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Bronchiectasis
Friday, 3 Sep, 2010 – 9:33 | No Comment
Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis is a chronic pulmonary disease characterized by permanent abnormal dilatation and destruction of the elastic and muscular components of the walls of major bronchi and bronchioles. The disease has three forms: cylindrical (fusiform), varicose, …

Bladder Cancer
Friday, 20 Aug, 2010 – 21:48 | No Comment
Bladder Cancer

Benign or malignant tumors may develop on the bladder. Bladder tumors can develop on the surface of the bladder wall (benign or malignant papillomas) or grow within the bladder wall (usually more virulent) and quickly …

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Thursday, 22 Jul, 2010 – 0:55 | No Comment
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

Although almost all men older than 50 have some prostatic enlargement, with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the prostate gland enlarges sufficiently to compress the urethra and cause some overt urinary obstruction. It is the most …

Asthma Causes and Treatment
Thursday, 8 Jul, 2010 – 22:38 | No Comment
Asthma Causes and Treatment

Asthma also called chronic reactive airway disease, chronic inflammatory disorder episodic exacerbations of reversible inflammation and hyperreactivity and variable constriction of bronchial smooth muscle, hypersecretion of mucus, and edema. Asthma that results from sensitivity to …

Asthma
Tuesday, 6 Jul, 2010 – 1:10 | No Comment
Asthma

Asthma is a growing health problem, the number of children with asthma has increased markedly, unfortunately, and approximately 75% of children with asthma continue to have chronic problems in adulthood. Asthma is a reversible lung …

Causes and Complications of Anemia
Wednesday, 23 Jun, 2010 – 23:44 | No Comment
Causes and Complications of Anemia

Causes and Etiology for Anemia, Anemia is often a sign or symptom of an underlying disease rather than a disease in its own. Anemia goes undetected in many people, and symptoms can be minor or …

Anemia
Monday, 21 Jun, 2010 – 23:38 | 3 Comments
Anemia

Iron deficiency anemia, anemia of chronic disease, pernicious anemia, Aplastic anemia, hemolytic anemia. The anemias are a group of blood disorders characterized by too little hemoglobin in the blood. Hemoglobin is a substance contained in …

Thalassemia
Friday, 18 Jun, 2010 – 9:05 | No Comment
Thalassemia

skull abnormality in thalassemia
Thalassemia is a group of hereditary hemolytic anemia, which Marked by a deficit in the production of hemoglobin. Where the damage occurred in the red blood cells in the blood vessel …

Malignant Brain Tumors
Thursday, 10 Jun, 2010 – 0:32 | No Comment
Malignant Brain Tumors

Primary brain tumors comprise a diverse group of neoplasm’s that are often malignant and refractory to treatment, malignant brain tumors. More common in males than in females, malignant brain tumors (gliomas, meningiomas, and schwannomas) they …

Breast Cancer
Tuesday, 8 Jun, 2010 – 16:07 | No Comment
Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a leading killer after lung cancer high incidence of age since the age of 30 years, Breast cancer is rarely found in the age below 20 years. It is most common after …