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Diagnosis of Gynecomastia

Once symptoms of Gynecomastia are seen, patient needs to be evaluated in detail to exclude breast cancer. Although breast cancer is rare in men, it still needs careful attention. (1, 2, 3, 4)

1 Jun 2012

Symptoms of Gynecomastia

Gynecomastia describes the swelling of breast tissue in males, caused by a decrease in the level of testosterone compared with the level of estrogen.

1 Jun 2012

What is Gynecomastia?

Gynecomastia is a condition where men develop abnormally large breasts. The enlargement is not of fat but breast tissues.

1 Jun 2012

Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

There is no specific cure for Irritable Bowel syndrome. However lifestyle and diet changes are important in reduction of symptoms in most patients.

31 May 2012

Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome is commonly diagnosed based on symptoms. Patients are often asked to maintain a symptom diary. Based on the frequency and severity of the symptoms diagnosis is usually made.

31 May 2012

Causes of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

The actual causes of Irritable bowel Syndrome or IBS is as yet unclear. Some researchers speculate that the disease has roots in the central nervous system while another theory speculates that its associations are with the body’s immune system.

31 May 2012

Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

The symptoms of the condition vary from mild and intermittent, to severe and disabling, leading to frequent loss of work days and absenteeism.

31 May 2012

What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

Irritable bowel syndrome, commonly called IBS, is a chronic condition affecting the gastrointestinal system.

31 May 2012

Eye cancer treatment

Eye cancers are treated by a team of specialists and doctors. This is called a multidisciplinary team approach.

30 May 2012

Diagnosis of eye cancer

Once a patient present with symptoms of eye disease like blurring or loss or vision or change in the appearance of the eye, the ophthalmologist examines the eye carefully for eye cancers.

30 May 2012

Symptoms of eye cancer

Most eye cancers have a similar set of symptoms. However, some symptoms may be specific for certain types of eye cancer.

30 May 2012

Causes of eye cancer

There are no definitive causes of eye cancers.However, there are certain risk factors that are associated with eye cancers. Individuals with these traits are more prone to develop these cancers.

30 May 2012

What is eye cancer?

Eye cancer, as the name suggests begins in the eye. The eye is composed of various smaller structures each of which can be affected.

30 May 2012

Liver disease treatment

Liver disease encompasses a wide range of conditions and causes. In many cases the treatment of the condition is curative i.e. it aims to cure.

29 May 2012

Liver disease diagnosis

There are multiple causes of liver disease. While some are infective, some are genetic or autoimmune and some metabolic.This makes diagnosis difficult and often there are a battery of tests that need to be performed in order to correctly diagnose the underlying cause for the disease.

29 May 2012