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'What Your Sputum Indicates About Your Health'
Pulmonology

What Your Sputum Indicates About Your Health

A viral or bacterial infection can transform the viscosity of mucus, an important anatomical lubricant, into a breath-suppressing coagulant. Its color change can signal serious medical illness.

Gerontology 'Could You Be a Good Caregiver?'

Could You Be a Good Caregiver?

Patients can become demanding with little motiva­tion for self-sufficiency. Read how a pro­spec­tive caregiver under­estimates the task.

Individual 'For Months I Felt Like a Woman'

For Months I Felt Like a Woman

Axillary lump led to three imaging tech­nolo­gies, seven medical con­clu­sions and asurgery. Multiple health diag­noses weakenedconfi­dence in themedical team.

Woman 'Symptoms of Simple Ovarian Cysts'

Spotting Ovarian Cysts

In the absence of obvious signs that ovarian cysts exist, you might have a clue. The monthly ovarian cycle sometimes becomes spotty or very heavy.

Oncology 'How Quickly Do Cancers Spread?'

How Quickly Do Cancers Spread?

Doescancer manifest itselfwithin weeks, months or years? How quickly does itmetastasize? Predisposed patients should be diligent with regular health evaluations. But what tests aremost effective?

Woman 'Mothers With Nipple Eczema Breastfeed'

Nipple Eczema Mothers Breastfeed

Eczema can resemble more serious Paget’s disease. For your long-term health and that of your child, learn cautions regard­ing breast­feeding when suffering from either health condition.

Gastroenterology 'Fat men's bellies'

Prevent Visceral Fatty Liver Disease

Recognize, prevent and possibly reverse fatty liver disease. What is the relation­ship between it and cysts or cirrhosis? All cancers canproduce malignant cysts.

Internist 'Underarm lipoma'

What is a Lipoma?

Discovering an unexplained lump any­where on your body can cause consider­­able anxiety. When obvious­ly not a cyst or boil, what is it and what should be done about it?

Woman 'Female self-breast exam'

Some Doctors Stop Urging Monthly Breast Self-Exams

Searching for cancer may be too morbid a thought to women who esteem breasts more for their form and function than health indicators. Doctors are not giving up.

Oncology 'Lymphatic system anatomy'

Early Warning Signs and Symptoms of Lymphoma

Healthcare physi­cians and patients need to be diligent for early diagnosis, using multi­disciplinary medical treat­ment of blood cancers affecting the lymphatic system.

Physiotherapy 'Woman laying on stomach for prolotherapy'

Is Prolotherapy a Panacea for Pain?

Should a decades-old healthprocedure with 90% success rate be a top recom­mendation for chronic pain? See why some claim it is a medicinal cure-all and learn about its limitations.

Neurology 'Pair of feet under covers'

Get Enough REM Sleep

Functioning with very little sleep is not a virtuous work habit. Deep sleep improves productivity. Could this be the reason you’re so groggy, cranky, and obnoxious?

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