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Are you having uncontrollable acid reflux or heartburn? You may be suffering from GERD (gastroesphageal reflux disease). But unfortunately, GERD can oftentimes be hard to detect with fewer symptoms.
According to Everydayhealth.com, GERD is a digestive disorder that occurs when tummy acids, bile and other contents of the stomach begin to back up into the esophagus.
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If you are unsure what osteoarthritis is, it’s when there is a breakdown of cartilage in the joints, and symptoms include “tenderness, grating or catching sensation in the joint when moving, [and] stiffness,” says Peter M. Newton, M.D. It normally affects older people, and can be caused from simple wear and tear of aging, a traumatic injury to the joint and/or genetics.
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According to Peter M. Newton, M.D., ankle fractures are one of the most common major joint injuries. Common symptoms of an ankle fracture include moderate to severe pain, swelling and bruising of the outside and inside of the ankle and foot. When most people suffer from a broken ankle they cannot put weight on the injured foot, and the severity of the injury depends on “the mechanism and magnitude of the forces acting on the ankle but also on the position of the foot and ankle during the injury,” says Newton.
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What is causing that cough? You’ve been coughing for weeks and can’t figure out what it could be. You may wonder if it’s a cold or something more serious. We’re here to help you figure that out.
Health.com has done their research to find some answers:
* Asthma/Allergies- asthma is a chronic lung disease where the airways can become inflamed, and swell up so breathing is difficult. Allergic reactions can trigger an asthma attack
* COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)- happens when airways/air sacs are inflamed, or damaged by the production of excess mucus…mostly caused by smoking…most common after age 45
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The term “eating disorder” is normally associated with an extreme amount of weight loss, often a fatal amount, but in actuality not everyone who suffers from an eating disorder loses a dangerous amount of weight; they might even gain weight. However, many patients “aren’t getting the treatment they need,” reports Elizabeth Landau from CNN. The reason for the lack of treatment is because some insurance companies won’t cover treatment for eating disorders unless the patient “meets all the criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a guidebook for diagnosing mental illnesses,” says Landau.
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According to CNN, millions of Americans suffer from allergies, and unfortunately trees and plants are shedding pollen early this year making it hard for allergy sufferers to breathe, and also causing them to suffer from many other annoying and unpleasant symptoms. If you are a Knoxville, Tennessee resident, you, unfortunately, have it the worst according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Knoxville tops the charts as having one of the highest pollen scores, a high amount of allergy medicine being used per patient, and a low number of board-certified allergists per patient.
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Researchers hoped to find certain locations that had a lot of autism cases to examine the area for possible environmental clues linked to why autism rates are growing. In California there were 10 spots that had double the rates of autism, and these locations mainly consisted of white, highly educated parents. Even though researchers were hoping to find environmental clues to explain the increasing rates, “the findings likely say more about the U.S. healthcare system than the causes of autism,” states ABC News. This link to the healthcare system is due to the fact that there are so many people that are uninsured and unable to get their child professionally examined.
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Despite the fact that many parents have reported improvements in their autistic child after changing their diet, there is still no official proof that diets benefit autistic children. There is also no proof that “food allergies, food sensitivities, or gut problems cause autism,” states WebMD.
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In only four years autism grew by 57%. WebMD reports that, “By the end of 2006, one in 110 U.S. kids had an autism disorder diagnosed by age 8: one in 70 boys and one in 315 girls, reflecting a nearly fivefold higher risk for males.”
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