How do you know it’s Crohn’s Disease?
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Diagnosing Crohn’s is challenging because the symptoms mimic other common intestinal disorders.
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No limit on cholesterol? Here’s why
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As recent as the 2010 DGA, and for many years previous, the recommendation has been to limit dietary cholesterol intake to less than 300 milligrams (mg) per day.
Read MoreWhat you need to know about suffering from anxiety
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eople who suffer from anxiety suffer on both a psychological and physical level. The condition occurs when the body feels threatened that something is about to happen or will happen in the future.
Read MoreMost common causes of why your blood sugar levels change
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Most common causes of why your blood sugar levels change
Read MoreHas Gonorrhea Developed Resistance to Antibiotics?
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We’ve all been treated by antibiotics for one thing or another, but what antibiotics no longer worked as an effective cure? This is currently the future we face with one of the most prominent sexually transmitted diseases, gonorrhea.
Read MoreSuffering from pancreatitis?
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Pancreatitis is a disease that causes the pancreas to become inflamed. It can either be acute or chronic. Acute pancreatitis occurs when the pancreas becomes suddenly inflamed, which only lasts for a few days.
Read MoreWhat you should know about COPD
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is often referred to as COPD. It is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs in the lungs. It causes the airflow from the lungs to become obstructed. Chronic
Read MoreAmerica and the obesity epidemic
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Many Americans are eating more calories than they burn mainly because food is more convenient than ever before. It is very easily accessible, especially with the use of mobile apps these days. The majority of Americans also don't get much exercise.
Read MoreDiabetes snuck up on Robert Kardashian
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Rob Kardashian, 28-year-old reality television star seen on ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’, has been diagnosed with diabetes after being rushed to the hospital for feeling ill. This is news to him and the family, as they were unaware he was diabetic. As seen on the reality show, Rob has gained a significant amount of weight over the last few years and has been battling with depression. As a result, he has removed himself from the public eye and no longer appears on the show with his sisters and mother.
Read MoreIt Burns! The Truth About Urinary Tract Infections
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You've got that burning feeling and it's no fun, we know. Urinary Tract Infections affect both men and women and also children and can be incredibly painful. Sometimes the kidneys are affected, resulting in a fever, vomiting, nausea and lower back pain. For women, UTIs can be a result of having sex as well. Here's what you need to know about the signs, treating and preventing UTIs.
Read MoreTraveler’s Diarrhea
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Traveler's diarrhea affects about 10 million people a year, and is a digestive tract disorder that causes diarrhea, as the name suggests. Loose stools and abdominal cramps that are associated with diarrhea are not only uncomfortable and painful, but can cause dehydration that puts a traveler at serious health risk. Fortunately, most cases of traveler's diarrhea does develop into anything serious or life threatening and resolves within a few days.
Read MoreAlopecia: A Balding Disorder
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One of the harder moments in adulthood comes at the realization that you’re getting older. It doesn’t fully sink in, however, until that exact moment when you look in the bathroom mirror and start to see your hair thinning. You are losing a little bit of yourself with every strand. Every memory of combing your hair before picture day in school, shaving your head for summer swim meets, growing it long in winter to keep your head warm, are all fading. One truth is all that matters now, and that is that you will never have what you once did. You will forever be looking in the mirror to see how much is gone.
Read MoreUTI’s getting harder to treat
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Urinary Tract Infections affect both men and women and they're getting more difficult to treat. Here's what you need to know.
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