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Improving the quality, efficiency and access to health care are important goals of The Affordable Care Act, which is currently being evaluated by the United States Supreme Court. The Act addresses ...

Affordable Care Act: Improving Quality, Efficiency and Access to Health Care

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The Affordable Care Act is touted as the largest middle class tax cut for health care in history. And, if approved by the United States Supreme Court, the Act’s effects upon uninsured Americans, ...

An Overview of the Affordable Care Act

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Bacterial vaginosis is a condition that occurs when the balance of bacteria in a woman’s vagina is disrupted by a surge of certain harmful bacteria. The most common symptoms of bacterial ...

Bacterial Vaginosis

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Vaginal discharge is normal, and it varies during different points during the menstrual cycle. A healthy vagina produces secretions to cleanse and regulate itself. This contains normal bacteria ...

Vaginal Discharge and Infections

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Zinc is an important mineral that is critical to biological functions, including healing, fertility, hair growth and immunity. The bulk of one’s daily zinc intake comes from nutrition. Since the ...

What is Chelated Zinc?

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Vaginal discharge is a common complaint among women. Vaginal secretions flow out of the vagina every day helping to keep your vagina healthy and clean. Normal vaginal discharge is a fluid that is ...

Vaginal Discharge

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Oftentimes, people prefer natural treatments to conventional drugs or surgery, as some are anxious about various drug's side effects and others have concerns regarding the continued use of certain ...

What is Homeopathic Medicine?

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As increased specialization occurs in health care, patients see various health care practitioners for various issues. Accordingly, patients are sometimes perceived as a number of parts, without ...

What is Holistic Nursing?

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In contrast to Western medicine, much of which targets separate body areas, oftentimes advocating the use of pharmaceuticals as a first resort, holistic therapy is a generic term for any treatment ...

What is Holistic Therapy?

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Many would argue that nutrition is oftentimes neglected in medical education, as physicians often offer limited nutrition advice directly related to their field. For example, inflammation is a ...

Holistic Nutrition

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Current Alzheimer's disease treatments seek to increase performance of certain biochemicals that carry information from one brain cell to another. However they do not prevent or halt the slow ...

What's on the Horizon for Alzheimer's Treatments

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For many years, we’ve been told that there’s little we can do to prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. This line of thinking suggests that all we can do is hope for the best as ...

Lifestyle Choices that May Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

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Currently, there is no proven method to prevent Alzheimer's disease. The health of the body and brain depends upon both lifestyle factors (that are within your control), as well as genetic factors ...

Alzheimer's Disease Prevention: The Importance of Diet and Exercise

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People with Alzheimer’s may benefit from some of the non-drug approaches to managing behavior symptoms in an effort to promote physical and emotional comfort. Many of these strategies aim to ...

Alzheimer’s Disease: Managing Behavior Symptoms without Medication

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While there is currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease, drug and non-drug treatments have been developed to help with both cognitive and behavioral symptoms and improve the quality of life for ...

Alzheimer’s Disease: Treatments and Behavioral Triggers

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Alzheimer’s Disease is a degenerative brain disorder that affects millions of older adults. Not every person affected by Alzheimer’s disease will experience the same symptoms, nor will the disease ...

The Stages of Alzheimer's Disease

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Alzheimer’s disease is a terminal brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory and reasoning abilities, as well as other cognitive changes. Not all memory loss indicates Alzheimer’s disease. ...

Alzheimer's Disease: Warning Signs

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Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disorder that affects millions of older adults. Suspecting you or a loved one may be exhibiting signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease can be ...

Alzheimer's Disease: Causes

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Hormonal changes that occur during certain stages of a woman’s life may require special oral health needs. Just as pregnancy and menopause can have an effect on a woman’s mouth, so too can ...

The Effects of Puberty on Oral Health

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Sometimes, there is a direct correlation between oral health and underlying medical conditions. For example, burning mouth is a condition that involves a burning feeling in the mouth and/or the ...

Oral Health and Underlying Medical Conditions

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As women age, a number of physical changes occur within the body. Changes in oral health are also affected by hormonal changes due to menstruation and menopause. During menstruation, women who ...

The Impact of Hormonal Changes Upon Oral Health

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Everyone needs to take care of his/her oral health. But female hormones can lead to an increase in some problems, such as cold sores, canker sores, dry mouth, changes in taste and a higher risk of ...

Oral Health and Pregnancy

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Brushing twice a day, flossing daily, eating properly and having regular dental checkups are the most effective preventative measures to avoid dental problems. Yet and still, there are a number of ...

The 5 Most Common Dental Problems

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Toothache or tooth pain is caused by inflammation of the central portion of the tooth called pulp. The pulp contains nerve endings that are very sensitive to pain, which are most often caused by ...

Toothache: Causes

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During moments of anger or stress, it’s not uncommon for people to clench and grind their teeth. Teeth grinding, otherwise known as bruxism, can happen during the day, as well as at night when ...

Teeth Grinding: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

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An estimated 45 million people experience the pain and discomfort of tooth sensitivity. Tooth sensitivity means experiencing pain or discomfort to your teeth from sweets, cold air, hot drinks, ...

Tooth Sensitivity: Causes and Remedies

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Clean teeth are the foundation of oral health. The American Dental Association has a number of suggestions for maintaining oral health, such as brushing teeth thoroughly at least twice per day. ...

Dental Fundamentals: Oral Hygiene

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Experts believe that oral health can offer clues about one’s overall health, as problems in one’s mouth can affect the rest of your body. The mouth is filled with bacteria, which are mostly ...

Dental Health: Periodontitis

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Pneumothorax, which is also known as a collapsed lung, cannot be prevented and can occur for no obvious reason. Any blunt or penetrating injury to the chest can cause lung collapse. Some injuries ...

Pneumothorax: Causes and Complications

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Pneumothorax, otherwise known as a collapsed lung, is the collection of air in the space around the lungs. This build-up of air puts pressure on the lung, preventing the lung from expanding as ...

Pneumothorax: Causes and Who Is Most at Risk

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Night sweats are episodes of nighttime sweating that soak your nightclothes or bedding even when your bedroom is a comfortable temperature (not excessively hot). Night sweats are a common problem ...

Night Sweats: Causes and Treatments

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A hiatal hernia occurs when weakened muscle tissue allows the stomach to bulge through the diaphragm. While the specific causes of a hiatal hernia are unclear, some people believe that pressure on ...

Hiatal Hernia Repair

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A hiatal hernia occurs when part of the stomach pushes upwards into the chest through an opening (referred to as a hiatus) in the diaphragm. The diaphragm is the sheet of muscle that separates the ...

Hiatal Hernia

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While finding blood in your urine may be alarming, oftentimes, it is not an indication of a serious issue. Blood that is visible in urine, which indicates the presence of red blood cells, is ...

Blood in Urine: Causes

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Blood in one’s urine, otherwise known as hematuria, may be alarming. But, fortunately, blood in urine isn’t always an indication of a serious issue. Blood that is visible in urine is called gross ...

Blood in Urine

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As many as 40 percent of all pregnancies may end in miscarriage, often before a woman even realizes that she’s pregnant. A miscarriage is a pregnancy loss that occurs before the 20th week of ...

Miscarriage: Causes and Symptoms

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A stye is an acute infection of the secretory glands of the eyelids, which usually results from blocked glands within the eyelid. If bacteria infects the blocked gland, a stye can result causing ...

Preventing Styes

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A stye is an acute infection of the secretory glands of the eyelids, which usually results from blocked glands within the eyelid. When a gland is blocked, the oil produced by the gland ...

Stye Overview

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Jaundice is a yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes and the whites of the eyes that are caused by increased amounts of bilirubin in the blood. "Signs" of an illness can be ...

Jaundice Symptoms and Diagnostic Tests

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Jaundice is a yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes and the whites of the eyes that is caused by increased amounts of bilirubin in the blood. The yellow pigment results from excess ...

Jaundice: An Overview

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For approximately 30 years, HIV and AIDS have been shrouded in a cloud of myths and misconceptions. Sometimes, these mistaken ideas have even prompted behaviors that cause more people to become ...

Myths and Misconceptions About HIV Transmission

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HIV transmission from mother to child during pregnancy, labor, delivery or breastfeeding is called perinatal transmission, which is currently the source of nearly all AIDS cases in children in the ...

HIV Transmission via Breastfeeding

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Since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, approximately 15,000 children in the United States have been infected with HIV. And, 3,000 children have died. Approximately 90 percent of those ...

Perinatal Transmission of HIV/AIDS

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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that can lead to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS. HIV damages a person’s body by destroying specific blood cells that are vital to ...

HIV Transmission and Prevention in the Health Care Setting

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a lot like other viruses, including those that cause influenza, aka the “flu”, or the common cold. However, while the body’s immune system can clear most ...

HIV/AIDS Transmission Facts

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Every 9-1/2 minutes, someone in the United States becomes infected with HIV. And, while a growing number of people have access to antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS, scientists agree that ...

Scientists Work Towards an HIV/AIDS Vaccine

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Shenia Discusses What It Is Like For Her Being A Caregiver For Her Father Who Was Diagnosed With Cancer And Also Talks About Why She Loves To Blog.

What Is It Like Being A Caregiver For A Parent With Cancer?