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Can You Get Yeast Infections In Other Parts Of The Body

By Allan Wilson · 17 years ago

In common practice, yeast infection generally refers to vaginal yeast infection. In fact yeast can really infect different parts of the body. Candidacies or candidacies refer to infection by any type of the genus Candida. ...

Information on Prostate Cancer

By Ronald A · 17 years ago

The chances to render sick of prostate cancer increases substantially as you get older, usually after the age of 50. But beside the age, the main risk factors can be the ethnicity, the higher risk ...

Brain Injuries: The Symptoms to Look Out For

By Steve Colville · 17 years ago

Traumatic brain injuries occur in people of all ages and sexes although statistically young men under thirty years of age are more likely to sustain such an injury. The injury may be caused by a ...

What You Should Know About Gastroesophageal Reflux

By Rudy Silva · 17 years ago

Most people know what heartburn or acid reflux is and the English know this as dyspepsia. Acid reflux is also call gastroesophageal reflux or just esophageal reflux. With gastroesophageal reflux, the content of the stomach ...

Detecting Prostate Cancer

By Ronald A · 17 years ago

Detecting Prostate Cancer The prostate gland is the size of a walnut and can be defined as a male sex gland. Since the prostate is located directly in front of the rectum, and just below ...

Warning signs of a stroke

By Michael Spencer · 17 years ago

You're sitting quietly at home when suddenly you notice a severe weakness in your arm or leg. Call medical help at once. You're experiencing a symptom that could be a stroke warning sign. Quick action ...

All you need to know about Ankylosing Spondylitis

By Jeff Dodd · 17 years ago

Ankylosing spondylitis is known by many other names: Bechterew’s syndrome, poker back, Marie Struempell disease, rheumatic spondylitis, spondyloarthritis. It is a chronic inflammatory disease that attacks the spine and the sacroiliac joints, causing arthritis. This ...

How to Triumph Over Diabetes

By Ann Stewart · 17 years ago

Diabetes in the last few years has become widespread. Once considered a rare disease, we all either personally know diabetics or someone whose loved one is battling it. What? Have you been diagnosed with it ...

Is Pancreatic Cancer Curable?

By Jones Wright · 17 years ago

Bob looks at Dr. Peter Roland with trepidation. What is he going to say? Will he give him false hopes? Thoughts like this are rummaging through his mind and he is looking at the doctor ...

What Is Peripheral Neuropathy?

By Doug Dearing · 17 years ago

There are a lot of different explanations leading up to what exactly peripheral neuropathy is: its causes, symptoms, and most significantly, its treatment. The word peripheral comes from the Greek word “periphereia” which means circumference, ...

Do You Fear Cancer? Why?

By Ann Stewart · 17 years ago

Why is it that cancer is the most feared of all diseases? O.K. we know for a fact that there is a high incidence of cancer in North American society. We all know loved ones ...

When Are Hemorrhoids Serious Enough To See a Doctor

By Henry Hammond · 17 years ago

Hemorrhoids are a very common condition and most people who suffer from them never need to do anything beyond home remedies or over the counter medications. If left untreated however, hemorrhoids may sometimes develop into ...

Easy Guide to Prevent Varicose Veins

By Krishan Bakhru · 17 years ago

The swollen, twisted, and discolored veins that are characteristic of varicose veins occur when blood pools in the legs and distorts the veins. Blood is returned to the heart via a network of veins throughout ...

Metabolic Syndrome And Insulin Resistance: Causes And Treatments

By Dr Keith Scott · 17 years ago

Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance are prevalent conditions that are treated by lifestyle adjustments that include weight loss, exercise and dietary modification. Spices such as cinnamon, caper, coriander, fenugreek, garlic and ginger can all help ...

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