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What is osteoporosis? Association of lead exposure to ADHD symptoms Theory behind severe dengue virus infection and antibodies – confirmed Symptoms of Multiple sclerosis Information on arthritis Crohn’s disease – Understanding its meaning
 
What is osteoporosis?

What is osteoporosis?

The structure of our bones has the capacity to grow and regenerate itself all throughout our growing years approximately up to the age of thirty years, and then the process slows down and in some cases it starts to reverse and deteriorate thus creating diseases like osteoporosis. This disease is very common in women during their menopausal years.

What is osteoporosis?
Association of lead exposure to ADHD symptoms

Association of lead exposure to ADHD symptoms

ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorders among children. In fact 3 to 5% of children worldwide have symptoms commencing before the age of seven years old. ADHD is commonly defined as a neurobehavioral development disorder commonly occurring among children with 30 to 50 % of those diagnosed during childhood has enduring symptoms even through adulthood.

Association of lead exposure to ADHD symptoms
Theory behind severe dengue virus infection and antibodies – confirmed

Theory behind severe dengue virus infection and antibodies – confirmed

Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), otherwise known as breakbone fever is an acute febrile illness which is transmitted to humans by mosquito bites from the Aedes aegypti species of mosquito. This disease is considered life-threatening especially when the infection leads into its severest form, the dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome that causes blood vessels to leak leading to shock.

Theory behind severe dengue virus infection and antibodies – confirmed
Symptoms of Multiple sclerosis

Symptoms of Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease that affects the nervous system. It is also called the white matter disease because it affects the nerve fibers that cover the brain and the spinal cord. The inflammation of these nerves makes communications difficult and the system begins to fail. However, this is a very slow process and that is why it is extremely difficult to diagnose at the early stages.

Symptoms of Multiple sclerosis
Information on arthritis

Information on arthritis

Arthritis is a condition that affects one in three people in the USA. Treatment of arthritis is not easy, and therefore coping with the painful effects of arthritis is very difficult. The most common joints affected by arthritis are those of the knees and this can be due to sport injuries or because of bad accidents where your knee was affected. However, arthritis is also considered to be a hereditary problem.

Information on arthritis
Crohn’s disease – Understanding its meaning

Crohn’s disease – Understanding its meaning

Crohn’s disease is the name of an inflammatory disease of the digestive track which can affect a person anywhere from the mouth to the anus, but it is most common in the ileum and the large intestines. This disease has been named after the famous American physician, Burrell Crohn, who discovered the disease in 1932.

Crohn’s disease – Understanding its meaning
Botox treatments may reduce migraine headaches

Botox treatments may reduce migraine headaches

18 February 2010

Middle aged women, especially those who have visible wrinkles on their ocular areas go to cosmetic physician for botox treatments but a recent preliminary study suggests that botox may also serve its purpose beyond its cosmetic abilities. Botox treatments or otherwise known as Botulinum toxin type A are commonly known for its cosmetic purpose to temporary erase wrinkles, however recent study showed that it may also help prevent certain type of severe migraine headaches.

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Understanding life changes with multiple sclerosis

Understanding life changes with multiple sclerosis

17 February 2010

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic illness that affects many millions of people in the US alone. This disease can be as bad as a life sentence. Multiple sclerosis works slowly yet steady and creates a havoc in the system in such a manner that you are unable to handle the situation unless you are taking proper medications from its early stages and you have to also face the difficult reality that there is no cure for this disease.

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Understanding the meaning of Scleroderma

Understanding the meaning of Scleroderma

17 February 2010

Collagen is a fibrous protein found in our bones, cartilage and tissues and which helps strengthen the tendon and vast and the sheets that support the skin and all the internal organs of the human body. Excess of collagen in any part of the body is considered a disease which is called Scleroderma.

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Trying to bring awareness on Multiple sclerosis

Trying to bring awareness on Multiple sclerosis

16 February 2010

A recent photo exhibition in New York’s Grant Central terminal gave people a better understanding of the challenges that people suffering from Multiple sclerosis have to face in life. This exhibition was created for the purpose of making people aware of such diseases and allows them to seek medical advice and treatment in time to avoid further complications.

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Some tips on coping with sciatica

Some tips on coping with sciatica

16 February 2010

The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve that runs from the lower back of the spine. However, due to many factors, which include a slipped disc or arthritis, or bad posture and lack of proper exercise, this nerve may get pinched and create a condition which is called sciatica.

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Importance of proper diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

Importance of proper diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

14 February 2010

Multiple sclerosis is a disease which has proven to be very difficult to diagnose. It has been found that early detection of multiple sclerosis can save you a lot of pains in the long run not to mention the costs incurred in treating this kinds of ailments. However, there is also concern that due to early diagnosis, you may not have this disease at all and there are many cases of patients that got treatment for multiple sclerosis when they were actually having some other disease.

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