These symptoms affect 20 to 30% of the general population and translate into millions of hospital and doctor visits a year.
Read MoreIf you've had kidney stones, you know the immense pain they cause. Kidney stones are small, hard deposits, typically composed of mineral and acid salts that form inside your kidneys.
Read MoreIt is estimated that about 50% of people over the age of 60 are living with diverticular disease. Many people have heard the name, but many more are unsure of what it is, seeing as a large percentage of those who have diverticulosis do not suffer from any symptoms.
Read More15 millions Americans suffer from heartburn and acid reflux daily. Maybe it’s the middle of the night, you wake up coughing, choking. Or perhaps you are at work, you have a big greasy meal for lunch, and all of a sudden you feel a burning, stabbing, insistent pain in your chest. Sound familiar?
Read MoreOr perhaps you are at work, you have a big, greasy meal for lunch, and all of a sudden you feel a burning, stabbing, incessant pain in your chest. If these scenarios do sound familiar, you could be one of the 15 million Americans who suffer from heartburn and acid reflux daily.
Read MoreFor some, however, anxiety goes beyond being just a passing feeling. Instead, it causes such great distress that affects their ability to live a normal life. This is when anxiety becomes a disorder.
Read MoreApproximately 18 percent of American adults aged 45-64 years, 30 percent of adults aged 65-74 years and 47 percent of adults over age 75 have some degree of hearing impairment.
Read MoreA heart attack can be considered a circulation problem and occurs when the blood supply to the heart is either reduced or completely cut off. This can occur because of a blood clot or a narrowing of the arteries. When the heart muscle doesn’t receive blood, the lack of oxygen causes damage and it begins to die.
Read MoreIt’s much more common in women than in men with approximately one in every eight women developing a thyroid condition in her lifetime. It is estimated that more than 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid condition and up to 60 percent of those with a condition are unaware.
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