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15 MS Symptoms In Women That Shouldn't Be Ignored

15 MS Symptoms In Women That Shouldn’t Be Ignored

Multiple sclerosis or MS is a serious disease caused by the degradation of the myelin sheath that protects the nerve cells. The symptoms can be severe or mild depending on the patient. The patient is referred to as “she” because MS overwhelmingly affects women. Here are 15 MS symptoms in women that shouldn’t be ignored. […]

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A Nurse Stole Patients' Opioids and Diluted Them With Tap Water, Leading to Rare Infection

A Nurse Stole Patients’ Opioids and Diluted Them With Tap Water, Leading to Rare Infection

Opioid overdoses remain a huge problem across the United States, but the narcotic also plays a key role in hospitals. The drug is often prescribed to patients suffering from painful diseases and those recovering from surgeries. In one recent case, a Buffalo, NY, nurse stole opioids from patients to allegedly support her drug habit. Cancer

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A Man's Dentures Were Stuck in His Throat for More Than a Week

A Man’s Dentures Were Stuck in His Throat for More Than a Week

It’s the kind of frightening story that puts a lump in your throat just reading it. There is definitely good sense about not wearing dentures during any surgery. The scenario proved to be true for an elderly patient when his teeth somehow got stuck in his throat. The U.K. resident complained to his physician post-surgery

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A Little-Known Skin Disease That Can Disrupt Your Sex Life

Lichen sclerosis is an inflammatory skin disease that usually manifests itself as a white crust on your genital tissues. If misdiagnosed or undiagnosed it can screw the sex lives of those afflicted. It mainly forms on a woman’s vulva or less frequently on the man’s penis.  It causes intense itching and pain. Treating it is often difficult as

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A New Treatment for a Painful Penis Curvature

A New Treatment for a Painful Penis Curvature

Painful penis curvature is a devastating medical issue. Also known as Peyronie’s disease, this painful penis curvature involves a curving, bending or even potential scarring of the male member that makes normal coitus extremely difficult if not impossible. Today there is a new treatment for this condition. It affects mainly middle-aged men. It’s usually caused by an often

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The Best Way To Shave Your Bikini Line Without Getting Ingrowns Everywhere

Most women shave because it’s quick, simple and effective. The only problem is ingrown hairs, especially when you’re aiming for the perfect bikini line. There’s nothing worse than that because of the hair curls back or grows sideways into the skin. It’s frustrating to try and remove and seems to happen mostly to curly or

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Spotting and Irregular Periods: Normal While Breast-Feeding?

Spotting and Irregular Periods: Normal While Breast-Feeding?

Some psychologists believe that breastfeeding creates a wonderful deep bond between mother and baby. Those women who can breastfeed have been taught that it generally takes six months for their period to begin again. However, every new mother is unique, and the ovulation times can vary. Some get their period again 12 weeks after they

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This Woman Thought She Had a Pimple Under Her Eye—But It Turned Out to Be Skin Cancer

This Woman Thought She Had a Pimple Under Her Eye—But It Turned Out to Be Skin Cancer

It began as a tiny pimple under her eye. It never seemed to go away, and after three years, the New York City schoolteacher decided it was time to have it examined. That is when Gibson Miller, 24, discovered she had developed stage 1 basal cell carcinoma. Yes, it was skin cancer of all things.

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Woman Claims Pantene Conditioner, Possibly Contaminated With Nair, Made her Hair Fall Out

Most of us shop for drugstore or department store beauty products. Take shampoo and conditioner, for instance. A Wisconsin woman says her hair began falling out after using Pantene conditioner from Walmart. She claims it must have been tampered with and contaminated with Nair. Nair is a famous hair removal lotion. Could her story be

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