Archive for the ‘Diseases’ Category

What is Diabetic Retinopathy

What is Diabetic Retinopathy

Nowadays in the world there are over 150 million people suffering of diabetes and several other millions don’t even know they have it. This is due to the fact that diabetes acts in silence in the beginning and in time, if not treated properly and controlled it can cause serious complications. One of these complications [...]

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H. Pylori Infection – What You Should Know

H. Pylori Infection – What You Should Know

If you’ve been suffering from a dull, gnawing pain in your stomach that occurs several hours after a meal, which comes and goes over the course of several weeks, or wake up in pain at night, then you might want to say hello to an inhabitant in your stomach lining: the Helicobacter bacteria. Also known [...]

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How to Treat and Prevent Gingivitis

How to Treat and Prevent Gingivitis

Gingivitis is an affection of the gums, involving inflammation and even infection of the periodontal tissue. As a lot of people are not used with going to the dentist periodically for evaluations, this is why gingivitis is so frequent among adults. Gingivitis is mostly caused by plaque deposits and tartar. If gingivitis affects the gums [...]

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5 Tips on How to Stop Acid Reflux

5 Tips on How to Stop Acid Reflux

Acid reflux, also known as heartburn is an affection that has nothing to do with the heart, but with your digestive system. The pain, burnings and discomfort people suffering of acid reflux feel is given by the rising up into the esophagus of partially digested food and gastric acid. Besides burnings felt in the lower [...]

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How to Keep Osteoporosis Away

How to Keep Osteoporosis Away

You might think that if you are young there is no need to read this article as you have not reached yet the age when osteoporosis starts to bother you. Well, you are wrong! Osteoporosis does not install only after the age of 60. Osteoporosis is a tricky disease that works its way towards the [...]

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Asthma: Symptoms, Allergens and Treatment

Asthma: Symptoms, Allergens and Treatment

Asthma is characterized by inflammation of the lining of the airways of the lungs. The effect of this inflammation is that it causes the narrowing of airways, which reduces the amount of air that can be blown out of the lungs, and the rate at which air can be expelled form the lungs. In addition [...]

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