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There's no vaccine to prevent HIV/AIDS infection and no cure for AIDS. But it's possible to protect yourself and others from infection. That?s mainly to educate yourself about HIV and avoiding any behavior that allows HIV-infected fluids like blood, semen, vaginal secretions and breast milk into your body.

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Oral health and your body health

Your oral health is connected to many other health conditions beyond your mouth. Sometimes the first sign of a disease shows up in your mouth. In other cases, infections in your mouth, such as gum disease, can cause problems in other areas of your body. Learn more about this intimate connection between oral health and overall health.

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Mood Disorders

The term Mood Disorders include a number of diseases which are broadly classified in two categories depending on whether an individual is having either manic or depressive episodes. Clinically one can easily distinguish mood disorders into two broad categories i.e. Major depressive disorder and Manic depressive illness

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Swine Flu vaccine

As swine flu virus is a novel HINI virus, the seasonal flu vaccine that many of us receive will not provide any protection against the swine flu virus.

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Stasis Dermatitis

Stasis dermatitis is inflammation of the skin of the lower legs caused by chronic venous insufficiency. Stasis dermatitis occurs in patients with chronic venous insufficiency because blood pools in the legs, causing persistent edema.

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Hives

Urticaria is migratory, erythematous, pruritic plaques. Urticaria is classified as acute (< 6 wk) or chronic (> 6 wk). The term angioedema refers to deep dermal or subcutaneous swellings. Isolated angioedema without wheals may be due to deficiency of C1 esterase inhibitor.

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Chicken pox

It is the common illness among kids, particularly under the age 12. It is highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus.

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Treatment and prevention of near sightedness

The goal of treating nearsightedness is to help focus light on your retina through the use of corrective lenses or refractive surgery.

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Post traumatic stress disorder

Post traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder which develops after any traumatic events. It is also known as railway spine, stress syndrome, traumatic war neurosis, battle fatigue, shell shock

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Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis

Chronic bacterial prostatitis is also caused by bacteria and is also tr ated with antibiotics. It can be a recurring illness, coming back periodically for years after an initial episode of acute bacterial prostatitis.

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