TB patients had very pale skin, red rimmed eyes, and coughed up blood.

mostly it was 2 things, sleep paralysis on sudden waking and the observation of continued hair and nail growth after death.
Sleep paralysis is when one wakes suddenly and the brain chemistry has not switched from sleep to waking and the persons body is still paralyzed by REM sleep, this was often accompanied by the feeling of something or someone pushing, lying or sitting on the chest, it is often called "the old Hag", the vampire idea came from folks brains trying frantically to "make sense" of the situation so often bizarre perceptions and dream fragments were confabulated to become an Incubus or Succubus.
The hair and nail growth is true, metabolism does not stop abruptly at death, so there is hair and nail growth for up to 2 weeks.

No,it started with Vlad the Impaler in Romania for what he did to his enemies in battle.his army put them on stakes and you could watch them slide down on them.Tons of blood were shed from his battles back in the 1400's.he built a castle so large that it was impossible to distroy.one woman 150 years before Bram Stoker wrote his novel,a woman who's name I can't remember her name,took her ideas from Vlad,and came out with,Varnnie the Vampire in your weekly Penny dreadful news paper.and then came Bram.

I think also misunderstood conditions(at the time) such as Albinism and Haemophilia added weight to such stories

Symptoms of Uterine Fibroids have become a great deal seen by way of cautious observation. However of, uterine fibroids will be rubbery nodules in which get started seeing that abnormal tissue within the womb plus little by little and routinely come to be massive masses. You will discover numerous of numerous sizes that uterine fibroids may well come to be; measurements consist of being no more than a seed product to getting as large as a bowling ball. This is why the reason whenever symptoms of uterine fibroids show up they must be taken care of promptly. the one thing concerning uterine fibroids is because are located in around thirty percent 30% of women which might be are over the age 35 years. Even though the causes are usually unfamiliar or hesitant there are actually practices that some medical experts have hypothesized as a way to remedy this specific concern; uterine fibroids might have resulted from menopause, estrogen quantity and endometriosis. Endometriosis will be the abnormal development of endometrial cells beyond the womb.

the issue together with the symptoms of uterine fibroids is because they are frequently gone; as many as 80% of impacted girls indicate absolutely no indicators. Nevertheless for those who present signs or symptoms the normal indicators are listed below: bulkier in addition to extended menstruation periods, inability to conceive, losing the unborn baby and in many cases abdominal bloating. the advantage of current treatment is always that the improvements make for greater analysis many different sorts of bacterial infections. the most typical examination could be the pelvic assessment; that’s where the health care professional looks at the pelvis for piles. having said that you’ll find instances wherein this type of examination just isn’t ample due to the fact some females, though damaged has two mounds. In cases like this health gurus perform variety of exams for example blood along with Pap smear and also a pregnancy examination.

In the treating uterine fibroids, the medical community don’t actually involve therapy for certain cases. Their particular reasons here’s if the particular uterine fibroids usually are not leading to almost any agony in anyway then it’s better to let it rest by itself and merely keep track of it over time; if perhaps it heightens in proportion it could be time for you to find specialized help. Sometimes uterine fibroids could be eliminated if you use surgical procedure but this approach swallows a couple of circumstances to become fulfilled for instance: amazing measurements, an excessive amount bleeding, really quick rate of growth and perhaps troubles with having a baby. despite the fact that one suggested treatment solutions are to merely let it sit by itself occasionally where several ladies which are damaged normally are living distressing lives; intercourse may be very uncomfortable in addition to going for a pee. though there aren’t real life hazards in which uterine fibroids present, the particular potential issues are available in the response from the body on the fibroids; our body may produce endometriosis as outlined above.

It’s very important that an afflicted one or suspiciously afflicted person would go to physician for normal check ups. It’s really a good option because doing so makes it possible for both individual as well as the health care provider to be able to routinely retain and take notice of the bodies of the girls. It is far better to protect yourself from acquiring uterine fibroids rather then under-going a nightmare and back again just by encountering the actual tortures of surgical procedures. It is actually suitable to not ever permit almost any unusual growths to attain amazing measurements. if in the event that the girl is inquisitive if she has uterine fibroids, it is wise to consistently take heed of the symptoms of uterine fibroids.

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Although scurvy is more a deficiency disease than one of the haemopoietic system, it has two points of resemblance: marked capillary bleeding and progressive anemia. Scurvy is due to a prolonged deficiency of vitamin C in the diet and takes about 4 to 8 months to develop clinical signs. Habitation in an unhealthy surrounding predisposes.

Vitamin C is required for the activity of prolyl hydroxylase, which is responsible for the extensive hydroxylation of prolines in collagens. Deficiencies in proline hydroxylation interfere with the assembly of the procollagen triple-helix, resulting in degradation of the collagen. an understanding of the cause and remedy for scurvy grew out of the experience of British sailors in the 18th century. It occupies an interesting place in the history of the world when English sailors became progressively ill after long voyages at sea. It was only with the observation that the consumption of fruit helped to ward off the devastating effects of scurvy did the sailors begin to transport limes with them.

Scurvy has been known since ancient times, but the discovery of the link between the dietary deficiency of ascorbic acid and scurvy has dramatically reduced its incidence over the past half-century. Sporadic reports of scurvy still occur, primarily in elderly, isolated individuals with alcoholism. the incidence of scurvy in the pediatric population is very uncommon, and it is usually seen in children with severely restricted diets attributable to psychiatric or developmental problems. the condition is characterized by perifollicular petechiae and bruising, gingival inflammation and bleeding, and, in children, bone disease.

Scurvy was in some ways a more serious, certainly a more widespread problem. Relatively few men actually died of scurvy except on very long ocean passages, but it effectively limited the time a squadron could stay at sea, and thus directly affected the efficiency of the Service. No strategy of blockade, or any other which depended on keeping squadrons at sea for long periods, was possible in the face of endemic scurvy. the difficulty was to find a cure.

Causes of Scurvy:

Fortunately, there was a general understanding among sea officers that scurvy was a dietary disease, caused either by the presence of something harmful in the sailor’s diet, or by the absence of something essential, and in either case curable by fresh victuals.

Scurvy is due to a prolonged deficiency of vitamin C in the diet and takes about 4 to 8 months to develop clinical signs.

Habitation in an unhealthy surrounding predisposes.

Symptoms of Scurvy:

The chief deficiency sign is an inability of producing and maintaining the intercellular ground substance as collagen of all fibrous tissues: the matrix of bones, cartilages and dentine and all non-epithelial cement substances especially of vascular endothelium. as a result there is an increased permeability of the capillaries to the red blood corpuscles causing hemorrhages, new bone formation stops but as bone absorption still goes on, the bones become friable at the growing ends, interference with timely collagen formation causes delay in healing of wounds.

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Some other important symptoms of scurvy are gradual weakening, pale skin, sunken eyes, tender gums, muscle pain, loss of teeth, internal bleeding, and the opening of wounds such as sword cuts that had healed many years before.

Exhaustion, fainting, diarrhea, and lung and kidney trouble followed.

There is massive periosteal reaction with increase in the distance between tibia and fibula.

This deficiency disease usually shows epidermal pallor in the upper part of the epidermis.

Psoraisiform hyperplasia with pallor of the lower half of the epidermis.

Numerous extravasated rbcs with lymphocytic infiltrate in the upper dermis are also present.

Please help! All the dentist/doctors offices are closed until Monday in observation of July 4 and I don't want to worry all weekend. Here is the problem; my gum tissue has gotten a lot worse in the last 6-8 months (swollen/bleeding) even though my dental care is better than ever. The hygenist recommended root planing and scaling, which I went ahead and started today. The dental hygenist was surprised that I did not have a causative agent (meaning that I did not have tartar but all the same my gums were in bad shape and bleeding.) she seemed confused and she kept saying "I have to ask the dentist. I have to ask the dentist." (The dentists were all gone because it was a 5 o'clock appt.) I had lymphoma 4 years ago and I have some autoimmune problems including Sjogren's Syndrome (very mild.) anyway, the hygenist really scared me. she said that at best I am not getting enough Vitamin C, which is probably very true. I don't drink juice because of the sugar and I almost always go with vegetables over fruit. I am hoping this is the case because that would be an easy fix. I have no other symptoms of scurvy (no skin problems or bruising) except for fatigue and I think that is from stress and the cancer–which will never go away completely. My nails are a little thin but my hair is in great shape and I do not think I am anemic. (Last time when I got sick, it was breaking and tangling and I was pale and jaundiced.) now that is not the case at all. Plus, everyone is telling me how nice I look. One more thing, I was dropped-kicked into menopause because of my treatment and am taking synthetic estrogen.

I thought scurvy was very uncommon. Could it be something else. Can you offer any insight?

How does Parkinson's start? What are the symptoms? how can the process be slowed or can it be cured? Average length of life after being diagnosed?

PD is a tricky isease. Complicated and intertwined.

Read this link about somewhere near the start – the dopamine triad:
parkinsonsfocustoday.blogspot.com…

Parkinson's disease may begin long before the symptoms which send the PWP to the doctor(s) for a diagnosis. Better education of medical personnel is needed here.

The problem with the really early signs/symptoms is that they could be almost anything and PD is hard to diagnose accurately as the blood test in the pipeline has not yet become "standard issue." Eventually there will be more specific tests for eyes/iron presence and MRIs and the like. For now the diagnosis is a series of questions and observation.

The other trick is that although Parkinson's disease is still considered to be predominantly an idiopathic disease with only about 10% max being considered genetic, there is significant research into the possibility that it is actually genetic with a variety of triggers such as environmental toxins, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, heavy metal exposure, serious head trauma, stress

Ok so what are some of the precursors and symptoms – those warnings which can occur a few or several years prior to the diagnosis and while most can be symptomatic of other conditions, they are certainly indicators that Parkinson's disease could be the cause:

Sleep disorders
Depression – stress
Loss of sense of smell (possibly taste as well)
Feeling "off" – a general sense of something being not right
Handwriting becomes smaller – cramped
Vague tingling sensations
Slight difficulty with movement – perhaps rising from a chair – perhaps walking at their normal stride and pace.
Feeling stiffer
Voice becomes quieter – people ask you to repeat what you said
Loss of expression in voice and/or facial muscles
At a loss for a word or thought – different from younger times
Gait change – one leg might begin to drag a bit
Posture might become stooped
"Frozen" shoulder
For some women it is literally a pain in the neck

And then the symptoms which send a person for diagnosis:

Tremors – usually on one side of the body – hand, leg – when at rest
Gait changes: at a certain point some PD patients are not slower but faster as their bodies actually seem to lurch forward rapidly – or shuffling
Balance problems – Postural Instability
Problems swallowing/choking/eating/breathing/droo… – muscle stiffness
Freezing in mid-stride
Bradykinesia/Akinesia -slowing of movements – getting dressed is no longer an automatic thing but a concentrated effort – new skills must be learned to complete these tasks (Occupational Therapy may be needed)
Cognitive problems – cover several areas
Urinary problems – incontinence is one
Constipation
Sexual dysfunction
Skin problems – both ways: too oily and too dry
Vision problems

The trick is that when you suspect something is wrong to see a doctor because the dopamine neurons are dying and the actual diagnosis is usually made when 60-80% of those neurons have self destructed. the internist/GP/Family Practitioner you see should not be making the diagnosis but instead referring you to a Neurologist specializing in neuro-motor disorders.

When diagnosed the next trick is for the patient not to accept: "You've got Parkinson's, have a nice day" A proactive patient needs to ask what the doctor suggests be done and needs to know that they don't go to the boilerplate answers. Dopamine agonists were designed to be the first line after diagnosis – before any other drug therapy is initiated. There are several agonists available. all have side effects but not everyone gets those side effects.
To our way of thinking the MAOI-Bs may be the best place to begin as long as not contraindicated. Azilect is one treatment which may slow the progression of PD.
Other agonists such as Mirapex (pramipexole) and Selegline have some unusual side effects but work well for many.

Some people add supplements such as CoQ10 which is a powerful antioxidant. Vitamin E complex, Vitamin B complex with a stress on B-2, B-6; Vitamin C with the bioflavinoids (sidestep the grapefruit) Curcuminoids (Turmeric ingredient), sublingual Glutathione, NAC (N acetyl L cysteine) Acetyl L Carnitine, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Liver support in Milk Thistle,Vitamin D (balance with A) the Omegas 3-6-9, there's a long list and you can't take everything and shouldn't.

There is also physical therapy in the form of exercise. In this case "Forced Exercise" which has been demonstrated to relieve symptoms for a few weeks at a time:
parkinsonsfocustoday.blogspot.com…

Cures may be in the pipeline. perhaps within 10 years. at the above referenced site you will also find information about pipeline drugs and therapies.

There are surgical options such as Deep Brain Stimulation which allows some patients to reduce meds.
So yes, the process can be slowed but time is of the essence. There is no "do nothing" approach. it is also important that you know that some symptoms are similar to Huntington's and Wilson's disease. neither diagnosis nor treatment is the same and they need to be ruled out.

Disease onset can be gradual or rapid. the progression can be slow or be slowed in some cases but not all. If a patient has access to hospitals which specialize in PD, they should get referrals there. Once a course of treatment has started they can be seen closer to home. this is disease that requires knowledgeable medical professionals and the same kind of patient.

They say that the life span is about the same. but quantity does not equal quality.

On this journey you need to bring your sense of humor, your caregiving support, your perseverance, willingness to exercise, your wallet, good health insurance and reading/research skills. Hope and faith don't hurt either.

Couldn't the percentage of persons with full-fledged dementia be reducing because people with the earlier signs of mild cognitive impairment are getting medical help AND are developing their own strategies of nutraceuticals, physical activity, creative arts, good sleep, better nutrition, stress reduction, reduced exposure to toxins, meaningful work, and enjoyable life, and that this is slowing or reducing their move toward dementia? That is certainly the case for me and many others that I know with early MCI. Mary Kay Baum of forMemory, Inc.

Hello, an interesting observation. sure knocks some of the wind out of the hurricane of hot air blowing for doubling the funding for research in one specific type of dementia. It's a very complicated subject to come up with an a simple and sweeping conclusion.

But it sure is worth deeper investigation. the disability may not be revealing itself, but the underlieing process may still be going on, we are just getting better at covering it up for longer periods of time. Brains are aging at the same rate, and there are more and more older brains in the population. Seems counter intuitive that the conditions associated with aging brains should be decreasing at the same time the number of brains at risk is increasing.

Richard TaylorPerson living with the symptoms of dementiarichardtaylorphd.com

OMG! maybe its not a tsunami, its just a large tidal wave

And so now some are suggesting the let's find a cure for Alzheimer's, or at least keep people with dementia out of nursing homes for an additional year through the miracles of drugs movement and thus save lots and lots of tax payers' dollars and Medicare and Medicaid claims may not be as compelling as advertised. Ignore the psychosocial human side of this public health crisis and focus on economics, that is what we are told in many, many pleadings for more money to spend on research.Epidemiologists are beginning to suggest there is a decline in the numbers of folks living with cognitive disabilities. No one goes around door to door asking everyone (even those standing in a closet) who is exhibiting the symptoms of dementia to stand up and be counted, but through various surveys there is the smell of a trend that at least the symptoms of dementia may be observable in fewer people than we have been led to believe. I know for sure that all brains age. and I know for sure we now live in a time where there are lots of old brains walking around in every country in the world. what happened seventy years ago (WW II), and the tsunami of sexual contacts just after the war has now produced a world with lots and lots of living 50-60-70 year old human brains. If dementia is a natural consequence of an aging brain then shouldn't there be more and more brains walking around the world (actually they don't walk, they are carried around by the body at the top of which the live) exhibiting the symptoms of dementia?

It's possible many of us are better prepared to cover up the symptoms. More formal education, social and mental stimulation, better diets, lower blood pressure and cholesterol all seem to reduce the probability of someone acting like they have dementia. Since only our brains know for sure, and they are not confiding in anyone, we can only guess by our behaviors – what we say and do, if we know who the president of the united state is and how quickly we can tell someone his/her name, and other probing and revealing questions that must be answered on a computer and/or with a paper and pencil (or pen if it is black ink).

Some folks have a vested interest in counting as many folks as possible and some have a vested interest in counting as few folks as possible – both groups are counting the number of people who appear through whatever test is being used to be exhibiting the symptoms of dementia. there are even a group of folks who now claim to be able to count you in or out before you show any symptoms – they look at images of your brain, the color of the images, if the computer is making parts of the image flash, and other technological tricks. another group is basing their count on your genes. If you have this or that, or this or that combination you, may/might/will have this or that form of dementia – provided of course you do not die before you show the symptoms.

This is a messy process, this counting stuff. It means a lot to politicians, researchers, and Alzheimer's Associations – just how big the estimates are or are not. to someone living with the symptoms it means little to nothing, other than to confirm that all of us should not be really really sure about anyone who claims to be an expert about the number of people living with the symptoms of dementia. We should all also question for ourselves if what they are shouting at us is indeed a fact – a truth for all of us – or their opinion/hopes/wishes/guesses as to what is and is or is not a truth for all of us. Personally, I didn't need this latest bit of information to be suspicious of dementia experts, but perhaps you do/did. It would be great news of more and more of us were more and more able to disguise/cover up/repress and otherwise keep hidden our symptoms of dementia. It would be great news if less and less of us had the need to cover up the symptoms because there is no need to cover up something that isn't there in the first place. In either of these cases the stigmas, myths, and fears residing in the brains of most all folks over the age of about three years old are just as strong, just as prevalent. maybe we shouldn't be scared into doing something about dementia based on economic arguments (the costs may be inflated). maybe we should just do something(s) about dementia and the people living with its symptoms because it's the right thing(s) to do. and maybe the emphasis on the some things we do should first be on discovering cures for the day-to-day problems of living with the symptoms of dementia. from my heart and mind, there is no maybe about this. Richard

Mary Kay, thanks so much for your comment. the researchers addressed part of your question in their article. They wrote this about the increasing use of cholinesterase inhibitors to treat Alzheimer's:

Because these medications are used mainly only after diagnosis of dementia, and because their impact on cognitive function is modest, it is highly unlikely that they are an important explanation for the decreased prevalence of CI between 1993 and 2002 that we found in our study.

I don't think they addressed other types of medicines, or your comments about lifestyle changes.

Richard, thanks so much for your comments. You're right, of course, people with cognitive problems and their families don't really care how prevalence numbers and costs are calculated – they know their personal costs are high.

From a public policy point of view, I do think it's important for us to understand how various prevalence numbers and cost figures are developed. I would guess it's also important for pharmaceutical company planning.

Interesting, Richard, that you point out how some groups have a "vested interest" in either a growing or a decreasing rate of dementia. Can't blame those fighting for a cure for being alarmists, and can't blame those fighting for human dignity for minimizing the scope of the problem. So how are we to arrive at "truth"? I would like to know, for example, how the number 5.3 million is arrived at in the U.S.–for comparative purposes with other countries SO THAT we can get more of a feel for the underlying causes. If we overestimate our numbers and other countries underestimate their numbers, it may make us overlook some very important factors that we could use to get a handle on this disease. (On underestimates, I'm thinking specifically of East Asian countries given that it is anathema to say you have dementia in Asian Pacific cultures).

Autism Symptoms Children

As autism is a disorder of the nerves and their development, resulting in some form of impairment in the social and communicative skills of the individual, the autism symptoms of each child will be different. Autism symptoms are normally displayed by children in their first couple of years of growth and development, and require a strong observation to pick up on.

Parents tend to be the first ones to notice autism symptoms, since they spend more time than others with the child. what is important is for parents to understand the symptoms in order to better identify the nature, and the reasoning behind these being acted out.

Early diagnosis of autism can help in early assistance and support being provided to the child, which can help in skills and abilities being improved over the years. this is essential if some form of communication and self-help needs to be instilled in the child with autism symptoms, as no cure exits.

Some of the symptoms that parents should be on the lookout for are:

• If a child is showing a great deal of difficulty in learning language or oral communication. this is a common autism symptom, where the child is unable to babble or speak a single word, even at an age of 2 years Autism Symptoms Children

• If a child does not show any form of appropriate response to a gesture. this could be anything from making eye contact with the respective person, or showing a degree of resistance to being cuddled or picked up. The symptom here to look for is a child being out of tune to the world, and seeming to be in his own environment altogether

• Another symptom is where the individual shows a lack of understanding for another’s feelings. so if a joke is being shared, or tears are being shed, there is the same response on both counts; the response normally being inattentiveness or a blank face

• For a child who is unable to play with other children or shows a lack of ability to be more cooperative with other children, shows some level of autism

• a child crying excessively or throwing tantrums without reason can also be considered as an autism symptom

All parents should keep in mind the above autism symptoms when caring for their child in the early years of development. by having an understanding of autism symptoms, the chance for early prognosis and initiation of support can prove quite beneficial in the later years of the individual. Autism Symptoms Children

The realization that autism is a condition that is more widespread than was previously thought has caused a number of parents to look more closely for autism symptoms in their child.while many signs of apparent autism can in fact be explained by other causes, there are a number of indicators that strongly point to the existence of the condition in a child. In many instances, the only way to know for sure whether or not your child is autistic is by close consultation and thorough observation by a physician.Nevertheless, it is not unheard of for a physician to misdiagnose or fail to detect the presence of autism in a child. This is particularly true in cases wherein the child in question does not display the “traditional” autism symptoms, such as fixation with bright shiny objects or excessively repetitive behavior.the fact that many autistic children’s physical characteristics such as height, weight and skeletal formation is normal for their age further makes accurate diagnosis of the condition more difficult.In a recent case posted on a web site devoted to autism for example, a child who was examined by the family pediatrician as part of a scheduled check up was given a clean bill of health.His parents and one of his teachers felt that something was not right however, and a subsequent check up–this time by a medial team that was comprised of a psychologist, a speech therapist and an occupational therapist–confirmed that their worst fears were true and that their child was indeed autistic.In this case, the child in question exhibited all the signs of normal physical development and furthermore was able to express himself verbally with 2- and 3-word combinations. It was only through the observation of a preschool teacher–who was in a position to see the child for extended periods of time everyday–that the parent’s suspicions were given credence and they felt sufficiently compelled to seek further medical diagnosis.if you suspect that your child displays autistic symptoms, do not be afraid to share your observations with your doctor and feel free to ask for a second opinion if you feel that it is warranted.

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Okay, so I think my daughter may have add or adhd, I'm not really sure of the symptoms and I don't want to go to the doctor without knowing if she actually has the symptoms.

So, she's 13 years old.
She will set something down and get distracted and go do something else. She loses things very easily. Maybe it's just a memory thing, but she gets distracted. She cannot keep still. She has to be moving her legs or something. even when she sleeps she isn't still! Does that sound like any form of add or adhd?

I'm including a couple of links to free tests. My suggestion is to sit down with your daughter and take them together if you can't answer all the questions based on your observation.

It certainly does sound like it could be ADD / ADHD, but there also could be other things going on.

Remember, she is going through puberty. that accounts for a great amount of change in a teenager's life. something to pay attention to – is she different from her peers in this way? Does it only happen at certain times of the month?

I'm an ADD'r and yes she does "sound" like one of us.

: )

But obviously more research is needed for a more definitive determination..

Does this hurt her you think in her school work or her social relationships at all.?

Do you see any ADD signs on your side of the family or your husbands?

Glad to help further if I can.

God Bless.

A great site for more insight….
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I'm not going to write an essay for you. Research for yourself.

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Does she tend to annoy her peers or laugh at everything? If so she might just have it.