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Toxoplasmosis
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Posted on : September 1, 2011

Toxoplasmosis

Human exposure to toxoplasmosis is common wherever cats are found.  About 20 to 40% of healthy adults in the US are sero-positive, these are people who are evidently found infected but have no ...
nose bleed
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Posted on : September 1, 2011

Nose Bleed

Nose bleeding is a very common symptom that can happen to anyone from children to the elderly. The medical term is epistaxis. One out of every seven people will develop a nosebleed at some time ...
Kidney stones
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Posted on : August 4, 2011

Kidney Stones

The human body is an amazing “machine” with an amazing “filter” organ, the kidneys. Unused metabolites will be transported through the blood stream and filtered by the kidneys, then excreted in ...
Typhoid Fever
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Posted on : August 4, 2011

Typhoid Fever

 Ever since the first bacterium of Salmonella was found in 1894, scientists have identified over 2300 Salmonella organisms. Salmonella typhi is one most important species in travel medicine as ...
alcohol related desease
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Posted on : July 4, 2011

Alcohol

Humans and alcoholic drinks have been linked up to 10.000 BC, where archeologist discovered the fact of purposely fermented drinks.  From this prehistoric drink, approximately 7-12% of the ...
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Posted on : July 4, 2011

Pain Pills

Pain, aches, or sores are the main complaint of up to 80% of people who seek medical attention. Though unpleasant, pain is actually our body’s defense mechanism to withdraw from potentially ...
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Posted on : June 7, 2011

Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a skin condition where the skin has hyperactive growth resulting in thick, white, silvery, or red patches of skin.  Normally the skin grows layer by layer and by time the outer layer ...
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Posted on : June 7, 2011

Cold sores

Up to 30% of adult people in US had a history of having blisters around the lip.  80-90% of people under 50 years old actually carry the HSV 1.  These blisters are known as cold sores or fever ...
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Posted on : May 9, 2011

Scabies

Dotted lined skin rash on the palms and soles. Unbearable night itch worsening by time. It might be a sign of scabies. Scabies is a skin condition caused by parasite infestation, the itch mite ...
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Posted on : May 9, 2011

Radiation Exposure and Your...

What is Radiation Exposure? Radioactive materials give off a form of energy that travels in waves or particles. This energy is called radiation. When a person is exposed to radiation, the energy ...
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Posted on : May 9, 2011

Chronic Cough

A cough is your body’s reflex to keep the airway clear. The sudden air “explosion” will clear the airway from irritants or obstructive substance so that breathing and the intake of oxygen becomes ...
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Posted on : March 31, 2011

Gastroenteritis in Children

Diarrhea and vomiting are common reasons parents bring their children to the doctor or even to BIMC Hospital’s emergency room. Most are related to gastroenteritis, infection of the stomach and ...
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Posted on : March 31, 2011

Hives

Hives, or the medical term “urticaria” is a common allergic disorder in which a red, itchy, lumpy skin rash appears ‘out of the blue’. The skin lumps are known as weals. 15-20% of the population ...
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Posted on : February 28, 2011

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis by definition is a group of conditions involving damage to the joints of the body. It is a general term to describe inflammation of the joints, characterized by redness, warmth, ...
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Posted on : February 28, 2011

Color Blindness

Studies show 5% to 8% of men and 0.5% of women in the world are born colorblind. That is 1 out of 12 men and 1 out of 200 women. Many people think anyone labeled as “colorblind” only ...
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Posted on : January 31, 2011

Migraine Headache

Did you know? –          The word migraine is derived from the Greek word meaning “pain involving half the head”. It affects at least 1 out of 10 people, mostly females and peaks between ...
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Posted on : January 31, 2011

Obesity

BMI There are several ways to calculate whether you are within a healthy weight range or not. One of the simple ways is by calculating your body mass index (BMI). To know your BMI is by dividing ...
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Posted on : January 28, 2011

Swine Flu Discovered In The UK

Recent news reports the discovery of H1N1 virus infection in poultry for the first time in the UK. Experts found the virus was similar to the H1N1 strain from the recent human swine flu outbreak. ...
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Posted on : January 3, 2011

Vertigo

A spinning sensation is the best way to describe the main symptom of vertigo. Statistically, this is the chief complain of 5 – 10% of the general population. It may also be associated with ...
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Posted on : January 3, 2011

Conscious Sedation

Some medical procedures may be uncomfortable or painful. In these cases,  general anesthesia might not always be necessary, while without medication it may be traumatizing for the patient. ...