It is astonishing and appalling, but there was a woman diagnosed with vanishing bone disease. Over time, both of the long bones in one of her arms simply disappeared. They are shone to be vanishing in a series of X-rays taken over time. How Can This Be?The woman’s ailment was finally diagnosed as a Gorham-Stout disease, […]
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Is it worth being worried if I have a tingling in my feet? At some point, you may have experience “needles and pins” in your feet. The feet might often become numb or painful. There should be nothing to worry about. Tingling is normally caused by pressure on the nerves, especially when you stay in
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On hearing yeast infection, many women feel itchy down there. It is caused by fungus known as candida. It can also make other parts of your bony to burn and itch. Thankfully, Kathleen Green says that the infections of the yeast can be treated in any part of the body, with oral medical prescriptions or
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Keely Shaw, a 27-year-old mother, felt fatigued after a break-up. She said that she also experienced headaches, but attributed them to stress. During a visit to a friend, she experienced a seizure and promptly seek medical help. When doctors could not find anything wrong, Keely went back home, where she experienced more seizures. She also
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Strange Scars Appeared on Her Torso and Continued to Grow. When Doctor Sees It – He Makes This Rare Diagnosis: Lichen Sclerosus- Information and Home Remedies [nextpage title=”…”] What is Lichen Sclerosus? A disease known as lichen sclerosus is a lifelong condition that affects the skin. The disease begins as dry, white patches that can
The aching, stiffness, and constant twinning in your joints is not just your imagination. Arthritis covers a group of over 100 diseases that result in swollen, painful joints and another connective tissues or organs. Research shows that women fall victim to the crippling effects of the more common types of arthritis—rheumatoid and osteoarthritis—more often than
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How to Stop Your Body from Attacking Yourself: The human immune system is a master defense system. It protects your body against viruses, bacteria and other foreign invaders. A critical part of the immune system is the ability to distinguish between normal cells and invaders. This function relies on the ability to identify certain proteins
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What does the airline I fly with or a 40th birthday celebration have to do with psoriasis? A lot, it turns out. Chances are you know someone with psoriasis or another skin condition, but you may not realize it. Like me, they might be that person that always wears pants or long sleeves, even when
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10 Warning Signs of Autoimmune Disease Autoimmune diseases impact more than 50 million Americans so you may be wondering if you have one. For women under the age of 65, it ranks among the top 10 causes of death. What Are Autoimmune Diseases? Maybe you have heard about autoimmune diseases but never quite understood what
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What You Should Know About Psoriasis Symptoms By Khrystyana Kirton Edited by Stephanie Dawson Psoriasis is a common skin disease that affects the life cycle of skin cells. Psoriasis causes cells to build up rapidly on the surface of the skin, forming thick silvery scales and itchy, dry, red patches that are sometimes painful. This
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A new feature here at PositiveMed is a section with questions and answers from some of our favorite blogs. If you know of a blog you think should be featured send us an email and we will check it out! (Author’s note: I liked Rosie’s answers so much I left them as is, no changes,
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[nextpage title=”…”] How to Stop Hair Loss in Women! By Dr. Michael L. Johnson Hair loss in women is usually caused by an autoimmune disorder. I say “usually” because I do not want to generalize but, and this is a big but, I have yet to see a woman suffering from hair loss that isn’t
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There are still some people who are uneducated about Fibromyalgia, even health care professionals, so for those of us who have it, or love someone who has it, it is essential to keep passing on information. These are pictures of a healthy brain, and a person with Fibro’s brain, with the exact same pain stimulus.
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Lupus awareness begins next month, which will be here before you know it. Fibromyalgia awareness is next month as well, and I know much more about the latter, I will try to inform and educate in both areas, remember, many symptoms overlap, and there are many people diagnosed with lupus and fibromyalgia, I am lucky
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder that affects the neuromuscular system, which involves all nerves and the muscles that control them. The cause is unknown, and it is most common in younger women and older men, but can happen at any age. In some people the cause is thought to be related to a tumor
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First of all, Rheumatoid Arthritis, or RA, is chronic inflammation of the joints, characterized by redness, swelling, and pain. With rheumatoid arthritis the inflammation generally affects both sides of the body, such as knees, wrists, hips, or hands. This symmetry helps to differentiate from other types of arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis can also affect the skin,
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Systemic lupus erythmatosus, SLE, or lupus, is an autoimmune disease. Which means, basically, that the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue, which leads to long-term chronic inflammation. The underlying cause of lupus is unknown at this time, although some people do show symptoms of it after taking certain medications. Medications that can cause lupus
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