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Archive for February, 2009

Parkinson’s Disease

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Parkinson’s disease, also called shaking palsy or paralysis agitans, is a slowly progressive disease of the nervous system in which an essential type of nerve cell is destroyed.  The cause of the disease is unknown, buy symptoms begin when there is an imbalance of two chemicals in the brain, dopamine and acetylcholine.  These substances transfer [...]

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Hypotension – Low Blood Pressure

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

The blood vessel walls of a person with hypo-tension are usually very relaxed and possibly flabby or stretched.  Few nutrients or little oxygen can reach body tissues from vessels in this condition.  The disease is often accompanied by hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism or anemia.  Symptoms of low blood pressure are fatigue, lack of endurance, sensitivity to heat [...]

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