For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
The vomiting, diarrhea, muscle aches and low-grade fever that generally accompany the stomach flu can leave a child in misery for days. Symptoms of the stomach flu, or viral gastroenteritis, can last for up to 10 days, although some children luck out and feel better after one or two days.
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Most women suffer from menstrual cramps--some cramps are severe, while others may be mild. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, University of Maryland Medical Center and The American Family Physician all recommend acupressure, or pressure point therapy, to relieve menstrual cramps.
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The idea that you must keep a baby awake after a head injury to prevent a coma is actually an old wive’s tale.
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Millions of Americans suffer from hemorrhoids, according to the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Although hemorrhoids are most common after age 30, some children experience these enlarged, bulging blood vessels located in and around the anus and lower rectum.
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Bumps on the white part of the eye might be so small that they are only a cosmetic annoyance or they can be so large that they hinder your vision. Most bumps are harmless and will grow and shrink over time, but sometimes these bumps signal a more serious medical condition.
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When your baby continually spits up and is irritable after feedings from acid reflux, you want to do all you can to soothe her. For some infants with acid reflux, otherwise known as gastroesophageal reflux, lying on their backs, especially after a feeding, further irritates the problem and upsets them.
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Leg pain and stiffness in children can be a mild condition that’s simply part of growing up and will pass on its own, or they can indicate a more serious condition that requires medical attention. Identifying the exact location of the stiffness and pain as well as their triggers can help diagnose the problem.
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Breathing is something you generally do without thinking, but when you’re in bed trying to sleep, you may find breathing becomes more difficult.
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Wisdom teeth removal can leave with you puffed out, swollen cheeks. This swelling is normal, and is proportional to the surgery -- if you had all four of your wisdom teeth removed, expect more swelling than someone who only had his upper or lower wisdom teeth removed, for example.
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