Athlete’s foot is a common skin fungus that affects the feet, particularly between the toes, and at times the toe nails. It is refer to as “ringworm of the feet”. Tinea pedis is a fungal infection that thrives warm, damp environments. Fungi live off dead skin cells on the calluses of the feet (especially in-between […]
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Nov
Nov
A gastric ulcer, also known as a peptic ulcer, is a carter-like lesion in the lining of the stomach or small intestine. An ulcer results when the body’s defense of the lining of the stomach cannot secrete sufficient mucus to protect it against the strong acid essential for digestion. When there is not sufficient protection […]
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Nov
Nov
Hemorrhoids are a condition in which veins in the rectal or anal area become swollen and painful and may bleed. Hemorrhoids are swollen veins around the anus and the rectum. These veins enlarge and lose their elasticity, which results to sac-like bumps that invade the anal canal. Hemorrhoids may occur inside the entrance to the […]
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Sep
Vaginitis is described medically as an irritation and/or inflammation of the vagina. Vaginitis is a very common disease affecting millions of women each year and is responsible for an estimated of 10% of all visits by women to their healthcare practitioners. There are three types of vaginitis: Hormone-related vaginitis: Includes the atrophic vaginitis generally found […]
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Chlamydia infection is a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacterium Chlamydia trachoatis. It is a common, treatable infection, which often has no symptom in men or women unless it leads to complications. It is now estimable that Chlamydia affects 1 in 12 women between the ages of 16 and 24. In women Chlamydia is spread […]