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Obesity
Obesity is a complex, chronic disease with several causes that lead to excessive body fat and sometimes, poor health. Body fat itself is not a disease, of course.…
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Constipation
Constipation occurs when bowel movements become less frequent and stools become difficult to pass. It happens most often due to changes in diet or routine, or due…
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Sinusitis
Sinusitis can be acute or chronic. Causes of sinus inflammation include viruses, bacteria, fungi, allergies, and an autoimmune reaction. Although uncomfortable and painful, sinusitis often goes away without…
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Crohn’s disease
A type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease causes your digestive tract to become swollen and irritated. If you have Crohn’s, you might experience symptoms like…
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Skin Allergy
Skin allergy is a common problem that affects millions of people around the world. It can cause a lot of discomfort, and in severe cases, it can even…
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TROPICAL SPRUE
: Progressive, chronic malabsorptive state occuring in certain tropical countries due to probaly small bowel bowel bacterial over growth leading to partial, villous atrophy. Occurs in indigenous populations…
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TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA
Severe repeated lancinating pain (‘like electric shock’) in one half of face over distribution of a facial branch of trigeminal nerve, mostly of 2nd or 3rd divisions. Precipitating…
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THYROIDITIS
: A variety of inflammatory disorders of thyroid that can cause hyper or hypothyroidism, or resolve completely. The types include Hashimoto’s lymphocytic thyroiditis (most common and often presenting…
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STRESS MANAGEMENT
Stress actually means the response to stressors in the environment of the individual like bereavement, retirement, loss of job, marital problems, financial difficulties, etc. (and not the outside…
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SPONDYLOARTHROPATHIES (SPA)
Sero-negative Inflammatory arthritis of the below 40 age group, affecting the spine and the large peripheral joints and with a striking association with HLA-B27. Arthropathies characterised by predominant…
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SINUSITIS
: Symptomatic inflammation of the paranasal sinuses as a result of impaired drainage and retained secretions. Could be Acute lasting for 4 weeks, or Chronic lasting for more…
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SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (SARS)
The primary way SARS appears to spread is by close person-to-person contact with body secretions, through large droplet contamination and not aerosol spread. Most cases have involved people…
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