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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Weight Loss
Weight loss is defined, in medical literature, as a reduction in the total body weight. This loss in body weight may be due to a loss of fluid, body fat and/or other tissues in the body. Weight loss can be … Continue reading
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Steps to be Taken for the Treatment of Hiatal Hernia
What is this Condition? Hiatal hernia is a defect in the diaphragm that permits a portion of the stomach to pass through the diaphragm’s opening into the chest. The three types of hiatal hernia are: • sliding hernia – both … Continue reading
Posted in Digestive Disorders
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Lung Cancer – Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Cure
What is this Condition? Lung cancer usually develops within the wall or lining of the bronchial tree, the system of branching air passages within the lungs. Some people have survived for 5 years or more with diagnosed lung cancer; however, … Continue reading
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Treatment Options Available for Curing Breast Cancer Fast
What is this Condition? Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Although it may develop any time after puberty, it most often arises after age 50. It occurs in men, but rarely. The survival rate has … Continue reading
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How to Cope up with Aortic Aneurysm Of The Abdomen?
What do Doctors call this Condition? Abdominal aortic aneurysm What is this Condition? An aortic aneurysm of the abdomen is an abnormal bulge in the wall of the aorta, the body’s main artery. It generally occurs where this big artery … Continue reading
Otosclerosis – Guide to Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
An abnormal growth of spongy bone can occur at the entrance to the inner ear and immobilize the base of the stirrup, a tiny bone through which sound waves pass into the inner ear. As a result, the stirrup cannot … Continue reading
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