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Allergy / Allergic reaction
Introduction Allergy or allergic reaction occurs when the body reacts to any substance due to body’s immune response. Types of allergies There are different types of allergies. The most common are those in the air: due to pollen, mold, pet animals and dust. The allergic reaction maybe due to food like eggs, fish, peanuts and…
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
INTRODUCTION It includes a group of diseases which causes obstruction to airflow. It includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Emphysema consists of destruction of air sacs in the lung. Chronic bronchitis is prolonged inflammation of the airways. MECHANISM OF AIR EXCHANGE The oxygen inhaled through the lungs passes through the tubes bronchi and bronchioles and reaches…
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Lipids Increased
INTRODUCTION As person ages, the cholesterol goes on accumulating in the body in the heart and blood vessels causing obstruction and resultant effects like heart attack and paralysis. Hyperlipidemia is the increase in the levels of bad cholesterol(VLDL- Very Low Density Lipoproteins and LDL- Low Density Lipoproteins) and triglycerides in the blood.It may be primary(genetic…
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Cold tips
OVERVIEW Know some tips on how to treat common cold and how to boost your immunity and tackle the cold by just following few precautions for common cold cure. Cold spreads through hand contact, used articles, and coughing and sneezing. It is mainly due to viral infection. The important symptoms are nose discharge, sneezing and…
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Weight Gain tips
INTRODUCTION Everyone wants to lose weight but there are few people who are underweight and want to gain weight. CAUSES OF WEIGHT LOSS Hyperthyroidism can cause weight loss due to hyperactivity state and high metabolic rate of the patient. Type 1 Diabetes mellitus causes damaged pancreas and decreased insulin and there is glucose wastage resulting…
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Heart Attack Shield
What is Heart Attack? Heart attack is a serious complication of heart disease affected by atherosclerosis (atherosclerotic plaque). The plaque consists of fat accumulated over the years over the walls of the blood vessels. Mostly heart attack is from the obstruction due to thrombosis in the blood vessels. Presentation of heart attack: The symptoms…
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Dengue Review
Introduction Dengue is a mosquito (Aedes aegyptii) transmitted viral disease. Aedes aegyptii also called as tiger mosquitoes due to stripes Signs and Symptoms The symptoms of dengue are fever with chills. There may be headache, eye pain, muscle pain, pain in back, joint pain usually of the knees and shoulders. It may be accompanied by…