http://www.diseasesblog.org Information about many diseases from A to Z Topics Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:28:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 place where it has no business to be. Under the influence ... http://www.diseasesblog.org/kidney-and-urinary-disorders/endometriosis The bad effects of the smoking are known by everyone. But still there are some people who are not ready to quit smoking. These kinds of people basically lack the will power which is required for getting rid of this dangerous habit. If you have the will power ... http://www.diseasesblog.org/health-problems/electronic-cigarettes-as-best-alternative-to-quit-smoking 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 of what it is, what its problems are, and what ... http://www.diseasesblog.org/kidney-and-urinary-disorders/epilepsy-and-the-regarding-precautions 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 very serious diseases, such as certain cases of diphtheria, may ... http://www.diseasesblog.org/brain-disorders/infections/fever-and-ways-of-treatment 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 sexual maturity. The vast majority of them occur in middle ... http://www.diseasesblog.org/sexual-disorders/fibroid-tumors-myomas-and-its-symptoms 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 similar compound because it is often effective and does not ... http://www.diseasesblog.org/brain-disorders/headaches-and-migraine ShareThis http://www.diseasesblog.org/skin-disorders/eczema-in-infants-and-its-treatment 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 vegetative growths on the heart valves, the lining of a heart chamber, or the ... http://www.diseasesblog.org/heart-and-blood-vessel-disorders/endocarditis-the-inflammation-of-the-heart-lining 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, and recovery is usually spontaneous, without residual defects. Occasionally, it's complicated ... http://www.diseasesblog.org/heart-and-blood-vessel-disorders/myocarditis-the-inflammation-of-the-heart-muscle 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 outside intestine compresses the blood vessels of the inner loop, ... http://www.diseasesblog.org/blood-disorders/intussusception-in-infants-symptoms-and-treatment