Anyone who has ever experienced an elbow injury knows how excruciating and inconvenient it can be. Even the smallest task, such as tying your shoes, can seem impossible when every bend of the arm causes pain.
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Gallstones are small, pebble-like structures composed of the crystallized components of bile that develop in the gallbladder. Bile, made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, helps the body to digest fats and it contains water, cholesterol, lipids, bile salts, protein, and bilirubin.
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Homeopathy is a healing art based on the principle that "like cures like." Homeopathic practitioners prescribe extremely diluted remedies -- based on the patient’s condition -- that would provoke the same symptoms in healthy patients.
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Cooking food in water robs them of nutrients and flavor, while frying adds fats. Harvard Medical School recommends steaming as a healthy alternative that prevents vitamins and minerals from leaching out of food. You can steam-cook rice, vegetables, fish and even meat.
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Toddlers are no strangers to minor health issues such as colds and flu, as their immune system continues to grow and develop. Stomach pain also is a common toddler complaint, and while the majority of the time it is nothing serious, a more ominous problem such as a bowel obstruction is possible.
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During the course of antibiotic treatment, rashes on your baby’s diaper area or widespread on his body are not uncommon. Rashes after taking antibiotics result from an allergy to or side effect of the medication. Fortunately, most rashes from antibiotics are treatable with antihistamines or changes in medication.
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Absence seizures are caused by electrical misfiring in the brain and typically do not involve a loss of consciousness. However, a person who has experienced an absence seizure is unlikely to remember the seizure or what occurred during the seizure.
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Your kidneys help maintain normal blood concentration by removing wastes, excess fluid and electrolytes such as potassium. Potassium, blood urea nitrogen, or BUN, and creatinine blood tests can monitor kidney function in patients diagnosed with kidney disease.
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You may love the bubbly, fizzy taste of a soda, but if you experience kidney stones, there are a few types you should avoid. While some people are genetically predisposed to experience kidney stones, the foods you eat and drinks you drink can make kidney stones more likely to form.
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Table salt is a common food seasoning that contains the mineral sodium. If you habitually consume too much sodium, you can elevate your blood pressure and significantly increase your risks for a number of serious or potentially fatal health conditions.
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When your body stores too much iron, your liver may be affected and release certain enzymes into your bloodstream. Your health-care provider may wish to test your blood for any or all of several liver enzymes or for various indicators of your iron levels.
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Bright red blood on the toilet paper or in the bowl after a bowel movement is an indicator of rectal bleeding. Bleeding from any area of your digestive tract or finding blood in your stool warrants a consultation with your physician to determine the cause.
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Percocet, sold under the generic name oxycodone and acetaminophen, is a medication that treats moderate to severe pain, according to Drugs.com. Tell your doctor about your preexisting medical conditions, whether you drink alcohol and if you have a history of drug addiction before taking Percocet.
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Creatine is a naturally occurring nutrient that can help rapidly restore energy during intense activity such as weightlifting or sprinting. Creatine also gathers a large amount of water and can cause imbalances in hydration and electrolytes, resulting in cramping.
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Pills with the identification marking IP466 contain 800 mg of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug known generically as ibuprofen. Doctors often recommend NSAIDs such as ibuprofen for pain caused by inflammation such as that associated with arthritis.
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Indulging a bit here and there may not seem like a big deal, but the effects of overeating are serious and impact multiple areas of life. While overeating is often made easy by society, the long-term costs outweigh the benefits of that extra bite, according to the “Journal of the American College of Nutrition.
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Wild oregano oil is made from Origanum vulgare, a perennial herb with small purple flowers and dark green leaves. It has a pungent flavor and is used in cooking to make pizza and other Mediterranean dishes. The essential oil has medicinal properties.
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Ammonia is a by-product of the breakdown of protein. One function of the liver is to take potentially toxic substances and make them inert, so the body can remove them. When ammonia enters the blood, the liver filters it out and combines it with other compounds, such as carbon, to produce urea.
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In a study presented at the Experimental Biology Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 20, 2009, Dr. Kevin C. Maki of Provident Clinical Research announced that eating the popular cereal Cheerios can help to lower serum cholesterol by up to 10 percent in one month.
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Gestational diabetes affects pregnant women whose blood sugar levels are elevated during pregnancy. Women who do not have diabetes outside of pregnancy can get gestational diabetes. Expecting mothers are typically tested as a routine part of medical care.
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