Bone & Muscle Problems Some foot problems are due to years of wear and tear on your feet. Others can be due to shoes that do not fit well or trimming your toenails too close to your skin. Circulation problems and diseases, such as diabetes, can lead to foot problems, too. {Note: If you have […]
General Health Conditions With fatigue, a person is tired, weary, and lacks energy. Often, fatigue is a symptom of another health problem. Signs & Symptoms * Feeling drained of energy. * Feeling exhausted. * Having a very hard time doing normal activities. * Having low motivation. * Feeling inadequate. * Having little desire for sex.
Dental & Mouth Concerns A fractured (or broken) jaw is when the jaw bone breaks. Signs & Symptoms * Jaw and/or facial pain, swelling, or numbness. * Not being able to open or close the mouth normally. * Bleeding from the mouth. * Having a hard time drinking, speaking, and swallowing. * Drooling. * The
Children’s Health And How to Keep Your Child From Getting Fever Seizures Signs, Symptoms & Causes A seizure is like a short-circuit in the brain. Information in nerves in the brain gets mixed up. There are many forms of seizures. A general seizure. This affects the whole brain. A convulsion happens with this kind. These
First Aid Frostbite freezes the skin. It can damage tissue below the skin, too. Most often, frostbite affects the toes, fingers, earlobes, chin, and tip of the nose. Hypothermia is when body temperature drops below 96ºF. The body loses more heat than it can make. This usually occurs from staying in a cold place for
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General Health Conditions The average normal temperature is about 98.6°F (37°C). Signs & Symptoms A fever means that body temperature is higher than: * 99°F (37.2°C) under the arm. * 99.5°F (37.5°C) by mouth or ear. * 100.4°F (38°C) by rectum. Rectal temperatures are advised for infants. Don’t use a glass mercury thermometer. If it
Women’s Health Fibroids are benign (not cancerous) tumors made mostly of muscle tissue. They are found in the wall of the uterus and sometimes on the cervix. They can range in size from as small as a pea to more than 6 inches wide. With larger fibroids, a woman’s uterus can grow to the size
Bone & Muscle Problems Fibromyalgia is a chronic, arthritis-like illness. It affects the muscles, not the joints. Signs & Symptoms * Chronic widespread pain on both sides of the body. This lasts for at least 3 months. It is not due to any other problem. Muscle pain can be severe. * Pain in 11 or
Skin Conditions You may see your hands hundreds of times a day, but do you ever examine them? Probably not. Yet taking a closer look – especially at our fingernails – may not be a bad idea. They’re a good indicator of overall health. Spoon-shaped nails, for example, may simply be an inherited trait –
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First Aid Fires & burns are a leading cause of unintended home injuries & related deaths. Every home should have at least one fire extinguisher mounted securely and in plain sight. Install smoke detectors. If you use space heaters, keep them 3 feet away from items that can catch fire. Never smoke in bed. Loose-fitting
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