Health & Fitness > Disease (Other) Sciatica explained

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Sciatica can start as pain in the lower back that goes down to one of the extermities. It is usually occurs as a result of lumbar disk disease and it can be sometimes felt in lower extremities and the back of the thigh. About forty percent of the population will experience this condition one time in their lives.Sometimes this... More..

Health & Fitness > Arthritis Explaining Osteoarthritis

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Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that mainly shows up in the hips and knees. The cartilage of the joints degenerate. The cause is unknown at this time but it seems to be related to the aging process. Both men and women are treated for this disease. Men seem to get the joint problems earlier in life, while women ... More..

Health & Fitness > Respiratory Diseases Legionnaire's Disease: Symptoms and treatment

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Legionnaire's Disease is known as a fetal, serious disease with myalgia, dry cough, pneumonia and infrequently gastrointestinal symptoms. It can sometimes occur sporadically or in epidemics. The estimation is that over 12,000 patients are infected each year.Many of the symptoms of legionnaire's disease are the same as most pn... More..

Health & Fitness > Vision Cataracts: Symptoms and treatment

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A cataract can look like a clouding over the lens of your eye. It can make seeing very difficult at times. The lens of the eye has three different layers they consist of the capsule, nucleus, and cortex. As we age the lens begins to turn yellow and loses it's ability to see for close work.At this time there are three types of... More..

Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Assessing the issue of homelessness in the USA

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There are thousands of homeless people on streets all over this country. The real story is how many homeless lose their hands and feet because of frostbite each year. This is the richest country in the world and today we should have no homeless it a national crime. Many now sleep in an emergency shelters while families eat th... More..

Health & Fitness > Respiratory Diseases Empyema: Symptoms and treatment

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Empyema can be described as a disease in which fluid and pus from infected tissue can collect in of the many body cavaties. It is most commonly seen in the pleural cavity around the lungs in which pus can collect at times. Physician's will refer to this condition as empyema thoracis.It can have many causes but it mostly seen ... More..

Health & Fitness > Respiratory Diseases Pleurisy: Symptoms and treatment

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Pleurisy is condition where the moist double layer membrane near the lungs and the rib cage becomes inflamed. It can be bilateral, purulent, local, secondary, primary, chronic or acute. Anyone can get this disorder whether they are young or old it can be from a complication from another condition.Some of the symptoms can be a... More..

Health & Fitness > Heart Disease & Heart Attack Angina pectoris: Symptoms and treatment

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Angina Pectoris can be a hard pressure or pain in the chest due to lack of oxygen and low blood flow to the heart. Sometimes the cause can be from athersclerosis of the coronary arteries it a very common condition in this country. It is mostly seen in the adult population.At this point some of the symptoms the patient can be ... More..

Health & Fitness > Disease (Other) Jaundice: Symptoms and treatment

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Jaundice is a disorder where the body has a yellow color. It is a result of a high billirubin count in the blood. This condition is a symptom of many other diseases which include choleliathasis, pancreatic cancer, hepatitis B, cholecystits an many more than are not listed.There are many different kinds of jaundice each one ha... More..

Health & Fitness > Infectious Diseases Pharyngitis: Symptoms and treatment

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Pharyngitis is an inflammatory condition of the throat which affects the lymphoid tissues and mucus membranes. The outcome is a result of an infection. As of today there are many different types of pharyngitis they can be from ulerosa, atrophia, granular, chronic to acute.The main cause or etiology can be from a bacterial or ... More..

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