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Many diabetics are very happy with insulin pumps. Living with an insulin pump, however, takes a little adjustment. Insulin-dependent diabetics who aren't on a pump typically take a long-lasting or...

About 20 years ago I developed an incredible thirst. I was living in Germany at the time. I could drink an entire case of Italian spring water a day. I...

The respiratory lining, right from your nose down to your lungs, is covered with mucus. The mucus performs a lot of protective functions in the body by trapping the micro-organisms...

I have diabetes. For the past three months, I have been battling not just diabetes, but also cellulitis which turned into sepsis, all from a tiny cut that became a...

Every year about five percent of all diabetics develop a foot ulcer. Of those who do, about 20 percent of diabetics with a foot ulcer will have to have the...

The days of painful tooth extractions are almost completely gone from the field of dentistry nowadays. Patients are provided enough anesthesia to ensure that they are not going to feel...

Dentures can become loose due to a variety of reasons. The first and the most common reason is that the shape of the underlying bone changes with time. For some...

Cold sores are caused by a  Herpes Simples Virus infection. There are two types of Herpes Virus which cause cold sores, type 1 and type 2.  The type 1 HSV virus...

Even today, global interest among scientists regarding lymphatic system is very low. Lymphatic system is consisted of lymph vessels and lymph nodes which make a network through the entire body...

Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder that affects connective tissue, including the muscles, tendons and ligaments. Its main feature is muscle pain, non-localized, associated with excessive tenderness over many areas...