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  • Abscess
    An abscess is a tender mass, also called a boil which can appear anywhere…
  • Achilles Tendinitis
    Achilles tendinitis is a condition that causes pain on the back of your leg…
  • Acute Heart Attack
    Cardiac emergencies are life threatening. They can arise due to various causes. Whatever may…
  • Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
    Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) is a type of blood cancer found in the bone…
  • Acute Renal Failure
    Acute Renal Failure is a rapid condition (almost less than 2 days) when the…
  • Addison’s Disease
    Addison's disease, also known as 'adrenal insufficiency' is a rare disorder where the adrenal…
  • Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is also referred to as 'adult ADHD'. It is…
  • AIDS
    AIDS is a serious condition caused by the infection Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It…
  • Albinism
    Albinism is a genetic disorder when there is little or no production of pigment…
  • Alcohol Intoxication
    Alcohol intoxication is a condition in which the alcohol consumed by a person leads…
  • Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
    Alcohol withdrawal occurs in people who have been drinking heavily for years, months or…
  • Alcoholic Hepatitis
    Alcoholic hepatitis is a condition which leads to inflammation of a person's liver. It…
  • Alcoholism
    Alcoholism is also called 'alcohol use disorder' and 'alcohol dependence'. It is a condition…
  • Allergic Asthma
    A person suffering from allergic asthma is sensitive towards certain allergens. These allergens enter…
  • Allergic Rhinitis
    Allergic rhinitis, commonly known as hay fever is caused by certain allergens that aggravate…
  • Allergic Sinusitis
    Sinusitis can be defined as the swelling or inflammation of the tissue lining of…
  • Altitude Sickness
    Altitude sickness, also known as mountain sickness, can be defined as a feeling of…
  • Alzheimer’s Disease
    We all forget where we kept that box of firecrackers, or the bill that…
  • Angina
    Angina is not a disease but usually a symptom of a lurking Coronary Heart…
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
    Ankylosing Spondylitis is in inflammatory disease which affects more men than women. In this,…
  • Anorexia Nervosa
    Anorexia nervosa or anorexia is a complex eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low…
  • Anthrax
    Anthrax is caused by a spore-forming bacterium bacillus anthracis. It is a rare but…
  • Anti-Social Personality Disorder
    Anti-Social Personality Disorder (ASPD), also referred to as 'sociopathy', is a mental condition that…
  • Appendicitis
    Appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix which is a finger-shaped pouch that projects…
  • Arterial Embolism
    An embolism is a clot that obstructs blood flow. An arterial embolism can be…
  • Arthritis
    Osteoarthritis, sometimes called degenerative joint disease or osteoarthrosis, is the most common form of…
  • Asperger Syndrome
    Asperger syndrome (AS) is one of a group of neurological disorders known as Autism…
  • Asthma
    Asthma is a pulmonary (of the lungs) condition in which your airways narrow and…
  • Atherosclerosis
    Atherosclerosis is the deposition of fatty materials on the endothelium (a thin layer or…
  • Atrial Fibrillation
    The normal heart has four chambers and they work in a steady, rhythmic pattern.…
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
    Avoidant personality disorder, also referred to as anxious personality disorder occurs when one gets…
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
    Atrial septal defect can be defined as a hole between the walls of the…
  • Acne
    Acne is a skin condition that many people experience during their lifetime. It is…
  • Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
    Women have menstrual cycles from the age of 11-12 years to about 50 years.…
  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
    Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).…
  • Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)
    Acute encephalitis syndrome is a serious public health issue in India. Muzaffarpur district in…
  • Alcoholic Liver Disease
    The liver is the largest organ in our body which plays a central role…
  • Alzheimer’s
    Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an aging-related neurodegenerative disorder and is one of the most…
  • Arrhythmia
    Regular heartbeats occur because of internal electrical signals that cause the heart to contract…
  • Arthritis
    Arthritis is a serious health condition characterized by inflammation of one or more joints…
  • Abdominal Bloating
    Abdominal bloating is a common problem. Every person experiences this at least once in…
  • Angina
    The heart is a silent performer. Every day, our heart is consistently and continually…
  • Acid Reflux
    Are heartburn and acidity the bane of your existence? Even a mildly spicy or…

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  • Benign Prostate Hypertrophy
    BPH stands for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Benign means "not cancer," and hyperplasia means…
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
    Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a chronic mental illness. An affected person cannot stop…
  • Bone Loss
    Bone loss or Osteopenia occurs when the body does not create a new bone…
  • Botulism
    Botulism is a rare but life-threatening condition caused due to toxins produced by Clostridium…
  • Brain Cancer
    Brain cancer or tumors is an abnormal growth of cells in the brain. Malignant…
  • Breast Cancer
    Breast Cancer is established as one of the nation's most formidable enemies in the…
  • Bronchiectasis
    Bronchiectasis is a condition wherein the bronchial tubes of the lungs are enlarged and…
  • Bronchitis
    Bronchitis occurs when the inflammation of the lining of the bronchioles of the lung…
  • Bile Duct Cancer
    Bile ducts are a network of long thin tubes that connects the liver to…
  • Bone Cancer
    Bone cancer is rare and may arise from cells within or around the bone.…
  • Brain Tumor
    Brain cancer or tumors is an abnormal growth of cells in the brain. Malignant…
  • Brain Tumour
    A brain tumour is an abnormal growth of cells (mass of unnecessary cells) in…
  • Breast Pain
    Breast pain is also known as mastalgia (in medical terminology) may affect close to…

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  • Cardiac Arrest
    Cardiac arrest is an extreme and sudden medical emergency and condition where the heart…
  • Cardiac Arrhythmia
    Cardiac Arrhythmia, or an irregular heartbeat, is a serious but treatable condition. Arrhythmias occur…
  • Cardiomyopathy
    Cardiomyopathy is a heart muscle disease where the muscle of the heart is abnormally…
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that occurs in the hand or wrist due…
  • Cataract
    A cataract is formed due to clouding of the area around the lens of…
  • Cellulitis
    Cellulitis is a common skin infection caused by bacteria like streptococcus and staphylococcus. The…
  • Cerebral Palsy
    Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurological disorder of movement and coordination, it is characterized…
  • Cervical Cancer
    The past decade has witnessed a major change in diagnosis and early detection of…
  • Cervical Myelopathy
    Cervical myelopathy occurs due to compression of the cervical spinal cord in the neck.…
  • Cervical Radiculopathy
    Cervical radiculopathy is the condition caused by the compression of cervical vertebrae. Cervical radiculopathy…
  • Chagas Disease
    Chagas disease also known as Trypanosomiasis is an infectious inflammatory disease caused by a…
  • Chest Pain
    When we hear the word emergency, one of the most striking associations we tend…
  • Chickenpox
    Chicken pox is a viral skin infection caused by varicella-zoster virus. Most people regard…
  • Childhood Obesity
    Childhood Obesity - An Overview Childhood obesity is a serious health problem caused due…
  • Choking
    Choking can be defined as partial or complete obstruction in the food pipe or…
  • Cholecystitis
    In order to understand what cholecystitis is, we must first understand how the gallbladder…
  • Cholera
    Cholera or watery diarrhoea is an infectious disease. It leads to excessive dehydration......
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
    Also known as chronic kidney failure, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is the gradual loss…
  • Cirrhosis of the liver
    A cleft palate is a condition seen in newborn babies. It is an opening…
  • Cleft Palate
    Cirrhosis is an advanced stage of scarring or fibrosis of the liver and is…
  • Color Blindness
    Color blindness is also known as 'color deficiency' and 'poor color vision'. It happens…
  • Colorectal Polyp
    A colorectal polyp is a small clump of cells that develop on the inner…
  • Common cold
    Common cold is a viral infection of the respiratory tract mostly affecting the nose…
  • Concussion
    A concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that is caused by a blow…
  • Congenital Heart Disease
    There are 150,000-200,000 children born each year with congenital heart disease in India. Many…
  • Conjunctivitis
    Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, is an infection or inflammation of the conjunctiva.…
  • Contact dermatitis
    Contact dermatitis is an itchy rash that occurs when skin comes in contact with…
  • COPD
    COPD or Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease is a chronic condition involving the lungs. It…
  • Coronary Artery Disease in Women
    Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is a major killer heart disease in both men and…
  • Coronary Bypass Surgery
    Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting or CABG as it is more popularly known is probably…
  • Crohn’s Disease
    Crohn's disease is also known as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of…
  • Cushing Syndrome
    When there is a high level of the hormone cortisol in the body for…
  • Cystic fibrosis
    Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that affects the lungs and digestive system causing…
  • Cysticercosis
    Cysticercosis, popularly known as Tapeworm [Taenia solium] infection, is a very common disease where…
  • Chikungunya
    Chikungunya virus infects humans through a mosquito bite. Chikungunya causes fever and joint pain.…
  • Colon Cancer
    Colon is the last part of human digestive system which prepares the stool before…
  • Colorectal Cancer
    Colorectal cancer, also called rectal cancer, bowel cancer, or colon cancer, is cancer that…
  • Complete Heart Block (Third-degree Atrioventricular (AV) Block)
    Heart block or AV Bundle Block is a disturbance in the heart’s electrical system.…
  • Congenital Heart Diseases
    Birth defects in the heart or Congenital Heart Diseases are a group of gross…
  • Cancer
    Cancer, a generic name that portrays a broad set of related diseases, results from…

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  • Deep vein thrombosis
    Deep vein thrombosis occurs when a blood clot or thrombus forms in one or…
  • Dengue Fever
    Dengue fever is a viral infectious disease that is carried by a type of…
  • Dementia
    Dementia involves damage of nerve cells in the brain, which can occur in several…
  • Dengue fever
    Dengue fever is a disease spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito infected with a…
  • Dental abscess
    A dental abscess is a pocket of pus usually caused by a bacterial infection.…
  • Dental Plaque
    Plaque develops when food containing sugars and starches, such as milk, cola, raisins, cakes,…
  • Depression
    Sometimes when people feel sad, they say they are "depressed." But depression is more…
  • Deviated nasal septum
    A deviated septum occurs as a result of the thin wall known as the…
  • Diabetes Insipidus
    Diabetes Insipidus is a very uncommon disorder which causes an imbalance of water in…
  • Diphtheria
    Diphtheria is a severe bacterial illness affecting the mucous membranes of the nose and…
  • Diverticulitis
    Diverticulitis is caused as a result of diverticula - small, bulging pouches that form…
  • Diverticulosis
    Diverticulosis is a condition in which pouches called diverticula appear on the wall of…
  • Down Syndrome
    Down syndrome is a genetic disorder arising out of abnormal cell division and results…
  • Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease)
    Dracunculiasis or popularly known as Guineaworm disease is an infection caused by drinking contaminated…
  • Drug allergy
    A drug allergy is an abnormal reaction of your immune system to a medication.…
  • Drug withdrawal
    In order to understand drug withdrawal, we must first understand the concept of drug…
  • Dysentery
    Dysentery is an intestinal inflammation that usually takes place in the in the colon,…
  • Dyslexia
    Dyslexia is a learning disorder distinguished by difficulty in reading owing to trouble in…

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  • Ebola
    Ebola virus causes hemorrhagic fevers an illness identified with severe bleeding (hemorrhage), organ failure...
  • Ectopic Pregnancy
    An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a normal fertilized egg implants anywhere other than the…
  • Edwards Syndrome
    Edwards Syndrome depicts a group of birth defects due to the presence of added…
  • Embolic Stroke
    An embolic stroke occurs when a blood clot that forms in the body breaks…
  • Encephalitis
    Encephalitis is swelling of the brain which is a condition caused due to viral…
  • Encephalopathy
    Encephalopathy can be defined as a disease that affects the function or structure of…
  • Endometrial Cancer
    Endometrial cancer originates in the uterus. The uterus is the concave, pear-shaped pelvic organ…
  • Endometrial Polyp
    Endometrial polyps or uterine polyps are growths attached to the interior wall of the…
  • Endometriosis
    It is a condition in which tissue that usually lines the inside of the…
  • Epiglottitis
    Epiglottitis occurs when the epiglottis (a small cartilage lid covering your windpipe), swells, blocking…
  • Epilepsy
    Epilepsy is a neurological (central nervous system) disorder characterised by seizures and short periods…
  • Erectile Dysfunction
    Erectile dysfunction, more commonly known as impotence, can be defined as an inability to…
  • Esophageal Cancer
    Esophageal cancer occurs in the esophagus, which is a long, hollow tube that runs…
  • Esophageal Varices
    Esophageal varices which occur mostly in people with serious liver malfunction, is a life-threatening…
  • Ewing's Sarcoma
    Ewing's sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that typically affects children and young…
  • Endocarditis
    Endocarditis is termed as inflammation of the inner lining of the heart valves and…

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  • Fat embolism
    A procedure by which fat tissue passes into the bloodstream and settles within a…
  • Fatty Liver Disease
    Accumulation of extra fat in the liver is called Fatty Liver Disease. Excessive drinking…
  • Fibroadenoma
    Fibroadenomas are solid, non-cancerous (usually painless) breast tumours occurring in adolescent girls and women...
  • Fibromyalgia
    Fibromyalgia is a condition that affects the muscles and soft tissue. It is a…
  • Food Poisoning
    Food poisoning is caused by consumption of germ-infested and contaminated food. Infectious organisms -…
  • Frostbite
    Frostbite is an injury that occurs by freezing of the skin and tissues beneath.…

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  • Gallbladder Cancer
    The gallbladder is a small, oblong organ on the right part of the abdomen,…
  • Gallstones
    Gallstones are toughened deposits of digestive juices that can form in the gallbladder. Gallstones…
  • Ganglion Cysts
    Ganglion cysts are non-cancerous lumps that most commonly develop along the tendons or joints…
  • Gangrene
    Gangrene is the death of body tissue due to a lack of blood flow…
  • Gastritis
    Gastritis is a collection of conditions with one thing in common: swelling and inflammation…
  • Gastroenteritis
    Viral gastroenteritis (often called stomach flu) is an intestinal infection characterized by runny diarrhea...
  • Gullain - Barre Syndrome
    Guillain-Barre syndrome or GBS is a rare disorder in which the body's immune system…
  • Giardiasis
    Giardiasis is an infectious disease that occurs in the small intestine. Giardia is a…
  • Gingivitis
    Gingivitis can be defined as a common and mild form of gum disease, also…
  • Glaucoma
    Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, which is…
  • Goitre
    The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck, just…
  • Gonorrhea
    Gonorrhea Also known as the 'clap' or 'drip', gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted disease…
  • Gout
    Gout is a complex form of arthritis characterised by sudden and severe attacks of…
  • Graves' disease
    Graves' disease also called toxic diffuse goiter or Flajani-Basedow-Graves disease is an autoimmune disease…

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  • Haemophilia
    Haemophilia is a rare genetic condition of spontaneous deep bleeding, where the blood doesn't…
  • Head Injury
    Head Injury is a general term used to describe any trauma to the head,…
  • Head & Neck Cancers
    Head and Neck Cancers make up almost 30% of cancers among Indians. The major…
  • Heart Failure
    Heart failure is quite different from a heart attack. Heart failure is not a…
  • Hepatitis B
    A potentially life-threatening liver infection, Hepatitis B is caused by the Hepatitis B virus…
  • Hernia
    A hernia is a condition most frequently encountered in the abdomen or around the…
  • Herpangina
    Herpangina is a common illness seen in children during summer. It is a viral…
  • Hip Tendinitis
    Hip tendinitis is also known as 'trochanteric bursitis'. Bursitis is an inflammation of the…
  • Hodgkin's
    Lymphoma Hodgkin's lymphoma is cancer that affects the lymphatic system (a part of the…
  • Hyaline Membrane Disease
    Also called Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS), Hyaline membrane disease (HMD) is one of the…
  • Hydrocele
    Hydrocele is a condition wherein watery fluid accumulates around the testicles. This leads to…
  • Hypertriglyceridemia
    Hypertriglyceridemia is a common condition of elevated triglyceride levels which is often caused or…
  • Heart Disease
    Your heart beats over 100000 times in a day, and this continues throughout your…

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  • Knee Cartilage Injury
    Cartilage is the white, flexible but firm connective tissue, which covers the ends of…

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  • Leptospirosis
    Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease caused by exposure to dirty water during the season…
  • Leukaemia
    In India each year, 150 out of every one million children are diagnosed with…
  • Lipoma
    A lipoma is a slow-growing, fatty lump of harmless mass that is not cancer…
  • Liver Cancer
    The liver is one of the most vital organs which filters the blood coming…
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy
    Any injury, pain, muscle weakness, tingling and numbness that results in an irritated, inflamed…
  • Lung Cancer
    The lungs are amongst the hardest working organs in the body. They expand and…
  • Lymphatic Filariasis
    Lymphatic Filariasis (commonly known as elephantiasis and abbreviated as LF) is caused by a…
  • Liposuction
    Liposuction is a cosmetic procedure that can be combined with other procedures like tummy…
  • Liver Transplantation
    The liver, considered to be the largest internal organ in your body, performs a…
  • Long QT syndrome
    Long QT Syndrome is a disorder of the electrical system of the heart, similar…
  • Low Carb Diet
    As the name suggests, a low-carb diet involves limiting the intake of carbohydrates and…
  • Low Hemoglobin Count
    Hemoglobin is present in your red blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs…
  • Lumbago
    Lumbago is an acute or persistent discomfort in the lower back that can afflict…
  • Lung Transplantation
    Lung Transplantation (also called Pulmonary Transplantation) is a surgical procedure where a patient’s diseased…
  • Lupus
    Lupus, the most common type of which is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is a…
  • Lymphocytosis
    Lymphocytes are white blood cells present in the body that help fight infections and…

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  • Memory Loss
    Information is stored in different parts of your memory. Information stored in the short-term…
  • Meningioma
    Meningioma is a tumor that forms in the meninges around the brain and rarely…
  • Malaria
    Malaria is a life-threatening mosquito-borne blood disease of the tropics and sub-tropics. Malaria is…
  • Male Infertility
    This came as a bolt from the blue! Abhishek was totally devastated as questioning…
  • Marsupialization
    Marsupialization is the surgical procedure that involves cutting a slit into a cyst or…
  • Measles
    Typically in India, children below one year of age get infected by the virus…

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  • Neonatal Tetanus
    Tetanus is a deadly disease that attacks the nerves and muscles of the body.…
  • Neuroblastoma
    Neuroblastoma is a cancer most common in children under 5 or younger which triggers…
  • Neurofibromatosis
    Neurofibromatosis is a genetic condition that usually causes benign (non-cancerous) tumors or malignant(cancerous) tumors...
  • Neurological Emergencies
    In fact, acute neurological illness is one of the common causes for admission in…
  • Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
    Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a condition where fat builds up in the…

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  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta
    Osteogenesisimperfecta (OI) is a condition mostly genetic and inherited from parents, present from birth…
  • Otosclerosis
    The abnormal growth or remodelling of the bone in the middle ear and thereby…
  • Ovarian Cancer
    Ovarian cancer is the second most common type of gynaecologic cancer. The ovaries are…

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  • Paediatric Cancers
    Every year, 150 out of every million children in India get diagnosed with cancer.…
  • Paraplegia
    Paraplegia is a spinal cord injury that paralyses the lower limbs. It is a…
  • Parkinson's Disease
    Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects voluntary movement....
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus
    Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a condition in newborns of a persistent opening, called…
  • Pediculosis Capitis
    Pediculosis capitis, also known as head lice, are tiny insects that are found on…
  • Placenta Praevia
    Placenta praevia is a condition which occurs in pregnant women ,when the baby's placenta…
  • Prostate Cancer
    Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancers in men. It…
  • Prostate Disorders
    The prostate is a small gland in men. It is part of the male…
  • Prostatitis
    Prostatitis is an inflammation or infection of the prostate gland. It affects at least…
  • Piles
    The word hemorrhoid is derived from the Greek word “hemorrhoids,” meaning veins liable to…
  • Pneumonia
    Pneumonia is a lung infection that causes the air sacs in one or both…
  • Psoriasis
    Psoriasis is a chronic skin disorder caused due to an overactive immune system which…

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  • Rheumatic Fever
    Rheumatic fever is a relatively serious illness and complication which happens due to a…
  • Rickets
    Extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency can lead to the condition of soft and…
  • Road Traffic Accidents
    Road Traffic accidents or RTAs are as grim as any other medical emergency and…
  • Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
    The rotator cuff is a group of tendons and muscles in the shoulder, connecting…

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  • Schistosomiasis
    Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharziasis , is caused by parasitic worms. Infection occurs in…
  • Schizoid Personality Disorder
    A Schizoid personality disorder is an uncommon mental condition of social withdrawal...
  • Scorpion Sting
    Scorpion stings are painful. Many may go through minor problems like swelling, tingling or…
  • Scurvy
    Scurvy is a disease which occurs due to the lack of vitamin C in…
  • Snake Bites
    A physical puncturing wound caused by the fangs of a venomous/non-venomous snake leading to…
  • Somnambulism
    Sleep walking or somnambulism is a common behavior disorder among children and...
  • Sprained Thumb
    A sprained thumb is an injury of an important ligament in the thumb and…
  • Stomach Cancer
    The stomach as an organ receives and contains food before breaking down and digesting…
  • Stomach Ulcers
    Stomach ulcers (also known as peptic ulcer disease) are painful sores which occur in…
  • Stroke
    A stroke, or brain attack, is caused by the sudden loss of blood flow…
  • Subdural Hematoma
    Due to a head injury as a result of accidents, falls or blows to…

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  • Ulcerative Colitis
    Ulcerative colitis causes inflammation and ulcers in the digestive tract. It is an inflammatory…
  • Urinary Incontinence
    Definition Urinary incontinence is common, affecting about 1 out of 3 older people. Some…

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  • What is Zika Virus
    Zika virus belongs to the flavi virus family. It is closely related to dengue…

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