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Urinary incontinence refers to the loss of bladder control. It is a very common and often embarrassing problem. The severity ranges from occationally leaking urine when you cough or sneeze to having an urge to urinate that’s so sudden and strong you don’t get to a toilet in time....
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Given the severe consequential effects of resistance and type 2 diabetes, proper monitorization of blood sugar levels is one of the key ways in helping to avoid any potentially serious health complications that may arise. Here we offer a few simple lifestyle changes which would no doubt prove helpful...
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Once you’ve purchased a home, the next step is to protect it. Though home insurance is an essential requirement for getting a mortgage, it is also your first and greatest line of defense in the event of loss or damage to your home. Therefore, every home should have an...
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We often forget or neglect to spare some money for emergency situations. Thankfully health policies exist. Through health insurance, insurers compensate for the insured against the risk or peril that occurred to the latter. Since we value your health and well-being, here is your guide to health insurance. 1....
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Night terrors, or sleep terrors, are a parasomnia, or undesired and abnormal behavior that occurs during sleep. Night terrors are distinctly different from nightmares, although they are such a rare issue that they aren’t well understood and are therefore often mistaken for bad dreams. Here’s a look at how...
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Shingles (sometimes called herpes zoster) is a viral infection that causes a painful, blistered rash that most commonly appears as a band or stripe on one side of the body. It’s caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, which does not go away after recovery but remains dormant in...
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One of the most common cardiac arrhythmia cases is Atrial Fibrillation (Afib). It is a condition which results in the quivering of the atria instead of them contracting in a coordinated beat. The simplest method to check this is to take a pulse and observe. A regular heartbeat should...
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While clotting is a normal and healthy response of the blood to a cut or wound, sometimes a blood clot hurts more than it helps. A thrombus, or blood clot, can cause a whole host of issues by its presence in the circulatory system. Blood flow is limited in...
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When health care professionals make any diagnosis of cancer it is taken seriously due to the severe and possibly life-threatening complications that may come with the disease. Patients are not typically screened for liver cancer, although those with high risks of developing it may be screened. High-risk patients include people with...