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The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream. The gland is found in the front and lower portion of the neck and has two lobes, the right and left. The thyroid gland makes two main hormones, thyroxine (T4)...
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‘Tis the season to be merry and eat lots and lots of candy and cookies. Unfortunately, it is also the season to catch the flu. And the consumption of all that sugar in our diets at this time of year may contribute to us contracting the flu, and it can even make the...
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Menstrual pain, also called dysmenorrhea, is a burden most women will experience at some point in their lives. When a woman menstruates, the lining of the uterus is expelled by contractions of the muscular organ. Those contractions can be felt as mild cramps or severe...
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Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory condition of the myelin sheath that surrounds nerves in the central nervous system. The myelin sheath functions as a sort of insulation for the nerve, and the destruction of it can lead to dysfunction of the nerves beneath. The...
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Dysautonomia is an umbrella term for disorders of the autonomic nervous system, which is the part of the nervous system responsible for controlling all unconscious functions, such as breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, digestion, and more. There are...
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood neurocognitive disorder that is characterized by persistent symptoms of executive dysfunction. It negatively impacts a person’s ability to function in school, work, and other settings. It is...
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Most people will experience headache pain at some point, but did you know there are more than 150 different types of headaches? A headache could cause mild pain like a dull ache or throbbing pain with other accompanying symptoms, like nausea and fatigue. Headaches can...
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In the last few years, more people than ever before have dealt with mental health challenges. Between the fear of getting sick from feeling isolated to having significant changes in our daily lives, we’ve all struggled to cope at times. While any mental health...
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You’ve likely come across someone with very poor posture. Perhaps, they slouch a lot while sitting or they seem to be quite unbalanced in how they stand. But what if we told you that almost every single person has some sort of posture problem that needs to be...
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Whiplash pain can be quite severe, and it can sneak up on you when you’re not expecting it. The most common cause of whiplash is a car accident, but whiplash can also be sustained from sports injuries, slips and falls, or excessive shaking. Whiplash is typically...
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