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What does dense breast tissue mean?

Tuesday, October 1, 2013
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Mammograms are a special kind of x-ray used to look at breast tissue for the purpose of diagnosing breast cancer.  By the time most women reach the age of 35 you…

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Types of Diabetes

Monday, September 30, 2013
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Types of Diabetes

There are three different types of diabetes which can affect individuals.  Two of these are what are commonly called sugar diabetes.  The medical terms for these are Type 1 diabetes and…

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Test for Diabetes

Friday, September 27, 2013
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Test for Diabetes

  Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that afflicts 5% of the world’s population.  People who suffer from diabetes face significant long-term disabilities and complications if they don’t keep their blood glucose…

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Breast Cancer Symptoms

Thursday, September 26, 2013
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Breast Cancer Symptoms

The symptoms of breast cancer can vary depending upon the type of breast cancer growing.  Some breast cancers have no obvious symptoms at all and others will form lumps, skin changes…

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How to Recognize Symptoms of Diabetes

Thursday, September 26, 2013
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How to Recognize Symptoms of Diabetes

Diabetes is a complex metabolic condition that results in the individual experiencing high blood glucose levels when left untreated.  Unfortunately, in the past years the symptoms of diabetes were often overlooked…

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What Causes Breast Tenderness?

Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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What Causes Breast Tenderness?

Breast tenderness or pain, also called mastalgia, can have several different causes.  Some of them are rather benign while others require immediate attention by your gynecologist or primary care physician.  Most…

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Weight loss and diabetes

Tuesday, September 24, 2013
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Weight loss and diabetes

  Did you know that nine out of 10 people who are newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight?  The American Diabetic Association estimates that 80% of the 15 million…

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What Causes Fibromyalgia?

Monday, September 23, 2013
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Fibromyalgia is a chronic medical condition that was once thought to be purely psychological in nature.  Today physicians know that has a basis in the physical that is exacerbated by psychological…

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Causes of Diabetes

Friday, September 20, 2013
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Causes of Diabetes

Diabetes is a group of diseases that is marked by high levels of glucose, or sugar, in the blood.  The increased amount sugar in the blood is a result of either…

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Male mid-life weight gain

Thursday, September 19, 2013
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Male mid-life weight gain

 For years there has been some debate about whether or not there is such a thing as male menopause.  The terminology menopause was designed to describe the changes that happen, hormonally,…

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