HIV infection is managed primarily through the use of anti-retroviral medications. These medications target HIV at different stages as it infects and replicates within host cells. The goal of anti-retroviral treatment is to keep viral load (the number of copies of the virus within the system) despondent and to promote…
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AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) causes damage to the immune system, which makes it difficult to fight off infections and diseases. AIDS is caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and sometimes it takes years after being infected, before a person actually develops AIDS. People can get HIV from infected blood,…
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Itching impedes with quality of life and can increase the risk of skin infection if scratched uncontrollably. Itching in cancer patients stems from a variety of causes. Radiation therapy, chemotherapy, bone marrow transplants and biological therapy mainly cause itching in the body. Infections or the healing process of wounds can…
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There are times in life when someone in your family may have a serious illness and require special treatment at a medical center specializing in a certain disease. Sometimes your insurance won’t pay for the treatment, or will only pay part of the treatment. At times your insurance will pay…
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Breast cancer occurs when malignant cells form and replicate in breast tissue. A great number of people–over 200,000 women and over 1,000 men–are diagnosed with the disease each year. Knowing how to raise awareness for breast cancer and taking steps to do so may be among the most important things…
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Obesity in America has become a major problem among young people; many children face a lack of nutrition in their body and the required fitness. Kids these days seem less active and healthy. Thus, there is a need for promoting health safety and nutrition in child care. Health safety and…
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Cancer is a type of disease in which there is uncontrollable growth in cell division causing your normal cells to mutate and invade other cells. Lung cancer is a kind of cancer that originates in the tissues of your lungs and airway passages. Two types of lung cancer are non-small…
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After an initial diagnosis of cancer, the patient must continually face months or years of challenges related to the diagnosis. Challenges are not only emotional and physical; they can be financial, sexual, spiritual, or even related to understanding technical terms. Having family and friends available for support has a positive…
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Joint pain is often a symptom of another disorder, usually one that isn’t located in a joint at all. For instance, urethritis, an inflammation of the ureter, causes joint pain. Therefore, determining the cause of the pain is the first step in choosing the appropriate treatment. 1 Evoke if a…
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Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bones mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue. Treadmill is available in most gyms;…
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