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What is Heartburn? Heartburn is a type of burning sensation that happens in your chest. You will quickly discover that the pain can get worse if you lie down or bend over. Even though it is called heartburn, it has nothing to do with your heart. Rather, it is...
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder passed from parent to child. When both parents have a mutated CF gene, any offspring has about a 25% chance of inheriting it. Although all newborns are now tested for CF, symptoms may not appear until later in life. While recent medical advents...
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Any mental disorder can potentially harm the stability of personal relationships. If you suffer from such a disorder, you and those around you must learn special tools to relate to each other in a positive fashion. Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that affects a person’s...
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When it comes to prostate cancer, about one in every seven men will be diagnosed with this illness. It can be a devastating diagnosis to have to deal with because treatment for this type of cancer can be rigorous. Thankfully, there are many things that you can do as a...
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Thyroid cancer comes in four forms: papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic. These begin as a small lump (or nodule) on the thyroid, a gland in the neck that controls the metabolism. There are several different standard treatments for thyroid cancer, each largely dependant on the type, how advanced it...
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Osteoporosis is becoming a nationally recognized disease, which is defined by one’s bone density becoming lost and/or breaking off. Literally, the bones of the body become super fragile and porous and eventually get to a point where they can easily snap or break from becoming to brittle. Osteoporosis, literally...
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A Night Eating Syndrome, NES, is an eating disorder that is typically characterized by eating later in the night and very little during the day. According to WaldenCenter.org, it is a disorder that is often characterized by a delayed circadian cycle (biological clock) of consumption pattern. It affects about...
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Pulmonary hypertension is a potentially life-threatening disease that affects the arteries connecting the heart to the lungs. These blood vessels narrow over time, which leads to an increase in blood pressure that causes additional damage and stress to them. While this damage cannot be reversed, with proper treatment, the...
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Blood clots are not something to be taken lightly. They are life-threatening as they restrict the flow of blood to and from the heart. Blood clotting occurs as a result of blood cells clumping together and then coagulating. There are various factors that cause blood to clot. Blood clots...
What is Heartburn? Heartburn is a type of burning sensation that happens in your chest. You will quickly discover that the pain can get worse if you lie down or bend over. Even though it is called heartburn, it has nothing to do with your heart. Rather, it is...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder passed from parent to child. When both parents have a mutated CF gene, any offspring has about a 25% chance of inheriting it. Although all newborns are now tested for CF, symptoms may not appear until later in life. While recent medical advents...
Any mental disorder can potentially harm the stability of personal relationships. If you suffer from such a disorder, you and those around you must learn special tools to relate to each other in a positive fashion. Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that affects a person’s...
When it comes to prostate cancer, about one in every seven men will be diagnosed with this illness. It can be a devastating diagnosis to have to deal with because treatment for this type of cancer can be rigorous. Thankfully, there are many things that you can do as a...
Thyroid cancer comes in four forms: papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic. These begin as a small lump (or nodule) on the thyroid, a gland in the neck that controls the metabolism. There are several different standard treatments for thyroid cancer, each largely dependant on the type, how advanced it...
Osteoporosis is becoming a nationally recognized disease, which is defined by one’s bone density becoming lost and/or breaking off. Literally, the bones of the body become super fragile and porous and eventually get to a point where they can easily snap or break from becoming to brittle. Osteoporosis, literally...
A Night Eating Syndrome, NES, is an eating disorder that is typically characterized by eating later in the night and very little during the day. According to WaldenCenter.org, it is a disorder that is often characterized by a delayed circadian cycle (biological clock) of consumption pattern. It affects about...
Pulmonary hypertension is a potentially life-threatening disease that affects the arteries connecting the heart to the lungs. These blood vessels narrow over time, which leads to an increase in blood pressure that causes additional damage and stress to them. While this damage cannot be reversed, with proper treatment, the...
Blood clots are not something to be taken lightly. They are life-threatening as they restrict the flow of blood to and from the heart. Blood clotting occurs as a result of blood cells clumping together and then coagulating. There are various factors that cause blood to clot. Blood clots...