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Chest infection in adults
May 18th
Acute bronchitis is a short-term infection of the lining of the air tubes of the lungs, which are known as the bronchi. The infection is usually caused by a virus, and often follows a cold or influenza (flu). Smoking increases your chances of developing the infection.
Inflammation of the gallbladder — Acute cholecystitis
Mar 5th
The following factors can make gallstones more likely to form:
1. pregnancy,
2. obesity,
3. increasing age,
4. rapid weight loss,
5. diabetes,
6. Crohn’s disease,
7. hyperlipidaemia,
8. a history of gallstones in your mother’s family.
