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Bernice Clark: Page 7

Osteoporosis - the silent thief of calcium

September 18, 2008
Experts of the World health organization predict that numbers of hip fracture as a consequence of osteoporosis will grow threefold until middle of 21th century: from 1.7 million in 1990 to 6,3 million in 2050.

Cosmetic surgery - yes or no

September 11, 2008
If cosmetic surgery is the only thing that you wish in your life be aware of risks and side effects of a surgical procedure.

Health in the mirror

August 21, 2008
How many mornings you entered your bathroom, washed your face, brushed your teeth, send a kiss to a mirror and wished yourself a good day? But, did you actually see yourself in the mirror?

Chronic fatigue syndrome

August 14, 2008
Fatigue is a mechanism that protects from the excessive nerve activity and at the same time it warns that you must change your life style.

Infectious mononucleosis

August 7, 2008
Infectious mononucleosis is an acute disease caused by specific virus that especially attack lymph tissue and liver.

Appendix inflammation

July 31, 2008
Appendicitis, the inflammation of appendix, is a frequent and urgent surgical condition caused by scraps that don't pass to colon but instead end up in the "blind section".

Pancreas

July 17, 2008
Pancreas is a gland that plays an important role in digestion because it produces more than ten enzymes, water, bicarbonates and different proteins and synthesizes insulin.

Haemorrhoids

July 10, 2008
Haemorrhoids are swollen and inflamed veins in anus and rectum. They appears very often, equally in men and in women, and around half population above 50 year of old have them.

Sideropenic anaemia

July 3, 2008
Anaemia is deficiency of haemoglobin in blood. Regarding to the mechanism of appearing, anaemias are divided to anaemias caused by bleeding, decreased creation or increased deterioration of erythrocytes.

Down's merry men

June 26, 2008
Approximately one of 650 of all new born babies has Down's syndrome, the chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome.

Ticks - the harpoon-like family

June 19, 2008
Ticks are not active parasites for they don't hunt a victim. They had small radius of moving, they do not jump or fly like mosquitoes - a victim must come to them.

Escherichia coli - an opportunistic bacteria

June 12, 2008
Most of Escherichia coli types are harmless for humans but some of them may cause life dangerous complication like a severely kidney damage function or even sepsis.