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Macular degeneration
Age-related macular/retinal degeneration, also known as retinal calcification. Degeneration of the macula with loss of central vision where visual acuity is largest. Caused by insufficient nutrition of the retina.
Malaria
Chronic protozoa infection, transmitted through bites of infected mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. The disease is characterized by attacks of high fever, chills, and sweating. Attacks can last from 8 hours to 3 days depending on the plasmodial species.
Manic depression
Bipolar psychological suffering, fluctuating between mania, highly aroused state of mind, with extremely high level of activity, and depression without visible cause. In addition there may be delusions, insomnia and commonly reduced sexual drive.
MCS - Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
Chronic disease with many physical and psychological symptoms, following exposure to toxic as well as common substances of the environment; e.g. smells and fragrances in daily life. The cause of MCS has not been totally established.
Measles
A "classical" children's disease and viral infection with fever, cold symptoms, dry cough, red eyes, hypersensitivity to light, sometimes greyish dots in the mouth, swollen lymph nodes, and the characteristic reddish brown spots on the skin.
Memory problems
Impressions are gathered in the short-time memory. Some are transferred to long-time memory for storage. Trouble remembering (amnesia) is related to our ability to fix things in our mind, which depends on functional neurons and brain chemistry.
Menieres disease
Suffering of the inner ear with sudden bouts of dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and buzzing in the ears and a fluctuating reduction in hearing that progresses with time.
Menopause
Women's menopause is the period where menstruations cease to appear. This happens around 40-58 years of age. Many experience unpleasant symptoms during menopause when the suprarenal glands are to take over the majority of the hormonal production.
Menorrhagia
See "Menstrual problems".
Menstrual problems
Problems with the monthly bleeding of fertile women. They can be caused by the pre-menstrual syndrome. The menstruations can be weak, absent, too early, too strong, or prolonged, and irregular menstruation and especially menstrual pains can also occur.
Mercury poisoning
Sources of mercury poisoning (besides amalgam fillings which contain at least 50% mercury): Smoke from coal power stations and crematoriums, waste incineration, and fatty fish (the selenium content of which, however, has a protective effect).
Migraine
Headache involving one hemisphere, caused by dilation of the cranial blood vessels. The pain originates from different areas surrounding the brain; the brain membranes (meninges), blood vessels, and tight or strained muscles of the scalp.
Milk allergy
See "Food allergy".
Minimal brain damage
Organic brain damage in children, resulting in hyper-activity and reduced ability to focus attention. The condition seems to improve a lot with changes in diet.
Mongol children
See "Down's syndrome".
Morning sickness
About 1/3 of all pregnant women are bothered by nausea and vomiting especially in the morning or when the stomach is empty. Nausea typically appears one month after conception and oftens decreases or disappears in the 2nd trimester.
Motion sickness
Indisposition, nausea, cold sweat, and vomiting in relation to transportation. Related to the organ of balance in the inner ear which, together with sense impressions, receives impulses of movement and position. Sometimes caused by vitamin B deficiency.
Mouth ulcers
Small, regularly recurrent, demarcated, very sensitive, self-healing sores in the oral mucous membrane, which appear at intervals and last 7 - 10 days. Presumably caused by bacterial- or viral infections.
Multiple sclerosis
Chronic disease which slowly destroys the myelin sheaths of the nerves of the central nervous system. It particularly affects the brain and spinal chord with fatigue, paralysis, decreased coordination, and cognitive impairment.
Mumps
A "classical" children's disease with swelling of the parotid salivary glands and the temples and jaw.
Muscular pain - Myalgia
May be caused by too much or too little activity, wrongful use of the body, indigestion, inflammation, or stress. The pain may be local or more general, as in fibromyalgia.