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  • Causes of Bleeding in the Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    The gastrointestinal (GI) tract begins in the mouth and works its way down the esophagus, through the stomach, small and large intestines and rectum, before terminating at the anus. Bleeding or...
  • Causes of Food Intolerance
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Food intolerance is a functional or structural intolerance to food, which is non-immunologic and non-toxic in origin, but is chemically based instead. A third type of food intolerance involves the...
  • FODMAPs and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a somewhat common diagnosis, prevalent in 8-20 percent of the population in the US. It is a chronic disorder which has symptoms of abdominal distension and pain,...
  • What is Filariasis?
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Filariasis is a parasitic infection caused by thread-like nematodes (filariae) that belong to the roundworm superfamily filarioidea. These infestations are common in tropical countries such as...
  • Cutaneous Larva Migrans
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Cutaneous larva migrans is a creeping skin eruption with a serpentine single-track rash. Most common in those who live in or visit the tropical and subtropical areas of the world, it is caused by a...
  • Carcinoid Tumours (Neuroendocrine)
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    The tumors that originate from the neuroendocrine cells and are derived from the primitive stem cells present in the gut walls are known as carcinoid tumors. Carcinoid tumors have a high potential for...
  • Amniocentesis Procedure
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Amniocentesis is a prenatal diagnostic procedure in which a minute amount of amniotic fluid is extracted and tested for chromosomal anomalies in the fetus. The amniotic fluid is the fluid that...
  • What is an Amniocentesis?
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Amniocentesis is a diagnostic procedure in which a small amount of amniotic fluid is removed from the sac of amniotic fluid around the baby inside the uterus, to test for certain chromosomal anomalies...
  • Alveolar Echinococcosis
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Echinococcosis is a term used to describe a potentially lethal zoonotic disease caused by tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. Disease states can be further sub-classified into either cystic...
  • Health Risks of Alcohol Misuse
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    The term alcohol “misuse” refers to stages 3 and 4 in the pattern of drinking. In these stages, drinking begins to become a problem, and if the individual continues in the same manner, he is adjudged...

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