What You Need To Know About Hives

Hives are itchy, raised and annoying! They occur when the body reacts to something that it is sensitive or allergic to, which results in it releasing histamines and other chemicals into the bloodstream. While this is occurring, tiny veins and capillaries leak, and the fluid is trapped in the skin.
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Cure for Skin Rashes and Itching

Author: peterhutch

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Some Facts About Herpes

Author: Jade Simpson

For most people the word "herpes" evokes an image of genital herpes, the incurable virus that is transmitted through sexual contact and causes blisters on the genitals. But herpes is actually a family of viruses that is extremely widespread and can cause a number of conditions that affect the skin, mouth, eyes, brain or, in rare cases, the entire body.

Some estimates suggest that the greatest number of 1 to May 6 people exercise some form of the herpes virus in their body, whether active or inactive.

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The Facts on Hepatitis

What is Hepatitis?

Hepatitis is defined as an inflammation of liver. Hepatitis can be acute or chronic. Acute hepatitis last less than six months and is generally characterized by jaundice, fatigue, fever, abdominal tenderness and elevated liver enzymes. Chronic hepatitis generally lasts longer and leads to progress destruction of the liver, including cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) and liver failure.
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A Method Used in Hernia Repair

Author: Groshan Fabiola

One of the method which is used in hernia repair is surgery that consists in a single long incision made in the groin. There are two types of hernia repairs the first is a direct hernia when the hernia is bulging out of the abdominal wall and the bulge is pushed back into place and the other called indirect hernia when the hernia sac is tied off and removed or pushed back because the hernia is going down the inguinal canal.

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About Genital Warts

Author: Kenneth Langlet

Genital warts are a type of wart that are only found on your private parts of the body. The genital wart is one that will be easily recognized. Genital warts are also known as veneral warts and also as condylmata acuminata. Warts in this manner are caused by a skin infection, which is known as PHV infection. It is possible to have the HPV infection without having genital warts.

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Submitted by Pattyc0527 on Tue, 08/19/2008 - 18:55

Is there anyone out there like me

I have primary biliary cirrohsis which you'd think by now i could spell correctly. I have had this at least 8 years and suffer from many of the symptions. I had to have my gallbladder removed a year ago because of developing gallstones which clogged a duct and i almost went into liver failure. I an lucky that my doctor is at Loma Linda University Medical Center Liver Transplant dept. I find that i have no one who truly understands how hard it is to live with the side effects and damage being caused to my body and hope someone out there can/will share.
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Submitted by doogie on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 13:12

Thyroid making me fat?

Can an underactive or overactive thyroid make you fat? I am very overweight, and I believe I may have a thyroid problem.
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Submitted by Shelley on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 15:01

Adult ADD quiz?

Does anyone know of a good adult ADD quiz? I think I might have it, but I want to check out a couple of those first. Also, if anyone has adult ADD that can share any experiences, that would be great. Thank you!
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What are Stds?

Author: Dr John Anne

Contagious diseases that are spread from one partner to the other during sexual intercourse are called as sexually transmitted diseases, or by their very popular anagram, STDs. STDs can affect anybody within the sphere of sexual population; hence it can be said that all STDs are global problems. Some of the very common STDs that are affecting the world population today are syphilis, gonorrhea, genital herpes, Chlamydia infection, hepatitis A, hepatitis B and AIDS. 

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