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Jun 27, 2006

Smoking and lung cancer

by SirGan
  Lung cancer is a cancer of the lungs characterized by the presence of malignant tumor cells which are destroying the normal lung tissue! There are several types of lung cancers but the most common it is bronchogenic carcinoma -about 90%. If someone believes that smoking is not related to lung cancer- he is deadly wrong! Current research indicates that the factor with the greatest impact on risk of lung cancer is long-term exposure to inha ...

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Jun 26, 2006

Hashimoto's Disease & Hyperthyroidism

by MariAnne
Hashimoto's disease is a disease while hypothyroidism is a condition. Hypothyroidism is most commonly caused by Hashimoto's disease. However, the two terms are not interchangeable. Hashimoto’s disease is a problem with thyroid gland located in neck. The thyroid gland makes hormones that control how body uses energy. When someone has Hashimoto’s disease, immune system begins to attack itself thyroid gland. It is causing ...

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Jun 26, 2006

Morton's Neuroma: Symptoms & Treatment

by MariAnne
A neuroma is a thickening of nerve tissue. This problem may develop in various parts of the body. The most common neuroma in the foot is a Morton’s neuroma. It occurs at the base of the third and fourth toes. It is sometimes referred to as an intermetatarsal neuroma, where intermetatarsal describes its location that is in the ball of the foot between the metatarsal bones. Those are bones extending from the toes to the midfoot. Neuromas may ...

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Jun 26, 2006

Biceps Tendinitis

by MariAnne
Tendinitis is also known as tendonitis. This is an inflammation of a tendon, which is a band of fibrous tissue connecting muscle to bone. This problem causes pain, tenderness and occasionally, restricted movement of the muscle attached to the affected tendon. When we talk about biceps tendonitis, it is inflammation of biceps muscle tendon. What is tendinitis? Tendinitis can cause permanent damage to the tendons where natural tendency to favor t ...

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Jun 26, 2006

Wegener's Granulomatosis: Diagnosis & Treatment

by MariAnne
Wegener’s granulomatosis is not a contagious disease as many people. There is no evidence to suggest that it is hereditary either. It is a very rare disease, affecting only 1 in every 30,000-50,000 people which is probably why most of us do not know anything about this problem. About 500 new cases are diagnosed each year with the disease occurring at any age. However, it mostly affects individuals in their 30s and 40s. It affects males and ...

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Jun 26, 2006

Brucellosis: The fact sheet

by MariAnne
Brucellosis is a contagious, costly disease of ruminant animals. Problem is what this disease also affects humans. Although brucellosis can attack other animals, its main threat is to swine, cattle, and bison. This disease is also known as contagious abortion or Bang’s disease.  In humans, it's known as undulant fever because of the severe intermittent fever. This fever is accompanying human infection or Malta fever because it was firs ...

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Jun 26, 2006

Stool Colors Definition

by SirGan
  Although many people already know that an unusual color to a bowel movement could be caused by a food or dietary supplement – important thing to know is that it could also be a symptom of a serious problem. These vary from person to person as well as varying from stool to stool from the same person. What affects the color of stool? Well, stool color is generally influenced by what patient eats as well as by the amount of bile (a yel ...

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Jun 26, 2006

Penile Discharge Fact Sheet

by SirGan
  Most people don’t really know what exactly penile discharge is and consider urine or semen as penile discharge. This of course, isn't true! Penile discharge is the abnormal loss of fluid that is not urine or semen from the urethra at the tip of the penis. When does it occur? It is commonly the sign of a sexually transmitted disease (STD), and requires prompt and accurate diagnosis and treatment. Problem with these sexually transmitt ...

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Jun 25, 2006

How to suppress anger and anxiety?

by SirGan
  It is important thing to know that it is not unusual for anxiety and anger to be connected. In fact- anger may trigger anxiety. If we don't face our anger and learn to manage it, it may surface in unpredictable ways.  Chronic anger can be costly, both physically and emotionally. Most people can use their anger in appropriate ways in some situations, and yet be ineffectual in others. Anger is probably the most poorly handled emot ...

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Jun 25, 2006

Best Way to Maximize Weight Loss through Exercise?

by SirGan
There is no doubt- obesity has become the ultimate disease of modern world! Several researches have came to the conclusion that exercise is the only way to increase body's energy consumption and improve performance, and not only that –it helps in losing weight even without dieting, although more slowly. Weight is most safely lost and kept off by decreasing calories by approximately 500 per day by following a good nutritious diet and exercis ...

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