Hepatitis B Vaccination
HBV infection leads to serious liver diseases, such as
viral hepatitis and
cirrhosis, it also leads to
hepatocellular carcinoma which is a type of
liver cancer. The disease can be transferred from the pregnant women to their babies when they are born. Few of those babies will suffer the long term serious effects of the disease.
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Hepatitis A Vaccination
Hepatitis A is a disease of the
liver that can cause serious symptoms. It is caused by the hepatitis A virus. Infected food or water are the common modes of transmission. Some persons are carrier?s ad they do not appear to be sick but still they can spread the disease.
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Diet to treat constipation
Almost everyone gets constipated at some time during his or her life. Though not serious,
constipation can be a concern. Constipation is may be caused by many factors, the most common cause is diet low in fiber and high in fat
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Functional endoscopic sinus surgery
FESS helps in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the nose and
sinuses using endoscopes and CT scans. Most FESS operations are done under general
anesthesia.
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Thyroid Nodules
Thyroid nodules are growth of the cells in the thyroid gland. It can be benign or malignant. They are mainly seen in adults and children. It appears as lump in throat which moves while swallowing. It is an abnormal growth of the thyroid gland.
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Hashimoto Disease
Hashimoto's
thyroiditis, or
Hashimoto's disease, is a disorder that affects the thyroid gland. Hashimoto's thyroiditis is also known as chronic autoimmune thyroiditis and chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis. It is also known as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Struma lymphomatosa, Lymphadenoid
goiter, Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, Autoimmune thyroiditis.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Disease characterized by air flow limitation that is not fully reversible. COPD Includes chronic
bronchitis and
emphysema.
Cigarette smoking and respiratory infections are most common causes of COPD.
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Chronic Bronchitis
Chronic
bronchitis is a long-term inflammation of the bronchi, which results in increased production of mucus, as well as other changes. It is generally considered one of the two forms of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (
COPD).
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Urinary Incontinence
Urinary
incontinence means the bladder is unable to hold urine for as long as needed until it can be released voluntarily. Incontinence is not a disease in itself, but a symptom of some other problem
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Diagnosis and Treatment of bronchitis
Bronchitis may be suspected in patients with an acute respiratory infection with cough; however, because many more serious diseases of the lower
respiratory tract cause cough, bronchitis must be considered a diagnosis of exclusion.
Spirometry or lung function test forms the mainstay of diagnosis.
Oxygen, bronchodilators, antitussives, expectorants/ antitussives form the main stay of treatment in bronchitis.
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