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About Cold sore
2008-03-14 15:45:26
Cold sores — also called fever blisters — are quite different from canker sores, a condition people sometimes associate with cold sores. Cold sores are common. Though you can’t cure or prevent cold sores, you can take steps to reduce their frequency and to limit the duration of an occurrence. Symptoms Cold sore symptoms include: Small, painful, fluid-filled [...]


Bundle branch block
2008-03-14 11:20:12
Bundle branch block is a condition in which there’s a delay or obstruction along the pathway that electrical impulses travel to make your heart beat. Bundle branch block can occur in people who appear healthy, and it’s often a sign of another underlying heart problem. Injury or damage to the heart muscle or blockage of [...]
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Erectile Dysfunction Herbal Remedies
2008-03-20 14:34:29
Erectile dysfunction (ED) represents inability to achieve or maintain erection with sufficient rigidity and duration to permit satisfactory sexual performance. There are many causes, psychological, neurological, physical and other associated medical conditions such as diabetes mellitus, heart disease, hypertension and cigarette smoking which result in ED. Currently, various treatment options are available for erectile dysfunction. They are [...]
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The Beguiling Truth About Beauty
2008-03-19 17:12:10
Don’t hate yourself for wanting to be beautiful. Good-looking people get special treatment from strangers, employers and even their own mothers. The comely reap real social and economic gains in life, from broader romantic proposals to lighter punishment in criminal courts. The rest of us curse the advantages of beauty because we can never claim [...]
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Hair Loss Shampoo Thickens the Hair and Causes it to Grow Again
2008-03-19 16:17:38
There are many different hair loss shampoos available on the market that help to make hair look thicker and better and these shampoos are mostly free of harsh cleansers such as sodium lauryl sulfate and those that do contain such cleansers will help in tackling hair loss. A hair loss shampoo that seems to be [...]
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Uveitis - Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment
2008-03-19 08:15:35
Uveitis is inflammation of the uvea, which is the vascular layer of the eye sandwiched between the retina and the white of the eye (sclera). The uvea extends toward the front of the eye and consists of the iris, choroid layer and ciliary body. The most common type of uveitis is an inflammation of [...]
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West Virginia Fails To Comply With Medicaid Rule Filing Law, Lawsuit Alleges
2008-03-19 07:00:00
The West Virginia Medicaid program has violated state law by failing to follow a standardized system for indexing and numbering its rules, according to a petition filed by Legal Aid of West Virginia in the state Supreme Court, the Charleston Gazette reports. The West Virginia Administrative Procedures Act establishes the system for filing new qualification rules and regulations.
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Early Clues To Diabetic Kidney Disease May Be Provided By Uric Acid In The Blood
2008-03-19 07:00:00
For patients with type 1 diabetes, increased levels of uric acid in the blood may be an early sign of diabetic kidney disease - appearing before any significant change in urine albumin level, the standard screening test, reports a study in the May 2008 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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NPR Examines Health Care Programs In San Francisco, Massachusetts, Elsewhere
2008-03-19 07:00:00
NPR's "Justice Talking" on Monday reported on several issues related to health care for an episode titled, "Is There a Right to Health Care?" Summaries of the segments appear below. Audio of the segments is available online.
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Globe And Mail Examines Treatment Gaps Among HIV-Positive People In British Columbia
2008-03-19 07:00:00
Toronto's Globe and Mail on Saturday examined how many HIV-positive people in British Columbia , Canada, experience gaps in treatment.
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Nebraska Legislature Preliminarily Approves Bill That Would Provide Birth Certificates For Stillborn Infants
2008-03-19 07:00:00
The Nebraska Legislature on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a bill (LB 1048) that would provide birth certificates to parents of stillborn infants at 20 or more weeks' gestation, the AP/Hays Daily News reports. The state currently issues certificates of fetal death for fetuses that die at 20 or more weeks' gestation.
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Standard Days Method Of Contraception Reaches Women With Unmet Needs
2008-03-19 07:00:00
A study appearing in the March 2008 issue of the journal Contraception reports that the Standard Days Method®, a natural family planning method developed by researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center's Institute for Reproductive Health, brings new women to family planning.
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Poison Prevention Tips to Protect the Most Vulnerable
2008-03-22 12:43:39
Install child-safety locks on cabinets that house cleaning supplies, medicines, cosmetics, chemicals and other poisons. Never assume a cabinet is too high for a child. Keep all household products in their original packaging, which includes useful first-aid information in the event of accidental exposure or ingestion. If you purchase household products in bulk, buy a smaller [...]
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Lack of Sleep Hurts Women’s Hearts Most
2008-03-21 19:24:15
Women suffer more damage to their cardiovascular health from poor sleep than men do, and researchers at Duke University Medical Center believe they’ve determined why.They found that poor sleep is associated with greater psychological distress and higher levels of biomarkers associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease. They also found that [...]
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Fibromyalgia Medications
2008-03-20 20:07:06
There are several treatment options for a person diagnosed with fibromyalgia. One treatment option is medication. At present, only one medication (Lyrica®) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) specifically for treating fibromyalgia. Healthcare providers may also treat fibromyalgia with a variety of medications developed and approved for other purposes. Using [...]
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What Is Cholesterol?
2008-03-20 19:21:18
This multimedia segment explains in detail what cholesterol is and its role in the body. Provided by the Cholesterol Health Channel on eMedTV.com


Music as Medicine
2008-03-24 15:51:41
Almost everyone has used music at one time or another to relax or perhaps to get energized. But the discipline of music therapy takes the use of music much further, from battling depression to combating cancer. “Music therapy is an evidence-based practice that can affect changes in physical, psychological, social and cognitive domains through music [...]
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Good Food Good Health - Healthy Liver
2008-03-23 01:19:09
Detoxing is big business nowadays through diets, scrubs and fasting. Salons are popping up everywhere with the latest ’star’ of the moment and their ‘new’ detoxing programme promising wonders. Keeping your liver in a healthy state should be a priority and by eating a healthy varied nutritional diet of good food for good health keeps our [...]
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How Eating Habits Vary Between Men And Women
2008-03-22 21:01:38
When it comes to what we eat, men and women really are different according to scientific research presented at the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia. In general, men are more likely to report eating meat and poultry items and women are more likely to report eating fruits and vegetables. The findings [...]
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Diabetic hyperosmolar syndrome
2008-03-26 21:47:50
You have type 2 diabetes, and you haven’t been following your treatment plan. When you dig out your glucose monitor and test your blood sugar level, you discover that your blood sugar is sky high. If your blood sugar level tops 600 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL), or 33 millimoles per liter (mmol/L), the condition is [...]
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About Milia
2008-03-26 19:17:42
When you have a newborn, you may expect diaper rash and cradle cap. But what about those tiny white bumps across your baby’s nose and chin? This complexion problem is known as milia. Although milia can develop at any age, the tiny white bumps are most common among newborns. In fact, about half of all [...]


About Baby acne
2008-03-26 18:52:31
Many newborns develop baby acne, usually on the cheeks, chin and forehead. Baby acne isn’t pretty, but it’s common — and temporary. There’s little you can do to prevent baby acne. The best treatment for baby acne is usually none at all. Symptoms Baby acne is usually characterized by small red bumps on a baby’s cheeks, chin [...]


How To Get Skinny Fast
2008-03-26 09:59:48
To get skinny really fast, you need to have a strong desire in getting skinny. Nothing in this world can be achieved without sheer determination and hard work. If you want something so badly, in order to get it, you need to focus and determined to get skinny. To successfully get skinny, there are 2 tasks [...]


About Diabetic coma
2008-03-25 21:37:37
A coma is a state of unconsciousness. A diabetic coma is a life-threatening diabetes complication. If you have diabetes, dangerously high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) or dangerously low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) can lead to a diabetic coma. If you lapse into a diabetic coma, you’re alive — but you can’t awaken or respond purposefully to sights, [...]
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About Legg-Calve-Perthes
2008-03-25 20:16:02
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease is a childhood condition associated with a temporary loss of blood supply to part of the hip joint. Without adequate blood flow, a process can occur in which the bone becomes unstable, and may break easily and heal poorly. Legg-Calve-Perthes disease typically affects one hip, but sometimes it develops in both hips. Although [...]


About Mastitis - Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment
2008-03-25 19:48:39
Mastitis is an infection of the breast tissue that causes pain, swelling and redness of the breast. Mastitis most commonly affects women who are breast-feeding, although in rare circumstances this condition can occur outside of lactation. Often, mastitis occurs within the first six weeks after birth (postpartum), but it can happen later during breast-feeding. The [...]
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Sperm morphology
2008-03-28 20:33:03
Sperm morphology is routinely evaluated as part of a standard semen analysis. Morphology refers to the size and shape of the sperm. The results of a sperm morphology exam indicate the percentage of sperm that appear normal when semen is viewed under a microscope. Abnormal sperm morphology may be a contributing factor in infertility. Normal [...]
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Prostate Cancer Survival Rates
2008-03-28 11:52:24
Prostate cancer survival rates indicate the percentage of people with a certain type and stage of prostate cancer who survive the disease for a specific period of time after their diagnosis. In most cases, statistics refer to the 5-year prostate cancer survival rate. This is the percentage of people who are alive 5 years after [...]
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Cancer of the blood and bone marrow - Acute lymphocytic leukemia
2008-03-28 08:47:05
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow — the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made. It’s called acute leukemia because it progresses rapidly and affects immature blood cells, rather than mature ones. It’s called lymphocytic leukemia because it affects a group of white blood cells [...]
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Hodgkin’s lymphoma - cancer of the lymphatic system
2008-03-28 06:05:12
Hodgkin’s disease — also known as Hodgkin’s lymphoma — is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of your immune system. In Hodgkin’s disease, cells in the lymphatic system grow abnormally and may spread beyond the lymphatic system. As Hodgkin’s disease progresses, it compromises your body’s ability to fight infection. Hodgkin’s disease is one of [...]


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