Monthly Archives: September 2007

Inflammation of The Stomach Lining

What do Doctors call this Condition – Gastritis What is this Condition? Inflammation of the stomach lining is an irritation or infection that leaves the lining red, swollen, bleeding, and scarred. It can be an acute attack or a chronic … Continue reading

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Factors Effecting Blepharitis

What is this Condition? A common eye inflammation, especially in children, blepharitis produces a red-rimmed appearance on the margins of the eyelids. It often involves both eyes and can affect both upper and lower eyelids. The two forms of the … Continue reading

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Dermatitis, its Major factors

What is this Condition? Dermatitis is an inflammation of the skin that occurs in several forms, including atopic, seborrheic, nummular (coin-shaped), contact, chronic, localized neurodermatitis, exfoliative, and stasis. The discussion below focuses on atopic dermatitis. (For information on contact dermatitis, … Continue reading

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

What is this Condition? Carpal tunnel syndrome is a pinched wrist nerve that affects the use of the hand. When the nerve is compressed together with blood vessels and tendons going to the fingers and thumb, it causes numbness and … Continue reading

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Pregnancy-Induced High Blood Pressure

What do Doctors call this Condition – Toxemia of pregnancy, preeclampsia, eclampsia What is this Condition? Pregnancy-induced high blood pressure, a potentially life-threatening disorder, usually develops late in the second or third trimester. Preeclampsia, the nonconvulsive form of the disorder, … Continue reading

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Treatment for the Cure of Laryngitis

What is this condition? A common disorder, laryngitis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the larynx (voice box). Acute laryngitis may occur as an isolated infection or as part of a generalized upper respiratory tract infection. What causes it? … Continue reading

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Occupational Hearing Loss

Prolonged exposure to noise at or above 90 decibels especially if the noise is high-pitched, can damage the sensitive hair cells lining the cochlea, the innermost part of the ear. This may cause partial to severe hearing loss. Some occupations … Continue reading

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Effective Remedies for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

As with cerebral hemorrhages , the cause of a subarachnoid hemorrhage is a ruptured blood vessel. The disorder differs from a cerebral hemorrhage because the blood escapes over the surface of the brain instead of seeping into the brain tissue.The … Continue reading

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