Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which nerve cells in the substantia nigra, a pigmented dopamine-rich region in
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Symptoms and Causes of Phyllodes Tumors
Growing in a “leaf-like” pattern, from which they acquired their name, phyllodes tumors (PTs) are fibroepithelial tumors of the breast.
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Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder that is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by extreme attempts to
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Selective eating disorder, also known as avoidant or restrictive food intake disorder, is when a person will only eat certain
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a health condition that involves inflammation of the joint capsule (synovitis) that can cause severe pain. Traditional
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Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is a recently defined eating disorder in which the affected person is fixated on eating healthy food.
Continue reading »Computed Tomography of Kidneys, Ureters and Bladder (CT KUB)
A computerized tomography (CT) scan of the kidneys, ureters and bladder (KUB) is referred to as a CT KUB. The
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Sleep deprivation is a very common phenomenon in the US, mostly by choice, due to working or study conditions which
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Renal disease can often trigger various skin conditions, and many medical and environmental factors will determine exactly what the patient
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Any surgery done to correct deformities and/ or malformations of the eyes and its surrounding components may be referred to
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