Understanding Your Bone Profile Blood Tests A Patient Information Guide Your bone profile blood tests help your medical team monitor the mineral health of your body and check how well your bones are r...
A Normal Calcium Level For most adults, a normal total blood calcium level (measured via a standard blood test called a serum calcium test) is typically between 2.2 and 2.6 millimoles per litre (mmol/...
Febuxostat – a tablet for gout prevention and other uric acid-related conditions Generic name: Febuxostat [ fe-BUX-oh-stat] Brand name: Adenuric (UK)/Uloric (US) What it is: Xanthine oxidase inh...
5 Signs Your Lower Back Pain Could Be Serious – When to See a Doctor Brief episodes of lower back pain are common. In fact back pain (especially lower back) is normal. Whether triggered by lifting som...
10 Common Finger and Thumb Problems – When to Worry and When to See a Doctor This is an overview of 10 common finger and thumb problems. But, let’s start with a definition. What are the Fi...
10 Common Wrist Problems – When to Worry and When to See a Doctor This is an overview of 10 common wrist problems. But, let’s start with a definition. What is the Wrist? The wrist is a com...
10 Common Elbow Problems – When to Worry and When to See a Doctor This is an overview of 10 common elbow problems. But, let’s start with a definition. What is the Elbow? The elbow is a com...
Understanding Human Skeleton and Bone Structure (and What Affects It) Far from being static, “dead” material, the human skeleton is a dynamic, living organ system that replaces itself enti...
5 Ways to Keep Your Joints Healthy Joints are complex anatomical structures where two or more bones meet, providing the skeletal system with both stability and mechanical mobility. Operating as the bo...
5 Ways to Keep Your Back Healthy The spine is a sophisticated mechanical column comprising 33 vertebrae, interspersed with intervertebral discs that act as shock absorbers. Operating as the primary st...
