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Last Updated: February 13th, 2012
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How can I quit smoking?
The health benefits of quitting smoking begin immediately and are significant over time. Talk with your doctor about a plan that will work for you and prepare ahead of time to deal with emotional a...
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What are the symptoms of liver cancer?
Liver (and biliary) cancers may cause abdominal pain, usually in the upper right side but may extend to the back and shoulder, itching, fluid in the abdomen (ascites) or legs (edema), weight loss, ...
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How can I get a good night's sleep?
The following are tips for getting a good night's sleep: Keep to a schedule where you go to sleep and get up at the same times every day. This will put your body into a good sleep-wake rhyth...
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How is celiac disease treated?
There is no cure for celiac disease, but it is treated effectively by eliminating gluten from the diet for life. With strict adherence to a gluten-free diet, it is possible to stop and even reverse...
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How will I feel during hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
The treatment is generally painless. Patients sit comfortably or recline during the treatment, while resting or watching television. You will experience a sense of fullness in the ears at the begin...
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How is thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) diagnosed?
Doctors use a combination of imaging studies including chest x rays, CT scans (in some cases with 3-dimensional reconstruction to show compression of the structures at the thoracic outlet), angiogr...
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What is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)?
Sleep apnea means abnormal breathing during sleep; "apnea" means "without breathing" and refers to long pauses between breaths. It is a surprisingly common sleep disorder. Becau...
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How is gastrointestinal (GI) or stomach cancer diagnosed?
If a physician suspects gastric cancer, he or she will generally perform an upper endoscopy using a gastroscope to help detect abnormalities. The gastroscope is a very thin tube containing a tiny l...
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How is an essential tremor (ET) treated?
Medical treatment depends on the underlying cause of tremor, and in most cases there is no cure. Treatment may include: Beta blockers, primidone and other drugs for essential tremor. Levodopa o...
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What causes an essential tremor (ET)?
As many as half or more of patients with essential tremor may have inherited a gene for the disorder, which appears to be related to abnormal activity in the cerebellum. This region of the brain ...
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What are the symptoms of gastrointestinal (GI) or stomach cancer?
Early symptoms of gastric cancer include indigestion and stomach pain or discomfort; a sense of fullness in the upper abdomen especially after eating, loss of appetite, and mild nausea. More advanc...
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How is liver cancer diagnosed?
If liver cancer is suspected, physicians will perform a physical examination to check for lumps on the liver or hardening, and will take a medical history. To image the liver, a computed tomography...
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What are the symptoms of pancreatic cancer?
Pancreatic cancer is often difficult to detect in the early stages because distinct symptoms usually do not occur until the cancer is advanced. The early symptoms of pancreatic cancer can resemble ...
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What can I do to help someone with dementia?
Some of the things that can be done to help a person with dementia are: Stick to a regular daily routine. Make sure there are lots of familiar objects around to be seen and enjoyed. Check on ...
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What happens to people who have dementia?
Alzheimer's Disease, the most common dementia, develops slowly and gradually becomes more severe over a period of several years. Vascular Dementia also becomes gradually more severe, although i...
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