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Profiles in Medicine
Panic attack
A sudden onset of a feeling of unbearable apprehension or fear accompanied by a choking or smothering sensation, tingling in the hands and feet, sweating and faintness might be indications of a panic attack. Dr. Wendell Abel, psychiatrist, explained...
Fungal nail infections
MORE AND more persons are becoming aware that those brown thickened toenails with the powdery substance beneath them are not normal and can be treated. Often it is the big toenail which is affected and it is usually preceded by a fungal infection between.
High cholesterol
THE FOODS we eat influence the levels of serum cholesterol and lipoproteins. Cholesterol is a waxy substance that is a part of the cell walls in animal cells.
Cancer of the testes
AFTER A trauma, a man may notice a testicular tumour and erroneously associate the episode of trauma to a diagnosis of cancer. However, health experts say that the cause of cancer of the testes (or testicular cancer) has not been identified but trauma is.
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