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• Health Issues
  Health issues.This site lists various Health issues. Most will deal with Description, Cause, Symptoms, treatment & explaination.
  
  
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  • Achilles Tendon
    The Achilles tendon or heel (tendo Achillis) or the calcaneal tendon (tendo calcaneus) is a tendon of the posterior leg.
    
    
  • Acid Reflux
    
    
  • Acne
    
    
  • Acupuncture
    
    
  • Add
    
    
  • Addison's Disease
    
    
  • Aging
    
    
  • Aids
    
    
  • Allergy
    
    
  • Alternative Medicine
    
    
  • Alzheimer's
    Alzheimer's (AD), a neurodegenerative disease, is the most common cause of dementia and characterised clinically by progressive intellectual deterioration.
    
    
  • Anemia
    
    
  • Aneurysm
    
    
  • Angioplasty
    
    
  • Anorexia
    
    
  • Anxiety
    
    
  • Apnea
    
    
  • Aricept
    Aricept (Donepezil), marketed under the trade name Aricept® (Eisai), is a centrally acting reversible acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor.
    
    
  • Arthritis
    Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation) is a group of conditions that affect the health of the bone joints in the body.
    
    
  • Asthma
    
    
  • Athlete's Foot
    Athlete's foot is a fungal infection of the skin, usually between the toes, caused by parasitic fungi.
    
    
  • Autism
    
    
  • Autoimmune Disease
    
    
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  • Bad Breath
    
    
  • Baldness
    
    
  • Bedsores
    Bedsores, also called pressure sores or pressure ulcers, are ulcers (sores) caused by prolonged pressure or rubbing on vulnerable areas of the body
    
    
  • Bipolar
    
    
  • Birth Control
    
    
  • Bladder Infection
    Sensitive Bladder is a medical condition that describes a too-frequent sensation of needing to urinate.
    
    
  • Bloating
    Bloating is any abnormal general swelling, or increase in diameter of the abdominal area. As a symptom, the patient feels a full and tight abdomen
    
    
  • Blood Pressure
    Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels. Unless indicated otherwise, blood pressure is understood to mean arterial blood pressure,
    
    
  • Botulism
    
    
  • Breast Cancer
    
    
  • Breast Implants
    
    
  • Bulimia
    Bulimia nervosa, more commonly known as bulimia, is an eating disorder. It is a psychological condition in which the subject engages in recurrent binge eating followed by intentionally
    
    
  • Bursitis
    Bursitis is the inflammation of one or more bursae, or small sacs of oil, in the body,
    
    
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  • Carpal Tunnel
    Carpal Tunnel Syndrome description In the wrist there is a sheath of tough connective tissue which envelopes and protects one nerve
    
    
  • Cardiovascular Heart Disease
    
    
  • Cataracts
    
    
  • Celiac Disease
    
    
  • Cellulite
    
    
  • Cerebral Palsy
    
    
  • Chemotherapy
    
    
  • Chickenpox
    
    
  • Chlamydia
    
    
  • Cholesterol
    
    
  • Chronic Fatigue
    
    
  • Circumcision
    
    
  • Colitis
    Colitis is a digestive disease characterized by inflammation of the colon
    
    
  • Common Cold
    
    
  • Constipation
    
    
  • COPD
    
    
  • Coronary Heart Disease
    
    
  • Crohn's Disease
    
    
  • Cushing's Disease
    
    
  • Cystic Fibrosis
    
    
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  • Defibrillators
    A defibrillator is a medical device used in the defibrillation of the heart.
    
    
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
    
    
  • Dental Implant
    
    
  • Dental Plaque
    
    
  • Depression
    
    
  • Diabetes
    Diabetes mellitus is a medical disorder characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (elevated blood sugar levels),
    
    
  • Diarrhea
    
    
  • Diverticulitis
    Diverticulitis is a common disease of the bowel, in particular the large intestine. Diverticulitis develops from diverticulosis,
    
    
  • Dry Eyes
    
    
  • Dyslexia
    
    
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  • E Coli
    E Coli - Escherichia coli (usually abbreviated to E. coli) is one of the main species of bacteria that live in the lower intestines
    
    
  • Eczema
    
    
  • Edema
    
    
  • Emphysema
    
    
  • Encephalitis
    
    
  • Epidemiology
    
    
  • Epilepsy
    
    
  • Eyelid Surgery
    
    
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  • Fibromyalgia
    
    
  • Fifth Disease
    
    
  • Flat Feet
    
    
  • Flatulence
    Flatulence is the presence of gas under some degree of pressure, in a confined space. The term is normally used of the presence of gas in the digestive tract
    
    
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  • Gall Bladder Disease
    
    
  • Gallstones
    
    
  • Gastric Bypass
    
    
  • Genetic Disorder
    
    
  • Genital Warts
    
    
  • Gonorrhea
    
    
  • Gout
    
    
  • Graves Disease
    
    
  • Gum Disease
    
    
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  • Hammer Toe
    
    
  • Hearing Impairment
    
    
  • Hemorrhoids
    Hemorrhoids (also known as haemorrhoids or piles) are varicosities or swelling and inflammation of veins in the rectum and anus.
    
    
  • Hepatitis
    Hepatitis is a gastroenterological disease, featuring inflammation of the liver. The clinical signs and prognosis, as well as the therapy, depend on the cause.
    
    
  • Hernia
    A hernia is the protrusion of an organ or tissue out of the body cavity in which it normally lies. By far the most common hernias develop in the abdomen,
    
    
  • Herpes
    The herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a virus that manifests itself in two common viral infections, each marked by painful
    
    
  • Hip Replacement
    Hip replacement is the most successful, cheapest and safest form of joint replacement surgery
    
    
  • HIV
    
    
  • Hives
    
    
  • HPV
    
    
  • Huntington's Disease
    
    
  • Hyperhydrosis
    
    
  • Hypertension
    Hypertension or high blood pressure is a medical condition where the blood pressure is chronically elevated
    
    
  • Hypoglycemia
    
    
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  • Ischaemic Heart Disease
    
    
  • Irritable Bowel
    
    
  • Immune System
    Immune System - The immune system is the system of specialised cells and organs that protect an organism from outside biological influences. (
    
    
  • Impetigo
    
    
  • Infertility
    
    
  • Influenza
    
    
  • Insomnia
    
    
  • Intestinal Parasite
    Intestinal parasite is a parasite that populate the gastro-intestinal tract. In humans, they are often spread by poor hygiene related to feces...
    
    
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  • Jaundice
    
    
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  • Kidney Stones
    Kidney stones, also known as nephrolithiases, urolithiases or renal calculi, are solid accretions (crystals) of dissolved minerals in urine found inside the kidneys or ureters
    
    
  • Knee Replacement
    Knee replacement, or arthroplasty of the knee, is a commonly performed operation done to relieve the pain and
    
    
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  • Labiaplasty
    Labiaplasty (sometimes spelled labioplasty) is a plastic surgery procedure involving the labia, any of four folds of tissue of the vulva (female external genitalia).
    
    
  • Amblyopia
    
    
  • Legionnaires's Disease
    
    
  • Leukemia
    Leukemia (leukaemia in Commonwealth English) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized
    
    
  • Lice
    Lice (singular: louse) (order Phthiraptera) are an order of over 3,000 species of wingless parasitic insects.
    
    
  • Liposuction
    
    
  • Liver Disease
    
    
  • Lung Disease
    
    
  • Lupus
    
    
  • Lyme Disease
    
    
  • Lymphoma
    
    
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  • Macular Degeneration
    
    
  • Mange
    
    
  • Melanoma
    
    
  • Menieres Disease
    
    
  • Meningitis
    
    
  • Menopause
    Menopause (also known as the "Change of life" or climacteric) is a stage of the human female reproductive cycle
    
    
  • Migraines
    
    
  • Mononucleosis
    
    
  • Multiple Sclerosis
    Multiple sclerosis or MS is a chronic disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. MS can cause a variety of symptoms, including changes in sensation, visual problems.
    
    
  • Mumps
    
    
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  • Nail Biting
    
    
  • Nail Fungus
    
    
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  • Osteoarthritis
    
    
  • Osteoporosis
    
    
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  • Pacemakers
    Pacemakers (or "artificial pacemaker", so as not to be confused with the heart's natural pacemaker) is a medical device designed
    
    
  • Paget's Disease
    
    
  • Pancreas
    The pancreas is an organ that serves two functions....
    
    
  • Parkinson's Disease
    
    
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
    
    
  • Peptic Ulcer
    
    
  • Prostate
    
    
  • Psoriasis
    
    
  • Pulmonary Heart Disease
    
    
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  • Rabies
    
    
  • Raynaud's Disease
    
    
  • Rhinoplasty
    
    
  • Ringworm
    
    
  • Rosacea
    
    
  • Rotator Cuff
    The rotator cuff is an anatomical term given to the group of muscles and their tendons that act to stabilize the shoulder.....
    
    
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  • Scabies
    
    
  • Sciatica
    
    
  • Scoliosis
    
    
  • Sepsis
    
    
  • Shingles
    
    
  • Shin Splints
    
    
  • Sickle Cell Anemia
    
    
  • Slipped Disc
    
    
  • STD
    
    
  • Spinal Stenosis
    Spinal stenosis is an abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure. It is also sometimes called a "stricture" (as in urethral stricture). .....
    
    
  • Stretch Marks
    
    
  • Syphilis
    
    
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  • Tennis Elbow
    
    
  • Thyroid
    The thyroid is one of the larger endocrine glands in the body. It is located in the neck and produces hormones, principally thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine
    
    
  • Tumors
    
    
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  • Urinary Tract Infection
    UrinaryTract Infection - UTI is the involuntary excretion of urine from one's body. It is often temporary, and it almost always results from an underlying ...
    
    
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  • Varicose Veins
    Varicose veins are veins on the leg which are large, twisted, and ropelike, and can cause pain, swelling, or itching. They are an extreme form of telangiectasia, or spider veins.
    
    
  • Vasectomy
    
    
  • Vertigo
    
    
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  • Yeast Infection
    Yeast Infection - Lauren Kunis woke up in the middle of the night itching so badly she wanted to scream.
    
    
• Z