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Millions of Americans suffer from it, but what really are the causes of heart disease? There is almost as many myths and misinformation about the causes of heart disease as there are actual causes. Everything from fatty foods, to high cholesterol, to lack of exercise is included in the list of causes of heart disease, [...]
Giardiasis (GEE-are-DYE-uh-sis) is a diarrheal illness caused by a one-celled, microscopic parasite, Giardia intestinalis (also known as Giardia lamblia). Once an animal or person has been infected with Giardia intestinalis, the parasite lives in the intestine and is passed in the stool. Because the parasite is protected by an outer shell, it can survive outside [...]
Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a respiratory illness caused by viruses. There are many different types of flu, from swine flu to the most feared avian flu. This article, however, deals only with the so-called common or seasonal flu. The flu season usually starts in the fall and subsides in late spring. Because [...]
Medically, it is referred to as otitis. For the ailing, it’s called an ear infection. In encyclopedic definition, otitis is a clinical term for either inflammation or infection of the ear that, among common practice, is labeled as an ear infection. Within the categories of otitis are a number of types of ear infections that, [...]
There are many types of diabetes, but the three most common are: 1. Type 1 2. Type 2 3. Gestational These three types of Diabetes are same with some differences, everyone with diabetes has one thing in common and that is little or no ability to move glucose out of the blood into the cells, [...]
All mother’s to some degree have worried about their baby coming out with some sort of problem. Within this article is the complete definition of a birth defect, how many types there are, the asssociated risk factors and ways to prevent them. What Is A Birth Defect? A birth defect is something abnormal that is [...]
Isn’t it interesting to think that one day you could be going about your normal everyday life and then suddenly an outbreak of bird flu could be on you? What would you do in this situation? How would you react? Most people will tell you that they would stay calm and do what they are [...]
Cholera is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The infection is often mild or without symptoms, but sometimes it can be severe. Cholera has been very rare in industrialized nations for the last 100 years; however, the disease is still common today in other parts of [...]
(NaturalNews) Even as governments and health experts around the world have been focusing on the threat of a pandemic of the H5N1 strain of avian flu, another dangerous strain known as H9N2 has gone mostly ignored, according to a study published in the journal PLos ONE. “Our results suggest that the establishment and prevalence of [...]
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus. You may hear that someone is “HIV infected”, “has HIV infection”, or “has HIV disease.” These are all terms that mean the person has HIV in his or her body and can pass the virus to other people. HIV attacks the body’s immune system. The immune system protects [...]
