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Omeprazole vs Esomeprazole One of the commonest complaints due to abdominal origin is upper abdominal pain with dyspepsia, which is due to gastritis, or gastro oesophageal reflux, or peptic ulcer disease. There have been many reliever medications throughout the past two centuries, but the most effective medication came in the form of proton pump inhibitors. […]
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Flu vs Swine Flu Symptoms During the past hundred or so years, the word flu was aligned, with terrible amounts of casualties and emerging forms of new serovars of viruses, which jump species to cause havoc amongst the human populace. As they are viruses, we are yet to create specific antiviral and for the time […]
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Ache vs Pain Ache and Pain are two words that are often confused when it comes to their meanings and connotations. Strictly speaking, there are some differences between the two words. The word ‘ache’ is used to refer to a kind of discomfort in some part of the body. On the other hand, the word […]
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Male vs Female Brains It has been studied and discovered that the male and female brains start to demonstrate changes since the foetal ages. As early as 26 weeks from the fertilization of the sperm and egg, male and female brains demonstrate differences in thickness of the bridge of nerves that connects left and right […]
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Ayurvedic vs Herbal Treatment Ayurvedic treatment and Herbal treatment are two types of treatment used in the cure of various diseases. Ayurvedic treatment involves various methods such as palliative treatment, purification treatment, fasting, urine therapy, rasaayana therapy, fish therapy and the like, whereas herbal treatment involves home remedies and natural treatments. Home remedies made at home […]
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Vaccines vs Antibiotics In modern medicine, the treatment of ailments, and prevention of diseases became achievable goals with the advent of vaccines and antibiotics. Before this time, medicine depended on surgical techniques, and earlier to this, folk remedies were put into practice in a trial and error method. This changed with Jenner and Fleming, who […]
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Endoscopy vs Gastroscopy One of the most important tools in the modern clinician’s arsenal is the imaging device. There are many imaging devices using a multitude of techniques, but the use of the devices, which use normal vision to view structures is the most important. It provides us with the actual appearance of anatomical structures, […]
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CT Scan vs X-Ray As a method of discerning the site of pathology, the human eyes and the electromagnetic spectrum of visible light is limited. This is due to the fact that some tissues are arranged in a pattern that makes it difficult to visualize, like in deep to important structures, deep to impenetrable obstacles, […]
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Benign vs Malignant These two adjectives can be used to describe many conditions, but it is used mostly to describe tumors or neoplasms. A tumor or a neoplasm is a solid or fluid filled structure, may or may not be formed with a collection of neoplastic cells, which appear large in size. Here, when considering […]
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First vs Second vs Third Degree Burns A burn is an injury to the flesh caused by heat energy due to electricity, open flame, chemicals, radiation or friction. Most of the time only the two layers of the skin are involved, but on occasions, muscle, nerves and soft tissues are also involved. Burns can be […]