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Fibromyalgia Symptoms

Fibromyalgia comprises of an array of symptoms thus the condition is termed fibromyalgia syndrome.

3 Jun 2013

Detecting breast cancer in dense breasts

This article is about the problem of detecting tumors in dense breasts, and how many states are tackling the problem by requiring doctors to tell women that mammograms don’t work well for those who have dense breasts. I will also discuss effective solutions to this problem.

15 May 2013

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

OCD is a condition consisting of obsessions or compulsions, or, more commonly, both. This is nothing to do with addictions to gambling, alcohol, exercise or eating, for example, which are quite different. OCD symptoms are never pleasurable and are usually aimed at preventing harm.

2 May 2013

Celiac Disease Pathogenesis

Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition where the body responds to gluten in the diet by the immune system going in an overdrive and affecting the inner walls of the small intestines.

19 Apr 2013

What is Dyspnea?

The term dyspnoea refers to sudden and severe shortness of breath, or difficulty in breathing. It is one of the most common reasons for visits to the accident and emergency department of the hospital.

16 Apr 2013

Emphysema Diagnosis

Emphysema is essentially a progressive and destructive lung disease where there is formation of holes or bullae within the lungs.

16 Apr 2013

Bronchitis Treatment

Bronchitis treatment involves several basic goals that include...

12 Apr 2013

Bronchitis Complications

Bronchitis occurs when there is swelling of the lining of the large airways called bronchi within the lungs.

12 Apr 2013

Bronchitis Diagnosis

Bronchitis is mainly caused by a chest infection that leads to pathological changes in the narrow airways of the lungs.

12 Apr 2013

Bronchitis Symptoms

Bronchitis is caused due to irritation, inflammation and infection of the airways in the lungs called the bronchi.

12 Apr 2013

Bronchitis Causes

Bronchitis is the result of an infection in the inner walls of the bronchi or airways in the lungs. This infection leads to inflammation, irritation and scarring of the inner mucosal membranes of the airways.

12 Apr 2013

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is grossly under-diagnosed and is one of the commonest lung problems affecting smokers.

12 Apr 2013

Fad Diet Examples and Efficacy

A fad diet is any diet that claims to help you lose weight fast and maintain weight loss by following a particular lifestyle plan.

10 Apr 2013

Vegetarian Diets for Weight Loss

Vegetarians form a large group of the population. For those vegetarians who take milk and eggs, a healthy diet is the same as for anyone else but for those who do not take dairy and eggs, diet needs to be carefully assessed.

10 Apr 2013

Diet for Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

Overweight or obese women are at high risk of developing serious health complications during pregnancy.

10 Apr 2013

Diet for Obese Children and Teenagers

Obesity in children and adolescents is the new and emerging public health problem. Over the last few decades the number of children who are overweight or obese has doubled.

10 Apr 2013

Caveman or Palaeolithic Diet

Palaeolithic or the caveman diet is also called the Stone Age diet, and hunter–gatherer diet. The basic premise of this diet is inclusion and consumption of foods that have been assumed to have been available to humans before agriculture was established.

10 Apr 2013

Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean diet is one of the recommended healthy diets worldwide since it has the basic tenets of healthy balanced eating plans. This is a diet plan that is most favoured by the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

10 Apr 2013

High Protein Diet

Obesity is a public health problem affecting millions worldwide. Obesity depends on the imbalance between intake of calories and expenditure of the same with regular physical activity.

10 Apr 2013

DASH Diet for High Blood Pressure

A healthy diet and eating plan can both reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure and lower elevated blood pressure. The most common diet recommended for patients at risk of with high blood pressure include the DASH diet. DASH stands for “Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension”.

10 Apr 2013