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Prostate cancerYesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:37:19 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
For many men a diagnosis of prostate cancer can be frightening not only because of the threat to their lives, but because of the threat to their sexuality. In fact, the possible consequences of treatment — which include bladder control problems and erectile dysfunction (ED) or impotence — can be a...
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ProlactinomaYesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:37:15 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
Prolactinoma is a condition in which a noncancerous tumor (adenoma) in the pituitary gland in your brain overproduces the hormone prolactin. The major effect of increased prolactin is a decrease in normal levels of sex hormones — estrogen in women and testosterone in men. Although prolactinoma...
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Primary biliary cirrhosisYesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:37:11 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
Your body has an intricate network of ducts designed specifically totransport bile, a fluid produced in your liver. Bile is essential for the proper digestion of fats and helps rid your body of worn-out red blood cells, cholesterol and potentially toxic metals. In primary biliary cirrhosis, the...
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PresbyopiaYesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:37:07 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
Presbyopia is the gradual loss of the eye's ability to focus actively on nearby objects. It is a natural part of aging that usually begins to affect people after age 40. For most people, presbyopia becomes apparent when they need to hold print at arm's length in order to read it. Many people who...
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Premature ejaculationYesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:37:03 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
Many men occasionally ejaculate sooner than they or their partner would like during sexual intercourse. As long as it happens infrequently, it's probably not cause for concern. However, if you regularly ejaculate sooner than you and your partner wish — usually, before intercourse begins or shortly...
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Premature birthYesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:36:59 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
Most babies are born about 40 weeks after the first day of their mother's last menstrual period. But about one in 10 babies arrive sooner. A baby born more than three weeks before his or her due date is considered to have had a premature birth. Premature birth means babies have less time to fully...
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Pregnancy-related hypertensionYesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:36:55 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
Preeclampsia is a common problem during pregnancy, affecting up to one in seven pregnant women around the world. This condition is defined by high blood pressure and excess protein in the urine after 20 weeks of pregnancy. It may also be called toxemia or pregnancy-induced hypertension. In the...
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)Yesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:36:51 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
Post-traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that's triggered by your memories of a traumatic event — an event that directly affected you or an event that you witnessed. The disorder commonly affects survivors of traumatic events, such as sexual assault, physical assault, war, torture, a...
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Post-polio syndromeYesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:36:47 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
For years polio was one of the most feared diseases in America, responsible for crippling, paralysis and death. In 1952, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it reached its peak in the United States with more than 21,000 paralytic cases. Shortly after, vaccines were...
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Postpartum depressionYesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:36:43 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
The birth of a baby can trigger a jumble of powerful emotions — excitement, joy, even fear. But it can also result in something you might not expect — depression. Depression after childbirth can vary in duration and severity — ranging from mildto severe forms. Many new moms experience a mild,...
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Postherpetic neuralgiaYesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:36:39 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
Postherpetic neuralgia (post-her-PET-ic noo-RAL-jah) is a painful condition affecting your nerve fibers and skin. It's a complication of shingles, a second outbreak of the varicella-zoster virus, which initially causes chickenpox. During an initial infection of chickenpox, some of the chickenpox...
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PolymyositisYesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:36:35 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
Polymyositis (pol-e-mi-o-SI-tis) is an uncommon disease that causes inflammation in your muscles. Doctors also refer to polymyositis as a type of connective tissue disease. Its most noticeable characteristic is muscle weakness, especially in the muscles closest to your trunk, such as your shoulder...
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Polymyalgia rheumaticaYesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:36:31 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
Like most people, you're probably stiff and sore occasionally — maybe after a strenuous hike or a weekend of yardwork. Now imagine feeling that way all of the time. That's what it's like to live with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), an inflammatory disorder that causes widespread muscle aching and...
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Polycystic kidney diseaseYesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:36:27 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
Polycystic kidney disease is a disorder in which clusters of cysts develop primarily within your kidneys. Cysts are noncancerous (benign) round sacs of water-like fluid. Polycystic kidney disease isn't limited to only your kidneys, although the kidneys usually are the most severely affected...
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PolioYesterday, February 01, 2006, 12:36:23 PM - example@example.com (drugstore)
Eight years before the Great Depressionand two decades before the United States entered World War II, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's mettle was tested by another crisis. In 1921, the future president lost the use of his legs after contracting poliomyelitis (polio), a contagious viral illness that in...
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Pneumonia
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:20:00 GMT
Every year, more than 60,000 Americans die of pneumonia ? an inflammation of the lungs usually caused by infection with bacteria, viruses, fungi or other organisms. Pneumonia is a particular concern for older adults and people with chronic illnesses or impaired immune systems, but it also can...
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Pms
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:19:55 GMT
Mood swings, tender breasts, a swollen abdomen, food cravings, fatigue, irritability and depression. If you experience some or all of these problems in the days before your monthly period, you may have premenstrual syndrome (PMS). An estimated three of every four menstruating women experience some...
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Pleurisy
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:19:51 GMT
Pleurisy occurs when the double membrane (pleura) that lines the chest cavity and surrounds each of your lungs becomes inflamed. The condition, also called pleuritis, typically causes sharp pain, almost always during the act of breathing. One layer of the pleura overlies each lung. The other layer...
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Plantar warts
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:19:47 GMT
You don't have to play footsie with a frog to end up with warts on your feet. Toads can't be blamed for these embarrassing bumps, either. Plantar warts are noncancerous skin growths on the soles of your feet caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which enters your body through tiny cuts and...
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Plague
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:19:43 GMT
Cars, computers, cell phones ? as you look around, there's very little to see in common with medieval times. But there are things invisible to your naked eye that remain the same. One example is Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that caused the 14th-century Black Death plague pandemic. Plague-causing...
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Placental abruption
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:19:39 GMT
The placenta is a structure that develops in the uterus during pregnancy to nourish the growing baby. If the placenta separates from the inner wall of the uterus before delivery, it's known as placental abruption. This rare ? but serious ? complication of pregnancy requires immediate medical...
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Placenta previa
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:19:35 GMT
At the very beginning of pregnancy, the placenta begins to form. This circular, flat organ is responsible for providing oxygen and nutrients to your growing baby and removing waste products from your baby's blood. It attaches to the wall of your uterus and your baby's umbilical cord, forming a...
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Pituitary tumors
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:19:31 GMT
The pituitary gland is a small bean-shaped gland located at the base of your brain, somewhat behind your nose and between your ears. Despite its size, the gland influences nearly every part of your body. Its hormones help regulate important functions such as growth, blood pressure and...
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Phobias
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:19:27 GMT
Giving a public presentation makes many people nervous. But it makes you worry for weeks ahead of the event, and you may even start to feel sick if you just think about it. Or, perhaps you're so anxious about driving through a tunnel you go miles out of your way to avoid it. If so, you may have a...
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Phenylketonuria
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:19:23 GMT
A quick needle stick to the heel, and a moment of anxiety for the parents, gives many newborns a prickly welcome to the world as part of the screening process for phenylketonuria (fen-ul-ke-to-NU-re-uh). Through the few drops of blood collected from the heel prick, the test for phenylketonuria (PKU...
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Pharyngitis
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:19:20 GMT
The dry scratchiness and painful swallowing that are the hallmarks of a sore throat ? known medically as pharyngitis ? can be miserable. Yet a sore throat isn't a disease. Most often, it's a symptom of another illness ? usually a viral infection such as a cold or the flu (influenza). In many cases,...
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Phantom pain
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:19:16 GMT
Losing a limb is devastating. But, even after grieving the initial loss, you may continue to feel a sensation ? phantom pain or discomfort ? as if you still had the limb. Phantom pain in a limb that no longer exists is common after amputation. For some people, phantom pain gets better over time...
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Pertussis
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:19:12 GMT
Whooping cough ? known medically as pertussis ? is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection. Although it initially resembles an ordinary cold, whooping cough eventually turns much more serious. In the more advanced stages, it's marked by the symptom that gives the disease its name: a severe,...
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Peripheral neuropathy
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:19:08 GMT
Peripheral neuropathy is a term used to describe disorders of your peripheral nervous system. Your peripheral nervous system includes nerves in your face, arms, legs, torso, and some nerves in your skull. In fact, all of your nerves not located in your central nervous system ? which includes the...
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Periodontitis gum disease
Posted: 26 Jan 2006 15:19:04 GMT
Frontier dentistry, that staple of grade-B Westerns, typically involves an old cowpoke, an aching tooth, and a pair of pliers. Although dental care has come a long way since then, millions of adults still need to have one or more teeth removed during their lifetime ? mainly as a result of gum...
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Neck pain
Posted: 25 Jan 2006 15:40:16 GMT
Your neck has a hard job — holding up that bowling ball you call a head. Leaning into your computer or hunching over your workbench just makes its job more difficult. Poor posture certainly contributes to neck pain. But the design of the neck makes it vulnerable in the first place. All the...
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Nearsightedness
Posted: 25 Jan 2006 15:40:12 GMT
Nearsightedness (myopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see objects near to you clearly, but objects farther away are blurry. If you're nearsighted, your eye is probably too long from front to back, causing light rays to be focused in front of rather than on the back of your...
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Nasal polyps
Posted: 25 Jan 2006 15:40:08 GMT
It's hard to breathe, your nose drips constantly and your sense of smell just isn't what it used to be. If this sounds like you, you probably blame allergies or a chronic sinus infection. But in some cases, your symptoms may be due to nasal polyps — soft, noncancerous (benign) growths that develop...
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