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A cerebrovascular accident (CVA), or stroke, is an abnormal flow of the blood that affects a region more or less of the brain. It occurs as a result of a blocked or damaged blood vessel and leads to the death of nerve cells that are deprived of oxygen and nutrients...
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Pneumonia Viral Infection is an infection of the lungs most often caused by a virus or bacterium. The infection affects more precisely the pulmonary alveoli, these tiny balloon-shaped sacs at the tip of the bronchioles. It usually affects only one of the 5 lobes of...
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Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive system, which evolves in spurts (or attacks) and remission phases—characterized mainly by attacks of abdominal pain and diarrhea, which can last several weeks or months. Fatigue, weight loss, and...
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife on Wednesday pledged $3 billion over the next decade to help prevent and cure diseases, as a way to make sure a safer future awaits their daughter. “This is an ambitious goal,”...
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As the name suggests, a stress fracture is a small crack in any of the weight-bearing bones of the body. Broken bones or traumatic fractures often suffered by football players or downhill skiers. A stress fracture is a much more significant baseline injury than most...
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Sepsis, or “blood poisoning,” is both fatal and difficult to diagnose. Learning how to recognize the symptoms is the best way to protect yourself from this silent killer. Symptoms of Septicemia 1. fever The septicemia would strike over a million North... 
