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There are a number of reasons for which a person may decide to get a breast reduction, ranging from physical pain, posture problems, interfering in your everyday activities, attracting unwanted...

Bowel movements or defecation is normally a painless and comfortable process. It shouldn’t be painful or difficult. Cramps, pain or excessive straining during defecation are all abnormal and usually are...

It's not unusual for people to have problems in coming off Zoloft and other selective serotonin receptor inhibitor (SSRI) medications. There's even a term for it the medical literature, SSRI...

Women's brains are hard-wired to be protective of their bodies and of their children. The female brain is uniquely sensitive to estrogen, so that the more estrogen is in a...

One of the peculiar things about tonsil infections is that they sometimes affect just one tonsil. When there is persistent swelling and tenderness on just one side of the throat...

A new "synthetic marijuana" most commonly called K2 or "spice," also known as fake weed, crazy clown, black mamba, Yucatan Fire, Moon Rocks, Smack! and other names is becoming increasingly...

When someone mentions they have redness around the eyes, the first thing that comes to mind for me is rosacea. This condition is often classified as "acne," but it's not...

The experience of urethral burning some men experience from either allergic reactions to latex or nonoxynol-9 or urethral infection, or both, defies easy description. It hurts like hell. As I...

Women ask themselves whether they could be pregnant for three basic reasons: Their menstrual period is late or they are experiencing other symptoms that could point to pregnancy. They are...

The length of time it takes to recover from any general surgery, including a vasectomy or a vasovasostomy to reverse a vasectomy, depends on how long the operation takes. The...