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    <title>Virtual Mens Health Full Disease List</title>
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    All of the diseases currently listed on Virtual Mens Health
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      <title>Acid Reflux - Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=174</link>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;GORDcalc.asp&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Acid reflux (also known as &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=295&quot;&gt;gastro-oesophageal reflux disease&lt;/a&gt;, GORD or GERD) is a disease of the lower &lt;a h</description>
      
      	<datePosted>30/4/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=771</link>
      <description>[[Anim 74]] Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a hypersensitivity disease, hence called &apos;allergic&apos;. This happens in patients with asthma when the bronchi (large windpipe leading to the </description>
      
      	<datePosted>24/4/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=170</link>
      <description>Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency is an inherited disease which affects the liver and lungs. Alpha 1-antitrypsin is an enzyme which is synthesised in the liver. It is one of a family of enzymes known as </description>
      
      	<datePosted>11/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Alzheimer&apos;s Disease</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=71</link>
      <description>&lt;div class=&quot;vid&quot;&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Virtual Medical Centre Video&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;videopage.asp?vidid=97&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;Play video on memory problems&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;vidtext&quot;&gt;Click &lt;a href=&quot;videopage.asp?vidid=</description>
      
      	<datePosted>9/5/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Amyloid Nephropathy</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=355</link>
      <description>Amyloidosis is a systemic disease that may affect the glomeruli of the kidneys. Amyloidosis itself is a disorder of protein metabolism characterised by the widespread deposition of abnormal protein st</description>
      
      	<datePosted>11/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>An introduction to Allergic diseases</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=802</link>
      <description>[[Anim 74]] Allergies occur when the immune system reacts against harmless substances in the environment. The immune system is extremely complex and so there are many opportunities for things to go wr</description>
      
      	<datePosted>5/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Anaemia of chronic disease</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=66</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=978&quot;&gt;Anaemia&lt;/a&gt; is a condition where there is a low level of a substance called &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=770&quot;&gt;haemoglobin&lt;/a&gt; in the blood.</description>
      
      	<datePosted>10/4/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Ankylosing Spondylitis</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=492</link>
      <description>[[Anim 156]] Ankylosing Spondylitis is a generalised chronic inflammatory disease, mainly affecting the spine and sacroiliac joints. It is characterised by &lt;a href=&quot;symptoms.asp?sid=4&quot;&gt;pain&lt;/a&gt; or sti</description>
      
      	<datePosted>11/4/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Aortic Stenosis (AS)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=6</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;[[Anim 167]] Aortic Stenosis (AS) is the constriction of the aortic valve of the heart - the valve that regulates the blood being pumped out by the heart and stops it from flowing back into the lef</description>
      
      	<datePosted>28/3/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Asbestosis</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=27</link>
      <description>[[Anim 206]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=659&quot;title=&quot;Asbestosis&quot;&gt;Asbestosis&lt;/a&gt; is a fibrotic disease of the &lt;a href=&quot;anatomy.asp?sid=18&quot; title=&quot;Asbestosis&quot;&gt;lungs&lt;/a&gt; caused by chronic exposur</description>
      
      	<datePosted>30/1/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Aseptic meningitis (Sterile meningitis)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=457</link>
      <description>[[Anim 82]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=1093&quot;&gt;Aseptic Meningitis&lt;/a&gt; refers to patients who have clinical and laboratory evidence for meningeal (lining of the brain) inflammation with negativ</description>
      
      	<datePosted>30/1/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Asthma</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=12</link>
      <description>[[Anim 21]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=567&quot; title=&quot;Asthma&quot;&gt;Asthma&lt;/a&gt; is a disease of the lungs. People with asthma experience episodes of asthma, or asthma attacks. This occurs when there i</description>
      
      	<datePosted>30/1/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Atopic dermatitis (Eczema)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=720</link>
      <description>[[Anim 121]] Eczema is a chronic disease that affects the skin. &apos;Atopic&apos; refers to the allergic component of the condition, &apos;dermatitis&apos; means inflammation of the skin.

Atopic dermatitis is often r</description>
      
      	<datePosted>30/1/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=477</link>
      <description>[[Anim 111]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=909&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;is a behavioural syndrome characterised by hyperactivit</description>
      
      	<datePosted>14/4/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Autism</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=480</link>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?termid=1278&quot;&gt;Autism&lt;/a&gt; is a developmental disorder that affects the brain. It is a complex condition that mostly impairs communication, social interaction and creative play. Peo</description>
      
      	<datePosted>30/1/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Back Pain</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=807</link>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;Back pain&lt;/strong&gt;, particularly lower &lt;strong&gt;back pain&lt;/strong&gt;, is a very common reason for patients visiting their local doctor. Although the underlying pathology is usually not serious, i</description>
      
      	<datePosted>17/4/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Bacterial Meningitis</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=162</link>
      <description>[[Anim 82]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=894&quot;&gt;Meningitis&lt;/a&gt; is inflammation of the meninges (membranes) covering the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis may be caused by infection, such as </description>
      
      	<datePosted>13/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Barrett&apos;s Oesophagus (Barrett&apos;s Esophagus)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=862</link>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=270&quot;&gt;Barrett&apos;s oesophagus&lt;/a&gt; is a complication of &lt;a href=&quot;diseases.asp?did=174&quot; title=&quot;barrett&apos;s esophagus&quot;&gt;gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)&lt;/a&gt;. Barrett</description>
      
      	<datePosted>11/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Benign pigmented lesions (moles)(Benign melanocytic lesions (moles))</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=871</link>
      <description>Benign &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=436&quot;title=&quot;Benign melanocytic lesions mole&quot;&gt; pigmented&lt;/a&gt; lesions refer to a wide range of abnormalities that can be found on the skin, including:
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      	<datePosted>11/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Bipolar Affective Disorder (Manic Depression)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=92</link>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=218&quot;&gt;Bipolar Affective Disorder (BPAD)&lt;/a&gt; is a psychological illness that involves severe mood swings. These mood swings take the form of depression or mania </description>
      
      	<datePosted>17/4/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Bladder Cancer (Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=443</link>
      <description>[[Anim 259]] Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder is a rarer type of bladder cancer. The majority of bladder cancers are transitional cell carcinomas that arise in the urinary tract epithelium and c</description>
      
      	<datePosted>11/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Bladder Cancer (Transitional cell carcinoma of the Bladder)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=363</link>
      <description>[[Anim 259]] A type of bladder cancer is Transitional cell carcinoma of the Bladder.

The bladder functions as a waste storage system for urine.  Urine is produced by the kidneys as they filter the </description>
      
      	<datePosted>11/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Botulism</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=376</link>
      <description>[[Anim 160]] Botulism disease is the condition which refers to the syndrome produced by infection with the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Clostridium botulinum is a common environmental micro-organis</description>
      
      	<datePosted>11/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Burns</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=864</link>
      <description>[[Anim 97]] Burns are injuries to body tissues that can result from heat, electricity, radiation, or chemicals. &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=321&quot;title=&quot;Burns&quot;&gt;Burns&lt;/a&gt; are most commonly cause</description>
      
      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Candidiasis (Thrush)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=837</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=895&quot;&gt;Candidiasis&lt;/a&gt;, also known as thrush, is an &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=124&quot;&gt;infection&lt;/a&gt; caused by a group of microscopic fungi or yeas</description>
      
      	<datePosted>8/5/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Carpal tunnel syndrome</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=496</link>
      <description>[[Anim 16]]  &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=1101&quot;&gt;Carpal tunnel syndrome&lt;/a&gt; is a common painful disorder caused by compression of the median nerve within the wrist. &quot;Carpal tunnel syndrome&quot; is </description>
      
      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Chlamydia (trachomatis, pneumoniae, psittacci, pecorum)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=832</link>
      <description>There are three main species of chlamydia causing human infection - Chlamydia trachomatis, chlamydia pneumoniae (also known as Chlamydophila pneumoniae), and Chlamydia psittacci. 

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      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Chronic Fatigue Syndrome</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=79</link>
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a complex entity characterised by new-onset of disabling fatigue lasting more than six months duration, in addition to cognitive (such as impairment of long term me</description>
      
      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Chronic Heart Failure</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=742</link>
      <description> Heart failure is a term used to describe the state when the heart is no longer able to maintain its function - that is, to maintain an adequate cardiac output (to pump blood adequately) or to be able</description>
      
      	<datePosted>7/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Chronic Pain Syndrome</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=850</link>
      <description>&lt;strong&gt;Chronic pain syndrome&lt;/strong&gt; encompasses any &lt;a href=&quot;symptoms.asp?sid=4&quot;&gt;pain&lt;/a&gt; that persists longer than the reasonable expected healing time for the involved tissues. The duration of &lt;a</description>
      
      	<datePosted>26/3/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Cirrhosis of the liver</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=168</link>
      <description>[[Anim 66]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?termid=1330&quot;&gt;Cirrhosis&lt;/a&gt; is a disease of the liver.

The liver is an organ that can normally withstand a lot of damage because of its ability to regenerate. Howev</description>
      
      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Coal Worker&apos;s Pneumoconiosis (CWP)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=33</link>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=745&quot;&gt;Coal Worker&apos;s Pneumoconiosis (CWP)&lt;/a&gt; is a disease of the lung resulting from the long-term inhalation of microscopic dust particles which was most commonly </description>
      
      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Colon Cancer (Adenocarcinoma of the Colon)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=554</link>
      <description>[[Anim 63]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?termid=1328&quot;&gt;Colon cancer&lt;/a&gt; may be of the adenocarcinoma type and usually arises from the epithelium (layer of cells) lining the inside of the &lt;a href=&quot;anatomy.asp?</description>
      
      	<datePosted>16/3/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Congestive Heart Failure</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=485</link>
      <description>[[Anim 98]]  Congestive heart failure, in simple terms, is when the heart fails to maintain an adequate circulation of blood around the body owing to a defect in the heart&apos;s pumping action.</description>
      
      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Constipation</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=481</link>
      <description>Constipation (irregularity of bowels; lack of regular bowel movements), is a common symptom, but often, constipation remains unrecognized until the patient develops sequelae such as anorectal disorder</description>
      
      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Coronary heart disease(Coronary heart disease (CHD))</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=758</link>
      <description>Coronary heart disease (CHD),also known as coronary artery disease (CAD), is a disorder of the coronary arteries. These arteries of the heart are the main blood vessels that surround the heart and pro</description>
      
      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>De Quervain&apos;s tenosynovitis (washerwoman&apos;s sprain)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=354</link>
      <description>De Quervain&apos;s tenosynovitis or washerwoman&apos;s sprain, is a painful wrist condition involving two of the tendons at the wrist - the thumb extensors called Extensor pollicus brevis and abductor pollicus </description>
      
      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Dental Caries</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=874</link>
      <description>[[Anim 49]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=573&quot;&gt;Dental caries&lt;/a&gt; is an infectious disease that can lead to &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=746&quot;&gt;cavities&lt;/a&gt; (small holes) in the &lt;a href=&quot;a</description>
      
      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Dental Pain</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=875</link>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=958&quot;&gt;Dental pain&lt;/a&gt; or toothache is simply defined as an uncomfortable sensation related to the teeth or surrounding structures.
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      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Depression (Clinical depression)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=809</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;[[Anim 114]] Feelings of &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=212&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;depression&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us fe</description>
      
      	<datePosted>28/3/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 (insulin dependent, juvenile onset)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=825</link>
      <description>[[Anim 14]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=919&quot;&gt;Type 1 diabetes mellitus&lt;/a&gt; is a chronic metabolic syndrome defined by an inability to produce &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=141&quot; </description>
      
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      <title>Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (non-insulin dependent, mature age onset)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=826</link>
      <description>[[Anim 14]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=1213&quot;&gt;Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus&lt;/a&gt; is a chronic metabolic syndrome defined by resistance to the hormone &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=14</description>
      
      	<datePosted>2/5/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Diabetic Neuropathy</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=706</link>
      <description>[[Anim 226]] 

&lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=1137&quot;&gt;Diabetic neuropathy&lt;/a&gt; is a type of nerve damage that happens in people who have &lt;a href=&quot;diseases.asp?did=826&quot; title=&quot;diabetic neuropathy&quot;</description>
      
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      <title>Drug abuse (Substance abuse)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=90</link>
      <description>[[Anim 92]] Drug abuse and &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?termid=1416&quot;&gt;dependence&lt;/a&gt; is a psychological disease. </description>
      
      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Egg Allergy</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=845</link>
      <description>[[Anim 74]] Food allergies can have effects at several different sites in the body, including the mouth, throat, lungs, skin and gastrointestinal tract. Often more than one site in the body is affecte</description>
      
      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Emphysema</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=18</link>
      <description>[[Anim 94]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=275&quot;title=&quot;Emphysema&quot;&gt;Emphysema&lt;/a&gt; is a chronic disease affecting the &lt;a href=&quot;anatomy.asp?sid=18&quot;&gt;lungs&lt;/a&gt;. People have two lungs as demonstrated in</description>
      
      	<datePosted>18/4/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Enlarged prostate (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=808</link>
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      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EO)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=876</link>
      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=773&quot; title=&quot;Eosinophilic oesophagitis&quot;&gt;Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EO)&lt;/a&gt;, also known as eosinophilic esophagitis (EE), is a specific inflammatory condition of the</description>
      
      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Epididymitis and Orchitis (epididymo-orchitis)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=810</link>
      <description>Epididymitis and Orchitis is a condition affecting the testis and epididymus (a long structure on the posterior surface of the testes, that stores and matures sperm before if is expelled through the d</description>
      
      	<datePosted>6/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Epilepsy</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=158</link>
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      	<datePosted>14/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <description>[[Anim 245]] Hodgkin&apos;s Lymphoma is a type of lymphoma that usually arises from the lymphocytes found within the lymph nodes.

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      <description>Interstitial cystitis is a bladder condition which mostly affects older women. Symptoms may include lower abdominal or pelvic &lt;A href=&quot;symptoms.asp?sid=4&quot; title=&quot;interstitial cystitis&quot;&gt;pain&lt;/a&gt;, urina</description>
      
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      <description>A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is blocked by a clot (ischaemic stroke) or bursts and bleeds (&lt;a href=&quot;diseases.asp</description>
      
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=959&quot;&gt;Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)&lt;/a&gt;, the second most frequent cause of dementia in older adults, is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with abnormal stru</description>
      
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      <description>A &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?termid=1465&quot;&gt;lipoma&lt;/a&gt; is a &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?termid=650&quot;&gt;benign&lt;/a&gt;, or non-dangerous new growth of fatty tissue. They can occur anywhere in the body, and can often be fo</description>
      
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&lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?termid=1360&quot;&gt;Systemic lupus erythematosus&lt;/a&gt; (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder that may affect many organ systems within the body. In particular it is associated w</description>
      
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&lt;a href=&quot;diseases.asp?did=164&quot;&gt;Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)&lt;/a&gt; is a systemic autoimmune disorder which causes significant ren</description>
      
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      <description>[[Anim 32]] &lt;b&gt;Erectile dysfunction&lt;/b&gt; is the inability to get or maintain an erection that is firm enough for a man to have intercourse. With erectile disfunction you may be unable to obtain an erec</description>
      
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      <description>[[Anim 106]] Mitral stenosis is a narrowing or obstruction of the opening of the mitral valve, which separates the upper (left arium) and lower chamber (left ventricle) on the left side of the heart. </description>
      
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      <description>[[vide 76]] [[Anim 205]] Allergic &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?termid=1309&quot;&gt;rhinitis&lt;/a&gt; is an allergic disease which affects many people worldwide. Rhinitis means &apos;inflammation of the nose&apos;, whilst the term</description>
      
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      <description>A petechia, (plural &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=473&quot;title=&quot;Petechiae&quot;&gt;Petechiae&lt;/a&gt;) refers to a small red or purple pin point dot on the body, due to broken &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;ter</description>
      
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      <description> Peyronie&apos;s Disease is a curvature of the penis of an unknown cause. The primary abnormality of this condition is the accumulation of fibrous tissue within the tunica albuginea (the whitish membrane, </description>
      
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=1142&quot;&gt;Phantom limb pain&lt;/a&gt; refers to the &lt;a href=&quot;diseases.asp?did=797&quot; title=&quot;Phantom Limb Pain&quot;&gt;neuropathic pain&lt;/a&gt; some people experience after the surgical a</description>
      
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[[Anim 213]] A &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=286&quot;&gt;pleural effusion&lt;/a&gt; is a disease of the lung.

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      <description>[[Anim 5]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?termid=1097&quot;&gt;Prostate cancer&lt;/a&gt; is a malignant cancerous tumour, which arises within the prostate gland. Compared with other types of cancer, prostate cancer is relat</description>
      
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Cancers of the Prostate may be of the &lt;b&gt;Neuro-endocrine carcinoma type&lt;/b&gt; and usually arise from the neuro-endocrine cells which are found in the gland. These are specialised groups o</description>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Public document&lt;br /&gt;What is prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia PIN&lt;br /&gt;Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) are histological changes in the cells of the prostate gland that represent an int</description>
      
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      <description>As the name suggests, pseudogout is not true gout but often causes symptoms that closely resemble those of gout. Pseudogout is caused by the deposition of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in cartilage (</description>
      
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      <description>[[Anim 126]] Pulmonary hypertension means high blood pressure in the lung blood vessels.  It is not a disease itself, but rather a final common pathway for many different diseases.  

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      <description>[[Anim 167]] Renal Artery Stenosis is a disease of the renal arteries.

This name of this condition describes the narrowing (stenosis) of the main arteries of the kidneys, most often due to artheros</description>
      
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      <description>Retinoschisis means the splitting of the retina into 2 layers. It is a disease affecting the nerve tissue in the eye. The retina in the eye consists of various layers of nerve and pigment cells which </description>
      
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;[[Anim 231]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=1215&quot;&gt;Rheumatoid arthritis&lt;/a&gt; (RA) is a disease in which the &lt;a href=&quot;anatomy.asp?sid=5&quot;&gt;joints&lt;/a&gt; in the body become inflamed. RA is the mos</description>
      
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      <description>Sarcoidosis is a disease of unknown cause involving the formation of nodules of chronically inflamed tissue in many sites throughout the body. Sarcoidosis usually affects the lungs and nervous system,</description>
      
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;amp;termid=1169&quot;&gt;Schizophrenia&lt;/a&gt; is a long term mental illness. The disease is characterised by positive and negative symptoms. The positive symptoms are those such as </description>
      
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      <description>[[Anim 85]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?termid=1410&quot;&gt;Melanomas&lt;/a&gt; are cancers of cells known as &apos;melanocytes&apos; that are present in &lt;a href=&quot;anatomy.asp?sid=2&quot; title=&quot;Malignant Skin Melanoma&quot;&gt;the skin&lt;/a&gt;. T</description>
      
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      <description>Stress is defined as an organism&apos;s total response to environmental demands or pressures. When stress was first studied in the 1950&apos;s, the term was used to denote both the causes and the experienced ef</description>
      
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      <description>Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome or Sudeck&apos;s atrophy involves a disturbance in the sympathetic nervous system. The latter is the the network of nerves that controls many bodily functions - and in</description>
      
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      <description>Syphilis is a sexually transmitted or congenital infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

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The testes are the male gonads, located within the scrotum. They function in production of sperm (spermatogenesis) and production of sex ho</description>
      
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      <description>A type of Testicular cancer is Teratoma of the Testicle. It is a type of germ cell tumour as it arises from sperm precursors. Germ cell tumours are by far the most common testicular tumours.   

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      <description>Thoracic back pain occurs within the backbone. The backbone (or vertebral column) is composed of 32 vertebrae - 7 cervical (neck), 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 3 coccygeal.

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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?centre=&amp;termid=811&quot;&gt;Ulcerative colitis (UC)&lt;/a&gt; is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder. Gastro-intestinal involvement is limited to the large intestine - a &quot;colitis&quot; refers </description>
      
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      <title>Undescended testes (cryptorchidism)</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=717</link>
      <description>Undescended testes or cryptorchidism occurs when one or both testicles fail to move into the scrotum prior to birth. The testicles develop before birth in the abdominal cavity and normally descend int</description>
      
      	<datePosted>11/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=855</link>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;[[Anim 43]] &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?termid=1159&quot;&gt;Urinary incontinence&lt;/a&gt; is the involuntary leakage of urine. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are many causes of urinary incontinence and incontinence is usually due to </description>
      
      	<datePosted>11/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=281</link>
      <description>[[Anim 62]] [[Anim 61]] A &lt;a href=&quot;glossary.asp?termid=1175&quot;&gt;urinary tract infection&lt;/a&gt; (UTI) occurs in the urinary tract, this includes those parts of the urinary system between the kidneys and the </description>
      
      	<datePosted>11/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <title>Varicocoele</title>
      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=336</link>
      <description>Varicocoele is a disease of the testis- namely the pampiniform plexus of veins (the network of veins that drain blood from the testes). Recall the testes are the male gonads responsible for sex hormon</description>
      
      	<datePosted>11/2/2008</datePosted>
      	
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      <link>http://www.virtualmenshealth.com/diseases.asp?did=72</link>
      <description>&lt;div class=&quot;vid&quot;&gt; &lt;h3&gt;Virtual Medical Centre Video&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;videopage.asp?vidid=50&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; title=&quot;Play video on the Prevention of Dementia&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;vidtext&quot;&gt;Click &lt;a</description>
      
      	<datePosted>18/3/2008</datePosted>
      	
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