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Health & Healthcare, personal health issues
12th November 2008
Our mouth is a very essential part of us. Studies show that whenever our mouth performs its duties, millions of bacteria present become active. This is one reason why we sometimes experience bad breath or halitosis. To prevent the embarrassment of having ...
12th November 2008
Gestational diabetes is a kind of diabetes that can happen during pregnancy. Out of every 100 pregnant women, 3 to 5 develop gestational diabetes. Like other kinds of diabetes, gestational diabetes is a condition in which your body has trouble managing th...
12th November 2008
Genital warts, also known as venereal warts, or condylomata acuminata, are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). More than 100 types of HPV are known to exist. Low risk types (HPV 1, 2, and 3) cause warts on the hands, feet, and other parts of the bo...
12th November 2008
Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease, or STD. (This means it spreads from person to person during vaginal, anal, or oral sexual contact.) It is caused by a virus. Genital herpes is one of the most common STDs in the United States.
Who gets ...
12th November 2008
Gastroenteritis is simply a medical term for inflammation of the stomach and intestines, usually due to food poisoning or a viral illness.
It is very common and the usual symptoms include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, tummy pain and diarrhoea. Th...
12th November 2008
Gastritis, a condition that involves the irritation and inflammation of the stomach, afflicts millions of people. Any number of things causes it, from injury to bacteria. In that respect, it is akin to a headache: It can strike anyone, and it can be cause...
12th November 2008
Gallstones are hard, pebble-like deposits that form inside the gallbladder. Gallstones may be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball, depending on how long they have been forming.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Most people who ...
12th November 2008
Food poisoning comes from eating foods that contain germs like bad bacteria or toxins, which are poisonous substances. Bacteria are all around us, so mild cases of food poisoning are common. You may have had mild food poisoning — with diarrhea and an up...
12th November 2008
Influenza, commonly shortened to "flu," is an extremely contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza A or B viruses. Flu appears most frequently in winter and early spring. The flu virus attacks the body by spreading through the upper and/or lower r...
12th November 2008
Fibromyalgia is an arthritis-related condition characterized widespread muscle pain and the presence of tender points, or areas of the body that are particularly sensitive to pressure. Other symptoms may include sleep disturbances, severe fatigue, depress...
12th November 2008
Fibroids are tumours that grow in the uterus (womb). They are benign, which means they are not cancerous, and are made up of muscle fibre. Fibroids can be as small as a pea and can grow as large as a melon. It is estimated that 20-50% of women have, or wi...
12th November 2008
Having a balanced diet and nutrition is essential to our health. Your appearance depends on the food that you eat. When we talk about the significance of nutrition, people usually feel that they are knowledgeable enough, but the prevalence of hazardous dr...
12th November 2008
Suffering from panic attack is a very disabling experience because it could interfere with your normal life and daily activities. You have an intense fear over something that you cannot control. The physical and psychological symptoms are very disturbing ...
12th November 2008
We all go into a trance every day maybe reading, or watching the television, and that imaginary world can become real in your mind, in the sense that it fully engages your emotions. As you get fully engrossed in the story, your worries fade away until all...
12th November 2008
Hypnotherapy has taken great strides forward and is an accepted and successful therapy these days, but there are still misconceptions and dark areas associated with it. Lets take a look at the reality with a description of the process.
A hypnotherapy s...
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