Male impotence, more commonly referred to as erectile dysfunction, is a common dilemma in men, particularly those over the age of 40 years old. Several factors have been found to blame for this condition, including a decline in hormones, stress, anxiety, fatigue, and poor communication in the relationship. The ability to maintain an erection can […]
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Myasthenia gravis appears to be an autoimmune disease caused by an antibody attacking and diminishing the integrity of the body\’s components. The autoimmune attack on the neuromuscular junction accounts for the symptoms and signs of ocular and generalized myasthenia gravis. The disease attacks only the voluntary muscles and more frequently the muscles of the eye,
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Vitiligo is a chronic medical condition that results in dispigmentation of skin in patches due to the destruction or inability of melanocytes, the cells that cause skin pigmentation. Some people have a few spots that may lighten or become fully white. Vitiligo attacks 0.5-2% of the world population, generally at the age of 20 years.
Sickle cell anemia is one of the most common inherited diseases among African Americans. It is estimated that one in every six hundred African American births will result in a child with sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia can also affect those of Hispanic-American descent. It is estimated that one in every 1,000 Hispanic-American births
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Doctors are able to diagnose different types of MS at any stage. Despite an assortment of tests and careful observation of symptoms, determining if MS is present can still be quite difficult. Approximately 50 symptoms have been connected to MS. These symptoms can last for days, weeks, or years at a time, depending on the
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Sleep apnea is a condition that can strike in age group and in either gender. Although the most common group are older men, children and infants are also at risk. Interestingly, asthma and sleep apnea are bedfellows. Several studies have linked the two issues and theorize that there is a group of people with asthma
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Erythrodermic psoriasis is a particularly inflammatory form of the condition that often affects most of the body surface and is not limited to the elbows, knees, hands or feet. It is the least common form of the condition and is most common on people who have unstable plaque psoriasis where the lesions are not clearly
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Prostate cancer has become the most common malignancy among males, especially in America. After lung cancer, this is the second common form of cancer. Therefore, the experts feel the need to educate people about this fatal disease. In the adults the prostate is quite similar to the size of a walnut and plays the major
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, is an anxiety disorder that is associated with serious traumatic events. Sometimes it is characterized by survivor guilt and often follows a terrifying physical or emotional event. The event may cause the individual persistent and frightening thoughts and memories, or even flashbacks. People who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder often
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that affects the regulation of glucose in the blood stream and the use of glucose in the cells for energy. Without glucose the metabolic process of providing energy changes and the body begins to burn fat and protein for which insulin, the primary hormone regulating glucose metabolism, is not required.
