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UK doctors are still undertreating one of the major risk factors for stroke - atrial fibrillation shows recent study published in BMJ Open.

Metabolic syndrome is a term used for a group of risk factors that, if present together in a person, increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. It is also known as Syndrome X or Insulin Resistance Syndrome.

Pregnancy often results in a temporary improvement in psoriasis. On the other hand, psoriasis and its treatment can adversely affect pregnancy.

Crigler-Najjar syndrome arises due to the lack or deficiency of the enzyme uridine diphosphate glucuronosyl transferase. Type 1 and type 2 forms of the disease have been described.