Advantages & Disadvantages of a CAT Scan
CAT or CT scanning is a highly accurate medical test that combines x-ray with computerized technology.
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Natural Ways to Remove Ear Wax
Ear wax builds up to a greater degree in some people than in others. This phenomenon is related to the ongoing process of shedding skin cells over the human body.
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How to Use Olive Oil to Kill Head Lice
Head lice when left untreated multiply and spread when the lice fall on furniture, bedding and clothing. Lice also transfer through ordinary physical contact, including hugging.
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About Allergic Reactions to Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin is one of the drugs in the beta-lactam antibiotic family, according to the Mayo Clinic. It is used to treat bacterial infections.
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Smelly Feet in Children
Nursery rhymes sometimes use the phrase "smelly feet" because childhood is a time when tiny tootsies perspire more compared with adult feet and toes. Moisture encourages bacteria, and that means odor, according to the Children's Hospital Colorado website.
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How to Whiten Teeth With Peroxide
Modern society values both health and beauty, and showing off your pearly whites can be a first impression of both. However, if these pearly whites become yellow or stained, options are available to bleach or whiten your teeth.
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How to Use a Humidifier in a Baby's Room
Home humidifiers add moisture to the air in baby's room during winter months when home heating dries the air. Dry air, according to the Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University, irritates baby's eyes, nose and mouth.
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List of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Anti-inflammatory drugs, also called non-steroidal anti-inflammatories or NSAIDs, include common over-the-counter medications, such as aspirin, and prescription medications, such as celecoxib (known by the trade name Celebrex).
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Causes of a Dry Throat
A temporary condition -- such as breathing dry air, dehydration or mouth breathing due to a stuffy nose -- is often to blame for occasional throat dryness. A persistently dry throat, however, may indicate something more serious.
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How Fast Can Bed Bugs Spread?
Bed bugs have been in the news in recent years. After decades in which they seemed to have been almost eradicated, these pests are making a comeback. This is bad news for humans.
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What Are the Benefits of Milk Thistle & Dandelion?
Milk thistle and dandelion are marketed together as herbal supplements beneficial to the liver. Milk thistle has a 2,000-year tradition as an herbal treatment for many conditions, especially diseases of the liver.
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The Best Salon Shampoos for an Itchy Scalp
The causes of itchy scalp, according to the Mayo Clinic, include too much shampooing and not enough cleaning, oily skin and dry skin, fungus, eczema and sensitivity to shampoos and creme rinses. Each scalp offers unique challenges for stylists who must analyze the hair and scalp.
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Is Potassium Chloride a Poison?
Potassium chloride, a salt substitute, simulates sodium chloride or salt to add flavor to food. As with any chemical ingested in significant quantities, use of potassium chloride in large amounts creates medical risks, but potassium chloride is not classified as a poison.
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How to Get Rid of Gas Pains in the Stomach
Gas is simply air in the digestive tract -- a normal and expected consequence of digestion. Most gas enters the body via swallowed air or is created as intestinal bacteria munch on food particles, and the majority of this gas leaves the body through belching or flatulence -- the passing of gas through the rectum.
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Unconventional Treatments for Hip Bursitis
Bursitis in the hip (trochanteric bursitis) is a painful condition most commonly seen in middle age or later. The trochanteric bursa is a fluid-filled cavity that sits above the prominent bone on the side of the hip.
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How to Prevent Bacterial Diseases
A bacterium is a microscopic germ that can create human disease. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 160,000 people die due to infectious diseases, many caused by bacterial infections. People are exposed to numerous types of bacteria every day.
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Why Do People Get Moles on Their Skin?
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) reports that most people have at least 10 moles, and some persons have as many as 40. Moles are usually circular or oval in shape and may be either flush with the skin or raised above the surrounding skin layers.
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Acne & Sun Sensitivity
Acne and acne-type rashes resulting from sun exposure may be linked to simple sun sensitivity or may be the sign that you have a serious medical condition that requires treatment. Sun sensitivity, sometimes called photosensitivity, is defined by the Genetics Home Reference, part of the U.S.
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Lexapro and Weight Loss
Escitalopram oxalate, sold under the trade name Lexapro, is a prescription medication given for depression. The drug increases the supply of serotonin, a chemical in the brain, that blocks feelings of depression and anxiety. The exact nature of the interaction is not known.
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10 Ways to Lose Weight for Teenage Girls
The teen years establish physical health habits for a lifetime. The National Center for Health Statistics reports staggering numbers of American teens with weight problems, and notes that more than 17 percent of teenage girls fall within the category of "obese."
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