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An overview of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

An overview of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disorder where the reason is unknown but there is a cure for it. It is a progressing disease and as one grows with it the symptoms grow progressively worse. There is nerve cell in the brain that secrete a neurotransmitter called dopamine. As one grows old these cells start dying and the dopamine level in the brain starts to follow.
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Fall Allergy – Best ways to treat it

Fall Allergy – Best ways to treat it

Fall allergies forcing your kids to bide their time inside the home? You can find some of the tips enumerated below helpful for your children. Before reading those, let us understand some of the fall allergy signs. Fall Allergy Signals During fall, it is estimated that more than 30 million Americans suffer from various kinds of allergies.
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Vitamin D – What you need to know

Vitamin D – What you need to know

Vitamin D is completely different from other forms of vitamins. Vitamin D is actually a hormone (rather steroid hormone) that is produced from cholesterol when the skin is exposed to the Sun. This is the reason why vitamin D is sometimes referred to as the “sunshine” vitamin. It is absolutely essential for optimal health.
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Are you at a risk of deafness? Here’s how you can find out!

Are you at a risk of deafness? Here’s how you can find out!

Even if you were born with perfect hearing, it is possible that one day, you may lose your ability to participate in conversations or hear the sounds around you. Hearing loss is a fairly common condition that unfortunately cannot be reversed. However, your hearing can be improved with the help of hearing aids that amplify sound.
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Gout and diabetes – How to manage the conditions

Gout and diabetes – How to manage the conditions

Gout is one form of arthritis, and it appears when the uric acid level in the blood is high. The chances of gout are high if a person has type 2 diabetes and vice-versa. Gout causes sudden swelling and pain in the joints, and it affects the big toe at the initial stage.
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Respiratory disorders – the signs and treatments of COPD

Respiratory disorders – the signs and treatments of COPD

COPD or Chronic Oppressive Pulmonary Disorder is not a single condition. It simply means a condition of the lungs which makes breathing difficult because of chronically constricted air passages. Chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, cystic fibrosis, all can cause COPD. The cause is constant irritation of the lung specifically the bronchi and bronchioles and a genetic predisposition.
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