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  • A L S
    • A L S FEAR
    • ATROPHY, DENTS
    • BFS
    • EMG TEST
    • FOOT DROP
    • REASSURANCE
    • STRENGTH TESTS
    • TWITCHING BODYWIDE
    • TWITCHING LOWER BODY
      • FEET, TOES
      • QUADS, HAMSTRINGS
    • TWITCHING UPPER BODY
      • ARM, HAND, FINGERS
      • CHEST
      • EYELID
      • LIP, FACE
      • STOMACH, SHOULDER, NECK
      • TONGUE
  • CANCER
    • BLADDER
    • BRAIN TUMORS
    • CERVICAL, ANAL
    • COLON
    • LARYNGEAL
    • LYMPHOMA
    • MELANOMA
      • APPEARANCE
      • RISK FACTORS
    • OVARIAN
    • UTERINE
  • CARDIAC
    • AORTIC ANEURYSM
      • EXERCISE
      • REPAIR
    • BLOOD PRESSURE
    • CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY
    • CHEST PAIN
      • HEART CAUSES
      • NON-HEART CAUSES
    • HEART ATTACK
      • RISKS
      • SYMPTOMS
      • TESTS
    • PVCs, PALPITATIONS
      • CAUSES
      • DANGERS
      • EXERCISE
  • Headache
    • ANEURYSM
    • BRAIN TUMORS
    • MIGRAINE HEADACHES
    • ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
  • MOLES
    • BLEEDING MOLES
    • CHANGING MOLES
    • MANY MOLES
    • NEW MOLES
    • REMOVAL
  • MOUTH, THROAT
    • BURPING
    • LPR
    • LUMP, STUCK FEELING
    • PHANTOM TASTES
      • FOUL TASTE
      • METAL TASTE
    • TONGUE PROBLEMS
    • SWALLOWING
    • VOCAL CORD DYSFUNCTION
  • Pain
    • BACK
      • HERNIATED DISC
      • OTHER
    • CALVES
    • FIBROMYALGIA
    • KNEE
    • PELVIC
    • SCIATICA
    • SHOULDER
  • STOOLS
    • BLOODY
    • COLOR
    • CONSTIPATION
    • IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
    • MICROSCOPIC COLITIS
    • PENCIL THIN
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  • A L S
    • A L S FEAR
    • ATROPHY, DENTS
    • BFS
    • EMG TEST
    • FOOT DROP
    • REASSURANCE
    • STRENGTH TESTS
    • TWITCHING BODYWIDE
    • TWITCHING LOWER BODY
      • FEET, TOES
      • QUADS, HAMSTRINGS
    • TWITCHING UPPER BODY
      • ARM, HAND, FINGERS
      • CHEST
      • EYELID
      • LIP, FACE
      • STOMACH, SHOULDER, NECK
      • TONGUE
  • CANCER
    • BLADDER
    • BRAIN TUMORS
    • CERVICAL, ANAL
    • COLON
    • LARYNGEAL
    • LYMPHOMA
    • MELANOMA
      • APPEARANCE
      • RISK FACTORS
    • OVARIAN
    • UTERINE
  • CARDIAC
    • AORTIC ANEURYSM
      • EXERCISE
      • REPAIR
    • BLOOD PRESSURE
    • CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY
    • CHEST PAIN
      • HEART CAUSES
      • NON-HEART CAUSES
    • HEART ATTACK
      • RISKS
      • SYMPTOMS
      • TESTS
    • PVCs, PALPITATIONS
      • CAUSES
      • DANGERS
      • EXERCISE
  • Headache
    • ANEURYSM
    • BRAIN TUMORS
    • MIGRAINE HEADACHES
    • ACUTE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
  • MOLES
    • BLEEDING MOLES
    • CHANGING MOLES
    • MANY MOLES
    • NEW MOLES
    • REMOVAL
  • MOUTH, THROAT
    • BURPING
    • LPR
    • LUMP, STUCK FEELING
    • PHANTOM TASTES
      • FOUL TASTE
      • METAL TASTE
    • TONGUE PROBLEMS
    • SWALLOWING
    • VOCAL CORD DYSFUNCTION
  • Pain
    • BACK
      • HERNIATED DISC
      • OTHER
    • CALVES
    • FIBROMYALGIA
    • KNEE
    • PELVIC
    • SCIATICA
    • SHOULDER
  • STOOLS
    • BLOODY
    • COLOR
    • CONSTIPATION
    • IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
    • MICROSCOPIC COLITIS
    • PENCIL THIN

Medical Professionals Turn to the Metaverse to Combat Burnout

Burnout among medical professionals and other frontline workers is an epidemic in and of itself. […]

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    Five Superpowers of Those Living with EDS

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Five Superpowers of Those Living with EDS

With Ehlers-Danlos syndromes comes five superpowers. […]

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    One Baby’s Fight with Hyperinsulinism

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One Baby’s Fight with Hyperinsulinism

My brother’s fight with hyperinsulinism seemed like it lasted forever. It started when he was just six months old, which that in itself is very rare, but I will get into that later. [...]

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    Do Your Legs Feel Like Worms Are Squirming Inside Them?

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Do Your Legs Feel Like Worms Are Squirming Inside Them?

Shannyn McCauley explains why her legs feel like worms are inside trying to get out, and the treatment she finally discovered that has dramatic results. […]

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    Addison’s Disease: Do You Have Unexplained Serious Symptoms?

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Addison’s Disease: Do You Have Unexplained Serious Symptoms?

Addison’s disease can be fatal and also go misdiagnosed for many months. The symptoms are quite varied and can mimic other conditions. […]

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    A Caregiver’s Four Lessons on Rare Disease

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A Caregiver’s Four Lessons on Rare Disease

According to the National Institutes for Health, 25-30 million people in the U.S. are affected by an estimated 7,000 rare diseases. Many of those diseases are serious or life-threatening. That’s nearly the same number of [...]

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    Is Exercising Three Times a Day Overtraining or Obsessive?

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Is Exercising Three Times a Day Overtraining or Obsessive?

How can you tell when exercising three times a day is harmful? Working out three times daily doesn’t necessarily mean an obsession or unhealthy fixation. […]

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    10 Immune Boosting Tips and Tricks for Postmenopausal Women

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10 Immune Boosting Tips and Tricks for Postmenopausal Women

Postmenopausal women need to incorporate these 10 immune boosting practices if they want to live their healthiest, longest life. […]

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    Does Washing Dishes for a Living Replace Exercise?

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Does Washing Dishes for a Living Replace Exercise?

Do you wash dishes full-time and wonder if this means you don’t need to exercise in the traditional way, such as aerobics or weight training? […]

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    Does Lifting Patients As a Nurse Count As Strength Training?

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Does Lifting Patients As a Nurse Count As Strength Training?

Don’t think for a second that the lifting you do on the job as a nurse replaces a structured strength training regimen. […]

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    Occasional Tender Spot on the Palm of Your Hand?

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Occasional Tender Spot on the Palm of Your Hand?

Is an occasional tender spot on the palm of your hand something to worry about? […]

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    Avoiding These Health Screening Tests Can Cost You Your Life

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Avoiding These Health Screening Tests Can Cost You Your Life

What kills a lot of people? Avoiding health screenings. Even people with health coverage will avoid health screenings that can save their lives. […]

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    Why Obesity Causes Problems with Abdominal CT Scans

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Why Obesity Causes Problems with Abdominal CT Scans

The dangers of obesity include how it will compromise the effectiveness of a CT scan. This could mean a missed cancerous tumor, among other missed pathology. […]

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    What Conditions Can Obesity Prevent an MRI from Showing?

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What Conditions Can Obesity Prevent an MRI from Showing?

Are there medical conditions that an MRI would make difficult to see if the patient were obese? How much fat can interfere with an MRI image? […]

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    Hand and Fingers Tremor After Snipping Weeds

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Hand and Fingers Tremor After Snipping Weeds

Are your hands and fingers tremoring after you handled a weed snipper? […]

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    Inner Thigh Muscles So Tight It Hurts to Get into a Car?

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Inner Thigh Muscles So Tight It Hurts to Get into a Car?

Has your “side split” become so narrow that it hurts to get into a car due to the upper leg positioning? I solved this problem in five days. […]

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    It’s Legal to Pay People with Disabilities Under Minimum Wage

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It’s Legal to Pay People with Disabilities Under Minimum Wage

It’s legal to pay challenged people less than minimum wage simply because of their challenge, regardless of skill level on a job that normally pays more. […]

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    America’s Obesity Problem: Overeating or Low Thyroid?

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America’s Obesity Problem: Overeating or Low Thyroid?

It’s time to stop blaming an epidemic of morbid obesity on a tiny gland in the neck. […]

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    What Kind of Doctor Never Has to Examine Anything Gross?

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What Kind of Doctor Never Has to Examine Anything Gross?

Are there medical specialties, once a doctor has completed their training, that will never involve viewing anything “gross”? […]

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    A Cookbook by Neurodiverse Young Adults for Everyone!

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A Cookbook by Neurodiverse Young Adults for Everyone!

The stories in the cookbook are packed with ways that the neurodiverse students benefit! […]

ELLSSEE 2023-05-08T12:56:48-06:00 .|
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    Painless Slow Growing Lump Bulge in Thumb: What Is This?

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Painless Slow Growing Lump Bulge in Thumb: What Is This?

Have you suddenly become aware of a bulging or lumpy area in your thumb that doesn’t hurt? […]

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    Can Binge Eating Ever Cause Your Stomach to Rupture?

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Can Binge Eating Ever Cause Your Stomach to Rupture?

Do you ever binge on ridiculous amounts of food in one sitting, then feel like your stomach will burst? Do you worry about a fatal stomach rupture? How many times have you eaten so much [...]

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    Does Reflux Esophagitis Cause a Sore Throat?

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Does Reflux Esophagitis Cause a Sore Throat?

Has your throat been sore or burning lately? Do you also have recurring acid reflux that has possibly led to esophagitis? How does all of this tie together? […]

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    Postmenopausal and Have Hot Flashes First Thing in the Morning?

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Postmenopausal and Have Hot Flashes First Thing in the Morning?

Are you postmenopausal and seem to get a hot flash every morning the moment you get out of bed? […]

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    Colonoscopy vs. Colposcopy: What’s the Difference?

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Colonoscopy vs. Colposcopy: What’s the Difference?

Have you seen both “colonoscopy” and “colposcopy” in the same information about one of these procedures? If you’re confused, here’s the difference. […]

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    Asthma Go-Bag Helps Parents of Asthmatic Kids Be Organized

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Asthma Go-Bag Helps Parents of Asthmatic Kids Be Organized

If you’re a busy, harried parent struggling to keep your child’s asthma essentials organized, the Asthma KidCare Go-Bag is just what you need. […]

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Why Is Cancer Scarier than Heart Disease Which Kills More People?

Why is cancer more terrifying than heart disease if heart disease kills way more people than cancer? Why is “You have cancer” more frightening than “You have heart disease”? […]

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    Why Do Some Teens Get Vaping Lung Injury and Others Don’t?

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Why Do Some Teens Get Vaping Lung Injury and Others Don’t?

Some teens have died from vaping; others have permanent lung damage; but most are not affected. Why is this? […]

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    Diseases that Cause the Most Symptoms in One Patient

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Diseases that Cause the Most Symptoms in One Patient

This is about diseases that cause the most symptoms at the same time in a single patient. There are quite a few medical conditions that cause so many symptoms that they can easily be misdiagnosed. [...]

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Why Nurses Weigh Patients for Every Single Doctor Appointment

There’s a growing movement of women refusing to get weighed at doctors’ offices. […]

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    Medical Conditions that Can Kill You in Your Sleep

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Medical Conditions that Can Kill You in Your Sleep

There’s quite a few medical conditions that can kill you while you’re sleeping without ever waking you up. This includes young people. […]

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    Why the Smallest Child in the Class CAN Be the Bully

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Why the Smallest Child in the Class CAN Be the Bully

If you think your small child can’t possibly be a bully because his or her accuser is bigger, then think again. If adults can be scared of spiders, then it’s certainly believable that the smallest [...]

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    Can Brief Daily Sun Without Burning Cause Melanoma?

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Can Brief Daily Sun Without Burning Cause Melanoma?

If you want daily but brief sun exposure to get vitamin D, can this ever cause melanoma — even if you don’t burn? […]

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    Do Kids Learn Bullying from Their Parents or Is This a Myth?

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Do Kids Learn Bullying from Their Parents or Is This a Myth?

Don’t assume that the school bully is spoiled and entitled at home; instead assume that he or she is being bullied by a parent or older sibling. […]

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    What Are All the Symptoms Fibromyalgia Causes?

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What Are All the Symptoms Fibromyalgia Causes?

Fibromyalgia is real. The symptoms it causes can be grouped into five categories, each including many problems. […]

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    Is an Occasional Night Off from CPAP Treatment Harmful to the Body?

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Is an Occasional Night Off from CPAP Treatment Harmful to the Body?

What if you were to miss a night of CPAP therapy every so often? Could an occasional night off from CPAP cause damage to your body? […]

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    Why Do Overweight Women Who Don’t Want to Lose Weight Exercise?

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Why Do Overweight Women Who Don’t Want to Lose Weight Exercise?

Ever wonder why an influencer who embraces her size also exercises? Is she actually trying to lose weight? […]

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    Can Starting Exercise in Middle Age Help Fight Heart Disease?

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Can Starting Exercise in Middle Age Help Fight Heart Disease?

Are you middle aged, worried about heart disease and wondering if it's too late to begin exercising to help protect your heart? If you’re of middle age and have always been sedentary, it is nowhere [...]

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How Long Does It Take Norco to Leave Your System?

Wondering how long it takes Norco to get out of your system? […]

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    How Long Can Your Zero Calcium Score Last Before It Goes Up?

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How Long Can Your Zero Calcium Score Last Before It Goes Up?

You’ve just learned your calcium score is zero, so now it’s time to learn how to keep it at zero. How long can it last before it might go up? […]

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