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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Our Alzheimer's Disease Research
Our team of internationally renowned scientists, under the direction of Nobel laureate Dr. Paul Greengard, has been at the forefront of seminal research that has provided a conceptual framework for modern day investigations into Alzheimer's disease. Our groundbreaking research is the key to finding a cure for Alzheimer's by advancing truly effective therapies that arrest its development or prevent the illness altogether.
Dr. Paul GreengardWatch Interview on Healthy Minds
Understanding the Cause of Alzheimer's
Finding the Cure for Alzheimer's
Beating Back Beta Amyloid
Reversing Nerve Cell Damage
Improving the Quality of Life for People with Alzheimer's
The Science of Caregiving
More Information On Our Research
Our scientists are working hard to find a cure, and ALZinfo.org is the most comprehensive website on Alzheimer's disease. Out of ever dollar you donate, 94¢ goes directly to Alzheimer's research.
Donate Towards Alzheimer's Research
Dr. Paul GreengardWatch Interview on Healthy Minds
Understanding the Cause of Alzheimer's
Finding the Cure for Alzheimer's
Beating Back Beta Amyloid
Reversing Nerve Cell Damage
Improving the Quality of Life for People with Alzheimer's
The Science of Caregiving
More Information On Our Research
Our scientists are working hard to find a cure, and ALZinfo.org is the most comprehensive website on Alzheimer's disease. Out of ever dollar you donate, 94¢ goes directly to Alzheimer's research.
Donate Towards Alzheimer's Research
Alzheimer's Disease Cause, Care, & Cure
There is hope. New effective Alzheimer's treatments are just around the corner, and the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research is the world’s largest research team leading the battle.
5 million Americans have Alzheimer's
360,000 new Alzheimer's cases will be diagnosed this year
Hundreds of thousands of people will die from Alzheimer's disease this year
By 2050, between 11.2 and 16 million Americans will have Alzheimer's disease
Tens of millions more Americans are affected as caregivers and family
The cruelty of Alzheimer's disease is that it attacks the brain, profoundly altering who we are. It steals from us our most basic functions and fundamentals pleasures at the very time when we should be enjoying the fruits of life-long labor. As our society ages, and more people are afflicted with Alzheimer's, the need to hunt down and stop this killer disease in its tracks has never been greater. Join our team in the fight against Alzheimer's.
5 million Americans have Alzheimer's
360,000 new Alzheimer's cases will be diagnosed this year
Hundreds of thousands of people will die from Alzheimer's disease this year
By 2050, between 11.2 and 16 million Americans will have Alzheimer's disease
Tens of millions more Americans are affected as caregivers and family
The cruelty of Alzheimer's disease is that it attacks the brain, profoundly altering who we are. It steals from us our most basic functions and fundamentals pleasures at the very time when we should be enjoying the fruits of life-long labor. As our society ages, and more people are afflicted with Alzheimer's, the need to hunt down and stop this killer disease in its tracks has never been greater. Join our team in the fight against Alzheimer's.
Introduction and History
The Donald Wilhelm Museum of Human Disease has recently been relocated to the ground floor of the Samuels Building within the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. The Museum was established in the early 1960s by Professor Donald Wilhelm, the Foundation Professor of Pathology at this University. Thanks to his foresight, and to the tireless efforts of Dr S.G. Higgins (the Museum Curator of longstanding), the Museum has been meticulously maintained and updated over the years to reflect the changing patterns of disease in our society. The Museum contains over 2,700 specimens (or "pots"), which display diseased human tissue at the macroscopic level, preserved in formalin. Specimens are obtained both from organs removed surgically and from tissue obtained at autopsy, where the natural history of disease is in full view. Please take note that some specimens of diseases which have become rare, e.g. diphtheria, are over 60 years old, and are irreplaceable. Each specimen is numbered and is accompanied by a clinical history (when known), a macroscopic description of the abnormalities displayed, and a histopathological description of changes at the microscopic level (where relevant). That information, specific to each of thirty areas (or "bays"), can be found in the Museum catalogues located in a bracket within each bay.
Information for Medical Students
All the specimens in the museum are arranged in one or other of two major groups. One group comprises collections of specimens according to pathological processes such as congenital, inflammation and healing, vascular, neoplasia etc. The second group comprises collections of specimens under organ systems, such as cardiovascular, central nervous, renal etc.
As responsible adults, we expect you to maintain decorum in the Museum at all times, behave with care and respect for the integrity of the specimens, and help to keep the Museum tidy at all times. This means no eating or drinking in the Museum and always returning specimens and catalogues to their allocated places. If you discover that a specimen is leaking or broken, follow the instructions listed in the safety notice below. Remember, the Museum is a precious learning resource, of which you are encouraged to make full use.
Security in the museum
It is a crime under the Human Tissue Act to steal or mistreat material preserved in the Museum or practical class laboratories. Anyone who contravenes the Act will be prosecuted, and may be considered by the N.S.W. Medical Board as not of sufficiently good character to be registered as a medical practitioner in this State.
In order to protect the collection of specimens, access to the Museum is restricted to students enrolled in Medicine during weekdays from 8 a.m. to approximately 8 p.m. The Museum is security locked, and can only be entered by using your student card to enable the doors to be opened.
Safety in the museum
Always handle museum specimens with care and respect. All specimens consist of generously donated human tissue.
The specimens are preserved in fixative solutions which contain a variety of toxic compounds:
Chemical Percentage Composition
Glycerol 1.6 (v/v)
Saturated Camphor in 0.16 (v/v)
Ethanol
Sodium Acetate 0.08 (w/v)
Formalin 0.16 (v/v)
Sodium Dithionate 0.25 (w/v)
For reasons of hygiene, never take food or drink into the museum.
Never leave a museum specimen on the floor, or in any precarious position.
If a specimen is leaking, turn it upside down to prevent further leakage, then immediately inform Mr A. Mitchell (Museum Technical Officer) or a member of academic staff.
If a specimen is broken, do not attempt to wipe up the spillage. Use the kitty litter provided to absorb the fumes, then clear the area and immediately inform Mr A. Mitchell or a member of academic staff.
Remember, the museum is here for your benefit - your cooperation in maintaining neatness and safety at all times is appreciated.
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Museum Development
Background
The Museum contains over 2,700 specimens, which display diseased tissue at the macroscopic level, preserved in formalin. Specimens are obtained from organs removed surgically or from tissue obtained at autopsy, where the natural history of disease is in full view. The collection has been conservatively valued at over $2,000,000.
Since 1996, the role of the Museum of Human Disease has been expanded to include the education of senior high school science/biology students and community interest groups (of 10 or more people), with an emphasis on the prevention of common diseases. Visitors are given a supervised two hour multimedia program, including a tour of the Museum, video presentation, microscopic examples of disease and an introduction to the School’s computer assisted learning facilities. The addition of a Museum Manager (Mr Lansdown), Museum Assistant (Ms Cato) and full-time technical officer (Mr Mitchell) have helped to make these visits possible.
The information in the Museum catalogues at present contains a large number of medical terms that would be incomprehensible to non-medical visitors. The catalogues have been painstakingly updated and illustrated to become understandable and interesting to the wider community. In this regard, our efforts have received support in the form of a grant from Glaxo Wellcome Australia, whom we gratefully acknowledge.
Assessment of proposed developments
Utilisation of the Museum of Human Disease is documented by a register of all groups and individuals who visit the Museum. All group leaders are asked to respond to a questionnaire at the completion of their visit. The questionnaire will ask users to rate their knowledge of common diseases prior to their visit, and to rate the Museum as a means of increasing their awareness and understanding of disease and its prevention. A key question will be put regarding whether visitors are likely to change their attitudes, behaviour or lifestyle as a consequence of this experience. Further questions will ask for comments and suggested improvements regarding the Museum displays (including major themes), catalogues, guided tours, video presentations and amenities. Responses to the questionnaires will be rigorously analysed and acted upon, so that there will be quality assurance of the Museum's utility for educating the community.
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Hot Links to Other Pathology Sites:
Pathweb, University of Connecticut's Virtual Pathology Museum - a searchable database of macroscopic images, together with clinicopathological correlation.
WebPath (University of Utah) - an excellent site for medical students and postgraduate trainees. Contains a cornucopia of images and case studies in general and systemic Pathology as well as laboratory medicine.
Leicester University - Virtual Autopsy - a series of autopsy cases, where medical students are asked to determine the likely cause of death.
University of Pittsburgh - also an excellent site, with case studies and accompanying images.
University of Illinois - the Urbana atlas of Pathology - images galore!
Information for Medical Students
All the specimens in the museum are arranged in one or other of two major groups. One group comprises collections of specimens according to pathological processes such as congenital, inflammation and healing, vascular, neoplasia etc. The second group comprises collections of specimens under organ systems, such as cardiovascular, central nervous, renal etc.
As responsible adults, we expect you to maintain decorum in the Museum at all times, behave with care and respect for the integrity of the specimens, and help to keep the Museum tidy at all times. This means no eating or drinking in the Museum and always returning specimens and catalogues to their allocated places. If you discover that a specimen is leaking or broken, follow the instructions listed in the safety notice below. Remember, the Museum is a precious learning resource, of which you are encouraged to make full use.
Security in the museum
It is a crime under the Human Tissue Act to steal or mistreat material preserved in the Museum or practical class laboratories. Anyone who contravenes the Act will be prosecuted, and may be considered by the N.S.W. Medical Board as not of sufficiently good character to be registered as a medical practitioner in this State.
In order to protect the collection of specimens, access to the Museum is restricted to students enrolled in Medicine during weekdays from 8 a.m. to approximately 8 p.m. The Museum is security locked, and can only be entered by using your student card to enable the doors to be opened.
Safety in the museum
Always handle museum specimens with care and respect. All specimens consist of generously donated human tissue.
The specimens are preserved in fixative solutions which contain a variety of toxic compounds:
Chemical Percentage Composition
Glycerol 1.6 (v/v)
Saturated Camphor in 0.16 (v/v)
Ethanol
Sodium Acetate 0.08 (w/v)
Formalin 0.16 (v/v)
Sodium Dithionate 0.25 (w/v)
For reasons of hygiene, never take food or drink into the museum.
Never leave a museum specimen on the floor, or in any precarious position.
If a specimen is leaking, turn it upside down to prevent further leakage, then immediately inform Mr A. Mitchell (Museum Technical Officer) or a member of academic staff.
If a specimen is broken, do not attempt to wipe up the spillage. Use the kitty litter provided to absorb the fumes, then clear the area and immediately inform Mr A. Mitchell or a member of academic staff.
Remember, the museum is here for your benefit - your cooperation in maintaining neatness and safety at all times is appreciated.
Return to Top of Page
Museum Development
Background
The Museum contains over 2,700 specimens, which display diseased tissue at the macroscopic level, preserved in formalin. Specimens are obtained from organs removed surgically or from tissue obtained at autopsy, where the natural history of disease is in full view. The collection has been conservatively valued at over $2,000,000.
Since 1996, the role of the Museum of Human Disease has been expanded to include the education of senior high school science/biology students and community interest groups (of 10 or more people), with an emphasis on the prevention of common diseases. Visitors are given a supervised two hour multimedia program, including a tour of the Museum, video presentation, microscopic examples of disease and an introduction to the School’s computer assisted learning facilities. The addition of a Museum Manager (Mr Lansdown), Museum Assistant (Ms Cato) and full-time technical officer (Mr Mitchell) have helped to make these visits possible.
The information in the Museum catalogues at present contains a large number of medical terms that would be incomprehensible to non-medical visitors. The catalogues have been painstakingly updated and illustrated to become understandable and interesting to the wider community. In this regard, our efforts have received support in the form of a grant from Glaxo Wellcome Australia, whom we gratefully acknowledge.
Assessment of proposed developments
Utilisation of the Museum of Human Disease is documented by a register of all groups and individuals who visit the Museum. All group leaders are asked to respond to a questionnaire at the completion of their visit. The questionnaire will ask users to rate their knowledge of common diseases prior to their visit, and to rate the Museum as a means of increasing their awareness and understanding of disease and its prevention. A key question will be put regarding whether visitors are likely to change their attitudes, behaviour or lifestyle as a consequence of this experience. Further questions will ask for comments and suggested improvements regarding the Museum displays (including major themes), catalogues, guided tours, video presentations and amenities. Responses to the questionnaires will be rigorously analysed and acted upon, so that there will be quality assurance of the Museum's utility for educating the community.
Return to Top of Page
Hot Links to Other Pathology Sites:
Pathweb, University of Connecticut's Virtual Pathology Museum - a searchable database of macroscopic images, together with clinicopathological correlation.
WebPath (University of Utah) - an excellent site for medical students and postgraduate trainees. Contains a cornucopia of images and case studies in general and systemic Pathology as well as laboratory medicine.
Leicester University - Virtual Autopsy - a series of autopsy cases, where medical students are asked to determine the likely cause of death.
University of Pittsburgh - also an excellent site, with case studies and accompanying images.
University of Illinois - the Urbana atlas of Pathology - images galore!
List of cases
Acute Cholecystitis (Gallbladder Inflammation)
Nodular Hyperplasia (Enlargement) of the Prostate
Polycystic Kidneys
Carcinoma of the Bronchus ("Lung Cancer")
Diphtheria
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Chronic Peptic Ulcer
Infective Endocarditis
Lobar Pneumonia
Pulmonary Embolism ("Blood Clot in the Lung")
Malignant Melanoma
Acute Appendicitis
Ovarian Tumour
Myocardial Infarction ("Heart Attack")
Gangrene of Foot
Emphysema
Asthma
Gouty Arthritis of Knee
Malignant Brain Tumour
Breast Cancer
Cirrhosis of Liver
Carotid Artery Thrombosis
Cerebral Infarction ("Stroke")
Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease
Nodular Hyperplasia (Enlargement) of the Prostate
Polycystic Kidneys
Carcinoma of the Bronchus ("Lung Cancer")
Diphtheria
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Chronic Peptic Ulcer
Infective Endocarditis
Lobar Pneumonia
Pulmonary Embolism ("Blood Clot in the Lung")
Malignant Melanoma
Acute Appendicitis
Ovarian Tumour
Myocardial Infarction ("Heart Attack")
Gangrene of Foot
Emphysema
Asthma
Gouty Arthritis of Knee
Malignant Brain Tumour
Breast Cancer
Cirrhosis of Liver
Carotid Artery Thrombosis
Cerebral Infarction ("Stroke")
Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease
HUMAN DISEASES
Have questions about a disease or condition?Ever wonder what effects colon cancer has on the human body? With Discovery Health's interactive, online human body atlas, you can see first-hand how over 240 diseases and disorders affect human anatomy. Our interactive human body atlas provides in-depth demonstrations of more than 240 common diseases and disorders — from HIV to diabetes to LASIK eye surgery. Not only will you learn about causes and treatments for many diseases and disorders, you can watch how they work in your own human body.
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Blood & Immune System
AIDS Allergies Immunization Influenza Lupus Lyme Disease Radiation Sickness Splenectomy Vaccines
Cardiovascular
Abdominal Aneurysm Angiogram Angioplasty Atherectomy Atrial Fibrillation Bradycardia Blood Pressure Conduction System Congenital Heart Disease Congestive Heart Failure Heart Bypass Surgery Heart-Lung Machine How the Heart Works How the Valves Work Hyperlipidemia LV Assist Device Mitral Valve Stenosis Myocardial Infarction OPCAB Plaque Rupture Prenatal Heart Circulation Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary Hypertension Sickle Cell Anemia Stress Test / ECG Stroke Valvular Regurgitation Ventricular Tachycardia
Ears
Cochlear Implants Ear Pressure Ear Tubes Hearing Loss Hearing Test Otitis Media
Eyes
Astigmatism Cataracts Diabetic Retinopathy Glaucoma LASIK Eye Surgery Low Vision Macular Degeneration Near / Far Sightedness Presbyopia
Ligaments & Tendons
Achilles Tendon Tear Pulled Groin Muscle Pulled Hamstring Rotator Cuff Injury
Orthopedic
Anatomy of the Shoulder Anatomy of Spine Ankylosing Spondylitis Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Back & Neck Braces Bone Scans Carpal Tunnel Syndrome CAT Scans Cervical Spine Anatomy Cervical Surgery Chronic Rheumatism of the Knee Chronic Rheumatism of the Hand Degenerative Disc Disease Degenerative Disc Replacement Discography Electrodiagnostics Facet Joints Fractures Fractures II Hip Replacement Knee Replacement Low Back Pain Lumbar Fusion Lumbar Laminectomy Lumbar Surgery Medial Meniscus Injury Myelography Neck Pain Osteoarthritis of the Knee Osteoarthritis of the Hip Osteoporosis Periarthritis of the Shoulder Ruptured Disc Sacroiliac Joint Scoliosis Spinal Fusion Spinal Injections Spinal Problem Tests Spinal Stenosis Spinal Surgery Complications Spinal Tap Tennis Elbow Vertebral Fusion Whiplash X-Rays
Respiratory
Allergic Rhinitis Anthrax Antihistamine Asbestosis Asthma Atelectasis Bronchiectasis Bronchitis Bronchodilators COPD Cystic Fibrosis Emphysema How Lungs Function Influenza Inhalers Laryngitis Lung Cancer Meconium Aspiration Syndrome Mold Mucolytics Pleural Effusion Pleurisy Pneumonia Pneumonitis Pneumothorax Silicosis Sinusitis Upper Respiratory Infection
Bladder & Kidney
Bladder Incontinence Bladder Infection Kidney Dialysis Kidney Stones Kidney Transplant Renal Hypertension Urinary Tract Infection
Cancer Treatment
Cyberknife Radiosurgery
Digestive & Mouth
Appendicitis Biliopancreatic Diversion Botulism Cavities Colon Cancer Enzymes Fecal Incontinence Gallbladder Removal Gall Stones Gastric Ulcers GERD Gingivitis Hemorrhoids Hepatitis Hiatal Hernia Laparoscopic Gastric Banding Inguinal Hernia Liver Cirrhosis Liver Transplant Probiotics Root Canal Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Tonsillectomy Tonsillitis Vertical Banded Gastroplasty Vitamins & Minerals
Endocrine
Adrenal Corticosteroids Diabetes Diabetes Medication Diabetic Nephropathy Diabetic Neuropathy Insulin Delivery Thyroid Disease Thyroid Medication
Genetics
Down Syndrome
Neurological
ADHD Alzheimer's Disease Depression Drug Addiction Epilepsy Meningitis Migraine MRI Multiple Sclerosis Parkinson's Disease
Pregnancy & Reproductive
Amniocentesis Assisted Delivery Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Breast Augmentation Breast Cancer Breast Lift Breast Reconstruction Breast Reduction Breast Self-Exam Cervical Dysplasia Cesarean Chorionic Villus Sampling Delivery Ectopic Pregnancy Endometriosis Epidural Episiotomy Fetal Development Herpes Hysterectomy Impotence Infertility IUD In Vitro Fertilization Menopause Ovariectomy Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Penile Implants Placenta Abruptio PMS Prostate Cancer Prostate Needle Biopsy Prostate Removal Sildenafil Citrate Ultrasound Uterine Cancer Vasectomy Yeast Infection
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Blood & Immune System
AIDS Allergies Immunization Influenza Lupus Lyme Disease Radiation Sickness Splenectomy Vaccines
Cardiovascular
Abdominal Aneurysm Angiogram Angioplasty Atherectomy Atrial Fibrillation Bradycardia Blood Pressure Conduction System Congenital Heart Disease Congestive Heart Failure Heart Bypass Surgery Heart-Lung Machine How the Heart Works How the Valves Work Hyperlipidemia LV Assist Device Mitral Valve Stenosis Myocardial Infarction OPCAB Plaque Rupture Prenatal Heart Circulation Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary Hypertension Sickle Cell Anemia Stress Test / ECG Stroke Valvular Regurgitation Ventricular Tachycardia
Ears
Cochlear Implants Ear Pressure Ear Tubes Hearing Loss Hearing Test Otitis Media
Eyes
Astigmatism Cataracts Diabetic Retinopathy Glaucoma LASIK Eye Surgery Low Vision Macular Degeneration Near / Far Sightedness Presbyopia
Ligaments & Tendons
Achilles Tendon Tear Pulled Groin Muscle Pulled Hamstring Rotator Cuff Injury
Orthopedic
Anatomy of the Shoulder Anatomy of Spine Ankylosing Spondylitis Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Back & Neck Braces Bone Scans Carpal Tunnel Syndrome CAT Scans Cervical Spine Anatomy Cervical Surgery Chronic Rheumatism of the Knee Chronic Rheumatism of the Hand Degenerative Disc Disease Degenerative Disc Replacement Discography Electrodiagnostics Facet Joints Fractures Fractures II Hip Replacement Knee Replacement Low Back Pain Lumbar Fusion Lumbar Laminectomy Lumbar Surgery Medial Meniscus Injury Myelography Neck Pain Osteoarthritis of the Knee Osteoarthritis of the Hip Osteoporosis Periarthritis of the Shoulder Ruptured Disc Sacroiliac Joint Scoliosis Spinal Fusion Spinal Injections Spinal Problem Tests Spinal Stenosis Spinal Surgery Complications Spinal Tap Tennis Elbow Vertebral Fusion Whiplash X-Rays
Respiratory
Allergic Rhinitis Anthrax Antihistamine Asbestosis Asthma Atelectasis Bronchiectasis Bronchitis Bronchodilators COPD Cystic Fibrosis Emphysema How Lungs Function Influenza Inhalers Laryngitis Lung Cancer Meconium Aspiration Syndrome Mold Mucolytics Pleural Effusion Pleurisy Pneumonia Pneumonitis Pneumothorax Silicosis Sinusitis Upper Respiratory Infection
Bladder & Kidney
Bladder Incontinence Bladder Infection Kidney Dialysis Kidney Stones Kidney Transplant Renal Hypertension Urinary Tract Infection
Cancer Treatment
Cyberknife Radiosurgery
Digestive & Mouth
Appendicitis Biliopancreatic Diversion Botulism Cavities Colon Cancer Enzymes Fecal Incontinence Gallbladder Removal Gall Stones Gastric Ulcers GERD Gingivitis Hemorrhoids Hepatitis Hiatal Hernia Laparoscopic Gastric Banding Inguinal Hernia Liver Cirrhosis Liver Transplant Probiotics Root Canal Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Tonsillectomy Tonsillitis Vertical Banded Gastroplasty Vitamins & Minerals
Endocrine
Adrenal Corticosteroids Diabetes Diabetes Medication Diabetic Nephropathy Diabetic Neuropathy Insulin Delivery Thyroid Disease Thyroid Medication
Genetics
Down Syndrome
Neurological
ADHD Alzheimer's Disease Depression Drug Addiction Epilepsy Meningitis Migraine MRI Multiple Sclerosis Parkinson's Disease
Pregnancy & Reproductive
Amniocentesis Assisted Delivery Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Breast Augmentation Breast Cancer Breast Lift Breast Reconstruction Breast Reduction Breast Self-Exam Cervical Dysplasia Cesarean Chorionic Villus Sampling Delivery Ectopic Pregnancy Endometriosis Epidural Episiotomy Fetal Development Herpes Hysterectomy Impotence Infertility IUD In Vitro Fertilization Menopause Ovariectomy Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Penile Implants Placenta Abruptio PMS Prostate Cancer Prostate Needle Biopsy Prostate Removal Sildenafil Citrate Ultrasound Uterine Cancer Vasectomy Yeast Infection
HEART PROFILE
About the NexProfiler™ Treatment Option Tools
The NexProfiler™ Treatment Option Tools are interactive decision support tools brought to you by Discovery Health Online and NexCura, Inc.®. The NexProfiler™ Treatment Option Tools enable patients and their physicians to make better-informed treatment decisions using information from evidence-based, peer-reviewed medical literature.
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Any information provided to NexCura is subject to NexCura's privacy policy, which we recommend you read. Discovery Health Online does not have access to the information a user provides to NexCura. Their policy is compliant with the HON Code Principles of the Health on the Net Foundation.
Discovery Health Online is proud to recommend the NexProfiler™ tools. If you have further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
To use a NexProfiler™ tool, NexCura requires you to register an email address, to be used as your username, and a password. Please note that disclosing personal information is optional when using the free NexProfiler™ tool. Please select a NexProfiler™ tool from the menu below.
Any information provided to NexCura is subject to NexCura's privacy policy, which we recommend you read. Discovery Health Online does not have access to the information a user provides to NexCura. Their policy is compliant with the HON Code Principles of the Health on the Net Foundation.
Discovery Health Online is proud to recommend the NexProfiler™ tools. If you have further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
CANCER
Welcome!
Welcome to the Cancer Resource Center! Whether you are looking for yourself or a loved one, we aim to provide you with rich resources to help you understand diagnosis and treatment options.
Cancer ProfilersOur Cancer Profilers are interactive, decision-support applications to help you investigate two critical areas: treatment options and outcomes.
Treatment OptionsThis application uses color-coded keys to help patients compare treatment options and determine whether treatment-related side effects are acceptable to them.
Treatment Options contains:
A form for entering patient medical data and general health information
Detailed descriptions of treatment options, and related side effects, based on a patient's personal medical situation
A comprehensive database of published scientific studies that relate to the patient's input
Printable reports for summarizing medical information and generating questions for physicians
Treatment OutcomesShows what the patient may expect following treatment. Outcomes are estimated based on data from groups of patients with similar clinical information. The Treatment Outcomes tool is currently available for bladder, breast, colorectal, non-small cell lung, ovarian, prostate and small cell lung cancers.
About the Cancer ProfilerThe Cancer Profiler tools were created by our partner, NexCura. Any information provided to NexCura is subject to NexCura's privacy policy, which we recommend you read. DiscoveryHealth.com does not have access to the information a user provides to NexCura. Their policy is compliant with the HON Code Principles of the Health on the Net Foundation.
To use the Cancer Profiler, NexCura requires you to register an email address, to be used as your username, and a password. Please note that disclosing personal information is optional when using the free Cancer Profiler tool.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Help Your Man Be Heart Healthy
Have a Heart-to-Heart
When it comes to encouraging your mate to be healthier, remember that he is not a child, says BeWell expert Dr. Marianne Legato, author of Why Men Never Remember and Women Never Forget and Why Men Die First: How to Lengthen Your Lifespan. Don’t nag, cajole or trick your guy into healthier behavior, Dr. Legato advises. Instead, give him clear reasons about why he should improve his heart health. “All of us, particularly men, hate long harangues and reproaches—keep it simple, short and convincing,” she says.
NEXT: He needs regular check ups >>Men's Motivation
Have you tried pushing a man toward better heart health?
Yes, successfully!
Yes, but he doesn't listen.
No, he's on his own.
Women's Chest Pain: What Once Was "Benign" Could Now Spell "Trouble"
There's no particular pattern," Dr. Marroquin observes.
So while a diagnosis of microvascular dysfunction may explain a patient's chest
That's why Dr. Marroquin tells patients, "The most important thing to remember is that most women die of garden-variety heart
On the Web
For more information on the WISE study findings, visit the National Institutes of Health.
SOURCES: C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, medical director, Women's Health Program, Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiac Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and professor of medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; Oscar C. Marroquin, MD, assistant professor of medicine and assistant director of the Ladies Hospital Aid Society Women's Heart Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Feb. 7, 2006, news release, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Don't Let Asthma or Allergies Slow You Down!
Years ago, I stood in the White House, with seven other women from the Women's Sport's Foundation, waiting to meet Hillary Clinton. Next to me was Nancy Hogshead, the champion Olympic swimmer, who noticed that I didn't seem my usual cheerful self, particularly considering the circumstances. She was right. Recovering from my second bout of pneumonia that year, I had to admit that I felt spent physically and emotionally.
"I know this may sound strange," Nancy said, "but have you ever been tested for asthma?"
Asthma? It was the last thing that I would have thought of, but Nancy explained that she had been diagnosed several years earlier with exercise-induced asthma. The diagnosis led to treatment that changed her life. But me? Asthma? Never. Impossible.
But at Nancy's insistence, as soon as I returned from Washington, I made an appointment with Dr. Robert Eitches at Cedars-Sinai Medical
Monday, February 23, 2009
IPG/CF
International Physiotherapy Practice In Infants With Cystic Fibrosis Survey Results• IPG/CF Glossary: Physiotherapy for Respiratory Conditions• List of the National Contact Persons • Physiotherapy in the Treatment of CF. Available in English, Spanish and Greek.• Winners of the 2008 Novartis Best Care Scholarship • List of National Contact Persons, May 2008.• Newsletter 1, 2008
EU and national governments have a responsibility in improving access to care in Europe!
According to the World Health Organisation the right to the highest attainable standards of health is an inclusive right which includes timely and appropriate health care as well as a right to the underlying determinants of health like availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of health care.
The 30.000 European citizens with CF need the support of the EU to obtain this right. CF patients and their organizations who are often struggling hard to obtain at least some basic treatment need support from the European level.
• We count on the members of the European Parliament to urge their national governments to improve adequate access to CF care according to the European standards.
• We ask the EU to initiate a European report on CF treatment to analyze the differences in CF care and the influence on the health outcome.
• Attention for CF, considering the strategies and priorities of CF patients described above, when funding projects. The current set up of application procedures makes it virtually impossible for patient associations such as CFE to apply. But with relatively small budget we can realize projects with a major impact.
We have to continue fighting for a better awareness and access to care for all patients.It was very encouraging to notice during the many activities for the 3rd Awareness day that a lot of progress has been made the last couple of years. Since the first CF Day in 2006, CF is better known, CF care has become better organized, access to care has improved and CF associations became better organized and more effective all over Europe.But the access to care is still very insufficient and unequal and too many children still die too young, too early… We have to continue fighting for a better awareness and access to care for all patients.
The 30.000 European citizens with CF need the support of the EU to obtain this right. CF patients and their organizations who are often struggling hard to obtain at least some basic treatment need support from the European level.
• We count on the members of the European Parliament to urge their national governments to improve adequate access to CF care according to the European standards.
• We ask the EU to initiate a European report on CF treatment to analyze the differences in CF care and the influence on the health outcome.
• Attention for CF, considering the strategies and priorities of CF patients described above, when funding projects. The current set up of application procedures makes it virtually impossible for patient associations such as CFE to apply. But with relatively small budget we can realize projects with a major impact.
We have to continue fighting for a better awareness and access to care for all patients.It was very encouraging to notice during the many activities for the 3rd Awareness day that a lot of progress has been made the last couple of years. Since the first CF Day in 2006, CF is better known, CF care has become better organized, access to care has improved and CF associations became better organized and more effective all over Europe.But the access to care is still very insufficient and unequal and too many children still die too young, too early… We have to continue fighting for a better awareness and access to care for all patients.
Access to appropriate CF care is inefficient throughout Europe
Although the living conditions of CF patients are especially hard in most of the new EU countries and the countries not (yet) belonging to the EU, the deficiencies in CF care and access to appropriate care or not limited to this region. Problems to get access to care occur in countries with weaker and stronger economies and poor access to optimal care is limited by other than financial barriers.Some examples from the EU:• In Belgium 1 of 7 patients ask the national patient association for financial help to cover the treatment costs. • In Germany only 50% of the treatment costs are paid by the German health care insurances. The other 50 % have to be covered from other sources like donations, research projects etc. Therefore the German CF association with a budget of € 500 000 in 2006 as well as the Christiane Herzog Foundation set up financial programs to support CF clinics. • In Greece the number of hospitals, single-bed rooms as well as medical staff who have received special training for CF is small or non-existent. • In the R. of Ireland the median age at death in 2000 was only 17 compared to 30 years in neighboring regions (after the independent Pollack Study and a national campaign for an adequate number of multidisciplinary CF clinics and segregation measures major progress was made). • In Latvia only 6 % of patients are diagnosed; there is no specialized CF center, only one doctor interested in CF• In the UK nearly 1/3 of patients face problems obtaining adequate life-saving treatment according to a survey of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust in 2004Deficiencies in CF care in Europe due to more then financial barriers!The above examples and the Survey on Data on CF clearly show that access to appropriate care is not only limited due to financial means. CF care in Europe should and could be improved, without necessarily having to invest a lot of money.
European Standards of care offer best guarantee to optimal care
A mixed public of CF families, caregivers and CF experts at the V4-CF conference in the salt mine
For more than 40 years now the CF community, patients, their families, doctors, other caregivers and scientists have been struggling against Cystic Fibrosis. Today scientific and medical knowledge about the biological causes of CF and the way to treat this disastrous disease is far advanced. In 2005 a European Consensus of Standards of CF Care was published in which 36 experts from 15 European countries, the USA, Israel and Russia were involved. In countries offering well developed CF care in hospitals which follow these guidelines about 50 % of the CF patients are 18 and older, and the average life expectancy is 40 years and more. The lives of CF patients depend on correct treatment according to these standards.
European Standards of care offer best guarantee to optimal care
A mixed public of CF families, caregivers and CF experts at the V4-CF conference in the salt mine
For more than 40 years now the CF community, patients, their families, doctors, other caregivers and scientists have been struggling against Cystic Fibrosis. Today scientific and medical knowledge about the biological causes of CF and the way to treat this disastrous disease is far advanced. In 2005 a European Consensus of Standards of CF Care was published in which 36 experts from 15 European countries, the USA, Israel and Russia were involved. In countries offering well developed CF care in hospitals which follow these guidelines about 50 % of the CF patients are 18 and older, and the average life expectancy is 40 years and more. The lives of CF patients depend on correct treatment according to these standards.
Some CF patients get to 40 years old…others 4, depending on where they live in Europe
All over Europe a lot of patients are never diagnosed and too many patients die too young. But there are major differences between regions. A CFE survey on data on CF in Europe from 2006 shows that about 50 % of the persons with CF are 18 years or older in countries where CF care is well developed, in other regions this is less then 20%. In some countries people with CF can expect to get 40 years old or older, in others the average age at death is less then 4 years! In countries where CF knowledge is low, the majority of patients are not diagnosed and if diagnosed, patients have poor access to specialized health professionals, essential medication and medical materials needed to survive.
Access to appropriate CF care is inefficient
Access to appropriate CF care is inefficient
TOWARDS EQUAL ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE CARE
Cystic Fibrosis (CF or Mucoviscidose) is the most frequent life threatening genetic disease in Europe. In some countries the median age at death of people with Cystic Fibrosis is more then 35 years, in other countries the majority of children die before their 5th birthday! Guidelines for best standards of care were developed to ensure appropriate treatment in Europe. In countries where these guidelines are followed and appropriate care is provided and patients have full access to medication and treatments life expectancy is now more then 40 years old. Most children have few symptoms and serious problems can be delayed until adulthood. In regions where the disease is not yet well known and access to appropriate care is poor, the life expectancy and quality of life are still very low. With this 3rd European CF Awareness day we want to continue our fight for equal access to appropriate care for all children and people living with this disease in Europe!
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