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• What Causes Ingrown Hairs?

  An ingrown hair is the bump that refuses to go away, the reddish rash that becomes an eyesore, and the dull pain sparked by normal contact. If there’s anything capable of making life a living hell, it’s an ingrown hair.Basically, normal hair grows out of the follicle with only its root firmly...

• Why Does Fibromyalgia Affect More Women?

  What is fibromyalgia?Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder, which involves widespread pain in the muscles and bones along with chronic fatigue and cognitive difficulties. This medical condition is often misdiagnosed because its symptoms are subjective without a clear known cause. A few of the classic...

• Men and Osteoporosis

  Osteoporosis is a type of bone disease in which bones density (normal value: within a range of 1SD i.e+1 or -1) is lower than normal. Normal bone density is +2.5 or -2.5. The bone become porous, fragile, brittle and weak which makes them more prone to fracture. The most common bones to be fractured...

• Psych Disorders Often Precede Lupus Diagnosis

  Classical lupus with typical malar rash and other well-known symptoms is extremely rare. This autoimmune ailment may start insidiously in some and may develop gradually in others. In some, it may begin as a renal problem, or heart disease, while in others various psychiatric issues may precede the...

• Lack of Sleep During Pregnancy May Increase a Mother's Risk for Preeclampsia

  A study published in the journal, Sleep, has shown that too much or too little sleep during pregnancy may increase the risk of high blood pressure and related complications during pregnancy. High blood pressure induced by pregnancy is a symptom of preeclampsia, which later increases the risk of...

• Reasons Why You Would Need a Cholecystectomy

  A cholecystectomy is a type of surgery done to remove the gallbladder. Although the gallbladder’s function is to store bile, which helps in your digestion, you can still live a healthy life without it. Gallbladder removal through surgery is the most effective treatment in dealing with gallbladder...