196 articles on "disease"

Alcoholism as a Disease, Not a Weakness

Alcoholism as a Disease, Not a Weakness by: David Chandler Alcoholism is a disease in which drinkers have lost the ability to control their drinking, leading to physical and mental harm and loss of ability to behave in a socially acceptable mann...

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Increase Your Risk of Heart Disease With Lipitor and Pravachol

Heart disease continues to be a major health concern throughout the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), heart disease has been the cause of 31% of global deaths. The development of cholesterol-lowering medications such as Lipitor...

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How Is Mesothelioma Treated?

How Is Mesothelioma Treated? by: Linda Woodhouse Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles. However, they may have been been exposed to asbestos dust and fibre in other ways. This could includ...

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Taking The Sting Out Of Bug Bites

ng The Sting Out Of Bug Bites by: Dr. Brian Aw, M.D., and C.C.F.P. (courtesy of News Canada) (NC)-In most cases insect bites are harmless and if left alone, the irritation will subside within 48 hours. However, for some people, particularly chi...

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Preventing Irritable Bowel Syndrome - An Ounce of Prevention is Better Than a Pound of Cure

You may have heard the saying this saying at least once in your life, "An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure." This can pertain to so many things in general like accidents but this saying is given much, much more justice if taken in t...

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Fevers - Causes, Symptom for all Types of Fever

Fevers - Causes, Symptom for all Types of Fever by: Garima Jain The term Fever is applied to a condition of the body where the temperature has gone above the normal, the human body has a normal core temperature of 37.0 degrees centigrade or 98.6...

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Parkinson's Disease Its Over-Diagnosis and Under-Diagnosis

In this era of genuinely marvelous, high-tech, medical devices, it is sometimes surprising that certain diseases are still diagnosed "clinically," meaning that the clinician makes the call based on just the story of symptoms and the physical exam. Pa...

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Ayurveda - Principles & Practice

Ayurveda - Principles & Practice by: Jayachandran.R Ayurveda - Principles & Practice Ayurveda which has been evolved around 600 BC, apart from treating ailments concentrated more in its prevention. This was followed by the Aryans & Dravidians wh...

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Alzheimer Disease and Antioxidants

Alzheimer Disease and Antioxidants by: Aaron Cummings At the present time, one out of ten adults have some form of Alzheimer disease. According to Dr. Greengard, Director of the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research at the Rockefeller Univ...

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Bleeding Gums

Bleeding Gums by: Scott Baker Bleeding gums can be one sign of periodontal disease, gingivitis, or other serious problems. Other symptoms of poor dental health may include persistent bad breath, toothache, and receding gums. Untreated, bleeding ...

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