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Urinary Tract Infection

Urinary Tract Infection...

Your urinary system is comprised of the kidneys, ureters, Bladder and Urethra all of which are involved in waste removal from your body. This happens in four steps. The Kidneys filter waste from your blood. The ureters, which are tube like structures, transport urine from your Kidneys to the Bladder. The urine is stored in the Bladder. The stored urine is then discharged from body through the Urethra. Urinary...
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Constipation

Constipation...

Constipation is a condition where smooth bowel movement becomes extremely difficult. In this condition, your stools become so hard that it becomes difficult to pass out of the anus. You may also feel that your bowel movement has been inadequate and may feel the need for repeated bowel movements. Read More On IWH
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Gall Stones

Gall Stones...

Your Gall Bladder is a bag like organ which is located below the liver. It is the storehouse of digestive juices that are made by your liver. Gallstones are solid deposits of cholesterol or calcium salts that form in your Gall Bladder. They can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball and may be smooth and round or uneven with a number of edges. You can have just one stone or hundreds of them. If left...
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Back Pain

Back Pain...

Back pain can be caused due to various factors such as muscle strain, sprain or slipped disk. Being overweight can make back pain worse. One of the most common causes of back pain is doing work that you are not used to such as carrying heavy objects or engaging in strenuous physical work. What is a slipped disk? The bones that make up your spine contain disk-like structures between them. When a disk gets swollen and...
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Heartburn

Heartburn...

Heartburn is a burning sensation that occurs at the lower regions of your chest leaving an unpleasant taste in your throat and mouth. It may also include the sensation of food or liquid coming up into the throat or mouth (regurgitation). These symptoms may be accompanied by a bitter or pungent taste. It usually occurs after a heavy meal, lasts a few minutes or hours and then is gone. The problem arises when it fails to...
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Asthma

Asthma...

Asthma is a chronic, but treatable, inflammatory disease of the airways that lead to your lungs. It occurs probably due to a combination of environmental and Genetic factors. You are more likely to develop asthma if it runs in your family. When you have an asthma attack, the inflammation of your airways causes them to become narrow every so often. The narrowing of your airways leads to wheezing and breathlessness, sometimes...
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Thyroid disorders

Thyroid disorders...

Your Thyroid gland is situated in the frontal region of your neck, just below your Adam’s apple (the slight projection at the front of the throat). The Thyroid gland releases hormones that control your body’s metabolism, the process which involves the rate at which your body burns up calories. When your Thyroid gland releases an excess of Thyroid hormones, the disorder is called hyperthyroidism or overactive Thyroid...
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Eye care

Eye care...

Eyes have been described as being windows of the soul. However, most of us barely realize the role our eyes play in our world unless we find ourselves jarringly made aware of this sense by being brought into contact with someone who has an infirmity or loss of vision or when our vision seems to be failing. At such times, we may find ourselves shuddering at the thought of a world without light, color, shape and beauty....
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Epilepsy

Epilepsy...

Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain. There are numerous electrical impulses that keep passing through our brain Cells all the time. When there is a disruption or improper conduction of these electrical impulses, a person can get a seizure. Symptoms of a seizure are characterized by sudden twitching and uncontrollable jerking motions of the arms and legs, followed by loss of consciousness. In some individuals seizures...
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Migraine

Migraine...

Migraine is an intense, often unbearable type of headache found more commonly in women than in men. The pain can be so intense that it negatively affects your quality of life and day-to-day routine activities. Although much about headaches is still not clear, some researchers think migraines may be caused partly due to fluctuations in the balance of a body chemical called serotonin. High-serotonin levels cause...
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