For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
A lie detector test measures physical and emotional responses to approximately 10 predetermined questions, according to the Global Polygraph Network. Drugs may affect the test but usually with an inconclusive result. Generally, drugs that affect the nervous system may alter the test's measured responses.
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Nicotine gum is used to help people stop smoking. It contains nicotine to help people reduce their cravings, but it lacks the other harmful effects that come with smoking and chewing tobacco. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Nicorette.com, nicotine gum was first approved by the U.S.
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Inflammatory breast cancer is an uncommon, aggressive form of the illness that can quickly spread to other parts of the body. This form of breast cancer accounts for approximately 1 to 5 percent of breast cancers in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute.
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Even when frostbite injuries heal, the damage persists. Cold weather conditions or direct contact with a freezing material, such as an ice pack or metal, causes frostbite. A person generally suffers from hypothermia, or decreased core body temperature, along with frostbite.
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When your child is sick, everything else seems secondary. Abdominal pain with fever is one of the most common reasons for bringing a child to the doctor. Several conditions can cause these symptoms, some far more serious than others.
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Dizziness, or feeling unbalanced or lightheaded, and nausea, the feeling that precedes vomiting, are symptoms of numerous of conditions. In some cases, dizziness and nausea are brief, mild and temporary symptoms, caused by riding on a roller coaster or consuming small amounts of harmful bacteria.
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Steroid usage affects not only the body but the mind as well. The mental effects of using the drug can be just as dangerous and even more serious than the side effects that are physical.
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The rhomboids are the very thin muscles located in your upper back between the shoulder blades. Since the rhomboids connect the shoulder blade (or scapula) to the spinal column, the relatively small muscles are responsible for a heavy burden that includes pulling your shoulders back for correct posture.
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Calcium deposits are the build-up of the mineral within the body. Calcium deposits typically appear around the joints of the body and cause the person to experience pain and inflammation. Because treatment may involve the surgical removal of the deposits, you may want to try a remedy to dissolve the deposit first.
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Babies suck their thumbs to comfort or entertain themselves. Your baby's tender skin can become red and cracked after constant thumb-sucking. Several home remedies may help alleviate irritation associated with this habit.
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Intestinal or stomach noise can be a normal part of digestion. Your brain sends a signal to your intestines that triggers the release of digestive fluids as a series of muscle contractions called peristalsis begins. This growling or rumbling lets you know it is time to eat.
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Pain from exercise does not automatically appear during the routine. Discomfort after the fact is common. However, severe pain is always a concern. Lower back discomfort may be a sign of an injury and not just normal muscle ache.
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There are several supplements that purport to block the production of estrogen in your body. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, however, does not regulate claims made by supplement manufacturers.
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Toxins and free radicals can build up in your body, causing cellular damage and illness. Diet and exposure to environmental toxins can damage the mitochondria in your cells β vital microorganisms that help convert food to energy.
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An umbilical hernia is caused by excess pressure at the abdomen, specifically near your navel. Excess pressure causes your intestines to bulge through a weakened abdominal wall, causing swelling and pain.
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Tendons are tissues that connect muscles to bone. The hand contains two types of tendons: flexor and extensor tendons. Extensor tendons extend from your forearms to the back of your fingers and thumbs, enabling you to straighten your fingers and thumbs.
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Your thyroid gland functions to make hormones in your body. This gland is important in normalizing your metabolism, the process by which your body receives energy from the foods you eat. According to Medline Plus, millions of people in the U.S. experience thyroid disorders.
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It may sound a little odd, but elbow pain associated with weightlifting is often the result of "golferβs elbow." Using improper techniques as you lift weights can overload the muscles and tendons in your elbow, leading to pain and tenderness on the inside of the joint and along the interior of your forearm.
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Warts on human skin develop as a result of infection with any one of the hundreds of varieties of the human papillomavirus. Although most warts don't cause health problems, they can cause considerable discomfort, especially when bathing, getting dressed, walking or during sexual activity.
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Fever blisters, also known as cold sores, are clusters of small, itchy or painful blisters and sores that usually develop on or around the mouth.
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