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Web MD — Neck & Back Injuries Allergic Reactions Bites and Stings Breathing Problems Broken Bones Chest Pain Drug Overdose Eye Injury Foreign Objects Head Injuries Low Blood Sugar Sprains & StrainsMore…
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Ayurveda - Topic Overview
Web MD — What is ayurveda?Ayurveda, or ayurvedic medicine, is a health system that people in India have used for more than 5, 000 years. Ayurveda emphasizes good health and prevention of illness through lifestyle practices (such as massage, meditation, ...More…
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Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Web MD — Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic, pus-producing (suppurative), scarring (cicatricial) disease process that occurs due to obstruction of hair follicles and secondary infection and inflammation of certain sweat glands (apocrine glands), ...More…
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COPD: Avoiding weight loss
Web MD — Key pointsSome people with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-especially those with emphysema-may be underweight and malnourished. People with COPD often lose weight. When you lose weight, you lose muscle mass, including the ...More…
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Heart failure: Avoiding triggers for sudden heart failure
Web MD — Key pointsSudden heart failure can be prevented by avoiding the triggers that cause it.Not all people are sensitive to or react to the same triggers. What may cause sudden heart failure in one person may not cause another person any difficulty.To ...More…
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Avoiding Mercury in Fish - Topic Overview
Web MD — What is mercury?Mercury is a metal found naturally in the environment. Human activities, such as farming, burning coal, and using mercury in manufacturing, increase the mercury cycling through the air, water, and soil. In water, mercury changes ...More…
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Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome
Web MD — Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome is a rare inherited disorder characterized by deafness present at birth (congenital) occurring in association with abnormalities affecting the electrical system of the heart. The severity of cardiac symptoms ...More…
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Machado-Joseph Disease
Web MD — Machado-Joseph Disease (MJD-III), also called spinocerebellar ataxia type III, is a rare, inherited, ataxia (lack of muscular control) affecting the central nervous system and characterized by the slow degeneration of particular areas of the ...More…
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Romano Ward Syndrome
Web MD — Romano-Ward syndrome is an inherited heart (cardiac) disorder characterized by abnormalities affecting the electrical system of the heart. The severity of Romano-Ward syndrome varies greatly from case to case. Some individuals may have no ...More…
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Muscular Dystrophy, Emery Dreifuss
Web MD — Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a rare, often slowly progressive genetic disorder affecting the muscles of the arms, legs, face, neck, spine and heart. The disorder consists of the clinical triad of weakness and degeneration (atrophy) ...More…
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Myotubular Myopathy
Web MD — X-linked Congenital Recessive Muscle Hypotrophy with Central Nuclei Myotubular myopathy is a rare muscle-wasting disorder that occurs in three forms based on severity, inheritance, and symptoms. X-linked myotubular myopathy, the most severe form, ...More…