Wednesday, September 24, 2008

MRI Scans

Magnetic resonance imaging uses a large attraction and radio waves to look at organs and structure within your body. Health care professional use MRI scans to diagnose a variety of situation, from torn ligaments to tumor. MRIs are very useful for investigative the brain and spinal cord.

During the scan, you lie on a table that slides within a tunnel-shaped machine. Doing the scan can take a long time, and you must stay still. The scan is effortless. The MRI machine makes a lot of noise. The technician may offer you earplugs.

Before you get a scrutinize, tell your doctor if you

* Are expectant

* Have pieces of metal in your corpse. You might have metal in your body if you have a shrapnel or bullet wound or if you are a welder

* Have electronic plans in your body, such as a cardiac pacesetter

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Minerals

Minerals are significant for your body to stay healthy. Your body uses minerals for many dissimilar jobs, including building bones, making hormones and modifiable your heartbeat.

There are two kinds of minerals: macrominerals and trace natural resources. Macrominerals are minerals your body needs in larger amount. They include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride and sulfur. Your body needs just small amount of trace minerals. These contain iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride and selenium.

The best way to get the minerals your body wants is by eating a wide diversity of foods. In some cases, your doctor may advocate a mineral addition.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Creutzfeldt-Jakob illness is a rare, degenerative brain disorder. Symptoms typically start around age 60. Memory harms, behavior changes, vision harms and poor muscle coordination progress rapidly to dementia, coma and death. Most patients die within a year.

The three main category of CJD are

* sporadic CJD, which occurs for no recognized reason

* hereditary CJD, which runs in family

* acquired CJD, which occurs from contact with impure tissue, usually during a medical procedure

Cattle can get an illness related to CJD called bovine spongiform encephalopathy or "mad cow illness." It is possible that populace can get a variation of CJD from eating beef from an impure animal.