OSTEOPOROSIS AND BONE MINERAL DENSITY SCREENING You may have heard of the terms osteoporosis and bone mineral density screening. But should you be screened, and what are the risk factors to look out for? Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass – leading to fragile bones which can fracture more easily. Typical sites […]
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IBS or Irritable bowel syndrome is a difficult to treat, debilitating condition that affects approximately 4-11 % of people The diagnosis of IBS is not a diagnosis of exclusion anymore and the new ROME IV criteria differentiates between three different types of IBS namely IBS with diarrhoea, IBS with constipation and IBS-mixed Pain is always
Gouty arthritis, hyperuricaemia or otherwise known as urate crystal deposition disease has an estimates prevalence of about 3% in the adult population Symptomatic gout is more common in middle aged men and post menopausal women but can occur in younger patients as well Gout can be diagnosed by assessing the affected joint with X-rays, the fluid in
Everyone, from babies to people well into their old age, have experienced episodes of coughing. When we are ill with an upper respiratory tract infection we might cough. These episodes of coughing are often short lived ranging from a few days to less than two weeks. Coughing can greatly impact your quality of life. Coughing
Atrial fibrillation is a condition affecting the heart. The electrical impulse that passes through the heart causes the heart to contract abnormally. This is the most common heart rhythm disorder Atrial Fibrillation is much more common in the older population and is is estimated that >4% of the population above the age of 60 years
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Hypertension is a non-communicable diseases. This means that you cannot contract it from someone like you would flu. It is estimated that Hypertension cost the US government $131 to $198 billion each year. The WHO estimates that close to 50% of people with hypertension do not know that they have it! Hypertension has a multifactorial origin where