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The body's initial responses to dehydration are thirst to increase water intake along with decreased urine output to try to conserve water. The urine...
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Pain located in the neck is a common medical condition. Neck pain can come from a number of disorders and diseases of any tissues in the neck...
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Heat rash (prickly heat) is a red or pink rash usually found on body areas covered by clothing. It can develop when the sweat ducts become blocked...
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Excessive sweating, also called hyperhidrosis, means that you sweat far more than your body needs you to sweat. For example, if you sweat while...
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Rosacea (roz‑ay‑sha) is a very common red, acne‑like benign skin condition that affects many people worldwide. As of 2010, rosacea is estimated to...
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In the United States, most cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) are caused by one strain of hantavirus primarily carried by the deer mouse...
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Fibromyalgia is widespread pain in the muscles and soft tissues above and below the waist and on both sides of the body. Fibromyalgia is a syndrome‑a...
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Gallstones are stones that form in the gall (bile). Bile is a watery liquid made by the cells of the liver that is important for digesting food in...
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Cholera is an infectious disease with diarrhea caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated with a bacterium called Vibrio cholerae. Cholera...
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Legionnaires' disease can have symptoms like many other forms of pneumonia, so it can be hard to diagnose at first. Signs of the disease can include:...
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Mild infections are common with the West Nile virus. Symptoms of a mild infection include fever, headache, and body aches, which are often...
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In the early stages, prostate cancer often causes no symptoms for many years. As a matter of fact, these cancers frequently are first detected by an...
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Women having a heart attack often don't have chest pain as men do. "Although women can have chest tightness as a symptom of a heart attack, it's...
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There are two forms of hepatitis C. The first form is called acutehepatitis C, which means that you recently became infected with the virus. The...
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No one factor causes acne. Acne happens when sebaceous (oil) glands attached to the hair follicles are stimulated at the time of puberty by elevated...
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