Health A-Z

  • February 28, 2014 at 11:38 PM

    Overview of natural treatment options for colic in babies

    Is your crying child giving you sleepless nights? Or are you worried that your child is suffering from a serious illness? But if your baby cries for no reason and he looks healthy otherwise, then there is nothing to worry about. Your baby may be showing the irritable and fussy mood due to colicky pain.

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  • February 28, 2014 at 7:07 PM

    How doctors diagnose a heart attack?

    Heart attack is the most prevalent of all disease. The morbidity and mortality rate due to heart attack is getting high day by day. Those ages have past now when heart attack was just the disease of old aged people. Now even the middle aged people are at a very high risk of heart diseases. Our lifestyle changes, lack of healthy physical activities and eating habits are the real culprits behind the high incidence of heart attack.

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  • February 26, 2014 at 9:05 AM

    10 natural pain killers

    Many pain killers are available in the market some of which are more effective as compared to the others. But after reading this article you would be saying “Who needs a pain killer, when you can make the pain go away naturally”. This article will inform you about natural pain killers for relieving pain.

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  • February 23, 2014 at 11:28 PM

    How doctors diagnose multiple sclerosis

    Multiple sclerosis is a disease of brain characterized by the formation of multiple plaques or lesions. In this disease there is loss of the myelin sheath surrounding the neurons as the result of which the conduction between different parts of the brain gets impaired. If you experience any symptoms that match multiple sclerosis like muscle spasms, altered sensations, poor vision, decreased learning and concentration then you should consult your general practitioner (GP). Your GP is going to start with taking history and general physical examination afterwards. If he thinks that you’re signs and symptoms are positive for MS, he’ll refer you to a neurologist for further investigations.

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  • February 23, 2014 at 7:43 AM

    Multiple sclerosis: causes, symptoms, treatment and complications

    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is also known as encephalomyelitis or disseminated sclerosis. This disease affects 350, 000 people in the US and 2.5 million people worldwide. There is an insulating coat (myelin) meant to cover the nerve cells present in brain and spinal cord. It helps in the propagation of nerve impulses. Multiple sclerosis is actually an inflammatory disease in which myelin is damaged. Damage to myelin manifests itself in the form of variety of signs and symptoms that occur due to inability of parts of nervous system to communicate properly.

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  • February 13, 2014 at 11:05 PM

    Benefits and medical uses of borage oil

    Have you ever wished that with all these diseases and health problems there should have been a wonder drug. Well guess what, there is and its name is “Borage Oil”. This article will provide you brief information about what borage oil is and its health benefits and medical uses.

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  • February 12, 2014 at 5:52 AM

    10 warning signs of dehydration

    Everyone knows drinking up to 8 glasses of water each day is important. But what makes water so important? Water makes up at least 60% of the body weight.

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  • February 3, 2014 at 11:00 PM

    20 foods to immediately alleviate heartburn symptoms

    You might have experienced pain in your chest or upper abdominal region soon after taking a meal. That pain is known “Heartburn”. Before we can move on to know some immediate remedies for heartburn, it would be better if we know some basics about this condition. Whatever we eat goes through our esophagus into the stomach.

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  • February 1, 2014 at 1:26 AM

    20 natural remedies for rheumatoid arthritis

    Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disabling condition that can seriously compromise your health. It is an auto-immune disorder that targets and destroys a number of structures of human body including joints, lungs, liver, eyes, bones, kidneys and brain. The most commonly affected structures are joints. In this condition the joints become tender, swollen and painful to move. The intensity of pain reaches its peak early in the morning. The most commonly affected joints are the small joints of hand and feet. But as the disease progresses, even larger joints like shoulder and knee joints can also exhibit the symptoms of disease.

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  • January 31, 2014 at 11:00 PM

    10 Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) trigger foods you should never eat

    A number of various types of foods have been implicated as triggers for Rheumatoid Arthritis over the years. Knowing what foods may behave as triggers may help patients avoid the flare ups that occur as a result of ingestion of such foods. However, it should be kept in mind that most of these trigger foods are individual-specific, meaning that each individual will have its own degree of sensitivity to various trigger foods and some people may completely tolerate such foods without any adverse effect. Only the major trigger foods have been considered here.

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  • January 31, 2014 at 1:57 AM

    How doctors diagnose Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

    The first step in the diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis, like in the diagnosis of any other chronic disease, is taking history during which a doctor establishes a few points. Next to history comes the physical examination which usually results in diagnosis. To confirm the diagnosis, laboratory tests are performed.

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  • January 30, 2014 at 10:55 AM

    Rheumatoid arthritis: causes, symptoms, treatment and complications

    What comes to mind when you think of arthritis? You might think of sore joints and painful knees. But Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is something more than just the pain and swelling of joints. It is basically an auto-immune disorder that affects a number of body tissues including joints, skin, cardiovascular system, eyes, brain, liver and bones. Rheumatoid arthritis causes serious damage to body tissues causing their dysfunctioning and severe disabilities.

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