For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Concerta is made with methylphenidate, a medication considered to be a central nervous system stimulant. This means it affects brain chemicals as well as nerves that produce symptoms such as hyperactivity and impulse control.
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Canker sores are small, shallow, painful lesions that develop at the gum's base and on the mouth's soft tissues. Although their cause is unknown, canker sores may be triggered by problems with the immune system, hormonal changes, medications, trauma and food allergies.
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Starvation is a type of malnutrition, which is caused by being deprived of food or eating food that is inadequate for your body’s nutritional needs. Not eating for a day or longer will cause starvation.
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Keeping your baby warm enough and worrying that she's too cool or even too warm is natural as she is unable to regulate her own body temperature during the first few weeks of life. According to Dr.
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Suffering from chronic inflammation can lead to all kinds of problems in your body. Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that plays a role in protecting joints, boosting your immune system and relieving inflammation. Your body absorbs and uses vitamin C immediately and excretes any excess.
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The short answer is yes -- your stomach can digest food within hours. Unless you have a condition such as a nervous disorder or complications from stomach surgery, then food tends to move through the stomach in around two hours.
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Caffeine, chemically known as 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine, is considered to be the most popular, largely unregulated drug in the world. Caffeine is consumed in coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, many soft drinks and some drugs.
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Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin important for several biological processes, particularly bone formation and immune function. Vitamin D is either absorbed from food or produced in the skin after exposure to sunlight.
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Doing any type of resistance training on a regular basis can actually be beneficial to people suffering from chronic joint pain, according to "Arthritis Today." However, using improper form, lifting too often or lifting weights that are too heavy can lead to joint problems.
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In general, a breastfeeding mother doesn't need to change her diet or avoid specific foods while nursing. Most foods are safe to consume in moderation, even those that have traditionally been off-limits, such as alcoholic drinks.
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When your child has a fever, it means his body has raised its temperature to fight a condition or infection. Even though it helps the body heal, you’ll probably worry; and chances are, if he repeatedly gets that fever when you think he’s getting better, you may worry even more.
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The Mirena IUD is a T-shaped device that is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. It contains a synthetic form of the hormone progestin. With the IUD in place, a woman does not ovulate, or release eggs from the ovaries into the fallopian tubes and the the uterus.
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Keratosis is a disease characterized by an overgrowth of horny tissue or tissue containing a protein called keratin. There are several different types of keratosis with varying degrees of severity including actinic keratosis, keratosis pilaris, hyperkeratosis, seborrheic keratosis and keratosis follicularis.
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If you aren't a fan of spinach and broccoli, you can get the same nutritional benefits from wheatgrass. Despite the claim that wheatgrass is a "superfood," NHS Choices dispels the myth, noting that it is equivalent to any other green vegetable.
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Cancer is a category of diseases that occur throughout the body. These tumors grow rapidly at the original site and are capable of spreading metastatic tumors to other parts of the body.
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Wetting the bed at night is a type of urinary incontinence called nocturnal enuresis. One of the causes of nocturnal enuresis is drinking fluids at night. Adjusting your bathroom habits and beverage choices can help you stop wetting the bed at night, even when you enjoy a nightly beverage.
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If a person has been drinking large amounts of alcohol for prolonged periods of time, alcohol withdrawal symptoms are likely to occur when the drinker attempts to stop or cut back consumption. In severe cases, alcohol withdrawal can be extremely unpleasant, dangerous and even life-threatening.
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Everyone has an attachment style, a part of your personality that determines how you behave in interpersonal relationships. Insecure attachment styles include attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance. An avoidant attachment style is characterized by reluctance to trust and rely on others and fear of intimacy.
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If you get flu-like symptoms, such as vomiting and diarrhea, after eating chicken, it's likely that the chicken was undercooked and was infected with either salmonella or campylobacter.
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Percocet is the brand name for a pain-relief medication containing the analgesic acetaminophen — most commonly known as the brand Tylenol — and the narcotic drug oxycodone. Oxycodone has sedating effects in addition to its ability to relieve pain.
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