What is diarrhea: the symptoms and causes
Symptoms of diarrhea include frequent loose or watery stools, usually more than three times a day, sometimes with bloody stools if it is serious. Other symptoms include abdominal cramps and pain, nausea, or even fever. Viral or bacterial infections are the common cause of diarrhea. The process of diarrhea [...] http://digg.com/u1Lms6
What is constipation: the symptoms and causes
Constipation is the problem that stools are hard, dry, small, and difficult to pass. In healthy people, normal bowel habits vary from three times a day to three times a week. Constipation occurs when the normal pattern changes with infrequent bowel movements. Other symptoms include incomplete elimination of stools, [...] http://digg.com/u1Lhow
Although millions of Americans have glaucoma, many of them do not know. Glaucoma may cause blindness. However, it is preventable. The fluid pressure in the eyeball is called intraocular pressure. If the intraocular pressure is too high, it may block the blood flow to the optic nerve and damage the nerve. Before the problem occurs, [...] http://digg.com/u1LcQn
What are cataracts, the symptoms, risk factors, and treatment
About 50 percent of people between 50 and 64 have cataracts, and this number increases to about 100 percent in those over 75. Cataracts are cloudy areas in the eye lens. The eye problem develops slowly, as the light is obstructed or distorted, resulting in opaque of [...] http://digg.com/u1LW8Q
What is skin cancer: the types, symptoms, and risk factors
The rates of skin cancer are increasing the US in recent years. Most skin cancers occur on the face, neck, chest, ears, and arms. This may be because when people spend less time outdoors in the sun, they are less accustomed to ultraviolet (UV) light. The [...] http://digg.com/u1LT0o
Symptoms and risk factors of lung cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. At early stages, there are usually no symptoms. Symptoms during later stages include cough, phlegm, blood sputum, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest pain, persistent lung infections, fatigue, and weight loss.
About twenty percent of lung cancers are fast growing and spreading, [...] http://digg.com/u1LFYU
What is colorectal cancer, the symptoms, and diagnosis
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the US. It is the cancer of the large intestine, including the colon and rectum. It usually begins with a polyp, which may grow into a malignant tumor over five to ten years. About half of colon [...] http://digg.com/u1LAjp
Healthy dietary habits are crucial for cancer prevention. More than 40 percent of all cancers may be related to dietary or nutritional factors. Fat intake, especially animal fat, has been considered one of the most important risk factors of cancers, especially cancers of the colon, rectum, kidney, breast, uterus, and prostate. Fat may be a [...] http://digg.com/u1KD4o
Categories of cancer
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US and accounts for about 25% of all deaths. Cancer is a malignant disease caused by unlimited reproduction of abnormal cells, which form tumors, disturb normal physiological functions and destroy normal tissues.
Cancer cells can develop their own blood vessels and take nutrients away [...] http://digg.com/u1K4Kt
Symptoms
Beast cancer is the second cause of cancer deaths in American women (the first cause is lung cancer). In women between the age of 40 and 55, it is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Although it rarely happens, it can occur in men too. It can grow slowly or spread to lymph nodes and [...] http://digg.com/u1Jyhh
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