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  Angina pectoris is a symptom of a coronary artery disease which causes chest pain due to less blood flow to the heart muscle. Angina pectoris is also known as angina, and this problem can be a recurring issue or a sudden acute issue. Angina pectoris can be defined as pressure, stiffness, tightness...

• Keeping Cozy: How Lupus Patients Cope with Raynaud's Phenomenon

  In the United States, about 30 to 40 percent of lupus patients have been found to also suffer from Raynaud's phenomenon. Raynaud's causes a constriction in the arteries supplying blood to the extremities—mostly the fingers and toes, but sometimes also the ears, nose, lips and chin. This causes...

• What Is a Charley Horse?

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• 13 Health Benefits of Papaya

  Papaya is a pear-shaped refreshingly sweet fruit, orange in color with hundreds of blackish sticky seeds which are round in shape and glutinous to touch. The soft and flavorsome portion of papaya is not only tasty but nutritious, appetizing and full of health advantages.The fruit is most common,...

• Does Diabetes Cause Gastroparesis?

  Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that can affect just about any organ. It damages small and large blood vessels, nerves, and changes the functioning of various organs, including those in the gastrointestinal tract.Diabetes adversely affects the functioning of the complete digestive tract,...

• Telling a Prospective Partner about MS

  Discussing your multiple sclerosis (MS) can be very difficult even when talking with a trusted and known figure in your life. As something that can make you feel very vulnerable, discussing your MS with a prospective partner can be even more difficult since you are actively trying to gain their...