Infectious diseases can be transmitted and they cause a significant burden on public health globally. They are the greatest world killers and it is estimated that they are responsible for the demise of over 17 million people annually. The impact of these diseases is greater in the developing countries. People with compromised immune systems and children are the most affected. Infectious disease…
Your doctor has determined that you have radiation colitis, an inflammation of the colon that occurs as a side effect of cancer radiation therapy to the abdomen or pelvis. The condition can arise from external radiation treatment delivered by a high energy X-ray machine or internal radiation therapy, which is delivered through small implants placed directly into or near the cancerous tumor
Acute liver injury (ALI) and acute liver failure (ALF) are clinical syndromes that are frequently life threatening, characterized by a rapid loss of hepatocyte function in a patient without pre-existing liver disease.1 Numerous definitions for ALF have been proposed in the published literature, most of which involve a combination of an acute onset of clinical signs, the presence of coagulopathy…