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Symptoms of Low Testosterone You Cannot Ignore

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Symptoms of Low Testosterone You Cannot Ignore Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and high blood pressure have all been linked to testosterone deficiency. Low testosterone isn’t known to cause these health problems, and replacing testosterone isn’t the cure. Still, the associations between low testosterone and other medical conditions are interesting and worth a look. During puberty, […]

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What Your Poop Says About Hidden Problems in Your Body

Gastrointestinal Health, Symptoms / Schei, MD

What Your Poop Says About Hidden Problems in Your Body We don’t normally talk about our stool, however it’s one of the most important indicators of our health, and it deserves a lot of attention. Learn more about the body’s hidden problems that can cause stool change in this very important infographic: Also here is

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10 Signs You are Gluten Intolerant

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Gluten sensitivity, also called gluten intolerance, should be checked to know if you should modify your diet. About 15% of US population is gluten intolerant. There are more than 55 diseases associated with gluten. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. We have a list of symptoms to help you know if

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Seasonal Affective Disorder

mental health, psychology / Schei, MD

Seasonal affective disorder (also called SAD) is a type of depression that occurs at the same time every year. If you’re like most people with seasonal affective disorder, your symptoms start in the fall and may continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel moody. Less often, seasonal affective disorder causes

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What You Should Know About Cheilitis

Skin Care, Symptoms / Schei, MD

Cheilitis is an inflammation of the lips, typically causing peeling, cracking, and soreness. Angular cheilitis refers specifically to inflammation at the corners of the mouth. Many conditions and factors can precipitate transient or chronic cheilitis, including overexposure to the sun, nutritional deficiencies, allergies, medications, dehydration, diet, and certain systemic diseases. Transient cheilitis typically requires no

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What You Should Know About Ovarian Cysts Symptoms

Symptoms, women's health / Schei, MD

Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs or pockets within or on the surface of an ovary. Women have two ovaries — each about the size and shape of an almond — located on each side of the uterus. Eggs (ova) develop and mature in the ovaries and are released in monthly cycles during your childbearing years.

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What You Should Know About Bed Bugs

Skin Care / Schei, MD

Bedbugs are tiny insects often found in mattresses that become active during the night. They feed on human blood as their only source of nutrition. They bite exposed areas of the skin which cause irritated patches that sometimes bleed and can become infected. It’s difficult to see differences between bedbug bites or bites from other

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How to Tell If You Have Intestinal Worms

Gastrointestinal Health, infectious diseases, Symptoms / PositiveMed

[nextpage title=”…”] Intestinal worms, including Ascaris, tapeworms, and pinworms, are common parasitic infections that can occur in anyone, but certain risk factors increase the risk, such as swimming in contaminated water, drinking unfiltered water, and poor hygiene. Intestinal worms are easily treated with medication prescribed by a doctor and careful hygiene can prevent the spread

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10 Early Warning Signs of Cancer Most People Ignore

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When talking about cancer, early detection is the key; and nobody is better than you in finding new strange signs in your body. Here you can find a list of 10 warning signs that may indicate cancer. If you have any of these signs please don’t panic, and please don’t ignore. All you need to

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9 Natural Remedies for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Chronic disease, Gastrointestinal Health, natural remedies / PositiveMed

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are both chronic, remittent conditions in which inflammation of the lining of the bowel causes uncomfortable and potentially dangerous symptoms such as diarrhea, blood and/or mucus in the stools, abdominal cramping, especially after eating, relapsing and remitting episodes, fever and joint pain, weight loss, vitamin and mineral deficiencies and fatigue.

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Dizziness: Symptoms and Treatment

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Dizziness, or vertigo, the sensation that the brain is moving within the skull, is a common complaint, most often it is a symptom itself. Quite often the problem is in the inner ear, the organ that tells you which end is up. Many other factors can also throw you off balance, such as circulation problems,

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Detecting Nutritional Deficiencies: All Hidden Symptoms of Nutritional Deficiencies

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A healthy diet can provide all a growing body needs, but the reality of our busy lifestyles and sometimes finicky eating habits can lead to vitamin deficiency. Knowing what to look for is part of the battle. In this article, we’ll try to help you detecting nutritional deficiencies. Also, note that symptoms are actually better

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10 Subtle Signs of Bipolar Disorder

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[nextpage title=”…”] 10 Subtle Signs of Bipolar Disorder When a person acts erratically or irrationally, it can often be difficult to determine the cause of the behavior. In many cases, bipolar disorder is not diagnosed but is the cause for unusual behavior that can fluctuate dramatically. To discover if you or a loved one are

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What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?

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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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More on Fibromyalgia

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In the last article we covered most of the symptoms, today I want to talk about diagnosis. I had sudden onset of symptoms, I was driving down the interstate and my face and hands went numb, tears were coming out of my eyes, when I stopped the car my legs wouldn’t hold me up, it

How Stress Affects The Body

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How Stress Affects The Body Stress is important! It’s so important that it’s now recognized as the #1 killer by proxy. The American Medical Association has noted that stress is the basic cause of more than 60% of all human diseases, it has enormous negative mental and physical effects, and yet we often forget how

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Asthma Airways

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Asthma is a disorder that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow. The symptoms of asthma include cough, increase in mucus, shortness of breath, wheezing and prolonged expiration, increase in carbon dioxide retention, chest tightness and retractions.

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Heat exhaustion:

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Heat exhaustion is so common in hot weather. In order to prevent this issue you have to have enough liquids and stay away from too much activity under the sun. Check out the causes and signs of heat exhaustion. The treatment is rest and liquid replacement.

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