Kidney cancer or renal cancer develops in the cells of the kidney; the various types of renal cancers are determined based on the specific cells in which cancerous cells are…
Chris Anderson
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Fighting daily exhaustion and bouts of slipping into sleep accidentally can be stressful and wear heavily on everyday life. But for those with narcolepsy, it is simply the way that…
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What Is Abdominal Pain? Abdominal pain in most cases is pain that mostly occurs between the chest and pelvic regions. Mostly referred to as stomach ache. This pain can either…
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Tumors in the brain or spinal cord that develop in the areas surrounding and supporting nerve cells fall under the glioma category. Depending on which glial cells are responsible, astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma,…
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Fibromyalgia is a syndrome that is associated with widespread pain for a prolonged period of time. Fibromyalgia symptoms include body and brain fatigue, headaches and muscle stiffness, depression and IBS .…
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Cold sores are blisters no one would allow or welcome on his/her face or even anywhere else on the skin. They are not only unappealing aesthetically but also very painful.…
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Schizophrenia causes are not fully identified, however, it appears that these causes of schizophrenia usually occur from an interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Genetic Schizophrenia Causes Identified Schizophrenia symptoms have…
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Pulmonary fibrosis is one in a class of interstitial lung diseases that cause scarring in the lung tissue. This scarring eventually makes breathing difficult in an individual, which is accompanied…
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Lung cancer causes more deaths worldwide than any other form of cancer. There are two main forms of the disease: small cell and non-small cell, and the vast majority of…
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Quite often when we hear the word osteoporosis, many of us instantly relate it in our minds to middle-aged women. While this presumption is commonplace, a seldom known fact is…
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Hair loss is a major concern for many men. There have been countless claims of miracle cures that can jump start hair growth immediately. Few of these cures do as…
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When the healthy tissue of your liver has been replaced with scar tissue, your liver begins to not function properly. This is a later stage of liver damage known as…
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Cystic fibrosis is a very serious disorder that causes respiratory issues and digestive problems. Although cystic fibrosis (CF) was once a death sentence, new medical breakthroughs allow those with the…
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Osteoporosis is a condition that lessens bone density and bone strength which results in fragile bones. Osteoporosis causes them to become very spongy much like that of a sponge thus…
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The sciatic nerve runs along the spine and back of the legs and can cause pain and discomfort when inflamed or irritated, a set of symptoms known as sciatica. It…
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Ear health is a critical part of your overall well being, and is often not discussed enough. This causes people to fail to acknowledge the detrimental effects of things they…
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Colitis is one of the most common types of inflammatory abdominal diseases. The disease affects the colon and rectum. Ulcerative colitis disease causes inflammation and wounds (ulcers) along the inside layer…
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Blood clots are not something to be taken lightly. They are life-threatening as they restrict the flow of blood to and from the heart. Blood clotting occurs as a result…
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While clotting is a normal and healthy response of the blood to a cut or wound, sometimes a blood clot hurts more than it helps. A thrombus, or blood clot,…
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Bladder cancer is a type of cancer that begins in your bladder. When you are diagnosed with the condition, the stage of the cancer will also be determined using many…
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Typically, symptoms and signs of liver cancer do not usually show up until the disease has advanced into a later stage. This can be especially concerning, as liver cancer that…
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Cataracts and glaucoma are common terms that you’ve probably heard in an eye doctor’s office. Both cataracts and glaucoma are usually seen in patients over the age of 60. These…
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The flu shot is a vaccination against the seasonal flu. It is delivered each fall to doctor’s offices and pharmacies. The vaccination actually comes in two forms, a shot, and…
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Thyroid cancer affects a lot of people. In fact, about 56,000 people get a diagnosis each year in the US alone. And most of the diagnoses are the most common…