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Crohn’s Disease 21 May 2013 | 11:53 pm
What is Crohn’s Disease? Alternative names of this disease include Crohn syndrome, regional enteritis, ileitis, and granulomatous ileocolitis [1]. It is a type of Inflammatory Bowel Disease causing ch...
Hodgkin’s Disease 19 May 2013 | 05:48 pm
Hodgkin’s Disease Definition Hodgkin’s disease, also referred to as Hodgkin’s lymphoma, is a form of lymphatic cancer that is part a of the body’s immune system. [1] In Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the cells m...
Chagas Disease 17 May 2013 | 10:00 am
What is Chagas Disease ? Also called American Trypanosomiasis,[4] is an inflammatory, infectious parasitic disease affecting cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and nervous system of humans and other ma...
Eclampsia 16 May 2013 | 09:37 am
What is Eclampsia? Eclampsia is a complication of preeclampsia among pregnant women which is characterized by abrupt tonic-clonic seizures and coma that are not associated with any other disorder. Pre...
Alzheimer’s Disease 14 May 2013 | 08:51 pm
Alzheimer’s Definition Alzheimer’s Disease named after Aloysius Alzheimer in 1906, a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist. It is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important ment...
Garcinia Cambogia 4 May 2013 | 03:54 pm
What is Garcinia Cambogia ? Have you ever heard of this Asian/Indian/African plant? Its other names that might ring a bell to you are gambooge/gamboge, Garcinia gummi-gutta, brindle/brindall berry, go...
Abortion 30 Apr 2013 | 10:55 am
Abortion Definition From the Latin word “aboriri” which means “to perish” [1], abortion refers to discontinuation of pregnancy by withdrawing the embryo or fetus from its mother’s uterus before the ag...
Kawasaki Disease 28 Apr 2013 | 08:05 pm
What is Kawasaki Disease? Kawasaki Disease is an autoimmune disorder wherein the sufferer’s blood vessels are inflamed. This condition is rare but it mostly affects infants and children. Since the inf...
Ludwig’s Angina 26 Apr 2013 | 11:35 am
What is Ludwig’s Angina Ludwig’s angina is defined as an infection occurring at the floor of the mouth. The exact location of this condition is beneath the tongue and is mainly due to bacterial infect...
Lipoma 25 Apr 2013 | 09:17 am
Lipoma Definition Lipoma is a growth of a “small ball” typically found underneath the skin composed of fatty lumps or mass of tissues. This is the most common benign soft tissue neoplasm (“new growth”...
