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Understanding Alzheimer's Disease -- Symptoms

The symptoms of Alzheimer's disease often come on slowly. Someone with moderate Alzheimer's may start to forget details about their life, like wher...

Dental Health and Your Child's Teeth

After that, other teeth slowly begin to fill in, usually in pairs -- one each side of the upper or lower jaw -- until all 20 teeth (10 in the upper...

Oral Health Problems in Children

There are a number of problems that affect the oral health of children, including tooth decay, thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, lip sucking, and ea...

Cavities

A cavity is what you get from tooth decay -- damage to a tooth. The bacteria, acid, food debris, and your saliva combine to form plaque, which clin...

Tips to Manage Your Egg Allergy

After cow’s milk, hen’s egg allergy is the second most common food allergy in infants and young children. If you have an allergy to eggs, talk to y...

Drugs to Treat Mental Illness

Antidepressants, particularly the SSRIs, may also be effective in treating many types of anxiety disorders. Antipsychotics are a class of drugs use...

Depression

Depression, also known as major depressive disorder, is a mood disorder that makes you feel constant sadness or lack of interest in life. If your c...

Diabetes Medicines You Dont Inject

When you think about diabetes drugs, you may think of insulin or other medications that you get from a shot or a pump. It’s approved help improve b...

Psychotherapy for Depression

After a few visits, your therapist should be able to tell you how long your therapy could take. Talk with your therapist about which approach is be...

What Do Urine Tests Say About Diabetes?

If you have type 1 diabetes, your doctor could ask you to check the urine for ketones. A urine test for ketones should always be negative. Keep det...

Depression: Do I Have Clinical Depression?

Are you wondering if you have clinical depression?

Allergic Reactions to Insect Stings

If stung by a bee, the insect usually leaves a sac of venom and a stinger in your skin. An anaphylactic reaction is treated with epinephrine (adren...