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Some Random Medical Conditions
Shingles
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster,is an infection of a nerve and the skin around it. It's caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which also causes chickenpox.
Type 1 diabetes
Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a person's blood sugar (glucose) level to become too high. The hormone insulin, produced by the pancreas, is responsible for controlling the amount of glucose in the blood.
Nipple discharge
Nipple discharge can be caused by a wide range of conditions, most of which are harmless or easily treated.
Insect Stings
Most insect bites and stings are not serious and will get better within a few hours or days.
Bartholin's cyst
A Bartholin's cyst, also called a Bartholin's duct cyst, is a small fluid-filled sac just inside the opening of a woman's vagina.
Allergy
The word allergy is derived from the Greek, allos ‘the other’ and ergon ‘action’ which is to mean a state of the organism, of the body, with differences in its reactivity
Gastritis
Gastritisoccurs when thelining of the stomach becomes inflamed after it's been damaged. It's a common condition with a wide range of causes.
Impotence
Erectile dysfunction (ED), also known as impotence,is the inability to get and maintain an erection.
Hypertensive disorder
Hypertensive disease is characterized by a spike in maximal blood pressure, which is also called systolic pressure, or the rise of minimal pressure (diastolic) above normal values. Usually it is the systolic pressure that rises more so than the diastolic.
Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease is an inherited condition that damages certain nerve cells in the brain.
Snoring
Snoring is where a person makes a snorting or rattling noise when they breathe during sleep.
Food poisoning
Food poisoning is an illness caused by eating contaminated food. It's not usually serious and most people get better within a few days without treatment.
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally ending your life.
Shoulder tendon, trapped
Shoulder impingement syndrome is pain and often weakness when you raise your arm, caused by a muscle tendon "catching" in your shoulder.
Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a rare long-term brain disorder that causesa person to suddenly fall asleep at inappropriate times.