Pros and cons of LASIK eye surgery
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One of the most popular elective surgeries in the United States is LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) surgery.
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Your gallstone prevention checklist
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Tucked away on the right side of the abdomen below the liver is your gallbladder. The gallbladder is a 4-inch pear-shaped sac and is one of the body’s smallest organs.
Read MoreWhy you should get the new shingles shot
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Shingles is primarily known for the painful rash with blisters it causes but the real danger lies in the potential complications – severe and prolonged nerve pain called post-herpetic neuralgia, inflammation of the brain, hearing problems, vision loss, and even death.
7 best reasons not to ignore your core muscles
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Ignore your core muscles and you’ll eventually pay the price. Maybe you don’t have a six-pack but having strong core muscles are important.
Read More7 compelling reasons why you must treat sleep apnea
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Apnea means the seconds (more than 10 seconds) when breathing stops because of the obstructed movement of air while hypopnea are seconds of abnormal and decreased breathing due to obstruction.
Read MoreDoes glucosamine really help arthritis pain?
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Nearly 21 million Americans or 12.1 percent of the U.S. population age 25 and older have this crippling condition.
Read MoreF.A.S.T. thinking saves stroke victims lives
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention every 40 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke and every 4 minutes, someone dies of stroke.
Read MoreSpot-on information on actinic keratosis
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This skin growth is so common, especially if you are fair-skinned, freckly and burn easily, that it is one of the most frequent reasons why people see a dermatologist.
Read MoreSteps on preventing a second heart attack
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Atherosclerosis clogs arteries and can develop in any artery in the body. The material clogging the arteries is commonly referred to as plaque, a mixture of cholesterol, fatty substances, calcium and fibrin (a clotting material in the blood).
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The mystery of obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common long-term anxiety disorder affecting around 5 million or 1 in 40 adults in the United States.
Read MoreHow chemotherapy affects white blood cell counts
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Anyone who has ever gone through chemotherapy for treating cancer knows how important white blood cell counts (WBCs) are.
Read More10 questions to ask your doctor about heart disease
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About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. every year but many of those deaths can be prevented by proactively asking questions about your heart and how to keep it healthy.
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The impressive health benefits of hiking
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Hiking offers improvements to your body in many ways – it can be a great cardiovascular workout particularly if there are hills to have to climb forcing your heart to work harder.
Read MoreWhat is pulmonary hypertension?
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All of us are familiar with hypertension or high blood pressure, a common condition of when blood pressure, the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels, is consistently high.
Read More9 reasons for malnutrition in the elderly
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Aging brings many changes affecting various aspects of our health and well-being.
Read MorePsyllium: Health benefits beyond treating constipaiton
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Besides being a laxative, psyllium has far more benefits beyond treating constipation. Here are the other uses of psyllium that can improve your health:
Read MoreNatural ways stopping headaches before they start
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Headaches can disrupt your best laid plans. Whether you experience the dull pain, tightness and pressure of a tension headache or the sharp, throbbing ache of a migraine,
Read MoreInteresting facts about kidney cancer
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Kidney cancer is one of the top 10 most common cancers diagnosed in the United States. In 2018, the American Cancer Society estimates that about 63,340 new cases of kidney cancer will occur and about 14,970 people will die from this disease.
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