Common Ailments

September 10, 2009

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Leishmaniasis is a skin disease caused by the bite of an insect. Primarily caused by protozoa of the Leishmania species, this disease is transmitted by the bite of a particular species of sandfly. Clinically, the disease is classified into three ...

September 10, 2009

Symptoms & Treatment for Ichthyosis Vulgaris

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Ichthyosis vulgaris is a skin disorder which is also often commonly called fish scale disease. This skin disorder causes dry, scaly skin. The disease has a substantial incidence, affecting one person out of every two hundred and fifty people. It is ...

September 8, 2009

How To Treat Scalp Abrasions With Home Remedies?

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Natural Treatments An abrasion is, simply put, damage to the upper layer of the skin, known as the epidermis. Mild abrasions might not leave so much as a scar but deeper abrasions may lead to the formation of scar tissue which might turn a little ...

August 26, 2009

Arteriosclerosis Kidney Home Remedy & Causes

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Arteriosclerosis simply means stiffening of the arteries, and is of several different types. Typically, it involves the hardening of the arteries, and is accompanied by a loss of elasticity in the arterial walls. Arteriosclerosis usually refers to ...

August 7, 2009

Splinter Hemorrhages: Causes & Treatment

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Splinter hemorrhages occur under the fingernails or toenails and are characterized by reddish-brownish lines under the nails. They are caused by bleeding from the tiny capillaries beneath the nails and run in the same direction in which the nail ...

August 7, 2009

Arteriosclerosis Hypertension Causes & Home Remedy

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Arteriosclerosis and hypertension are closely related as the latter generally leads to the former. Hypertension or blood pressure refers to pressure exerted by circulating blood on the walls of the blood vessels. Blood pressure may rise from the ...

August 6, 2009

Fibromyalgia Trigger Points & Treatment Tips

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The trigger points on our body are basically spots that are localized and are found in the musculo-skeletal system. A twist or contraction of these trigger points can induce a lot of stress and pain in the muscles. These muscles, generally used to ...

July 20, 2009

What Causes Indigestion And Excessive Belching?

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Belching is simply the release of gas from the digestive system, usually no deeper than the stomach. In most cases, the reason why this gas is in the stomach at all is that it was swallowed in the process of chewing food. Consumption of gassy drinks ...

July 20, 2009

Vascular Dementia Symptoms, Treatment – Vascular Dementia Alzheimer’s

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After Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia (also called multi-infarct dementia) is the most common form of dementia. It’s actually not a single disease but a group of various syndromes concerning different mechanisms. It occurs when the supply ...

July 16, 2009

Symptoms & Treatment for Malignant Otitis Externa

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Since malignant otitis externa is a complication of otitis externa, we need to first, find out the details about this condition which is also known as “swimmers ear”. Otitis Externa is the inflammation of the outer ear as well as the ear canal. ...