You can have multiple symptoms that last for an extended period of time. When this occurs, it is referred to as medically unexplained syndrome. Some common syndromes include Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
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Since there is no cure for most medically unexplained syndromes, you want to treat the symptoms. One treatment method consists of regular, balanced exercise designed to alleviate pain and fatigue, improve function, decrease stress and enhance quality of life. Cognitive behavior therapy teaches you better techniques to cope with symptoms and your condition. Some of these may include meditation and relaxation techniques. -
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Multiple Sclerosis Foundation answeredSecondary symptoms of a disease are complications of primary symptoms that have the potential to be more troublesome or severe than the problem from which they stem. Although secondary symptoms can develop at any time, they are more likely if primary symptoms are not well managed. -
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD , Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease), answeredSome people liken the human body to a car engine. It takes in fuel, uses water, makes odd noises, and pollutes the environment with waste. But I tend to think of the human body as a home-as your home. When you think about the similarities between bodies and homes, the two have many striking things in common. Your house and body are both important investments. They both provide shelter to invaluable personal property. And they're both places you want to protect with all your power. That's the big picture.
Internally, your bones are the 2-by-4s that support and protect the inner structure of your home. Your eyes are the windows. Your lungs are the ventilation ducts. Your brain is the fuse box. Your intestines are the plumbing system. Your mouth is the garbage disposal. Your heart is the water main. Your hair is the lawn (some of us have more grass than others). And your fat is all the unnecessary junk you've stored in the attic that your spouse has been nagging you to get rid of. Of course, your forehead probably doesn't have a street number, and a two-story brick Colonial doesn't look all that good in a bathing suit.
The same analogy applies when it comes to preventing problems and keeping your house in good shape. In fact, most smart people take the same approach to basic body maintenance and home repairs. You don't call the plumber if you have a little back-up in your pipes. You try a plunger, lift the back off the toilet, fiddle with the floating ball, and try to remedy the problem yourself. You don't call the exterminator when you spot a fly in the kitchen. You don't call the electrician if a light bulb burns out. And you don't call the painter if junior decides to play Picasso on your living room wall.
You rely on yourself to maintain control over how your house ages-because you know it's less expensive to prevent problems and treat minor ones than to let everything deteriorate to the point where your house needs a major overhaul to function properly. -
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD , Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease), answeredA study found that one of the most germ-infested things in a hospital room is—would you believe it?—the TV remote control. When tested, the TV remotes had more than three times as much bacteria as the hospital room doorknobs, the nurse call button, and the tray table—and many of those bugs were lethal killers. And you thought the TV could just bore you to death.
So how can you protect yourself? Ask for a disposable remote control meant for short use. The study found that they were far cleaner, so grab one of them if there's a choice. You can also clean the remote control with small dabs of the disinfectant gel and wear rubber gloves while you handle it. -
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD , Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease), answered
The reason why we shake with our right hands isn't only because most of us are right-hand dominant. It's partly because shaking with our right was the signal to foes that we weren't armed. In some cultures, people wipe their tushes with their left hand - shaking with the right, in that case, is simply more hygienic.
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Discovery Health answeredThat is a tricky question. It is possible we do not even know about the rarest diseases, since they occur so infrequently. There are also new diseases popping up all of the time. New diseases frequently occur when another organism's bacteria or viruses adapt to human hosts.
It is even possible that the rarest disease is one made by man that is stored away in some government lab.
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To cover the expenses of research and development, pharmaceutical companies often place high price tags on orphan drugs-which many uninsured people cannot afford. Some rare diseases also require treatment in another country or state. This imposes additional financial burdens, and insurance programs frequently place strict limits on such treatment.
However, there are advocacy groups, such as the National Organization for Rare Disorders, who play an important role in helping patient get access to treatments they need for productive and full lives.
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A rare or orphan disease is one that has fewer than 200,000 cases in the nation, according to the National Institute of Health. In the European Union, a rare or orphan disease is defined as one that affects five or fewer people out of every 10,000.
Whichever you prefer, the answer remains the same: Thousands of rare or orphan diseases affect millions of people every day.
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Some common criticisms of the classical Hippocratic Oath include its dedication to the ancient Greek gods, as well as its prohibitions against euthanasia, abortion and any form of surgery.
The classical version also instructs that doctors that they should teach aspiring physicians for free, which is impractical today.