spinal tuberculosis is an extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Spinal tuberculosis in people living in poverty is very common during infectious diseases, due to the widespread use of anti-TB drugs and the improvement of living conditions, spine the incidence of TB decreased. but in recent years due to drug resistance of bacteria to increase the role of a combination of factors such as the incidence of spinal tuberculosis have been enhanced.

spinal tuberculosis occur in children and adolescents, is a types of secondary pulmonary tuberculosis. the primary lesion as tuberculosis or gastrointestinal tuberculosis. in China, the majority of primary pulmonary tuberculosis. spinal tuberculosis can occur in active primary TB, but most occur in the primary lesion has been static or even recovered many years later.

active in the primary tumor, tuberculosis by the bloodstream to the spine not necessarily an immediate onset. it can lie dormant for years, the body’s resistance to stand-down, such as trauma, malnutrition, fatigue transition and other predisposing factors, can promote active and latent tuberculosis clinical symptoms. If the body’s resistance to strong, latent TB can be suppressed or even disappear.

spinal tuberculosis of bone and joint tuberculosis accounts for about 50% of the total body bone tuberculosis in the first place, of which the majority of vertebral tuberculosis. Annex tuberculosis is very rare. in the whole lumbar spine in the greatest degree, the highest incidence of spinal tuberculosis, followed by thoracic, cervical less sacral caudal tuberculosis is uncommon.

vertebral destruction of the cold abscess formation can be in two forms: 1, paravertebral abscess: to accumulate in the sides and front of the more common. pus will off the periosteum, the gap can be up and down along the ligament spread, so that the edge of a number of vertebral bone erosion appeared. it can also enter the spinal canal to the rear, the spinal cord and nerve root compression. 2, flow injection abscess: paravertebral abscess can flow to the bottom of the gap along the fascia, appears far away from the lesion site of abscess. such as: lower thoracic and lumbar psoas abscess can form, iliac fossa abscess, spinal deltoid abscess, groin abscess, and even knee abscess.

early manifestation of the slow onset of this disease is not typical, and many patients had a kyphosis kyphosis, cold abscess, even paralysis and other manifestations of spinal tuberculosis come late for treatment, diagnosis, and easily as lumbar disc herniation, degenerative spinal arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, spinal tumors and other diseases.

mostly secondary to spinal tuberculosis as tuberculosis, mostly drug-resistant bacteria, experts in Chinese medicine hospital in Chongqing Yi-Ching to stop anti-tuberculosis drugs, the use of pure Chinese medicine treatment of spine targets directional transdermal tuberculosis, with exclusive direct access to lesions of drug penetration to form a high concentration of infiltration, direct penetration to kill bacteria, and its effectiveness to mention pus Sida as the carrier fluid itself abscess or sinus drainage in the sequestrum, excluding inflammatory substances, eliminating swelling, fever subsided, appetizers and spleen, promote appetite, solid internal organs of the country, strengthen the body’s resistance to diseases, tuberculosis kills hidden bacteria. target directional transdermal therapy on the pathological acidic environment, reconstruction of blood vessels and lymphatic network, to promote bone repair and restore the physiological function of bone, from a fundamental treatment of spinal tuberculosis.

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(poverty of thought, lack of motivation, social isolation, blunting of emotions etc)
Which symptoms do you suffer from?

dunno. i'll have to ask the voice in my head what he thinks

huh? i would ask you to consider this person and then tell me what the positive aspects of delusion are, because i just dont see any…

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schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that can make the lives of sufferers very distressing. i know someone diagnosed with schizophrenia who, due to the medication he was on whilst in a psychiatric hospital, became so distressed that he leapt out of his bedroom window, and so now he has brain damage to deal with as well as schizophrenia

though schizophrenia is a much misunderstood illness, it is still a very serious one

if you yourself have schizophrenia then you dont have my sympathy cos i dont think youd want it. prob better if i just say we're not all like that ignoramus above with the witless quip

edit – oh ok. forgive me, i misunderstood. we each are different, i can only speak from my own secondary experience of schizophrenia. and so, based on that experience, i still have misgivings about viewing delusion as a beneficial trait

dont misunderstand me, im not having a go, far from it. just speaking as i find

I don't think voices and delusions are 'accepted', most people are badly informed about this disease yet still have enough general knowledge to know that hearing voices is a sign of severe mental problems…

I once supported a lady who found her voices comforting; they were of her late Mother and she found them reassuring.

Now that you have explained it..I do not have that illness but my husbands ex-wife does. for us it easier to accept the positive.

I have half a mind to answer this question but I'll leave it for the time being.

ScienceDaily (Dec. 17, 2010) — almost 5 million Californians have been diagnosed with asthma, and those living in poverty suffer more severe consequences from the condition than those in higher income brackets, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Low-income Californians with asthma experience more frequent symptoms, end up in the emergency room or hospital more often, and miss more days of work and school, researchers found.

Of the more than 600,000 Californians who experience frequent — daily or weekly — symptoms that can signal uncontrolled asthma, a significant proportion (39.1 percent) earn less than 200 percent of the federal government’s poverty standard (FPL). in 2007, 200 percent of the FPL for a family of four was $41,300. By contrast, 19.3 percent of those with incomes of 400 percent of the FPL or higher suffer frequent symptoms from their asthma.

Analyzing data from the California Health Interview Survey from 2001 to 2007, the report’s authors also found a relationship between poverty and a lack of access to quality health care and repeated exposure to environmental triggers for asthma symptoms, such as smoking and second-hand smoke.

The study calculates the prevalence of asthma among adults and children in California’s counties. Those counties with a high percentage of families living in poverty had some of the highest proportions of people currently suffering from asthma. in all counties, however, poverty was associated with asthma.

"The poorest among us suffer most because they lack quality health care and live in high-risk environments," said Ying-Ying Meng, a senior research scientist with the center and co-author of the report. "That disparity also burdens our health system with costly emergency care and hospitalizations and extracts the additional high cost of millions of lost days of work and school.

"Asthma has the potential to be debilitating," Meng added, "but it can be effectively controlled through appropriate medical care and avoidance of triggers."

Health insurance can provide access to the kind of continuous care needed to manage a complex chronic condition like asthma. Yet low-income Californians suffering from the disease were five times as likely to be uninsured (22.1 percent) as their counterparts with asthma earning twice as much (4.4 percent). They were also twice as likely to not have a usual source of care (19.0 percent vs. 8.6 percent) — a factor that also affects continuity and quality of asthma care.

Health care reforms should provide some relief by extending needed insurance to many low-income asthma sufferers, the report’s authors say. But they also encourage policymakers to support asthma education and quality health care that includes access to a patient-centered medical home, case-management programs, specialty referrals and access to around-the-clock advice from a health professional, as well as multilingual and culturally appropriate programs and education.

"These findings are illustrative of how where you live impacts your health. Low-income communities carry the highest disease burden, largely due to inequities that result in unhealthy environments," said Dr. Robert K. Ross, M.D., president and CEO of the California Endowment, which funded the study. "for example, you won’t see diesel trucks driving through high-income communities, but you will see many driving through poor communities, spewing exhaust full of particulates that serve as asthma triggers."

The report’s authors also call for improvements in sub-standard housing, restrictions on second-hand smoke and other policies that address the environmental factors that contribute to asthma.

Asthma increasing in California

The prevalence of asthma in California has increased from 11.3 percent in 2001 to 13.0 percent in 2007.

Higher rates in Northern, Central Valley counties

Many Northern and Central California counties — Lake, Tehama/Glenn, Sutter, Yuba, Contra Costa, Solano, Sacramento, Fresno, Kern, Merced, Madera and San Bernardino — have asthma rates significantly higher than the state average.

Lost productivity

Californians missed an estimated 1.2 million days of work and 1.6 million days of school because of asthma in 2007. Income was a significant factor: Low-income sufferers missed an average of 2.2 days of work, compared with an average of 0.6 days of work missed by those with higher incomes. Low-income children missed twice as many days of school due to asthma as children from higher-income families.

Preventable urgent care

Rates of emergency department visits for asthma were twice as high among lower-income adults as their higher-income counterparts (18.8 percent vs. 8.8 percent). Low-income children also sought emergency treatment more frequently (23.9 percent vs. 12.5 percent). Hospitalization rates were six times higher for low-income adults.

Read the full report, "Income disparities in Asthma Burden and Care in California."

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