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Brain attack and how to recognize it

April 24, 2008
It is estimated that even 46 percen of brain attacks (stroke) came into existence during the productive age, between 45 and 59 years of age.

Early breast cancer detecting

April 17, 2008
When women become familiar with their body and breasts she will be able to recognize every suspicious breasts changes much easier.

Human papillomaviruses - HPV

April 10, 2008
Human papillomaviruses (HPV) is a common infection which cause benign and malign changes on the skin and mucous, from common warts to cancer of genital tract. It attacks both sexes.

Psoriasis

April 3, 2008
Psoriasis is non-contagious, persistent and long-lasting skin disorder. Psoriasis is characterized by episodes of aggravation and improving.

Old/New Tuberculosis

March 27, 2008
Efforts to control well known diseases like tuberculosis deteriorate because of its agent resistance strain mutation to the drugs.

Types of Leukaemia

March 20, 2008
Leukaemia is divided in two main groups: acute and chronic, and four general types: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia, Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, and Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia.

Leukaemia - The Introduction

March 13, 2008
Number of people describe leukaemia as a blood cancer. Exactly, leukaemia is a cancer of bone marrow, a \'factory\' where our blood cells are created.

Allergic rhinitis

March 6, 2008
Allergy is a hypersensitive reaction of our defence system on different substances from environment that we call allergens.

Imperceptible arrival of Mr. Alzheimer

February 28, 2008
When Alois Alzheimer described a dementia syndrome for the first time in 1906 he couldn't dream that mentally problem which was later named by him will be the leading disease of nowadays.

Osteoarthritis: When joint hurts

February 21, 2008
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis conditions. It causes pain for tens of millions of people around the world, and billions of dollars are spent on treatments.

Bronchial and allergic asthma

February 7, 2008
There are four stages of asthma severity: mild intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, and severe persistent asthma.

Kidney stones: Types and diets

January 31, 2008
Along with the diet and drugs, the best defence against kidney stones is drinking lot of water. Water dilutes urine, but it doesn\'t help in all cases of kidney stones.