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This book titled "Secrets of Modern Medicine- Revealed" is an attempt to show a regular person the world of medicine as seen from the eye of the doctor.Dr. Sapkota wrote this book to help facilitate doctor patient communication by telling patients how doctors make medical decisions.The main...

In March 2014, an outbreak of Ebola was reported in Guinea. This is the first time the disease had hit this country and locals as well as health authorities were admittedly ill prepared to deal with the menace. Therefore, the virus spread rapidly throughout several communities in the country. Reports...

IntroductionOde to Restless Legs SyndromeRestless Legs Syndrome every one hates you.You rob people of the sleep and make them blueOut of the blue my legs started feeling funnyMy RLS leaves me with very little energyYou make me have the urge to move my legsI feel that ants are...

A comprehensive overview of the effects of trichloroethylene toxicity caused by real-life exposure levels highlighting how exposure to trichloroethylene may contribute to the etiology of several idiopathic human diseases. Discussion will focus on different kinds of modeling and how they may be used...

Tuberculosis is one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, killing nearly two million people every year—more now than at any other time in history. While the developed world has nearly forgotten about TB, it continues to wreak havoc across much of the globe. In this interdisciplinary study...

Epidemiology is a population science that underpins health improvement and health care, by exploring and establishing the pattern, frequency, trends, and causes of a disease. Concepts of Epidemiology comprehensively describes the application of core epidemiological concepts and principles to readers...

Infectious agents have been recognized to involve the heart and vascular system for well over a century. Traditional concepts and teachings of their involvement in the pathogenesis of disease have been by a few established mechanisms. Since the last decade of the 20th century there has been renewed...

Measles is a highly contagious viral infection, also referred to as morbilli/rubeloa. The infection is caused by the Measles virus. One of the first known symptoms displayed is a fever; usually higher than 104ᴼF/40ᴼC. Other symptoms include a runny nose, coughing and red eyes. Shortly following...

Neuromuscular Function and Disorders focuses on the various processes underlying disordered neuromuscular function. Topics covered include the nature of membrane defects in myotonia and familial periodic paralysis; the disorder of neuromuscular transmission responsible for myasthenia gravis and the...

It is always a good idea to ensure that you prioritize your health and by this I mean getting to know of every single thing regarding the existing things that may put our general health and wellbeing at risk. So much has been going around regarding the zika virus and am sure a part of you must be...

Cholera is one of the classical diseases in the history of epidemiology. John Snow’s seminal work of cholera epidemics in London (between 1820s and 1850s) marked a paradigmatic shift in epidemiological thinking for several reasons: i) a rational approach to the social determinants, ii) inductive...

Though cholera is an ancient disease, its perennial occurrence in several parts of the world has attracted many researches to find ways and means to combat the disease. The prevailing seventh pandemic cholera is dominating since 1961, but the dimension of the disease has taken several silhouettes,...

Man has started to use the knowledge and control of reproduction processes in livestock farming. Since the fifties of the 20th century, intensive farming by artificial insemination has increased considerably. At the same time, the number of cancer diseases is on the rise and is nowadays prime cause...

Folliculitis is a bacterial hair follicle inflammation The most common cause is Staphylococcal infection It affects the root of the skin hair follicle. It makes the skin red and irregular People of all ages are affected by this condition It is more common in diabetes and people with low immune...