about Scoliosis
Scoliosis is a condition in which the spine is curve to the side. There are over 7 million people with scoliosis in the US. It affects girls twice as often as boys, though it can affect anyone at …
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Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki disease also known as Kawasaki syndrome was originally called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, which in truth is a more accurate description of the disorder. Kawasaki disease usually affects young children, primarily …
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Fanconi Anemia
Fanconi Anemia is one of those rare conditions that you don’t hear about until it affects you or someone you know. Fanconi anemia is a complex inherited blood disorder that is a member of the aplastic anemia family. Though rare, it is the most common of …
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Haemachromatosis
Haemachromatosis is a condition in which iron builds up in your body. The most common type of haemachromatosis is genetic. There are 2 genes that can be involved the most common being the HFE gene or the hemojuvelin gene….
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The High Health Costs of High Heels
Back when I got out of high school, platform shoes were the “in” thing. I had a pair but I didn’t wear them a lot – it was too hard to walk on them. Today as I walk around in my comfortable flat sandals, I look around at the women and girls wearing high heels (even for casual events like grocery shopping) and wonder, “How can they wear those everyday?” …
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Where Do Warts Come From?
The other day one of the teenage girls that live with me came to me just devastated, she has a wart on her knee. She wanted to know what is it, where did it come from and, most importantly, how to get rid of it…
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Is Weight Loss Surgery The Right Choice?
While it is true that obesity has reached epidemic proportions it is also true that there are more programs available to help combat obesity than ever before. However, even with the availability of numerous weight loss programs and products many people are unable to lose the …
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The Complete Cost of Obesity
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that obesity has reached epidemic proportions and is currently the fifth leading cause of death worldwide with approximately 3 million adults die every year due to over weight and obesity. The WHO also estimates …
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