of erythematous painful nodules on her thighs and left buttock, the largest of which measured 3 cm × 4 cm.

We report a rare case of fracture of the malleus and multiple ossicular dislocation. The fracture and dislocation of the ossicular chain occurred in a welding worker who suffered from a welding flame bum and self-induced earpick trauma of his left ear.