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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) or Median Neuropathy is a medical condition in which the median nerve is compressed at the wrist, leading to pain,...
24 Feb, 2008 Views: 118
Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID)
Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID) is a neurological disorder causing difficulties with processing information from the five classic senses...
24 Feb, 2008 Views: 71
Aphasia
Aphasia (or aphemia) is a loss of the ability to produce and/or comprehend language, due to injury to brain areas specialized for these functions....
20 Jan, 2008 Views: 106
Bipolar Disorder / Manic Depression
Bipolar disorder (manic depression) is a neurobiological brain disorder (mental illness) characterized by cyclic mood swings of extreme highs called...
13 Jan, 2008 Views: 85
Anxiety
A feeling of apprehension and fear characterized by physical symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, and feelings of stress. Anxiety disorders...
12 Jan, 2008 Views: 64
Oral Herpes (Cold Sores)
Oral herpes, also known as cold sores, affects millions of people.  Once you have contracted herpes, you have it for life.   Herpes...
07 Jan, 2008 Views: 91
Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid)
Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) Hypothyroidism occurs when the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormones. This tends to slow...
07 Jan, 2008 Views: 81
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer forms in tissues of the prostate (a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front of the...
07 Jan, 2008 Views: 79
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical...
07 Jan, 2008 Views: 97
Buried Drusen
Buried drusen is usually a congenital (you are born with it) abnormality of the optic nerve head, which is located in the back of your eye on the...
07 Jan, 2008 Views: 92
Actinic Keratoses (AKs)
Actinic keratoses (AKs) are dry, scaly, rough-textured patches or lesions that form on the outermost layer of the skin after years of exposure to...
07 Jan, 2008 Views: 76
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis or "brittle bones" is a metabolic bone disease in which the amount of bone tissue is reduced sufficiently to increase the...
20 May, 2007 Views: 133
Vertigo
Vertigo is a sensation that your body or the world around you is spinning or moving.  Vertigo is usually related to inner ear problems. ...
20 May, 2007 Views: 130
Dry Eyes
Dry eye is a condition where there is a deficiency of tears. The main symptom is usually a scratchy or sandy feeling as if something is in the...
20 May, 2007 Views: 137
Cystitis
Cystitis is inflammation of the bladder. The condition is often associated with inflammation of other structures adjoining the bladder. For...
20 May, 2007 Views: 133
Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary tract infections (UTIs), including bladder infections (cystitis) and kidney infections (pyelonephritis), are generally caused by...
20 May, 2007 Views: 128
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder affecting movement, sensation, and bodily functions. Multiple Sclerosis is caused by...
15 May, 2007 Views: 162
Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is a condition also known as underactive thyroid disease. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of...
26 Apr, 2007 Views: 155
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. In AML, the bone marrow makes many unformed cells called...
07 Apr, 2007 Views: 145
Leukemia
Cancer of the blood or blood-forming organs.  People with leukemia often have a noticeable increase in white blood cells (leukocytes). ...
07 Mar, 2008 Views: 129