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Osteoporosis

by: rika, 6 pages

Osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and an increased ...

Allergies

by: rika, 2 pages

An allergy is an over-reaction of the body’s immune system to something in the environment called an allergen. The allergen usually enters the body through contact with the skin, through the ...

Leukemia

by: rika, 7 pages

Leukemia is the name of a group of cancers of the blood cells. Almost 27,000 adults and more than 2,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with leukemia each year. There are different ...

Meningitis

by: rika, 6 pages

Meningitis is inflammation of the fluid surrounding the brain and the spinal cord. It can be a very serious and possibly fatal disease. Understanding and recognizing the symptoms of meningitis are ...

Facts about Meningitis

by: rika, 1 pages

Meningitis is an infection of the fluid of a person’s spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain. Meningitis is usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection. Knowing whether the ...

MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC

by: rika, 8 pages

The term aseptic meningitis applies to any meningitis (infectious or non-infectious) for which a cause is not apparent after initial evaluation, including routine stains and cultures of cerebrospinal ...

Brain Tumor Facts

by: rika, 1 pages

A brain tumor is an abnormal mass of tissue in which cells grow and multiply uncontrollably, seemingly unchecked by the mechanisms that control normal cells. Brain tumors can be primary or ...

MENINGITIS

by: rika, 3 pages

Meningitis is a serious infection of the layer of tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The condition may be caused by a variety of infectious agents including bacteria, viruses, parasites, ...

Dermatitis Herpetiformis

by: rika, 2 pages

Dermatitis Herpetiformis (DH) is a chronic disease of the skin marked by groups of watery, itchy blisters. The ingestion of gluten (a protein contained in wheat, rye and barley) triggers an immune ...

Gluten Intolerance Group: Raising Awareness

by: rika, 2 pages

Celiac disease is called the great masquerader. Celiac disease is no longer considered just a gastrointestinal disorder. It is a multi-system, multi-symptom disorder, often without GI symptoms. The ...

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