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anxiety

Anxiety: Types, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

 

  Anxiety is a normal and often healthy emotion. However, when a person regularly feels disproportionate levels of anxiety, it can become a medical disorder. Anxiety disorders form a category of mental health conditions characterized…

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skin physiology

Physiology of Skin

 

The skin comprises three layers: epidermis, dermis and the hypodermis. Skin forms the major link between man and the environment. The skin is the Human body’s LARGEST ORGAN, covering an area of about 2 square…

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Migraine

Migraine: Causes, Symptoms and Risk Factors

 

  Migraine is a sudden, intense headache with or without vomiting and visual events. Classical migraine is a triad of paroxysmal headache, vomiting and neurological (visual) events. People with headaches with or without vomiting but…

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Warts

Warts: Causes and Types

 

Warts, also known as Verruca vulgaris, are small skin growths that are benign and non-cancerous in nature. Warts, also known as Verruca vulgaris, are small skin growths that are benign and non-cancerous in nature. What…

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hives

Hives: Types and Causes

 

Hives also known as Nettle rash and Urticaria, are red, swollen wheals on the skin that itch, burn or sting. It appears in varying sizes from size of a coin to size of a plate,…

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cholesterol

Cholesterol: Causes and Prevention

 

What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is an organic molecule, NEEDED by your body to make hormones, vitamins and build cells. It is waxy in nature. In the body it is formed by the liver and the…

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pathology of the skin

Pathology of The Skin

 

Pathology is a branch of medical science that deals with the study of diseases in general and also the study of causes and effects of the disease. Pathology of the skin is known as Dermatopathology….

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