Abscesses

An abscess is formed when pus accumulates in a tissue, organ, confined space in the body due to an infection. An abscess can form in the brain, lungs, teeth, gums, under arms, GI tract, abdominal wall, ears, tonsils, sinuses, bones, breasts, kidneys, prostate gland, rectum, scrotum, and to almost any part of the body. They may indeed be located externally or internally and may result from injury or a lowered resistance to infection.

The affected area may be swollen, inflamed, hot, red, and tender. The individual may also experience fatigue, weight; loss, anorexia, and alternating bouts of fever and chills. Rupture of the abscess and in severe cases, bacteremia (blood infection) can occur. The material inside an abscess consists of living and dead white blood cells, bacteria, dead tissue, and toxins – all of which can be discarded from the body.

An abscess is said to be acute if it appears suddenly ( in a matter of a few hours or overnight) and is termed chronic is it has been present for a period of days or weeks. Acute abscesses generally respond better to treatment in a matter of days.

Basically, an abscess is a sign that the body is trying to rid itself of impurities. The impurities may be half-starved cells, deficient in nutrients such as sulfur, or toxins that accumulate because of a failure of the normal eliminative processes. Such a situation stems from poor diet and exposure to environmental pollutants, chemicals, or harmful substances. Eating junk food not only clutters the system with food lacking in nutrients, but also prevents the cellular wastes from being eliminated efficiently by causing problems such as constipation and a sluggish liver, spleen, and kidney function.

Diabetes Drug Related to Cancer

Despite new health study suggestive that the inject diabetes drug LANTUS that power boost cancer risk and U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday urge patients who are on medicine to persist use it. And the three of four studies available most recent Friday in DIABETOLOGIA show a possible link between LANTUS and better risks for a variety of tumor type.

But, “the duration of patient follow-up in all four studies was shorter than what is generally considered necessary to evaluate for cancer risk from drug exposure,” the FDA said in its first comment on the issue. “Further, inconsistencies in findings within and across individual studies raise concerns as to whether an association between the use of insulin glargine and cancer truly exists.”

“Based on the currently available data, the FDA recommends that patients should not stop taking their insulin therapy without consulting a physician, since uncontrolled blood sugar levels can have both immediate and long-term serious adverse effects,” the agency wrote.

And “For patients using glargine and considering switching to another form of insulin, the data in these studies make it unclear as to whether any one type of insulin increases the risk of cancer more than other types of insulin,” the ADA said.

“Patients concerned about these studies or their insulin regimen should talk to their doctor and should not stop taking their insulin on the basis of the findings reported here.”

And the FDA says it “encourages both health care professionals and patients to report side effects from the use of insulin glargine to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting Program.”

Diabetes

Diabetes is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by impaired ability of the body to produce or respond to insulin and thereby maintain proper levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood.

There are two major forms of the disease. Type I diabetes, formerly referred to as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and juvenile-onset diabetes, usually arises in childhood. It is an autoimmune disorder in which the diabetic person’s immune system produces antibodies that destroy the insulin-producing beta cells. Because the body is no longer able to produce insulin, daily injections of the hormone are required.

Type II diabetes, formerly called non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and adult-onset diabetes, usually occurs after 40 years of age and becomes more common with increasing age. It arises from either sluggish pancreatic secretion of insulin or reduced responsiveness in target cells of the body to secreted insulin.