The hiatus is an opening in your diaphragm muscle that allows your food pipe to pass through to your stomach. A hiatal hernia happens when a portion of your stomach pushes up through the hiatus and into your chest, according to Health Services at Columbia University.
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A teen with a high fever worries most parents. Typically, a high fever indicates your teen’s body is fighting a viral or bacterial infection. Home remedies can also help make your teen more comfortable. They assist with reducing fever and keeping the body cool.
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Fatty liver is usually associated with alcohol abuse, but even people who don't drink can develop nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD. NAFLD includes asymptomatic steatosis, meaning simple fatty liver, which can progress to steatohepatitis, meaning inflamed fatty liver.
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In a perfect world, when you cover a cake with fondant it hardens to perfection and becomes a work of art. Time, temperature and humidity can work against you, however, and cause your fondant to become sticky and start to sweat.
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Most cases of diarrhea in toddlers are caused by viral infections. Bacteria, parasites, food allergies and medication side effects are other possible causes.
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Second to the skin, the liver is the largest organ in the body and plays a vital role in digestion, distribution of nutrients and the removal of toxins from the body.
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Up to 84 percent of people worldwide experience low back pain during their lifetime, according to the authors of a February 2012 review article published in the journal "Lancet." Sciatica is a common form of low back pain that often radiates into the legs.
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You can promote respiratory health in many ways beyond not smoking. Whether using these strategies preventatively or to reduce symptoms of a condition such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, you can make a positive difference in the health of your respiratory system.
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Red bumps on or underneath the tongue can be alarming. At the very least, they are the result of eating too many acidic or sugary foods and at the most they could be a sign of disease. In most cases, these bumps are merely a nuisance. While they may be painful, they are likely to go away on their own within a few days.
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Tingling pains in the foot can be a sign of serious disease or a precursor to long-term problems from something as easy to fix as changing your shoes.
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Finding small red bumps on the bottom of your foot can be alarming. However, usually the cause of these bumps is a benign and treatable condition known as athlete's foot. Treatment consists of non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic measures and is relatively simple.
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Although you may use garlic and parsley in the kitchen to add flavor and taste to salads or cooked dishes, you might be unaware that both contain beneficial minerals and vitamins. Both are also part of traditional herbal medicine, where practitioners recommend them to boost health and treat illness.
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Metamucil is a fiber supplement available in many forms from drinkable liquids to capsules to wafers. Metamucil formulas come in original and sugar-free versions. According to the company website, Metamucil is the leading brand of fiber supplements recommended by doctors, pharmacists and gastroenterologists.
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Nuts and seeds are ideal snacks. They provide vitamins, minerals and quick energy without unhealthy fat or empty calories. Although the nutmeat or seed is protected by a shell or fruit, unless they are raised organically they are treated with synthetic chemicals just as other non-organic crops.
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Sinus pain and postnasal drip are usually symptoms of sinusitis, which is an inflammation of the sinuses with frequent thick nasal secretions that drip back in the throat when the person lies down.
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Fibromyalgia and multiple sclerosis are potentially debilitating disorders that lead to chronic pain. Fibromyalgia is characterized by muscle pain and stiffness, profound fatigue and difficulty sleeping.
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If your toddler's coughing is accompanied by a runny nose, low fever, headache or a feeling of general malaise, she may have the flu or the common cold. In some cases, a cough may be the sign of a more serious condition, such as asthma. Consult your child's pediatrician to determine the severity of your child's cough.
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With more than 30 million Americans suffering from congestion, decongestants are a popular over-the-counter medication, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pseudoephedrine, or Sudafed, and phenylephrine, or Sudafed PE, are the two most common oral decongestants available OTC.
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Testosterone is the hormone our bodies produce that is responsible for our sex drive and our muscle mass. Its presence is greater in men than women and often results in aggressive behavior when the testosterone level is too high. As bad as having high testosterone can be, low testosterone is even more dangerous.
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Like the nervous system, the endocrine system is involved in communication and control between the body’s various organ systems. Hormones are produced in the body by organs called glands which release hormones in order to send messages to other organs.
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