196 articles on "disease"

Diabetes: African Americans Deadly Foe

Diabetes: African Americans Deadly Foe by: Drahcir Semaj Diabetes is having a devastating effect on the African American community. Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death in African Americans and their death rates are twenty seven percent ...

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Diabetes: African Americans Deadly Foe

Diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when the body is unable to properly regulate blood sugar levels. It is a disease that affects millions of people worldwide, but particularly African Americans. According to the American Diabetes Associatio...

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Dysmenorrhea is defined as painful menses: Period Pains

Causes, incidence, and risk factors Primary dysmenorrhea in adolescents usually begins 2 to 3 years following the onset of menses. It consists of crampy lower abdominal pain that generally begins several hours prior to the onset of a menstrual period...

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Colorectal Cancer - Preventable, Curable And Beatable

rectal Cancer - Preventable, Curable And Beatable by: News Canada (NC)-March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and to ensure Canadians have the necessary information to make informed decisions and choices about their colon health, f...

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"Orphan Drugs": Hope Where There Is Little or No Hope

"Orphan Drugs": Hope Where There Is Little or No Hope by: Alex Michelini NEW YORK, N.Y., February 18, 2004 – On a visit to his doctor, Gary Jacob received distressing news – not about himself, but a friend of the doctor's. While playing...

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Distinction Of Ringworm Disease Between Humans And Animals

Ringworm is a common fungal infection that is caused by dermatophytes, a group of fungi that feed on keratin, the protein found in skin, hair, and nails. The infection is characterized by itchy, scaly, and reddish-ringed patches on the skin. While it...

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Kidney Disease - Early Detection Thwarted By Silent Symptoms

ey Disease - Early Detection Thwarted By Silent Symptoms by: News Canada (NC)-"The first clues started to appear about a year before I was diagnosed, but the signs were small and insignificant," said Carrie Donohue. "I was having intense headach...

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Distinction Of Ringworm Disease Between Humans And Animals

Ringworm disease has the same effect on both human and animals. Its main characteristic is an intense itchiness coming from a patch or wound forming a circular shape associated with redness and scaling that sometimes accompanied with an excretion of ...

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Leptospirosis In Dogs

Leptospirosis In Dogs by: Kirsten Hawkins Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that can affect a dog’s blood, liver, and kidneys. The bacteria that cause the illness are carried primarily by rats and other rodents, but dogs that are infected...

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Up Close And Personal With Someone Who Has Lived With Colorectal Cancer

lose And Personal With Someone Who Has Lived With Colorectal Cancer by: News Canada (NC)-Imagine being 41 years old and being told by your family physician that you have colorectal cancer and that it has spread to other areas of your body. Treat...

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