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Aug 24, 2006

Appetite suppressants: Pros & Cons

by SirGan
  Every potential user probably already knows that weight loss supplements can come in many different forms and while some weight loss supplements are healthy, many can become addictive and can cause permanent damage to heart and nervous system. That’s why it is extremely important that, before starting with any new weight loss supplement, that a person carefully read the packaging, and know what the possible side effects of taking th ...

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Aug 23, 2006

Puberty & my first body hair

by MariAnne
At all ages, our skin has fine, short hairs all over it. The amount and type depends on our genes, you will know if you just take a look at your parents. When we are going through puberty, we start to grow thicker and darker hair around our genitals, which are called pubic hair, under our armpits and on our legs. The length, darkness and thickness of this varies between people. However, these first body hair could provoke problems if teenager doe ...

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Aug 23, 2006

Implantation bleeding or period?

by MariAnne
Implantation bleeding is vaginal discharge that usually contains small amount of pinkish or brownish blood. Only about a third of all pregnant women experience this implantation bleeding. You could suspect it is implantation bleeding if it occurs a bit earlier than expected, if it were scanty, spotty, pinkish and not red and heavy like a period. If your bleeding does not follow the normal pattern of a period it is probably implantation bleeding a ...

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Aug 23, 2006

Recurring Urinary Tract Infection

by MariAnne
Urinary tract infections are common in adults but it is common problem in kids as well. By five years old, about 8% of girls and about 2% of boys have had at least one urinary tract infection or UTI. They occur when the kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra as the main parts of urinary tract become infected. Chronic urinary tract infection is a disorder involving repeated or prolonged bacterial infection of the bladder or lower urinary tract. Sin ...

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Aug 23, 2006

Prolapsed bladder

by MariAnne
A cystocele is term for condition known as prolapsed bladder. This is a type of pelvic organ prolapse that occurs when the tissues and muscles that hold the bladder in place are stretched or weakened. This process can cause the bladder to move from its natural position and press into the vagina. A bladder prolapse may develop if a woman’s pelvic muscles become damaged. It is common case during pregnancy, labor, childbirth, or a previous pel ...

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Aug 23, 2006

Interstitial Cystitis: Diagnosis & treatment

by MariAnne
Interstitial cystitis or IC refers to a clinical syndrome characterized by chronic urinary urgency feeling the need to urinate immediately and frequency or frequent urination. It could appear with or without pelvic pain. Symptoms of interstitial cystitis may vary among individuals and may even vary with time in the same individual with this problem. The term cystitis refers to any inflammation of bladder. In contrast to bacterial cystitis that re ...

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Aug 23, 2006

Weight Loss Surgeries

by SirGan
  Of course- it's always best to lose weight through a healthy diet and regular physical activity. But if person who’s planning surgery is among those who have tried and couldn’t lose the excess weight which is causing health problems, weight-loss surgery may be an option. The principal role of any gastrointestinal surgery for obesity, also called bariatric surgery, is to alter the digestive process. The operations can be divide ...

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Aug 22, 2006

Essential Thrombocytosis

by SirGan
  Although many have heard about it – not too many people know what exactly chronic myeloproliferative disorders are. Important thing to know is that these conditions result from the over-accumulation of blood cells. Major characteristic is that all these disorders begin with a change in the DNA of a blood-forming cell in the marrow, called a stem cell. There are three types of chronic myeloproliferative disorders: polycythemi ...

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Aug 22, 2006

Blood in Urine: Causes & Treatment

by MariAnne
Blood in the urine is a common problem among people. Medical term for red blood cells in the urine is hematuria, where sometimes blood in the urine is a sign of a more serious problem in the urinary tract. Other times it could be not serious and requires no treatment at all. What is urinary tract? The urinary tract consists of the kidneys as the main part. You have two kidneys, located closer to your back than your front at about waist level. T ...

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Aug 22, 2006

What is Omega-3?

by MariAnne
Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids. That means they are essential to human health but cannot be manufactured by the body. For this reason, omega-3 fatty acids must be obtained from food, especially from fish and certain plant oils. It is important to maintain an appropriate balance of omega-3 and omega-6, which is another essential fatty acid. It is important to have these two balanced in the diet, as they work together to p ...

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