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• Syncope – Why People Faint

  Uncategorized 18.09.2009 View Comments

  

  You get up one day, or get up from a chair, or just stand there and you faint.

  Fainting (or by its medical name, syncope), is one of the most frightening problems for patients, but it’s…[More]

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• Anemia – All About It

  Blood 15.06.2009 View Comments

  

  First of all – What is anemia?

  Anemia, according to Wikipedia’s definition, is “a decrease in normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood”.

  What does…[More]

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• Head Spinning (Vertigo) – What Causes It?

  Uncategorized 29.05.2009 View Comments

  

  Head spinning is a common complaint in medicine. The main problem with head spinning is actually its definition: People often confuse it with dizziness. When someone comes to the doctor complaining “I feel dizzy”, it usually means one of two…[More]

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• Chest Pain – Is It a Heart Attack?

  Uncategorized 04.05.2009 View Comments

  

  First, let’s start with the answer: NO. Chest pain isn’t always a sign of a heart attack, or even of a heart problem. We’ll try to sort out the various causes of chest pain…[More]

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• Abdominal Pain – Is It Serious?

  Uncategorized 23.04.2009 View Comments

  

  Abdominal pain is a very common complaint in medicine. It’s estimated that about 75% of adolescent students and 50% of all adults experience abdominal pain.

  But how do you know if your pain is serious and how do you get…[More]

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