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I thought I could handle my eating disorder alone because it didn’t happen every day –…
As Marnie Goodfriend tells.February 24 - March 3, 2025, is the awareness week for eating disorders.I remember the first time when it happened - my first Bulimic episode. I was in Cape Town for the summer and worked for a legal organization…
A rare illness called PBC taught me to comment
As Erica Rimlinger saidWith my annual physical physics in spring 2002, my blood test was not entirely right. "Your liver function is not great," said the doctor. "We will give it for another year and if it is not yet over, we will do…
How intelligent pregnancy pillows greed and unlock life
Pregnancy is a nice journey full of anticipation, love and dreams of keeping their little ones. Nevertheless, it also comes with sleepless nights, constant discomfort and the endless search for a comfortable sleeping position. Every…
Family planning with multiple sclerosis (MS)
Family planning is very similar as it sounds. The process includes the decision on how many children you want and when you hope to get pregnant. It sounds just enough, but it is actually complex. Important factors such as contraception,…
I won three Olympic gold medals while I kept my Sjögren disease secret to the sports world
My second year of professional football started great. I worked hard during training and became stronger and faster every day. Then one afternoon - out of the blue - a tsunami washed over me of tiredness. It was so bad that I couldn't climb…
My ear infection turned out to be a rare disease
As Jacquelyne Froeber tells"I have never seen anything invasive in my life," said my surgeon.I was still dazed by anesthesia, but the expression on his face meant that what I heard was true. Apparently I was in the operation for six hours -…
10 reasons why you may have blood in your urine
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Seeing blood in her urine can be alarming, but it could happen for many reasons. It can be caused by their period, infection, problems with their kidneys or cancer.
Find out which blood in your urine in women and…
The increase in eating disorders in women in medium life
February 24 - March 3, 2025, is the awareness week for eating disorders.Alice* cannot remember a time when she felt comfortable in her body. When she grew up, she developed much earlier than the other girls her age, and her school did not…
What is a PA?
If you receive an examination or see a health service provider (HCP), you may see a medical assistant (PA). You may be wondering why you don't see a "doctor", and that's a good question. PAS are licensed HCPs that work in all medical and…
How to make connections when they are lonely
What do you think when you hear the word "epidemic"? Smallpox? Yellow fever? Polio?
What about loneliness?
It doesn't seem as if it could be a serious problem to be a serious problem in public health, but that makes…
Covid vaccine plan for older adults and immunocompromised people
Although the pandemic is officially over, Covid still makes many people sick. And the virus is particularly dangerous for adults from the age of 65 and people with moderate or strongly weakened immune system who have a higher risk of…
Live with primary bile colangitis
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In the last months of 2011, Dana Walker knew that something was wrong when she had difficulty breathing when she climbed a small hill from the parking lot to her office. He was also unusually exhausted after he trained…
Rare diseases 101
February 28, 2025 is a rare day of the disease. By definition, “rarely” means unusual. Unusual. Words that you usually don't think about when you think about your health. But for many people, life with a rare illness is a reality. Rare…
Living with primary gallcholangitis
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At the end of 2011, Dana Walker knew that something was wrong when she had always reached a small hill from the parking garage to her office. She was also exhausted unusually after saving during the Tae Kwon exercises.…
What your period blood color can tell you
Dark red Old blood that has stayed in your body for a while but did not oxidize enough (was exposed to oxygen) to become completely brown. Can mean:
You are at the end of your period
You have a…
5 days, no folic acid – what happens next will surprise you!
Folic acid is a vital B vitamin (vitamin B9), which is essential for many body functions, including the formation of healthy red blood cells and DNA synthesis. It is important for pregnant women because it helps to prevent nerve tube…
Pregnancy and cervical cancer: know your options
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Around 11,500 women in the United States receive cervical cancer diagnoses every year.
Cervical cancer often takes place during the reproductive years. Almost 4 out of 10 people who receive this diagnosis are 45 years…
I missed all the signs of my father’s liver disease
As Jacquelyne Froeber tellsFebruary 21, 2025 is the day of national nurses.My father was the funny parent.When we grew up, we did pretty much everything together, but on Saturday morning I was my favorite. Papa switched on radio and blew up…