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What is MRSA, How is it Transmitted and How to Avoid it
By Michelle Moore · 14 years ago
The question of what is MRSA and why is it spreading in both healthcare and community settings is increasingly on the minds of doctors, hospital patients and a growing number of people in the community. ...
Is C. diff Contagious: What Everyone Should Know
By Michelle Moore · 14 years ago
"C. diff" is an increasingly antibiotic resistant strain of bacteria that is causing concern in both hospitals and around communities. It’s gaining attention as even more problematic than the very dangerous strain of MRSA bacteria. ...
Which are visible symptoms that a person has AIDS?
By Igor Ras · 14 years ago
Before we start, we have to draw a line between HIV and AIDS, so we could talk about the symptoms. HIV(human immunodeficiency virus) infection appears when the virus enters the body of human. That means ...
Communicating with the deaf through 'Canaan Barrie' system
By Scott Jackobson · 14 years ago
An exceptional innovation by Mrs. Mary Lee, a Scottish teacher, has enabled thousands of people with multiple disabilities to express themselves and given them a new lease of hope in an otherwise life-of-despair. Most of ...
Save Yourself From Breast Cancer
By Roberto Sedycias · 14 years ago
If you find a lump or thickening of tissue on your breast that is different from the surrounding skin, then it may be either a malignant or benign formation. Similarly, bloody discharge from the nipple ...
Natural Cancer Destroying Techniques
By Yangedue Benjamin · 14 years ago
The reports of doctors and physicians are always chilling and horrendous to receive especially if the diagnosis is of a very dreadful disease If you are going to never have to go through this horror ...
Thyroid Nodules & Neck Lumps
By Dr Ranjit Gabriel Magherra · 14 years ago
What is the Thyroid Gland?
The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland located in the lower part of the neck, in front of the windpipe. It produces and secretes thyroxine, a hormone responsible for regulating ...
Snoring & Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
By Dr Ranjit Gabriel Magherra · 14 years ago
What is Snoring and OSA?
Snoring is a noise produced by vibration of tissues at the back of the throat and tongue during sleep. These tissues vibrate due to critical narrowing of the air passageway ...
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)
By Dr Ranjit Gabriel Magherra · 15 years ago
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) is the 6th most common cancer among males in Singapore. This disease hits hard because the peak incidence occurs in people who are in the prime of their working and family lives. ...
Thyroid Cancer
By Dr Ranjit Gabriel Magherra · 14 years ago
The thyroid is a small gland shaped like a butterfly that sits in the lower part of your neck in front of your windpipe. The function of the gland is to produce hormones. The main ...
Colorectal Cancer Screening
By Dr Sujit Singh Gill · 15 years ago
Colorectal cancer is one of the commonest cancers in Singapore. Over 1000 new cases are diagnosed annually here. As is true with most cancers, early detection of the disease results in improved chances of cure. ...
Breast Cancer Screening
By Dr Sujit Singh Gill · 14 years ago
WHAT IS SCREENING?
Screening is the process of looking for a disease that has yet to exhibit any overt signs (eg. a lump) or symptoms (eg. pain). A number of diseases progress over a period ...
Piles (Haemorrhoids)
By Dr Chung Ming Chen · 14 years ago
What are Piles?
The lining of the anus contains three clumps (cushions) of soft and spongy paddings that help to act as an extra seal to keep the anus closed to prevent leakage of mucus. ...
Systemic Yeast Infections are Very Difficult to Diagnose
By Terrie Taylor · 14 years ago
Systemic (whole body) yeast infections are extremely difficult to diagnose.
A quote from William Crook, M.D., author of the book, "The Yeast Connection":
"While tests are available, diagnosis is usually accomplished through a detailed review ...
Parenting Guide to Crohn's Disease in Children
By Allen Bell Sr. · 14 years ago
Any type of chronic disorder may be especially difficult for a child to cope. Similarly, being a parent to a child can make you feel helpless and cheated. Unfortunately, the presence of Crohn's disease will ...
Why do we trust them with our lives? Part 1
By Angela Lynch · 14 years ago
Large chemical companies
Who are they? They're the ones who put commercials on television. They are the ones who try to convince us to buy their products. They are the ones who produce a product ...
Signs, Symptoms And Treatment Of Breast Cancer
By Roberto Sedycias · 15 years ago
The human body is composed of millions of living cells. And these normal cells follow a certain pattern; normal body cells grow, divide and die in the right time. During in your teens your cells ...
Stages Of Breast Cancer And Success Rates
By Vernon Deflanders · 14 years ago
Medical professionals utilize the term "stage" to relate to the extent of cancer within the body. Knowing the stage of the cancer will help you along with your doctor establish your foremost treatment solution. Doctors ...
Recurring Yeast Infections may Denote a Systemic Yeast Infection
By Terrie Taylor · 14 years ago
Recurring Yeast Infections
A vaginal yeast infection, also known as vaginal candidiasis, is an infection involving a type of yeast (fungus). Up to 92% of all vaginal yeast infections are caused by the fungus called ...
Signs And Treatment Of Ovarian Cancer
By Roberto Sedycias · 14 years ago
Cancer is a very efficient and skilled silent killer. There are various types of cancer in fact, and these cancers are nothing but a condition in which the cells multiply in an uncontrollable manner forming ...