1. Nix Recreational Drugs and Excessive Alcohol Use Prevent liver damage by steering clear of street drugs and too much alcohol. People who expose themselves to blood and other bodily fluids through shared needles are at a higher risk of…
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1. Undergo Testing for Early Detection In many cases, there is no way to prevent hypopituitarism, a medical condition that stops the creation of hormones in the pituitary gland. However, through testing and early detection, some risk factors for hypopituitarism…
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1. Prepare Your Household Any household preparation starts with the number of your local poison center posted prominently near the phone. Beyond that, you should make an inventory of toxic chemicals in your home, read their labels carefully and determine…
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1. Prevent Toothaches With Regular Oral Maintenance Tooth decay over time causes the majority of toothaches. Pain may precede or accompany tooth cavities, which usually result from buildup of bacteria around the teeth and gums from sugary or starchy foods….
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1. Look for a Change in Your Mental State Sepsis is an extremely dangerous bacterial infection that can originate anywhere in your body. One of the primary symptoms of sepsis is a confused or altered state of mind, which can…
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1. Be Proactive Currently, there is no known cause of HELLP syndrome and no way to prevent its occurrence. However, we can prevent high blood pressure, a commonly associated risk factor. The best way to prevent hypertension in pregnancy, and…
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1. Watch for Sudden, Unilateral Numbness If you’re at work and suddenly have difficulty typing with your right hand or moving your right arm, it could be a transient ischemic attack (TIA), also referred to as a mini-stroke. Your face…
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1. Listen for Sudden Ringing in the Ears The beginning of a Meniere’s disease vertigo attack often starts with tinnitus. You may spot the ringing of the ears without noticing any apparent cause. As the ringing intensifies, you may start…
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1. Get to a Hospital As soon as you suspect that you might have an arterial embolism, you need to go to the hospital. A blockage of the arteries is a very serious matter, and can lead to tissue damage,…
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1. Get a Physical Examination to Narrow Down Causes of Your Symptoms Your doctor will start with a physical exam to determine the likelihood that a strain of the measles virus is the cause of your symptoms. Both common measles…
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1. Clean Cuts Right Away A sepsis infection in the blood is very often a result of cuts that remained unclean and untreated. When a wound first appears, it is important that it be cleaned using alcohol, iodine, sterile saline…
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1. Relieve Menstrual Pain One common side effect of uterine fibroids is painful menstruation. Doctors do not know why this occurs exactly. Muscle relaxers can help you manage the pain. Usually, over-the-counter medications like ibuprofen will suffice. If not, talk…
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1. Know the Cause There is only one way for gingivostomatitis to spread, and that is through contact with the saliva of someone who has it. Gingivostomatitis is usually caused by the herpes simplex type 1 virus (HSV-1), not to…
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1. Remove Dangerous Substances From the Mix Perhaps the most important way to manage cirrhosis, a condition that results from liver disease, is to remove all substances that make the condition worse. Cirrhosis is irreversible, but you can slow down…
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1. Assess Your Skin Pigment Look for a possible yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes (jaundice) to determine if you have Gilbert’s disease, sometimes referred to as Gilbert syndrome or GS. Gilbert’s disease is a condition…
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1. Go to Your Physician Right Away Your doctor can conduct a number of tests which can determine both the severity of the condition and possible causes of it. On the benign scale, the condition can stem from nothing more…
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1. Wash the Skin Gently With Soap and Water Sumac rash is caused by urushiol oil, which produces an allergic reaction when it touches the skin. Wash the area using soap and warm water in order to get it off….
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1. Discontinue Chloramphenicol Treatment Immediately At the first sign of symptoms of Gray Syndrome in your baby, discontinue chloramphenicol treatment. If within 2 to 9 days of chloramphenicol treatment, your baby begins to show signs of oxygen deprivation (blue lips…
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1. Understand Signs of Acute and Chronic Liver Fluke Infection Liver fluke is a parasitic infection that has two distinct phases: the acute phase and the chronic phase. An acute liver fluke infection occurs when the parasites travel through your…
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1. Understand an Omphalocele Diagnosis As a parent, dealing with the news of an omphalocele diagnosis can be very difficult, whether you get it while pregnant or just after the birth of your baby. If you are still pregnant, at…
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1. Pay Attention to the Lighting in Your Environment Certain bright lights may cause pain and headaches. Some lights may be far too bright for your sensitivity, while others may be too dim. Your sensitivity may fluctuate depending on dozens…
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1. Look for Undue Clumsiness and Jerky Movements Early physical signs of Huntington’s disease often involve a loss of balance and unexpected clumsiness. Movements tend to become much larger than intended; for example, a short reach for a glass of…
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1. Look for Common Symptoms of Hypopituitarism Hypopituitarism, a medical condition in which the pituitary gland stops producing hormones, can cause a variety of severe symptoms. These include abdominal pain, decreased appetite, fatigue, headache, loss of body hair, low blood…
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1. Traditional Method of Manipulation and Casting Clubfoot is a fairly common birth defect that affects approximately 1 in 1,000 newborns. It is usually identified before birth or just after birth, and treatment typically begins soon after. If treatment begins…
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1. Undergo the Tests and Exams to Diagnose Neurosyphilis Neurosyphilis is a neurological condition that is caused by an untreated syphilis infection, affecting the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms like impaired motor skills, dementia and muscle weakness can result if…
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1. Be Aware of Your Physical Symptoms When you experience a panic attack, you may feel like you’re suffering from a serious medical condition such as a heart attack. That, of course, will cause you to panic even more. When…
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1. Practice Proper Use of Antibiotics MRSA infections have the potential to become serious, and it’s essential that you take your antibiotics exactly as directed by your doctor to reduce the possibility of developing complications. If the staph infection manages…
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1. Location, Location, Location Sometimes dry skin arises all over your body, sometimes only in very distinct spots, but xerosis definitely favors certain areas more than others. Usually, the parts of your body to most persistently suffer from dry skin…
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1. Be Positive About Your Future Cerebral palsy is not a progressive disease. It is usually caused by a “one-time event,” such as a head injury, lack of oxygen to the brain or poisoning. Cerebral palsy commonly originates as a…
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1. Sleep or Meditate After Therapy All forms of massage increase lymph circulation in the body. Lymph is a clear, colorless extra-cellular fluid that surrounds every organ and permeates all tissues in the body. When lymph is stimulated through massage…
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