Does penicillin induced pseudomembranous colitis go away by itself ?

March 9, 2011

I am a week past finishing my 12 days course of penicillin and I have major symptoms of pseudomembranous colitis. I read that penicillin can induce this during and after therapy. I'm wondering if it will subside my itself or if I need to do anything. I dont really want to go back to my [...]

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Arguing Over Symptoms While The Patient Dies « DumpDC

March 9, 2011

(Editor’s Note: the Texas Legislature is having a fight over slot machines, while the issue of sovereignty goes mostly ignored. so gambling looks more promising to Legislators than independence. Texas, your elected officials are bought and paid for. You will not move forward into independence while these sold-out solons are still in Austin the level [...]

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How long should a Crohn's flare up last?

March 9, 2011

Diagnosed with Crohn's Nov 12, 2007. Symptoms still persist. is there such a thing as symptom free days? Will I always hurt, even if only minor symptoms persist. I'm not sure what are medicinal side effects and what are Crohn's symptoms. I don't feel any better than when I was released from the hospital. It's [...]

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Diabetes mellitus can affect the nervous system

March 9, 2011

The nervous system can be affected by diabetes mellitus, bothdirectly and indirectly. Examples of direct effects are when bloodglucose levels get very high or very low, both of which can causethe brain to not function normally. Examples of indirect causewould be atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is accelerated due todiabetes mellitus, and therefore the risk of stroke isincreased. [...]

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Stop Headache – Treatment Methods

March 9, 2011

The most common type of headache is a tension headache.Tension headaches are the most common type of primary headache. as many as 90% of adults have tension headaches. Tension headaches are more common among women than men. Migraine headaches are the second most common type of primary headache. an estimated 28 million people in the [...]

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Has anyone that suffered depression before being pregnant have no symptoms of it after?

March 9, 2011

Before I became pregnant with my first child, I suffered from major depression and mood swings. after having him (2 1/2 years ago) I have not had any symptoms of depression or mood swings. Has this happened to anyone else? Can your hormones get "in-check" after becoming pregnant?

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New treatment offers relief for those with Parkinson’s disease

March 9, 2011

Font Size: More than 1.5 million people are living with Parkinson’s disease in the U.S. While the disorder tends to be more common in older people, it drastically changed one woman’s life before her 40th birthday. A new treatment is now offering relief. Driving, pouring coffee, and flipping through a book, all simple things we [...]

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Risk of Dementia Linked to Metabolic Syndrome

March 9, 2011

Summary there has been conflicting evidence regarding the link between metabolic syndrome and age-related dementia or memory loss. Metabolic syndrome involves symptoms of obesity, diabetes, high blood cholesterol and high blood pressure. it is known that this condition increases the risk of heart disease. However, the link between this condition and dementia is not clearly [...]

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Symptoms of dyslexia?

March 9, 2011

i have a friend who i believe is diagnosed with this. before i confront her about what i think may be. i want to make sure i'm not mistaken. please list the medical symptoms of dyslexia to help me out. thank you. Dyslexia has been around for a long time and has been defined in [...]

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Half million U.S. teens have eating disorders

March 9, 2011

CHICAGO — more than half a million U.S. teens have had an eating disorder but few have sought treatment for the problem, government research shows. The study is billed as the largest and most comprehensive analysis of eating disorders. it involved nationally representative data on more than 10,000 teens aged 13 to 18. Binge-eating disorder was [...]

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