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How can gout be diagnosed
Gout is a form of rheumatism that can also lead to arthritis. It is a very painful medical condition that mostly affects men of all ages. Gout can also be found in women, but mostly those who have reached menopause. Diagnosing a gout case can be ver...
How anorexia and bulimia affect people
Because of today’s society we see more and more people concerned and worried about their weight and physical appearance. For some, this worries tend to get out of hand and develop into obsessions, in a way coping with the other problems of life. E...
Hernia- who is more at risk and who is not?
Hernia is not a very common medical condition. It can not be passed from a person to another and it most definitely can not be caught. In fact, hernia is a bulge of one of your organs through one of the walls that contains that organ. There are many...
General information on peptic ulcer
Peptic ulcer appears on the duoden lining and at the area of the stomach, the duoden lining is eroded by the stomach acid and develops stomach and duodenal ulcers also known as peptic ulcer. Symptoms There may appear no symptoms although you have ul...
General information about scabies
Scabies can be quite a severe skin disease that can and in fact does spread from person to person. The actual disease is triggered by a very small insect called a mite. The scientific name for the mite is Sarcoptes scabies. This insect is actually v...
General discussion about appendicitis
Appendicitis is one of the most common digestive diseases. It represents the inflammation of the appendix, which is a 3 ½ inch-long tube of tissue that extends from the last intestine. It is a strange thing that no one knows what the function of ap...
Cholesterol problems
Cholesterol is a severe problem for a high number of persons from all over the globe. Statistics say that in the United States more than 20 percent of the population has abnormally high cholesterol. This is a serious problem because high levels of c...
Bronchitis- causes, symptoms, and treatment
It is known that in many cases bronchitis has viral causes, so antibiotics are not indicated, but even so, they are prescribed in 60 to 80 percent of cases of acute bronchitis. Studying inappropriate antibiotic use in older patients is an important...
Acid reflux treatments
Acid reflux is a condition that causes discomfort and sometimes may lead to serious complications if it is not treated. Medication for acid reflux is a condition where gastric juices containing acid travel back from the stomach to the esophagus. As...