Diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which the body is unable to adequately use or adequately produce insulin. This inability to use insulin, whether because of body resistance or decrease production, results in a high level of glucose in the blood stream. This excess sugar is the reason behind the long-term complications, such as loss […]
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What are fibroids? Between 20% and 75% of women will experience the effects of fibroids in their lifetime. Although many women understand the symptoms, they do not know the origin of this condition. Fibroids are benign smooth muscle tumors that have fiberous connections. They happen in the uterine wall muscle and can range in size
For many years it was thought that migraines were a woman\’s disease. Women were diagnosed with migraines when they were pregnant or they had become very stressed but it was believed that men rarely experienced a migraine. Today, we know that to be untrue and that men are also prone to experiencing migraine headaches, although
Diagnosis and treatment of ADHD is a concern for between 5 and 10% of children in the U.S. today. However, this number maybe artificially inflated according to a study released in early 2008 by a research group at UCLA. According to these researchers at least half of the children diagnosed with ADHD in their study
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When arthritis of your hip joint interferes with your activities and affects your quality of life in a negative manner it is suggested that some patients to consider undergoing a hip replacement. Without a hip replacement the arthritic joint will often become worse over time impairing your activity even more. A hip replacement will most
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Everyone feels anxious from time to time. But if you feel anxious for no reason and it is starting to effect your day to day life, then you could be suffering from generalized anxiety disorder. This disorder can become so severe that you will be unable to leave your home. Symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder
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Natural cures for asthma and allergies in children are often sought by parents who are tired of pumping their children full of medications, steroids and other chemicals that have an amazing range of side effects. Asthma affects millions of people. The attacks can be mild, moderate, severe or life threatening. There is a distinction between
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If you have ever been the victim of a gallbladder disorder you know that it is not only painful, but also excruciatingly painful. The gallbladder is quite small in size, approximately measuring 3 inches long and 1 inch wide. It is an organ in the human body that stores our bile. It is attached to
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Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a skin rash that results from a virus. This virus, Varicella zoster virus, is also the same virus that causes chickenpox. When a person contracts chickenpox and it has cleared it does not fully go away, but stays within you. When your body is in a state of
Myasthenia Gravis is a disease which affects neuromuscular transmission resulting in debilitating weakness of the voluntary muscle structure. At this time researchers believe that the thymus gland plays a key role in this disease. The thymus gland is known to play a role in the development of the immune system as an individual ages and
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