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Endodontic treatment treats the inside of the tooth. This treatment is necessary when the pulp, the soft tissue inside the root canal, becomes inflamed or infected. There are several causes which can lead to inflammation or infection. Some of these causes are deep decay, repeated dental procedures on the tooth, or a crack or chip [...]

Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is an evolving unstable unpredictable condition that leads to a heart attack.  A heart attack happens when a heart or coronary artery that nourishes oxygen rich blood to the heart muscle is obstructed. If 95-99 of your artery is occluded a mild heart attack ensues. If your artery is fully occluded, [...]

Hypnosis is a state of mind that is neither fully awake nor fully asleep. It is a trance like state during which the patient is in a state of enhanced awareness. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis as it is not possible to hypnotize a person without his willing or co-operation. Daydreaming and absentmindedness are some expressions [...]

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease which is associated with increased blood glucose resulting in premature mortality. Diabetes occurs when the pancreas fails to produce sufficient amount of insulin or when the body fails to effectively make use of the insulin produced. Type 1 diabetes results when sufficient amount of insulin is not produced and [...]

Discoloured teeth, a gap in your front teeth or a malaligned bite ruins your smile.  Damaged, missing, malaligned teeth cause undue stress on your jaws. Dental caries contribute to chronic inflammation and affect your heart. But despair not! Dental procedures such as porcelain veneers, dental implants and orthodontics whiten those teeth, fill in that gap [...]

Day surgery is also known as ambulatory surgery, same-day surgery or outpatient surgery as contrasted to in-patient surgery. The surgical procedure is easily and competently done utilizing modern technology. Hence, the surgery is conducted within a short span of time and the patient is safely discharged for home on the same day. Patients check in [...]

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is a procedure which enables a gastroenterologist to view the inner lining of the gastrointestinal tract. The gastrointestinal endoscopy offers access to the entire GI tract which includes the small intestine, bile duct, colon, duodenum, stomach, and esophagus. Based on the organs which gastroenterologists would like to view, the GI procedure may be [...]

Are you suffering from a throbbing toothache?  Do root canal treatments make you shudder? You aren’t alone. A large survey conducted by the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) revealed that 48.5 percent of respondents perceive root canal procedures as “excruciatingly painful.” But another AAE survey involving patients who had undergone root canal treatment described it [...]

Irritability, hot flashes and the cessation of her menses are symptoms of menopause. She may even lose interest in sex affecting her intimate relationship. The western treatment utilizes hormone replacement therapy. It has undesirable side effects like breast and colon cancer, strokes and cardiovascular diseases. In Singapore, JRnatural health care company merges western and Chinese [...]

You’re feeling indigestion, nausea and heartburn.  You thought the condition was brought about by hyperacidity and would correct itself in time. It didn’t bother you, until you noticed that you’ve been losing a lot of weight. In Singapore, according to a 2001 report, stomach or gastric cancer is the 3rd leading cause of cancer deaths [...]