Common Ailments

April 19, 2010

Causes, Treatment & Remedies For Urinary Frequency

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On an average people urinate four to eight times a day. Of course this number can go up or down depending on the amount of water you drink, how much you sweat, the external temperature and the food you eat. On an individual basis, you will be aware ...

April 15, 2010

Epstein Barr Virus Symptoms and Disorder

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Symptoms The Epstein-barr virus is a common virus that causes several disorders. There is much debate about the virus’ exact link with many of the disorders it is believed to cause. A few of these disorders include infectious mononucleosis or ...

April 13, 2010

Home Remedies for Erysipelas Infection

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Erysipelas is essentially the term given to an infection of the skin, which is a common problem that occurs after strep throat. Group A Streptococci is what is behind this skin infection or cellulitis. In fact, the bacteria that cause this kind of ...

April 13, 2010

All You Need to Know About Diptheria

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What is Diptheria? These days one does not hear too much about diphtheria considering vaccination has been very effective in stemming this disease. Usually, DTaP immunization is the one used nowadays since this vaccine is effective in fighting two ...

April 13, 2010

Apoplexy: Internal Organ Bleeding

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Apoplexy is a condition commonly associated with those who are either fat or obese as well as those who accustom themselves to an unhealthily lavish lifestyle. However, the term apoplexy is given to bleeding into one’s organ which is typically ...

April 12, 2010

Convulsions Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

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Convulsions or epilepsy is a neurological disorder that results in a violent shaking of the body. While a person is suffering from a seizure or convulsion, his/her muscles tend to contract and expand rapidly. There are however, several different ...

April 9, 2010

Treatment, Symptoms and Cure for Dropsy

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Dropsy isn’t a term usually used nowadays. The term refers to something called as fluid overload. However, the term was initially used when a person wished to describe a particular set of symptoms. Such symptoms included problems with the legs, ...

April 9, 2010

Dysosmia (Lost Sense of Taste and Smell) Treatment

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Have you ever felt like you could smell something unpleasant even if there was no bad odor around? Or do you have increased sensitivity to odors in comparison to other people? If this is the case, you could be suffering from the neurological ...

April 9, 2010

Neuralgia Causes & Treatment

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Causes and Symptoms Neuralgia is the term given to pain which has a tendency to pursue the path of a particular nerve. It could simply be referred to as nerve pain or more specifically postherpetic neuralgia. However, since this term is just a ...

April 8, 2010

Symptoms and Treatment of Anisometropia In Children

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Anisometropia is a condition in which each of a person’s two eyes has a different refractive power. The specifics of this difference in refractive power could vary. In some cases, this could mean that one eye has a refractive power that is higher ...