For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Aspirin has long been considered a medication that may help your health and protect you from heart attack and stroke, though when you take it before or during exercise it does not help or hinder your performance, according to Dr. Gabe Mirkin.
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Your child has a fever when she has a rectal or ear temperature of 100.4 degree Fahrenheit or greater, an oral temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or greater or an axillary -- underarm -- temperature of 99 degrees Fahrenheit or greater. Taking a temperature in the ear in a child under 6 months of age is not reliable.
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Your sacrum is a triangular-shaped bone that makes up the two halves of the back part of your pelvis. Your sacrum is the bottom part of your spine and extends down into your tailbone.
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Epididymitis is swelling that occurs in the back of the testicle in the tube that carries sperm. Epididymitis most often causes pain, swelling and redness in one or both testicles. It is okay to exercise with epidymitis depending on what exercises you do.
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When you give blood, you are saving lives. According to the American Red Cross, every two seconds someone in America needs blood and 38,000 blood donations are needed daily. Evidence also suggests giving blood may improve your own cardiovascular health.
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A muscle strain involves a stretching or tearing of muscle fibers. The most common locations for a muscle strain are your lower back and hamstring, which is the muscle in the back of your thigh. Muscle strains do not cause fever.
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When you exercise, your cardiovascular system works harder. It needs to deliver oxygen to muscles, transport heat to the skin, transport hormones to meet metabolic demands and deliver nutrients and fuel to tissues.
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A sinus infection, or acute sinusitis, causes the sinuses around your eyes and nose to be inflamed and swollen. The swelling interferes with drainage and causes mucus to build up. You may be congested, have a headache or even have fever.
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Laryngitis is the loss of your voice or hoarseness that occurs when you have swelling or irritation of your larynx, or voice box. Your voice box contains your vocal cords and is located at the top of your trachea, which is the airway to your lungs.
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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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Barometric pressure, or air pressure, is the weight of the atmosphere on a particular surface. Air pressure is closely associated with weather and can often be used to predict the forecast.
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Most sore throats are caused by a viral infection. Strep throat is an exception, caused by an infection with bacteria called group A Streptococcus. The infection, which occurs most often in school-aged children, can cause a very sore throat. Exercise typically will not make the infection itself worse.
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Your spine has 24 bones called vertebrae that are stacked on top of one another. If one of these bones cracks or collapses due to pressure or an injury or a disease like osteoporosis, it is called a spinal compression fracture.
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Ligaments in your foot attach bone to bone and tendons attach muscle to bone. Strengthening tendons and ligaments by performing foot-strengthening exercises is important in enhancing the overall strength of your foot and helps to prevent injuries.
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Diverticulosis occurs when small pouches in the large intestine bulge outward through weak spots. According to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, or NDDIC, 10 percent of Americans older than 40, and half of people older than 60, have diverticulosis.
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Cortisone cream, or hydrocortisone generically, is available with or without a prescription. Low-strength hydrocortisone cream, 0.5 percent or 1 percent, is a nonprescription cream you can use to relieve itching, rashes and minor skin irritations.
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