Insomnia Causes

November 10th, 2010
Posted by symptomw

Our body generally follows a particular sleep pattern. Going against it’s nature would prove not so fruitful. Both the body and the mind go into a state of induced sleep as the night approaches. When this cycle gets hindered or disturbed, the disorder insomnia occurs. This in turn, makes them feel sleepy during the day. [...]

Causes of Rashes

November 10th, 2010
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Our body lets us know that something is wrong on our skin when a rash makes it’s appearance. A rash can take numerous forms. It may take the form of an array of red dots or as a huge spot covering the skin. This is otherwise termed as Petechial rash. This most common rash can [...]

Nausea and Vomiting Causes

November 3rd, 2010
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The uneasiness of the stomach that often comes before vomiting is called as nausea. The forcible throwing up of stomach content through the mouth either through voluntary or involuntary means is called as vomiting. Almost everybody must have gone through vomiting during their infancy and early childhood. It is not really a disease but, a [...]

Dizziness Causes

November 2nd, 2010
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The feeling of light-headedness or fainting is normally used to term the condition dizziness. Weakness and loss of balance simultaneously come along with this feeling of light-headedness. Some other dizziness symptoms that one goes through are nausea and vomiting. Dizziness is generally termed as in when a person feels the surrounding moving around him/her. This [...]

What Causes Headaches

November 1st, 2010
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Headaches are caused by several factors. These factors comprise of eyestrain, sinus cavities inflammation and grave diseases such as encephalitis, brain cancer and cerebral aneurysms. There are certain instances when some people face headaches when hungry or dehydrated. Tension headache is said to be the most common form of headache. When there is contraction of [...]

Causes of Cold Sores

November 1st, 2010
Posted by symptomw

Cold sores are generally caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 infection. They are fluid-filled lesions in nature and are also called as fever blisters. Cold sores at times result in fever which is generally because of allergies. This is also said to be the reason in the case of runny and/or itchy nose, [...]

What Causes Diarrhea | Diarrhea Causes

November 1st, 2010
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Diarrhea is known to be a very common disease to occur, especially amongst the children. Diarrhea is otherwise termed as the constant passage of loose stool almost everyday. This disease has been experienced by almost everyone in their lifetime. Diarrhea must be not taken lightly as the condition if goes on to become more continual [...]

What Causes Fever

November 1st, 2010
Posted by symptomw

What is Fever? The normal temperature of our body is on an average 98.6 degrees Farhenheit. Any rise in this temperature will instantly lead to fever. Fever is considered to be the body’s defense mechanism. Our temperatures gets raised when our body is fighting infections. Hence, fever is a said to be a symptom of [...]

Diagnosis Codes

October 28th, 2010
Posted by symptomw

Diagnostic codes are used in the field of medicine to find out and classify the diseases, disorders, symptoms, and medical signs. The main function of these diagnostic codes is to measure the morbidity and mortality. As the header suggests, there will be many codes for some obvious reason and never a single code for all [...]

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June 30th, 2010
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