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I have had supraventricular tacchyarrhythmias (try saying that three times in a row), usually supraventicular tacchycardia, both known as SVTs, myself. I also sometimes feel like I am going to pass out when I bend from the waist. I also have been told by a doctor it was "all in your head," only it

The gallbladder is an organ shaped like a small sac and located right beneath the liver. More accurately, the gallbladder is firmly attached to the lower side of the liver...

Hemorrhoids, also known as "piles", is defined as a group of swollen veins at the distal part of the rectum, in other words the anus. This condition can be extremely painful, but sometimes the patient may not complain of any pain at all. Though this condition is not usually serious, the distress

The circulatory system consists of the heart and blood vessels, including arteries, veins, and capillaries. Arteries are responsible for supplying other organs with oxygenated blood, while veins bring deoxygenated blood back to the heart (the exceptions are the pulmonary arteries, which bring

An amazing number of young people open discussion topics on SteadyHealth to ask whether masturbation leads to acne, or even simply noting that masturbation leads to acne and wondering what they can do about it. Since this question is so popular, it's time to tackle it. Does masturbation lead to

A nasty pimple on the buttocks is a more common problem than many people might think. Usually pimples on the butt cheeks are caused by staphor strep infections, while cysts under the skin are due to acne bacteria. Here's how you tell the difference and what you do. 1. Staph infections tend to form

I personally had good luck with allergy shots. As a child, teenager, and young adult, I was plagued by hay fever and asthma. Whether I lived on the US East Coast, the West Coast, or the middle of the country, there was always something to which I was allergic, all year long. Then at the age of 18

There is an amazing collection of complaints that can cause dizziness, nausea with or without vomiting, diarrhea, racing heart, and anxiety, or some combination of these symptoms. You can't get a medical diagnosis from an article on the Internet, even this one, but here are some additional

Hypothyroidism represents a low blood level of thyroid hormones (T3 and T4). This condition can be caused by disturbances in the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and thyroid gland, so there are three types of hypothyroidism: primary, secondary, and tertiary. No matter the reason, low circulating

Thyroidectomy is a surgical procedure of removing some parts or the whole thyroid gland. This type of treatment is necessary in some forms of hyperthyroidism, thyroid cancer, and enlargement of the thyroid gland. Surgeons always look for ways to keep as much thyroid tissue as possible because it