Diverticulitis: What is it and what can you do about it?
When pouches form in the wall of the colon, the condition is referred to as Diverticulitis. These patches may become inflamed and infected.
When pouches form in the wall of the colon, the condition is referred to as Diverticulitis. These patches may become inflamed and infected.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Interstitial Cystitis is considered to be a very painful bladder ailment. It’s also referred to as IC. It causes pain and discomfort in the bladder and surrounding pelvic region.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Proctitis is a condition referring to the inflammation of the lining of the rectum. One of the most common causes are STDs, referring to sexually transmitted diseases. Other causes include inflammatory bowel diseases and non-sexually transmitted infections.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis, also referred to as CBP, is caused by a bacterial infection. The same bacteria that causes bladder infections causes CBP. This includes E. coli, Klebsiella and Proteus.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
There are four stages of prostate cancer, characterized and labeled by letters. Oncologists use a staging criteria called the Gleason Score to determine which stage the prostate cancer has entered into.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
When cells within the prostate grow out of control, this is typically a strong sign of prostate cancer. Cells throughout the body are constantly growing and dividing, however, someone who has cancer do not have cells which are growing and dividing normally.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Only men have prostates. The name prostate is derived from the Greek word prostates, which literally means “protector” or “guardian”. Women also have prostate glands, which were previously referred to as paraurethral or Skene’s glands.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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