For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Many natural supplements can affect your blood sugar, including niacin, DHEA, ginkgo biloba, melatonin, black or green tea, glucosamine sulfate and high-dose fish oil or vitamin C. Other supplements might lower blood sugar levels and require a dosage change if you take a medication for diabetes.
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High cholesterol puts you at risk for developing cardiovascular disease. Low blood pressure can somewhat offset this risk.
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There is a large blood vessel in your abdominal area that carries blood from the heart to your abdomen, pelvis and legs. When this blood vessel (abdominal aorta) becomes weak and enlarges or pushes outward it creates an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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If you are allergic to strawberries, your immune system triggers the production of IgE (immunoglobulin E), an antibody and histamine each time that you eat strawberries.
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Carpal tunnel syndrome results from any condition that narrows your carpal tunnel, which runs along the inside of your wrist in the direction of your fingers, according to MayoClinic.com. The tunnel sheaths an important nerve that sends nerve signals and feeling to your fingers.
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Blood sugar levels are considered to be normal if they fall between 70 and 140 mg/dl. However, if serum glucose levels fall below 70 mg/dl, hypoglycemia or low blood sugar can occur. Not eating enough is a common cause of low blood sugar.
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Earaches and sore throats often occur before, during and after a bout with the common cold. The Eustachian tube runs from the back of the throat to the ear, and often becomes infected or irritated due to excess fluids. Earaches due to an infection are more common in children than adults.
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Several factors, including size, influence the appearance of your breasts as you get older. If you are well endowed, itβs imperative that you wear properly fitted bras so your breasts donβt begin to sag.
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Nerve gliding exercises encourage the nerves to glide normally as you move your joints. A nerve will not glide if it is injured. Therefore, nerve gliding exercises are often used post-surgery or as part of a rehabilitation program from an injury. Common areas for exercising include the hands, forearms and neck.
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Not all home remedies for joint pain work; however, this does not stop people suffering from arthritis, gout and other types of joint pain from trying new things. Cabbage has been used as a folk remedy for hundreds of years to soothe painful joints.
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As family members, dogs can transmit diseases to their human cohabitants. One class of disease that can be especially difficult to control due to the natural behavior of dogs is parasites. Dogs have no aversion to digging in the ground "bare pawed" or inspecting their own or others fecal deposits.
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A cramp occurs when a muscle is forcibly and involuntarily contracted. The muscle will not relax. The calf muscle is one of the most commonly affected muscles, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Just about everyone will have a calf muscle cramp at sometime in their life.
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Anxiety is a common condition that affects every area of life, and manifests itself in a variety of symptoms. Some symptoms are easily attributed to anxiety, such as restlessness, irritability and tremors. Other symptoms may be less obvious, such as burping.
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Coughing up phlegm in the morning can occur with a variety of short- and long-term conditions affecting the lungs. People with a productive cough -- meaning one that leads to expulsion of phlegm, or sputum -- often report their cough is worst in the morning.
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Anxiety neurosis is an anxiety disorder that affects approximately 6.8 million American adults every year. Most often referred to as generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, it is one of the most common disorders seen by mental health professionals.
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Decadron or dexamethasone is a medication in a classification of drugs known as corticosteriods. According to Drugs.
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Narcissism or narcissistic personality disorder is a diagnosis under the classification of personality disorders. Narcissistic rage occurs when the person with narcissism perceives he's being attacked by another.
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Simple colds and respiratory infections can often be self-diagnosed, meaning that most people find it quite obvious that they have developed a "cold." Many simple colds are associated with Rhino viruses that circulate around households and communities, especially in the wintertime.
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Symptoms of blood clot in the legs, also known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are important to understand to know when to seek treatment. DVT occurs in the deep veins. A superficial clot in the leg vein is known as thrombophletbitis.
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Steroid drugs are a class of synthetic compounds that act to mimic hormones that occur naturally within the body, such as testosterone. There are three major types of steroids: anabolic, androgenic and corticosteroids.
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