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Focusing on Fibromyalgia A Puzzling and Painful Condition You’ve probably heard of fibromyalgia, but you may not know what it is. Fibromyalgia is a long-term (chronic) pain condition that affects 5 million or more Americans ages 18 and older. For unknown...
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Gastritis Introduction Gastritis is an inflammation of the stomach lining. Many things can cause gastritis, but most often it is caused by an infection of the bacteria H pylori. Gastritis may come on suddenly (acute gastritis) or gradually (chronic gastritis). In most...
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Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia affects about 4 million US adults, about 2% of the adult population. The cause of fibromyalgia is not known and there is no long-term cure, but it can be effectively treated and managed. Treatments tend to suppress or decrease pain, improve...
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Fibromyalgia Diagnosis Currently there aren’t any laboratory tests to diagnose fibromyalgia. A person may see many doctors before receiving the diagnosis. This can happen because the main symptoms of fibromyalgia, pain and fatigue, are similar to many other...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – Pathophysiology The effects of alcohol consumption have been shown to cause malformations of cardiac, skeletal, ocular, auditory systems and cognitive function. Even a small amount of alcohol during pregnancy can have an effect on the...
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Prevalence of FASDs We do not know exactly how many people have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Several different approaches have been used to estimate how many persons are living with FASDs in the population. FASDs include several diagnoses related to...
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