Pruritis is commonly known as itch. It produces a sensation of discomfort and a desire to rub or scratch to ease it. Incessant scratching to
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Spinal deformities in children may be the result of many conditions, such as congenital malformation of the spinal column, disorders of the neuromuscular system or
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The optic disc is a non-sensory spot in the retina where the axons of the ganglion cells carrying afferent light-induced impulses to the visual cortex
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Skip to: What is pain? Hypnosis and pain How hypnosis works to reduce pain? Chronic pain can be associated with many severe health conditions, as
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Nephritis is the general term used to describe inflammation of the glomerulus, tubules or interstitial tissue in the kidneys. The condition affects functioning of the
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Natural childbirth is a term coined by the English healthcare practitioner Grantly Dick-Read, who published a short book treating of labor pain in women in
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There are many different types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), which are classified according to the gene mutation that causes the disease. The main types (CMT1,
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The increasing number of persons affected by obesity, stress, and mental illness is of increasing concern to governments who struggle with the demands placed on
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Urine analysis, also known as urinalysis, encompasses all the analytical tests carried out on a urine sample. It usually involves three forms of analysis: Physical
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Just like other physiological functions of the body, eyesight also starts declining as a person ages. It is a natural phenomenon, and a common problem
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