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Endometriosis
This is a condition in which fragments of endometrium, the tissue which lines the uterus, migrate to other parts of the body and become implanted there. In effect, the displaced tissue acts very much like a miniature uterus in a … Continue reading
Epilepsy and the Regarding Precautions
Epilepsy has been known from antiquity but our understanding of it has developed only in the past century. When it appears, the family may not only be perplexed by the illness but confused by Cradictory information about it. An understanding … Continue reading
Fever and Ways of Treatment
The first thing for a parent to remember is that the degree of fever is no indication of the severity of an illness. Some minor illnesses, such as Roselle infantum, can be accompanied by a very high fever, whereas some … Continue reading
Fibroid Tumors (Myomas) and its Symptoms
Fibroid tumors of the uterus are tumors of muscle and connective tissues. They constitute the most common type of pelvic tumor, occurring in about 20 per cent of women of 35 years of age or older. They are characteristic of … Continue reading
Headaches and Migraine
Next to pain, headache is probably the most common symptom to affect mankind. There is hardly a grown person who at one time or another has not experienced mild or severe headaches, for which most people take aspirin or a … Continue reading
Endocarditis – The Inflammation of The Heart Lining
What do doctors call this condition? Endocarditis, infective endocarditis, bacterial endocarditis What is this condition? Inflammation of the heart lining is an infection of the endocardium, heart valves, or a valve prosthesis, resulting from bacteria or fungi. The infection produces … Continue reading
Myocarditis – The Inflammation of The Heart Muscle
What is this condition? This disorder involves focal or diffuse inflammation of the cardiac muscle (myocardium). It may be acute or chronic and can occur at any age. Frequently, this disease fails to cause specific cardiovascular symptoms or electrocardiogram abnormalities, … Continue reading
Intussusception in Infants – Symptoms and Treatment
This is a very serious condition most commonly seen in children under the age of two (the average age is seven months). It is caused by one portion of the intestine pushing inside the next segment. The pressure of the … Continue reading
Lymphosarcoma in Humans
What is this group of conditions? Malignant lymphomas are a group of malignant diseases originating in lymph nodes and other lymphoid tissue. Nodular lymphomas have a better prognosis than the diffuse form of the disease, but in both, the prognosis … Continue reading