Category Archives: Common Ailments
May 22, 2009
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The first thing you would need to be aware of is that there are two types of scoliosis. One is the kind you may be born with, and another could have happened to you due to external forces. The kind of scoliosis you would be born with can be ...

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May 22, 2009
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If you are suffering from dry skin in your hands, then you should be taking some basic preventive measures to ensure that this does not happen repeatedly. In order to take the correct steps, it is a good idea to understand how your skin remains dry. ...

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May 21, 2009
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Hiccups need to be addressed quickly and efficiently. They can become really tiresome, particularly if they persist. Sometimes, hiccups are known to go on for a couple of days or so. This can only leave you feeling completely exhausted, and stuck ...

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May 21, 2009
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Nails are made out of the same material hair is composed of, that is keratin. Although considered to be part of the skin, nails have no nerve endings, which is why they do not hurt when they are cut. Human nails have evolved over the ages from claws ...

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May 21, 2009
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The normal appearance of a staphylococcus infection is as a boil or a series of boils. However, you should be aware that these boils are so generic in nature that they could easily be mistaken for something else. In order to determine that you do ...

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May 21, 2009
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Eye injuries can be quite dangerous, and it is therefore always advisable to get your eye checked by an ophthalmologist after any such accident. Some eye injuries are of course very obviously minor ones – getting a minor irritant, such as soap, in ...

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May 21, 2009
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While you may think the skin on your body is merely a covering, you would be surprised at what a complex organ it is with multi-functions. Your skin serves many purposes; it is waterproof and shields your organs from harmful elements. It keeps you ...

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May 20, 2009
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The facial nerve is one of twelve pairs of cranial nerves; it controls facial expressions and to some extent tastes sensations in the tongue. Cranial nerves, unlike spinal nerves, go directly from the brain stem to the concerned part of the body, ...

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May 20, 2009
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Acid reflux, more accurately known as gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a condition in which stomach acid and other enzyme rise up into the esophagus, causing a variety of symptoms, of which the most common is heartburn. In some cases, food might ...

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May 20, 2009
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The liver is among the most essential organs in the body. We often tend to forget its importance, but the liver performs vital functions such as the breaking down of toxic substances, synthesis of proteins, production of hormones, breakdown of red ...

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