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Otitis Media
Otitis media is a middle ear infection that is most common in infants and young children, from three months to three years of age. It has been shown that by the age of one year, more than 60% of ...
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Influenza
The flu is a respiratory (i.e., nose, throat, and lung) infection that can be caused by a variety of influenza viruses. Many people use the word flu when they actually have a cold. Although the ...
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Bedwetting
Bedwetting is common for children, affecting more boys than girls. The condition occurs in 30% of children at the age of 4, 10% at the age of 6, and drops to 1% by the age of 18. Although ...
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Fever
Although normal body temperatures can vary throughout the day, the average adult normal body temperature when taken by mouth with a thermometer is 98.6°F. The normal rectal temperature is ...
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Tooth Decay
Tooth decay (cavities) affects almost all of us to some degree at some point in our lives. It usually occurs in children and young adults but can affect people of any age because as we grow older, ...
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Eating Disorders
Eating disorders have increased in frequency as a consequence of societys emphasis and preoccupation with thinness. Eating disorders are multi-factorial, with genetic, traumatic, and nutritional ...
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Appendicitis
A sudden inflammation or swelling of the appendix is called appendicitis. The appendix is a tube-like structure that branches off where the large intestine ( colon ) begins. Its pencil-thin and ...
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Warts
Warts are small growths on the skin caused by a virus known as human papillomavirus (HPV). Despite their unpopularity, warts are extremely common. It is estimated that approximately 25% of the ...
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Lyme Disease
Lyme disease was first discovered in 1975 near Lyme, Connecticut, when 2 mothers called the local health department to voice their concerns about the high rate of arthritis among children in the area. It emerged that their symptoms were caused by a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by the bite of a tick.
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Pancreatic Cancer
About one in 79 people will develop pancreatic cancer (cancer of the pancreas) over their lifetime. In North America in 2007, pancreatic cancer was responsible for the fourth highest number of deaths among cancer deaths.
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