Graves’ disease – a common form of hyperthyroidism
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Thyroid disease in general, is a common condition with a lifetime incidence of around 12% in the United States.
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Best advice to age-proof your knees
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Here are 8 ways to begin today keeping your knees in tip top shape getting you where you need to go:
Read More6 causes of chest pain besides a heart attack
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Pressure or squeezing in the chest, lightheadedness, and pain in the shoulder, arm, neck, jaw, or back, are all classic symptoms of a heart attack.
Read MoreCellulitis – a skin infection not to ignore
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Middle-age and older adults are the primary victims of cellulitis. A common cause of how it gets started is from a cut or crack in skin allowing bacteria to enter where they begin to grow and multiply.
Read MoreIs your snoring a sign of sleep apnea or something else?
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Snoring happens as a result of tissues in the back of the throat relaxing enough allowing them to partially block the airway causing vibration which creates the snoring sound.
Read MoreCollagen Supplements: Fountain of youth or false hope?
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Can taking a collagen supplement really help reduce wrinkles, sagging and overall shallowness our skin may experience over the years?
Read MoreStretch your stress and anxiety away
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We know that the build-up of stress and anxiety is not good for your body. But how do we release it? One smart and effective strategy bringing relief is to do regular stretching.
Read MoreAre you getting enough magnesium?
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Research has confirmed magnesium’s crucial role it has in our bodies with important physiological functions of the brain, heart, and muscles.
Read MoreTop 8 heart health myths busted
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There are however, many misconceptions about heart disease and how it affects our health. Here are eight commonly held beliefs that it’s time to clear up the confusion over them:
Read MoreLiving well when you only have one kidney
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Usually it is the left kidney that is missing. Because it is possible to be healthy with one kidney, it may not be discovered until a person has an x-ray or sonogram at some point in their life.
Read MoreBeware of the Widowmaker heart attack
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Just recently, longtime “All My Children” soap opera star, Susan Lucci, was diagnosed with having a widowmaker heart attack.
Read MoreHelp for when hemorrhoids become a problem
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But if they begin to swell, bleed or protrude to the point of coming out of the rectum to the outside of the anus, then there is a problem.
Read MoreWorld Cancer Day – A reminder to take steps towards prevention
/For 2019, this day reminds us and brings hope to reduce the mortality rate of cancer by all of us taking certain steps keeping us healthy.
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Best treatments for swollen feet or ankles
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No matter what the cause, from pregnancy, an injury, tight-fitting shoes, travel or surgery, all you want is the swelling to go down and to get back to normal.
Read MoreHow long do germs and viruses live on household items?
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Depending on the type of bacteria or virus, the surface they may be found on and the environmental conditions (hot, cold, damp, or sunny), will determine the length of life these microorganism have.
Read MoreMeasles outbreak ‘hotspot’ near Portland, reminds us of importance of vaccinations
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The outbreak has quickly escalated around Portland, Oregon and into Washington leading health officials to declare a public health emergency warning people about the spread of this highly contagious virus.
Read MoreE-cigarette use has jumped 75 percent among youth
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This significant jump in e-cigarette use has prompted the AAP to seek help for new federal regulations which would include the following:
Read More10 signs signaling a thyroid problem
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The thyroid is a 2-inch long butterfly shaped gland sitting at the base of your neck below the Adam’s apple and wrapped around the trachea (windpipe).
Read MoreEssential facts about kidney infections
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Kidney infections, also known as pyelonephritis, usually develop as a complication of a bladder infection (cystitis).
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