Medical Topics Information
Hemorrhoids (AmE), haemorrhoids (BrE), emerods, or piles are swelling and
inflammation of veins in the rectum and anus. The anatomical term "hemorrhoids"
technically refers to "'Cushions of tissue filled with blood vessels at the
junction of the rectum and the anus." However, the term is popularly used to
refer to varicosities of the hemorrhoid tissue. Perianal hematoma are sometimes
misdiagnosed and mislabeled as hemorrhoids, when in fact they have different
c...
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Hepatitis C is a blood-borne infectious disease that is caused by the
hepatitis C virus (HCV), affecting the liver. The infection is often
asymptomatic, but once established, chronic infection can cause inflammation of
the liver (chronic hepatitis). This condition can progress to scarring of the
liver (fibrosis), and advanced scarring (cirrhosis). In some cases, those with
cirrhosis will go on to develop liver failure or other complications of
cirrhosis, including liver cancer.......
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Herpes simplex is a viral disease caused by Herpes simplex viruses; both
herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) cause herpes
simplex. Infection with the herpes virus is categorized into one of several
distinct disorders based on the site of infection. Oral herpes, the visible
symptoms of which are colloquially called cold sores, infects the face and mouth.
Oral herpes is the most common form of infection. Infection of the genitals,
commonly known as herp...
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a member of the
retrovirus family) that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a
condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening
opportunistic infections. Previous names for the virus include human T-lymphotropic
virus-III (HTLV-III), lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV), and AIDS-associated
retrovirus (ARV).
Infection with HIV occurs by the transfer of blood, sem...
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Epilation by laser was performed experimentally for about 20 years before it
became commercially available in the mid 1990s. Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)
epilators, though technically not a laser, use xenon flash lamps that emit full
spectrum light. Laser and light-based methods, sometimes called phototricholysis
or photoepilation, are now most commonly referred to collectively as "laser hair
removal". One of the first published articles describing laser hair removal was
a...
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Weight loss, in the context of medicine or health or physical fitness, is a
reduction of the total body weight, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or
adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon
and other connective tissue.
It can occur unintentionally due to an underlying disease or can come about
through conscious effort to improve an overweight or obese state. [Read More About Lose Weight]
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus, pronounced Systemic lupus
erythematosus pronunciation.ogg sɪˈstɛmɪk ˈluːpəs ˌɛrəˌθiməˈtoʊsəs (help·info))
is a chronic autoimmune connective tissue disease that can affect any part of
the body. As occurs in other autoimmune diseases, the immune system attacks the
body’s cells and tissue, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage.
SLE most often harms th...
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Lymphoma is a type of cancer that originates in lymphocytes of the immune
system. They often originate in lymph nodes, presenting as an enlargement of the
node (a tumor). Lymphomas are closely related to lymphoid leukemias, which also
originate in lymphocytes but do not form tumors. There are many types of
lymphomas, and in turn, lymphomas are a part of the broad group of diseases
called hematological neoplasms.
Thomas Hodgkin published in 1832 the first description of lymph...
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Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States
government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and
over, or who meet other special criteria. Medicare operates as a single-payer
health care system. The Social Security Act of 1965 was passed by Congress in
late-spring of 1965 and signed into law on July 30, 1965, by President Lyndon B.
Johnson as amendments to Social Security legislation. At the bill-signing
ceremony President John...
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The Menopause is the permanent cessation of menstruation which occurs a
considerable length of time before the end of the lifespan.
The word was first applied to humans, and because of this it literally means
the cessation of monthly cycles or menstrual cycles, from the Greek roots meno (meaning
month, referring to monthly menstruation) and pausis (a halt). However,
currently the word is used in a broader sense, and menopause is the permanent
stopping of female reproductive ...
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