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Forty-six million Americans suffer from some form of
arthritis, which is the most common cause of disability in the U.S., limiting
the activities of nearly 19 million adults.
How can you recognize arthritis? Well if you feel pain and
stiffness in your body or have trouble moving around, you might have arthritis.
Most kinds of arthritis cause pain and swelling in your joints. Over time, a
swollen joint becomes severely damaged, but the negative impact on your body
doesn’t end here, as some kinds of arthritis can also cause problems in your
organs, such as your eyes or skin. ...
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The recent outbreak of hand, food and mouth disease in China has continued to spread despite harsh measures by the government which has already punished dozens of doctors for their slow response. The number of reported cases jumped to nearly 20,000 while the death toll rose to near 30 children, Xinhua reported. "Some of the fatalities occurred because of late response time," said Mao Qunan, a Chinese Health Ministry spokesman, as quoted by AP. "They were sent to hospital too late, increasing the difficulty of treating them. But early detection and early treatment can help curb...
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Mental illnesses became not only a national problem, but they also cost Americans at least $193 billion yearly in lost earnings alone, according to a recent study by the National Institute of Mental Health. Mental illnesses are medical conditions that disrupt a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning. Serious mental illnesses include major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and borderline personality disorder. The good news about mental illness is...
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Women who stop smoking dramatically reduce their risk of
developing heart diseases or tobacco-related cancers, a study conducted by
researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health informs.
The study involved 105,000 women over 24 years. The women
had also participated in a Nurses’ Health Study long-term survey that began at
Harvard in 1976.
Stacey Kenfield, lead author of the study, says the data show
harm developed from smoking can be completely reversed over time.
"For coronary heart disease for
example, your risk declines to a non-smokers' risk within 20 years. For...
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At the end of February, eight people who underwent
procedures at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas were diagnosed with hepatitis C. Therefore,
Southern Nevada Health District officials revoked the clinic business license
and, as a precaution, recommended nearly 40,000 people who received anesthesia
at the clinic between March 2004 and January 11 of this year be tested for all
trains of hepatitis as well as HIV.
Hepatitis C is a chronic, potentially fatal virus that can
cause liver ailments, including cancer and lifer failure. The concern is higher
than...
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Besides decreasing women’s risk of developing breast cancer,
breast-feeding was also found to make...
A review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded
that insulin pumps can be risky and...
University of Minnesota
researchers assert that adolescents adopted as infants are twice as likely...
People having longer arms and legs are more predisposed to
develop memory problems later in life,...
A comprehensive study of Swedish medical records has turned out an interesting conclusion which may...
New research warns on American children being six times more
likely to be dosed with...
An Australian doctor’s proposal that the government should
offer up to $47,000 for kidneys to...
As obesity has begun to reach alarming rates globally,
scientists are more determined than ever to...
Heart attack symptoms usually get missed or ignored by younger
women, new research shows....
Disciplinary records on medical employees working at Texas’s 10 state mental
hospitals reveal that...
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