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Emphysema is a disease of the respiratory system, arising from a slow, progressive damage of the walls of air passages of the lungs. It is part of a disease entity...

Asthma is a respiratory disease that affects millions of people worldwide. People who suffer from asthma experience three main symptoms:   Recurrent episodes of coughing Wheezing (a whistling sound produced by...

The area around the eyes is called the periorbital area and it is composed of very soft and loose connective tissue covered with a very thin layer of skin. Such tissue...

Bronchial asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways which causes their narrowing with consequent breathing difficulties (dyspnea). It is usually a progressive disease occurring in the childhood, but it...

A Jones fracture is a fracture of the base of the fifth metatarsal bone. It occurs near the base end (metphyseal-diaphyseal junction) and 1.5 to 3 cm distal to the...

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic diseases of modern society. It is listed among noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which have a long duration, a slow progression and are...

Abdominal pain is one of the most commonly reported symptoms, among people of all ages and both genders. It can have various localizations, duration, and quality. Although no diagnosis can...

The most common kind of cyst on the scalp is a growth known as a pilar cyst or a trichilemmal cyst. Many people first notice them when they are brushing or combing their hair. This kind of cyst can grow anywhere on the body, but it is most common on the scalp, and anyone can get them, but they are

During the time of Napoleon, a surgeon named Jacques Lisfranc de St. Martin performed an amputation of a soldier's foot. During Napoleon's winter invasion of Russia, this particular soldier had suffered a frostbitten foot. Gangrene had set it. Rather than sawing through bones, as would have been

Urinary tract infections, also known as UTIs, are among the most common of all health problems, but many find people find talking about them to be embarrassing. It's not unusual for people who have some kind of urethral itching to look for answers online rather than from their doctors. Frankly, I