Back in April we covered the swine flu extensively here on A Disease A Day. With time, things didn’t seem as critical as they were in the beginning (even you said so in our poll).

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The premise

An electronic cigarette (or e-cigarette), according to Wikipedia, is a “battery-powered device that provides inhaled doses of nicotine by delivering a vaporized propylene glycol/nicotine solution”.

What this means is that the e-cigarette is supposed to give…[More]

As reported by The Huffington Post this week, a McDonald’s food handler at a Milan, Illinois, restaurant was carrying the hepatitis A virus, and allegedly exposed up to 10,000 people to the virus. What does this…[More]

Danger level: Medium

What is it?

Osteoporosis (the word is in Greek: “Osteo” means bone, and “porosis” means holes) is a condition in which bones become thin and weakened, which makes them susceptible to fractures.

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Danger level: High

What is it?

Diverticulitis is an inflammation of pouches (called diverticula) in the wall of your intestines.

Who gets it?

You are more likely to get diverticula (pouches in the wall of your…[More]

Danger level: High

What is it?

Pancreatitis is a disease in which the pancreas gets inflamed.

Who gets it?

In the US, it happens to about 40 people out of 100,000 people. Over the world, acute pancreatitis…[More]

These were the most read stories on A Disease A Day during the month of June. If there are any stories you want us to write about, you can ask.

1. Michael Jackson – What is a Sudden Cardiac

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