Preventing a poison ivy, oak or sumac rash
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If you’ve never had the itchy, oozing, bubbly rash of poison ivy, oak or sumac, consider yourself very lucky.
Read MoreSuddenly Feeling Woozy? Here's Why.
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Do you feel suddenly light-headed, perhaps even faint, when you stand up from sitting or lying down? If so, you likely have a form of low blood pressure known as orthostatic hypotension.
Read MoreUnderstanding C. Diff
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C. diff is a bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon.
Read MoreRestless leg syndrome – adopt lifestyle changes to reduce risk
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The cause of RLS is unknown – however researchers are looking into problems with the nervous system possibly arising from the spinal cord or brain.
Read MoreGangrene - tissue death!
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If you had a nickel every time a character was wounded in a film or TV show and another character fretted about acting fast “before gangrene sets in” you'd be rich.
Read MoreFaces of folliculitis
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You may have heard them described as hot tub rash, razor bumps and barber's itch, but they're all different faces of folliculitis.
Read MoreStrokes increase sharply in young adults
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A study in the Journal of the American Heart Association has found hospitalizations for the most common stroke, ischemic stroke, increased sharply by 44 percent in young adults ages 25 to 44.
Read MoreDiabetic retinopathy – Focusing on a growing issue
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The prevalence of diabetes in the Unites States has grown to around 29.3 million Americans or 9.5% of the population with this serious condition.
Read MoreThe Walking Wounded: Osteoarthritis
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The most common form of arthritis is also among the most painful and crippling. Osteoarthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide, occurs when the protective cartilage on the ends of your bones wears down over time.
Read MoreLearning about Fungal Meningitis
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Meningitis is a general term for swelling of the protective membranes that cover the brain and spine.
Read MorePeritonitis: Painful and Life-Threatening
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Peritonitis is a particularly painful inflammation of the peritoneum, which is the membrane that lines the inner abdominal wall and covers the organs within your abdomen.
Read MoreHow To Evaluate Thyroid Nodules
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Thyroid nodules are first assessed using fine needle aspiration cytology, a procedure to remove thyroid cells for examination.
Read MoreGut Feelings: Everything Impacts our Intestines
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Up until now we have been pretty much treating our intestinal bacteria as something we needed to nurture and care for through consumption of some rather specialized foods.
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