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I have written about women having pain around their labia, vagina, and genital region, known as vulvodynia, also called vulvar vestibulitis.
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This is a special guest post by Dr. Suzanne E. Schindler, a neurologist with special interest and training in neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease.
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Heat and humidity combine to cook up a prime environment for several skin conditions related to sweating that can make us very uncomfortable.
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Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure (HBP). Both terms mean the same thing.
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Glaucoma robs us of our eyesight usually without warning signs. Its most common form is called primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and occurs when the fluid within the eye very slowly builds up over time due to clogged drainage systems.
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This is the story of an ER nurse who wants everyone to know how different a woman’s heart attack can be from a man’s experience.
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Women experience heart disease very differently than men do. Where a man might have crushing chest pain that indicates a heart attack, a woman may only feel a little nauseated or start sweating.
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Who’d have thought such a tiny gland in your neck could affect so many aspects of your life and health and sometimes cause so much trouble?
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This blog was written on January 24, 2020. Much has changed since then. For more, please visit my segment on NBC’s California Live . You can also stay up to date with my daily live Facebook Q and A, by visiting my Facebook Page @NurseBarbDehn.
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Being very overweight is often seen as a factor in many health problems, but now is seen as a factor in people’s risk of getting, transmitting, and dying from influenza.
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