I have been nursing for nearly 40 years. I have seen a lot. People are more sick now than they ever have been before. And people are afraid. There are so many new diseases and illness, that it is difficult to keep up. People come into the emergency room because they read about something or heard something, and now they are fearful they may have it. They have the right to be afraid, but they also have the right to reliable information.

This Hubpage is about giving that information. My goal is to find different illness and diseases and do the research for you, along with my personal nursing experience to give you the best look at these diseases.

I am even willing to research diseases or medical symptoms or terms that you may be interested in but have not been addressed yet. Just leave a comment as to what it is and I will happily do that for you. I would like this hub to be interactive and useful for you.

Leaky gut syndrome is when the intestinal wall can not keep out large unwanted molecules. Leakey gut syndrome is associated with autism. It is still very much in the research phase. There are actually quite a number of studies going on now to determine how the syndrome actually gets started in the first place and why it seems to be prevalent in autistic children and how to treat it. The working theory is that the syndrome occurs in autistic children because of their increased sensitivity and allergies.

Molecules or substances such as proteins would normally be filtered out of the intestinal tract. But Leaky Gut Syndrome allows these substances to enter the intestines. Because this is not a normal occurrence, the body misunderstands and goes into action to protect the body from this invading ntruder. The body may think this is a virus or an infection and starts creating antibodies to fight the invaders. This is particularly bad because normal things such as certain foods or any of the body's normal molecules that are similar to those foods would be looked at as harmful by the body's immune system. This causes an auto-immune disease which is the same as the body attacking itself.

Other serious outcomes of Leaky gut syndrome would include the normal bacterial that is normally found in the intestine to be transported into the blood stream allowing it to circulate until it lands somewhere new and then develops into an infection. This of course, also weakens the liver, which causes more toxins to travel throughout the whole body, leading to even more medical complications.

The cause of Leaky gut syndrome is unknown. Medical science is still studying the disease and possible causes. But there are some suggested causes that seem associated with the medical diagnosis of the syndrome. A diet high in alcohol or caffeine, drugs known as NSAIDS, (non steroidal anti inflammatory drug)s, such as ibuprofen, Motrin, Aleve, and antacids, as well as a diet high in carbohydrates can cause a thinning of the intestinal wall.

Ways to treat Leaky gut syndrome are just as uncertain. Diet can help. Autistic children have very sensitive digestive systems, especially with leaky gut syndrome. Many parents find that putting their child on gluten- and casein- free diets can help. However, Both gluten and casein are proteins, and this may inflame leaky gut syndrome, so it is just unknown. Research medial scientists are still studying all of this. Of course n adults the obvious things to be done that may help are to avoid alcohol, caffeine, NSAIDS and spicy foods. This may help to thicken the intestine wall and now allow those proteins and molecules to escape.

Some comfort can be obtained by understanding leaky gut syndrome. It is an ongoing process. But at least you can know there is an actual process going on causing the symptoms you are seeing in yourself or your child.

First let’s be frank, aren’t we all a bit anxious? Don’t we all have issues? Things that concern us to the point of making us worry, fret, or even have a sleepless night or two? We live in a society that breeds anxiety. But carry on, we go to work, buy the groceries, rock the baby, right? Well if this describes you, well rest easy, you do not have GAD or Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder is a very serious and debilitating disease that can actually disallow your being able to live a normal productive life. It is debilitating anxiety disorder. It might be that you used to worry about little things, the bills, the job, how you look, what to fix for dinner. It just worried you more than what other people seemed to be.

But soon you are worried about everything, It can take over your life, your thoughts, your actions. Although worry is a normal part of life, people with GAD cannot help but worry, creating anxiety that is frequently irrational. GAD can take over your life and your ability to live your life. Left untreated, Generalized Anxiety disorder will lead to other medical problems as well. If you have an excessive amount of anxiety you should seek medical attention.

People with generalized anxiety disorder find their worrying excessive, they are so distracted by this worry and their anxiety they find it impossible to function in normal areas of living. They can’t think about anything else. Sadly, many times the worry and anxiety have no foundation in fact.

Medicine does not know what causes GAD. It is sometimes difficult to make a diagnosis because of the number of physical ailments that are caused by the excessive worry and anxiety, but in themselves require treatment. Treatment is usually palliative, trying to control the anxiety and associated depression with medication and therapy. Treatment also includes the treatment of the physical symptoms derived from the disease.

Some of the physical symptoms are:

-Nausea

-Shortness of breath and difficulty breathing

-Muscle tension,

-Headache

-Feeling restless,

-Difficulty sleeping or falling asleep or staying asleep

-Fatigue, general malaise

-Loss of appetite

-Sweating and hot flashes

Now having one or two of the symptoms listed above does not constitute you having GAD. You can see how some of these symptoms could easily be ascribed to many other illnesses. So the main symptoms of GAD are irrational worry and debilitating anxiety. These associated with the listed symptoms can help lead to a diagnosis of GAD.

Regardless of the severity or mildness of your symptoms, people with generalized anxiety disorder can be helped. The key is to recognize that you are worrying overly much. That it consumes your thoughts and your behavior and actions are altered. Normally a person will worry about a particular thing once or twice a day. A person with GAD will worry about it constantly. A doctor can help you reach that normal level of worry even with GAD.

MRSA bacteria are commonly found on the skin and are difficult to treat with conventional antibiotics. MRSA is spread when anyone coming in contact with a person infected with MRSA or a contaminated surface, does not properly wash their hands, be it patient or hospital worker or close contact. MRSA bacteria are sometimes dubbed "superbugs" because they are highly resistant to common antibiotics like penicillin, making infections difficult to treat effectively.

Staph bacteria are one of the most common causes of skin infections. Skin lesions frequently begin as pimples and then may grow to form larger areas that become red and tender. Staph bacteria are usually transmitted by direct skin-to-skin contact or interaction with a shared item or surface, such as a towel or bandage that has come into contact with someone else's infection. Staph bacteria, like other kinds of bacteria, normally live on your skin and in your nose, usually without causing problems. MRSA is different from other types of staph because it cannot be treated with certain antibiotics such as methicillin.

Staph bacteria are one of the most common causes of skin infection in the United States and are a common cause of pneumonia, surgical wound infections, and bloodstream infections. Since many people do not show symptoms of MRSA, it is impossible to know how many people are carriers. Staph bacteria, including MRSA are almost always spread by direct physical contact. Staph infections, including MRSA, generally start as small red bumps that resemble pimples, boils or spider bites. These can quickly turn into deep, painful abscesses that require surgical draining.

Antibiotics can still be used to treat MRSA - the infection may simply require a much higher dose over a much longer period, or the use of an antibiotic to which the bacteria is not resistant. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are becoming increasingly common — and consequently increasingly hard to treat. Antibiotics have no effect on a localized collection of pus. This is still the case even, with suspected MRSA infections.

MRSA bacteria are resistant to all other semisynthetic penicillins and cephalosporins. Methicillin is used infrequently because it causes interstitial nephritis. MRSA bacteria are sometimes referred to as 'super bugs'. People carrying the bacteria on their skin are said to be colonized, but not infected. MRSA bacteria are resistant to penicillin and all penicillin-like drugs. Most hospital-acquired MRSA are also resistant to numerous other antibiotics.

Infections which start in the skin may spread to cause more serious infections. Also, urinary catheters and tubes going into veins or parts of the body are sometimes contaminated by MRSA and can lead to urine or blood infection. Infectious diseases, most notably methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), as well as vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), are wreaking havoc in the nation’s hospitals—and it’s getting worse, according to experts.

The irony, according to some, is that they are almost entirely preventable. Proper hand washing before and after contact and proper precautions such as gloves and gowns could stop this epidemic crisis.