Acupuncture: what is it?
Acupuncture is an essential component of traditional Chinese medicine and has been practiced in the Orient for over 2000 years. Although acupuncture was introduced to Europe in the 14th century, it has only recently caught the attention of North American health ...
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Causes of hearing loss
Hearing loss is a spectrum with minor hearing problems at one end and profound, complete deafness at the other. Conductive hearing loss occurs when something blocks sound waves from reaching the inner ...
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Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye)
Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, which is a thin, transparent membrane that lines the eyelids and portions of the underlying eyeball. Conjunctivitis is usually caused by viruses, bacteria, or ...
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Diagnosing hearing loss
Doctors who specialize in hearing disorders (otologists or otolaryngologists), also called ENT physicians, use many tests to measure hearing loss or track down its cause. A tuning fork will help the physician determine if hearing loss is conductive or ...
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Diagnosing the flu
Since the symptoms of an influenza infection are very different from the common cold, the diagnosis can be made fairly ...
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Do you have avian flu?
Do you suspect you might be sick with avian flu? Although the odds are probably against it, it's not impossible. Your likelihood of infection depends on a few ...
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Flushing can help ease chronic sinusitis
To give you an idea of why I was always getting kicked out of class as a kid, there was the time in 5th grade when we'd been given a test. The "brain" in class did it in record time, of course, and yelled out, "Finished!" to which I yelled back, "Flush, then." Now, however, when I yell, "Flush, then," turns out that I'm giving good medical advice. ...
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Glaucoma medications
In the absence of a cure for glaucoma, eye drops and pills are used to control its symptoms. All glaucoma medications do either one of two things: decrease the flow or production of aqueous humor (the fluid in the eye), or increase the outflow or drainage of aqueous humor Drugs that decrease the production of aqueous humor One of th ...
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Glaucoma: diagnosis
Glaucoma is usually categorized as open- or closed-angle glaucoma, and then subdivided into primary or secondary open- or closed-angle glaucoma. Most people with glaucoma have the type known as chronic open-angle glaucoma, which demonstrates virtually no detectable symptoms early ...
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Glaucoma: FAQ
Will glaucoma make me blind? Can it be prevented? Can I get glaucoma from reading too much or not eating properly? Find out what many people are frequently asking about ...
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