9181. Strep throat: causes and treatment options
April 15, 2007
The most common causes of the sore throat are the bacteria. The streptococcus is mostly responsible for producing infections in the throat and this is why the sore throat produced by this kind of bacterium is known as strep throat. The most affected ones by streptococcus are the children but adults ...
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9182. Some things about eczema and the symptoms it brings
April 15, 2007
Eczema is a chronic, inflammatory skin disorder which cannot be cured. However, with proper treatment and lifestyle changes, eczema can be controlled. There are a lot of types of eczema: allergic contact dermatitis, nummular dermatitis, dyshidrotic eczema, atopic dermatitis, statis dermatitis, neuro...
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9183. Some facts about diabetes insipidus
April 15, 2007
When the kidneys are unable to conserve water as they perform their function of filtering blood, there can appear an uncommon condition called diabetes insipidus. ADH, also called vasopressin is the hormone that controls the amount of water conserved. This hormone is produced in the hypothalamus, a...
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9184. Rosacea signs and symptoms
April 15, 2007
As a progressive health problem, rosacea develops in three stages. Each stage has its specific symptoms. In the first stage rosacea begins as a tendency to flush or blush easily. Most of the patients realized that in the initial phase they flushed and blushed more easily than until that period. This...
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9185. Risks of developing schizophrenia
April 15, 2007
Studies and tests done have shown quite a disturbing fact about schizophrenia: it is the most common psychotic condition that affects man. A little more over 1% of the world’s population develop at one time or another this terrible disorder. Numbers have shown that only in the USA more than 2.7 mill...
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9186. New discoveries in leukemia treatments
April 15, 2007
Scientists and doctors, with the help of modern technology and state of the art technical equipment, have succeeded in finding somewhat of a cure for leukemia. Pharmaceutical companies have come up with Gleevec, a promising new oral treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia suffering patients. This ty...
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9187. Multiple sclerosis
April 15, 2007
Multiple sclerosis is a rather unknown disease, because it does not affect many people. However, multiple sclerosis is a very hard medical condition. The reason is because when you suffer from multiple sclerosis, the patches of myelin or the fibres of your nerves are damaged. Multiple sclerosis affe...
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9188. Menopause symptoms may be eased through natural ways
April 15, 2007
Menopause symptoms are: hot flashes, night sweats and others. If don’t want to take estrogens here are some non-estrogen options:
Behavioral interventions: wearing cotton cloths may improve the way you feel, relax, practice abdominal breathing and don’t have any hot showers or baths before...
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9189. How to diagnose appendicitis
April 15, 2007
Any diagnosis begins with medical history and physical examination, but there are more diagnostic procedures as following: blood tests, urine tests, abdominal ultrasound which are used to view internal organs and their functions, computed tomography scan of the abdomen with or without contrast subst...
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9190. Eating disorders as enemies for life
April 15, 2007
In Western Countries the food has become a big problem. In the US are produced more than 3,800 calories every day to each woman, child, for more than any single person needs to sustain life. Obesity is already considered an epidemic. The general idea is that any man is predisposed to obesity or anot...
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Author: Fabiola Groshan
