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communicable diseases :: Article Creator What 5 Infectious Disease Experts Think About China's Surge In Respiratory Illnesses Is the surge in China's childhood respiratory illnesses a cause for concern? (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) The infectious disease community is closely watching a surge of mystery illnesses in China that many have compared to the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) said last week that officials had requested "detailed information" from China about an "increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children." In a follow-up statement, the WHO reported its officials held a teleconference with Chinese health authorities and were given data that indicated an increase in outpatient visits and hospital admissions of children due to Mycoplasmapneumoniae pneumonia since May, along with RSV, adenovirus and the flu since O...

pre heart attack symptoms female :: Article Creator Top Doc: Is It A Heart Attack? Twenty percent of women will not have the same symptoms from a heart attack that a man has, and instead of the classic, there's an elephant on my chest or chest pain radiating into the neck and down the left arm, which is thought to be the classic picture, and what I was taught in medical school. Fully 20%, that's one out of 5 women will have instead epigastric pain or feeling of indigestion, which may or may not radiate to her back. She will become very short of breathe and nauseated and you can imagine when a woman like that, who is not assertive, comes into an ER room and she meets an uniformed triage nurse or physician, she can be sent for an upper GI series or a gallbladder series because she's having a quote gallbladder attack and given valium for her hyperventilation, when in fact, she's having a heart attack. One of my favorite stories is ...

discoid lupus erythematosus :: Article Creator What Are Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) And Other Types Of Lupus? Lupus is a long-term autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue. It can cause a wide range of symptoms throughout the body. Medical treatment and home remedies can help manage it. According to the Lupus Foundation of America, people report around 16,000 new cases of lupus in the United States each year, and up to 1.5 million people may be living with the condition in the U.S. Lupus refers to a range of conditions that can cause symptoms throughout the body. It is an autoimmune condition, which means it happens when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy body tissue. Symptoms can range from mild to life-threatening. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common type, and people often use the term lupus to refer to SLE. However, there are other types, depending on ...

venous ulcer :: Article Creator Venous Insufficiency And Venous Ulcers Content What are the symptoms of a venous skin ulcer? The first sign of a venous skin ulcer is skin that turns dark red or purple over the area where the blood is leaking out of the vein. The skin also may become thick, dry, and itchy. Without treatment, an ulcer may form. The ulcer may be painful. You also may have swollen and achy legs. If the wound becomes infected, the infection may cause an odor, and pus may drain from the wound. The area around the wound also may be more tender and red. Call your doctor when you first notice the signs of a venous skin ulcer, because you may be able to prevent the ulcer from forming. If an ulcer has formed, get treatment right away, because new and smaller ulcers tend to heal faster than larger ones. How is a venous skin ulcer treated? The first step involves improving blood circulation. To do this, you can: Lift your legs abov...

strawberry allergy :: Article Creator Consumption Of Popular Fruit May Reduce Dementia Risk: Study This could be berry-sweet news for strawberry lovers. University of Cincinnati researchers claim that eating strawberries every day could help reduce the risk of dementia for certain people of middle age. Their findings were published last month in the journal Nutrients. In the 12-week study, 30 overweight patients who had complained of mild cognitive impairment were asked to abstain from eating berries — except for a daily packet of supplement powder mixed with water and consumed with breakfast. Half the participants, who were 50 to 65 years old, received a powder with the equivalent of one cup of whole strawberries (the standard serving size), while the other half got a placebo.  The researchers tracked the participants' long-term memory, mood, and metabolic health. University of Cincinnati researchers claim that eating strawberri...

hyperlipidemia :: Article Creator What You Should Know About Hyperlipidemia Hyperlipidemia is a medical term for abnormally high levels of fats (lipids) in the blood, which include cholesterol and triglycerides. You can inherit it or develop it from lifestyle factors, including diet and too little physical activity. The most common type of hyperlipidemia is high cholesterol. Other forms of hyperlipidemia include hypertriglyceridemia and mixed hyperlipidemia, in which both cholesterol and triglyceride levels are high. Hyperlipidemia is very common, especially in modern developed countries. It's also increasing around the world. In the United States, 94 million people over age 20 have elevated total cholesterol levels. This amounts to about 50 percent of all U.S. Adults. People with untreated hyperlipidemia are twice as likely to develop coronary artery disease (CAD) as those with cholesterol levels in the normal range. This can lead...