Metallic taste in mouth, red swollen toes – what do these symptoms mean?

January 10, 2011

I've had a metallic taste in my mouth on and off for about a month now. A week ago one of my toes turned mysteriously red and tender right at the tip. now over the last two days, half my toes (mostly on right foot) are red, tender and a little swollen, especially at the [...]

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Can it really take years for symptoms of STDS to show up?

January 10, 2011

Or do health care providers just tell you that so you get tested/ Herpes can take YEARS to show up. for example, up to 80% of the US population tests positive for HSV-1 (oral herpes/cold sores/fever blisters) but never have an outbreak! Recently, a widow of 20 years had her first outbreak of HSV-2, genital [...]

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Should i still go to the doctor's even though my strep throat symptoms are wearing out?

January 10, 2011

I've had strep throat earlier this year in june and I started feeling the same symptoms again the other day. I couldn't go yesterday because the clinic was closed but today I don't feel as miserable as I did on Saturday although my neck is still a little bit stiff and my throat barley hurts [...]

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Hepatitis C Symptoms and Complications

January 10, 2011

 Hepatitis C symptoms are not observed at the onset of the disease in about 80 percent of the cases. this is the main reason why suffers find about the infection only after irreversible complications have occurred. The incubation period lasts from 15 days to 6 months. The first symptoms are hard to discern and resemble [...]

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H. Pylori causes ulcers but what are the symptoms. My stomach is nauseous and i feel full plus i look abot 5 ?

January 10, 2011

months pregnant. I was told 3 years ago i had H. Pylori, went on some antibiotics but nothing after that. I feel like crap tonight, does one round of antibiotics get rid of H. Pylori ? and is it possible some complication with that could be causing these stomach problems of mine to keep recurring?

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Increased awareness, prevention the key to slowing cervical cancer

January 10, 2011

MONMOUTH — Forty-years-ago cervical cancer was the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. but increased awareness and preventative treatment has lessened the deadliness of cervical cancer. as of 2007, cervical cancer was not even in the top 10 cancer deaths, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. "It's (cervical cancer)  [...]

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‘Grateful’ teen receives new liver

January 10, 2011

3rd attempt at transplant is successful Published: 2:00 AM – 01/07/11 It’s been tough, Jake Porter allows. “Tough” hardly describes the ordeal the 19-year-old Highland resident has endured since returning home from a class trip to Canada more than three years ago. Food poisoning contracted on the trip apparently triggered a form of hepatitis that [...]

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Colon Cancer ? Symptoms & Treatments

January 10, 2011

Colon Cancer ? Symptoms & Treatments Colon cancer is cancer that starts in the large intestine or the rectum. The colon makes up the longest part of the large intestine, which is a tube-like organ connected to the small intestine at one end and the anus at the other. The colon removes water and some [...]

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SARS, Swine Flu, and Kimchi?

January 10, 2011

SARS, Swine Flu, and Kimchi? A couple of thousand years ago, makers of Kimchi (a Korean pickled cabbage side dish), long before the appearance of SARS and the Swine Flu, would never have imagined their diet staple might prevent and possibly cure these viral infections. In April ’09, The World Health Organization (WHO) raised the [...]

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Playing and working in the cold? Be careful

January 10, 2011

Cold weather dangers Hypothermia strikes when the body loses more heat than it can produce. It usually happens during exposure to cool temperatures, rain, sweat, or submersion in cold water. Symptoms in adults Shivering, exhaustion Confusion, fumbling hands Memory loss, slurred speech Drowsiness Symptoms in infants Bright red, cold skin Very low energy What to [...]

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