Expert Author: Matthew C. Keegan | Submitted: 2005-10-26 | Word Count: 323 | Views: 464 West Nile Virus, the disease transported by infected mosquitos, continues to remain a threat to the American populace. Already this year, California has recorded over 200 cases resulting in the deaths of five of her residents. With August and September being peak months for this ailment, people across the country are being encouraged to take the necessary steps to protect themselves. Please read on for four helpful tips.
Read More Expert Author: David Maillie | Submitted: 2005-12-10 | Word Count: 371 | Views: 166 The spine has many vertabrae and spondylolisthesis is a degeneration of a articulating (exterior) part of the vertabrae that reduces its integrity, strength, support and flexibility. The articulating part that is affected is in the rear of the vertabrae and tends to be located in L5 or L4 of the lumbar (lower back). It can range from a rating of 1-5, 5 being the most severe and 1 the least.
Read More Hypothyroidism (low thyroid)is a hormone imbalance caused when the thyroid does not produce enough thyroid hormone.
What are the Symptoms of Hypothyroid? The most common are fatigue and intolerance to cold. If everybody is wearing short sleeves and you are wearing a jacket, you most likely have a hypothyroid issue. Other common symptoms are mental instability or depression, muscle weakness and fatigue, poor memory, lethargy and headaches.
Read More Expert Author: Knut Holt | Submitted: 2006-01-25 | Word Count: 1175 | Views: 165 Hypothyroidism or sluggish thyroid give mental and physical fatigue, weakness, over-weight, depression and many other symptoms. Here are the causes and treatment options of this wellness problem explained.
Read More Expert Author: Kevin Pederson | Submitted: 2006-01-26 | Word Count: 324 | Views: 133 Cholera is a disease which affects the small intestine and is caused by bacterium vibrio cholera. It is an acute diarrhea illness which causes lots of problem to your entire system. Sometimes the symptoms are very mild which are not even detected sometimes till the time it gets severe. It is transmitted mainly due to ingesting drinking water which is contaminated due to loss of cleanliness, eating half cooked meals or not properly cooked food like fish.
Read More Expert Author: Frank Go | Submitted: 2006-01-30 | Word Count: 353 | Views: 157 This is a question that many parents need to know the answer of. What is chicken pox? It is something that is life threatening to your child? How do you know what to do when you think your child may have chicken pox? The questions can be numerous because all good parents want to protect their children from harm. Chicken pox is a common, but very contagious disease. Usually this disease effects children, but adult cases do happen and are then known as shingles.
Read More Expert Author: Gray Rollins | Submitted: 2006-02-02 | Word Count: 498 | Views: 128 Parkinson disease is a brain disorder that affects nearly 1.5 million Americans and 60,000 new cases are diagnosed annually. There is no known cure but with research and medication there is hope.
Read More Expert Author: Kathryn Whittaker | Submitted: 2006-02-04 | Word Count: 485 | Views: 105 Bladder infection or Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection that affects every part of the urinary system. Normal urine contains salts, waste, and liquids but does not contain bacteria. UTI is caused by bacteria that enters into the bladder and then multiplies. These bacteria are usually found in the intestines and often times on the skin surrounding the rectal and vaginal areas.
Read More Expert Author: Rebecca Prescott | Submitted: 2006-02-05 | Word Count: 345 | Views: 119 In spite of sanitization procedures, norovirus can affect hundreds of people on infected cruise ships. With diligence, it can be controlled, but disturbingly, successive cruises on the same cruise ship are affected by outbreaks.
Read More Expert Author: Sharon Hopkins | Submitted: 2006-02-09 | Word Count: 453 | Views: 111 When the normally clear lens of the eye have a painless clouding, it is called cataract. If you do not treat it in time, it causes blindness. Surgical treatment can however, cure it in time. Most of the people over 60 do suffer from some clouding of the lens. But you can prevent them or treat them by following the simple home remedies below.
Read More Expert Author: Jack Smith | Submitted: 2006-02-16 | Word Count: 473 | Views: 120 Hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating, can be an extremely disabling problem. Caused by the over activity of the sympathetic nervous system, hyperhidrosis can pose embarrassing problems in achieving simple everyday tasks like shaking hands, hugging, writing and sometimes even establishing personal relationships.
Read More Expert Author: Jack Smith | Submitted: 2006-02-16 | Word Count: 455 | Views: 119 Normal sweating is the body's way of lowering its temperature. Sometimes, however, the body sweats in excess of what is needed for normal cooling; This is called Hyperhidrosis.
Read More Expert Author: Jacob Mabille | Submitted: 2006-02-16 | Word Count: 373 | Views: 118 Albinism refers to a group of inherited conditions. People with albinism have little or no pigment in the eyes, skin and hair.
Read More Expert Author: Daisy Bone | Submitted: 2006-02-17 | Word Count: 517 | Views: 95 An article providing overview of Syncope (sudden fainting) with information on how it is diagnosed and what treatment procedures are available for it.
Read More Expert Author: Jack Smith | Submitted: 2006-02-20 | Word Count: 515 | Views: 118 Excessive sweating or hyperhidrosis is caused by a dysfunction in the sympathetic nerve chain.
Read More Expert Author: Jack Smith | Submitted: 2006-02-20 | Word Count: 478 | Views: 78 We naturally perspire, all through the day, to help our body regulate its temperature. In fact sweating is necessary for the healthy physiological functioning of our bodies. It is a mechanism in which fluid containing salts is released, by which the body is able to dispel heat produced by exercise and hot environments.
Read More Expert Author: Sharon Hopkins | Submitted: 2006-02-26 | Word Count: 356 | Views: 84 This disease affects the thyroid gland, which happens to grow in size due to lack or excess of some key ingredients. The thyroid gland resides at the front of the throat, below the larynx also known as the Adam's apple. The thyroid gland plays a very important function in our system. It makes thyroid hormones called thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), which spreads in the body through the bloodstream. Thyroxin helps to keep your body functions in proper condition.
Read More Expert Author: Gray Rollins | Submitted: 2006-02-27 | Word Count: 495 | Views: 77 Macular Degeneration is an eye disease that affects the macula, located towards the back of the eye, along the retina. The macula is the part of the eye that is responsible for processing light in order to generate sharp, detailed and clear images that are then sent to the brain. Macular Degeneration typically does not appear until age 40, and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMG) typically develops in people aged 55 and older.
Read More Expert Author: Anne Wolski | Submitted: 2006-03-02 | Word Count: 903 | Views: 77 Tropical diseases are a long way from being controlled or eradicated so it is imperative that travelers take precautions to protect themselves and others. Despite the valiant efforts of medical teams and governments, these diseases remain a resilient adversary of the human race.
Read More Expert Author: Ignatius Rink | Submitted: 2006-03-04 | Word Count: 501 | Views: 62 Did you just come back from checking that the back door was locked? Will you be checking again in ten minutes? Will your session at the computer be interrupted at least twice to make sure that the back door is locked? If so, then you suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder.
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