Health : Page 493
August 17, 2012
Put two persons of the same age and weight on the same diet, and they will lose their weight differently. How\'s that possible? The answer hides in genetics and - enzymes.
June 18, 2012
\'See you in a month for a check up, in the meantime give me a call if there are any problems.\' And our patient is released from the hospital. A few days later the phone call arrived, but doctor\'s hands are full and it\'s on you, dear resident, to answer the phone.
June 4, 2012
Too strong dioptre correction in early ages could lead to accommodation difficulties and shifting from nearsightedness (myopia) to farsightedness (hyperopia).
December 22, 2010
Lyme disease is an infection transmitted by a tick. Tiny deer ticks (not wood ticks or dog ticks) infected with a spiral-shaped bacterium or spirochete are responsible for the disease.
December 15, 2010
Maybe you had milk allergy as a child and have some health condition not easily diagnosed. Milk allergy involves the immune system, but lactose intolerance involves the digestive system. It is important not to confuse them.
December 8, 2010
Muscle stiffness is surprisingly common and most people just adapt if the symptoms are not too severe. But then our brain steps in the game and - makes things worse.
December 1, 2010
Chest pain is an alarming situation that often reminds people on heart attack and they rush to the hospital immediately. Fortunately, many people have chest pain that is not caused by the heart; they experience a form of non-cardiac chest pain.
November 24, 2010
When you have a child that is restless, can't stand still, going around all the time and can't be focused on one thing, you don't have a bad kid: maybe it just has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
November 17, 2010
Similar to the urinary incontinence, bowel incontinence is the condition in which your body can't control bowel and it empties when you don't want that.
November 10, 2010
Incontinence is the loss of bladder or bowel control. Forutantely, it can be controled very well and you can have it and live quite a normal life.
November 6, 2010
Haemophilia is a blood clotting disorder which means that people with it bleed a little longer than others. It is a serious health condition that can be life-threatened, but it can be controlled very successfully.
October 27, 2010
Cholera is a disease caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae that infects the intestine. It is one of the most feared diseases on Earth that killed hundreds of thousands of people through history.