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Archive of entries posted on February 2012

Viral meningitis treatments and prevention

Effective viral meningitis treatments

Viral meningitis treatments usually focused on symptoms management, rest, hydration and antipyretics. Different form bacterial meningitis, the viral meningitis considered as less dangerous and often goes over the time. Expert may prescribe medications such as pain killer and anti-inflammatory medications to the sufferer. Intensive care should be provided to infants or newborn which positively have [...]

How is meningococcal meningitis transmitted?

How is meningococcal meningitis transmitted

Meningococcal meningitis considered as a severe and serious infection that affect to the brain and spinal membrane called meninges. Expert classify the disease as bacterial meningitis which commonly caused by Neisseria meningiditis. Besides meningitis the bacteria can also cause septicemia, the blood poisoning. This meningococcal meningitis may affect to anyone with any age. Babies, toddlers [...]

What cause aseptic meningitis and how to treat it

Aseptic meningitis treatment overview

Aseptic meningitis also knows as sterile meningitis. This type of meningitis is refer to the inflammation of the tissue layers that lining the brain called meninges specific not caused by bacteria. This condition may cause by virus or other non-bacterial microbes. Aseptic meningitis may also caused by side effect of medication and commonly appear in [...]

Cut your high cholesterol risks with these foods

Tips to reduce the high cholesterol related diseases

It’s obvious that several foods have associated with high cholesterol risks. Those of foods contribute of 20 percent of cholesterol in our body. Many diseases such as heart disease (the most popular) and stroke are connected to the high level of cholesterol in the body especially the LDL one. By changing lifestyle and focusing to [...]

How to treat meningococcal meningitis?

Medical treatment for meningococcal meningitis

Expert classified this meningococcal meningitis as a serious and life-threatening infection. Overdue treatment can lead to permanent neurological damage even death. Same with the other type meningitis disease, the viral meningitis, this infection affect to the membrane that lining the brain and the spinal called meninges. Specific to meningococcal meningitis, this type of the disease [...]