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What is a Blocked Tear Duct?
One of the main functions of tears is to moisturise your eye drain through a small opening located in the…
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What is Pica?
Pica is an eating-related disorder where people eat things compulsively that aren’t food without any nutritional purpose or value. Based…
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What is Ichthyosis Vulgaris?
Ichthyosis vulgaris is a form of ichthyosis, a skin disease with more than 20 varieties. Ichthyosis vulgaris is the mildest…
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What is Gallbladder Inflammation?
Your gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ located beneath your liver in the upper right part of your abdomen. The…
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What is Gastroparesis?
What is Gastroparesis? Gastroparesis means stomach paralysis, which is a condition where the nerves and muscles in your stomach are…
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What are Gallstones?
What are Gallstones? Gallstones are formed because of hardened deposits of bile. The digestive fluid produced in your liver and…
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What is Gastroschisis?
Gastroschisis is a birth defect in which your baby’s intestines (large or small intestines stomach,) remain outside their body from…
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What is Migraine?
What is Migraine? A migraine is a common neurological condition that causes a range of symptoms, most prominently a pounding,…
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What is Bowel Obstruction?
What is Bowel Obstruction? A bowel obstruction also known as intestinal obstruction is a serious condition that occurs when your…
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What are Chronic Hiccups?
What are Chronic Hiccups? Hiccups occur when you have repeated spasms of your diaphragm synced with a ‘hic’ sound from…
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What is Craniosynostosis?
What is Craniosynostosis? Craniosynostosis is a birth disorder present where one or more of the fibrous joints between the bones…
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What is Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease?
What is Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease? Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, also called CJD, is a rare brain disorder that results in dementia. This…
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What is Galactosemia?
What is Galactosemia? Galactosemia is an inherited metabolic disorder where your body is unable to process a sugar known as…
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What is Primary Biliary Cirrhosis?
Primary biliary cirrhosis also known as primary biliary cholangitis is a liver disease that harms the bile ducts running through…
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What is Black Lung Disease?
Black lung disease also called coal workers’ pneumoconiosis is the inflammation (swelling and irritation) and fibrosis (thickening or scarring) in…
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What is Avascular Necrosis?
Avascular necrosis also known as osteonecrosis is the death of bone tissue because of the lack of blood supply which…
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What is Atrial Fibrillation?
What is Atrial Fibrillation? Atrial fibrillation also known as Afib occurs when there is an irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia) that…
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What is Bacterial Vaginosis?
Bacterial vaginosis occurs when an overgrowth of bacteria causes vaginal infection. Every healthy vagina contains bacteria known as microbiomes which…
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What is Brain Aneurysm?
A brain aneurysm, also known as a cerebral aneurysm, occurs when a bulge forms in a weak part of an…
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What are Claw Toes?
Claw toes, also known as claw feet, occur when there is a deformity in the projections of the feet defined…
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