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Abraham Eisenstein, M.D.: Page 6

Tetanus

May 12, 2010
Tetanus is a very dangerous disease which occurs when microbe Clostridium tetani enters the body through damaged skin where it produces a poison tetanus toxin.

When nature makes one step further

May 5, 2010
We all get chromosomes and genes from our parents and in most cases, due to complexity of genetic procedures in our body, an error may occur.

Vocal cord paralysis

April 28, 2010
Vocal cord paralysis, the inability to move the muscles that control the vocal cords, may be a sign of a serious disease and it can be life-threatening.

The Mediterranean anaemia

April 7, 2010
The Mediterranean anaemia is an inherited blood disorder with a consequence of less haemoglobin and smaller number of red blood cells than normal.

Visible veins

February 24, 2010
Since 20 to 30 percent of adults will develop varicose veins later in life, new techniques are developed continuously and one very promising just hit the hospitals around the world.

Washing hands - a good investment in your health

February 17, 2010
In the mid-19th century Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis, a doctor at Vienna obstetric clinic, connected high mortality of women after giving birth with microbes. The cause was simple: dirty hands.

Dyslexia - a state of mind

February 10, 2010
What Orlando Bloom, Salma Hayek, Erin Brockovich and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden have in common? Two things: they are planetary popular and they all are dyslexic.

Yellow fever

January 27, 2010
Mosquitoes are known as carriers of several types of viruses. One of them is yellow fever. Its natural home are tropical regions of Africa and South America, thus making the travel to those parts of the world dangerous.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

January 20, 2010
Events that are threatening to life produce traumatic stress in the victim. For some people the effects of the stressful event and their reactions will be short, and to other the trauma will continue to disturb them for years.

Ascariasis - roundworm infection

January 13, 2010
As a businessman you are bound to travel to different parts of the world. However, on your voyages you may encounter different dangers and one of them may be very unpleasant worm infection.

Coronary artery bypass

January 6, 2010
Thanks to bad lifestyle our blood vessels suffer from the build-up of fatty plaque. Fortunately, the problem of clogged arteries can be solved with bypass surgery, the most common and well-established type of heart surgery.

Meditation in motion

December 23, 2009
The first thought when someone mentions words Tai Chi recalls the image of Chinese people moving slowly in a park. Tai Chi, an ancient "meditation in motion", is an easy form of exercising which helps in many health conditions and greatly reduces stress.
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