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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Skin Conditions Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is a chronic skin condition. It usually appears on the scalp, face, neck, or creases of the elbows, wrists, and knees. It usually improves as you get older, but can be a lifetime problem. Signs & Symptoms Patches of skin that are: * Dry, red, and scaly * Blistered and
Men’s Health With, erectile dysfunction (ED), a male can’t get or keep an erection firm enough for sex in 25% or more of attempts. Sometimes, ED is called impotence. Impotence can be ED, but can also mean a lack of sexual desire and problems with orgasm. Signs & Symptoms * Not being able to get
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First Aid Electric shock occurs when an electric current flows through the body. The human body is made up of 60% to 70% water. This makes it a good conductor of electricity. Burns, damage to internal organs, heart rhythm problems, and death, can result from electric shock. Signs & Symptoms * Shocking sensations. Numbness or
Respiratory conditions Emphysema is a chronic lung condition. With emphysema, the air sacs in the lungs are destroyed. The lungs lose their ability to stretch. This makes it harder to get air in and out of the lungs. When emphysema occurs with chronic bronchitis it is called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Signs & Symptoms
Women’s Health The lining inside of the uterus is called the endometrium. Sometimes cells from it grow outside of the uterus in the abdomen or in some other areas of the body. This is called endometriosis. It can cause scar tissue to build up around your organs. Women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are
Pregnancy & Prenatal Care Exercise can help ease muscular aches and pains and other discomforts women sometimes experience during their pregnancies. Yoga, walking, swimming, and other forms of low-impact or stretching exercises are best. Follow your health care provider’s advice for exercising during your pregnancy. General guidelines for exercising during pregnancy follow: * You can
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Pregnancy & Prenatal Care An ectopic pregnancy is when an embryo starts to develop outside the uterus. (Ectopic means out of place.) This happens less than 2 percent of the time. In normal pregnancies, an egg travels from a woman’s ovary to the uterus. It travels down the fallopian tube to get there. Somewhere along
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