Symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy
September 2, 2010 by uttoransen
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Muscular Dystrophy (MD) is a sex-linked chromosomal disorder that leads to progressive weakness of the muscles. Usually, the voluntary groups of muscles are more involved in MD. In the advanced stages of MD, muscle fibers are substituted with the fat and connective tissues making the muscle fibers weaker making them prone to damage even after a trivial injury.
Symptoms of Nervous Breakdown
August 31, 2010 by uttoransen
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Nervous breakdown is a condition used by the non-medical personnel to describe a stage of acute and severe mental stress, depression and anxiety disorder. Initially, the term was used to portray any psychological condition of a woman where she was unable to lead her normal life due to stress. She breaks down the reality and even attempt to suicide. Sometimes the condition requires hospitalization.
Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis
August 28, 2010 by uttoransen
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Cystic fibrosis is one of the commonest inherited disorders. It affects the secretory glands of our body. Normally, the secretion of the sweat glands, mucus glands and glands producing digestive enzymes are thin in consistency. But in Cystic Fibrosis (CF), these secretions become thick and sticky. Therefore, the ducts which carry these sticky substances become blocked. This condition may turn out to be life threatening if the airway passage in the lungs gets obstructed.
Symptoms of Lead Poisoning
August 26, 2010 by uttoransen
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Lead is a heavy metal and accumulation of this element in various parts of our body can cause several annoying symptoms. Lead poisoning, also called plumbism, can affect the normal functions of heart, brain, gastrointestinal system, kidney and bones. Lead can get entry to our system through aerosol, water, food and industrial products. One of the major ways through which lead poisoning can occur is dye industry.
Symptoms of Crohn’s Disease
August 24, 2010 by uttoransen
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Crohn’s disease is a form of chronic inflammatory bowel disease. There is ulceration of mucosal lining of the intestinal lumen. These ulcerations can occur anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract, from mouth to anal opening. Most commonly, Crohn’s Disease (CD) affect the small and large intestine leading to chronic colitis. Ileum, the last part of the small intestine, is the commonest site.
Natural Remedies for Athletes Foot
August 22, 2010 by uttoransen
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Athletes foot is a fungus that causes itching or burning on or in-between your toes and on the soles of your feet. Sweating feet is a notorious way for getting athletes foot. You can also get athletes foot from places like locker rooms, public shower and swimming pools, because they all have warm and moist environments, which is ideal for the fungi to spread.
Natural Remedies For Gallstones
August 21, 2010 by uttoransen
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Gallstones are small stones that can be formed in the gallbladder and can range in size from the size of a pea and larger the gallbladder becomes irritated and infected by these gallstones. Symptoms of a gallbladder attack can be in nausea, or vomiting and a pain in your side. Gallstones are made up of cholesterol, calcium and bile.
Natural Remedies For Bronchitis
August 20, 2010 by uttoransen
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Bronchitis is an infection in your major bronchial airways which lead to the lungs. Acute bronchitis can be caused by a bacteria or fungus, but most likely it is from a virus. It usually comes after having a cold, or even the flu because your resistance is down and your lungs are probably irritated from the cold or the flu.
Natural Remedies for Gout
August 18, 2010 by uttoransen
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Before going to the remedies, do you know what gout is? Gout is a painful swelling near the parts of the toes, fingers and joints like that of the knees. Gout remedies are usually prescribed by a physician, unlike the over the counter drugs. There is a common conception that the drugs used in treating gout are more often than not, inclined towards incurable side effects.
Natural Remedies for Insomnia
August 17, 2010 by uttoransen
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Man is not disease free. If he is not carrying cancer, but has insomnia, it is equally irritating. Because, insomnia is a state of the body in which a person cannot fall asleep. In short, insomnia is a condition of sleeplessness. This is really frustrating. A sound sleep in the night is a must to get going and stay fresh for the next day.
