Does “the urge” strike you more than usual? Are you constantly running to the bathroom? Urologists, which are doctors that specialize in the urinary system, consider going to the loo more than eight times in 24 hours to be frequent urination. Recurrent trips to the bathroom could be totally normal—or…
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Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. The condition affects approximately 20 million adults in the U.S., with an estimated 80 percent of cases going undiagnosed. The main types of sleep apnea are obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea and complex sleep…
Mononucleosis, known colloquially as “mono,” is a contagious illness that’s caused by the common Epstein-Barr virus. Nicknamed the “kissing disease” because Epstein-Barr is transmitted through the saliva, symptoms include extreme fatigue, fever, sore throat, head and body aches, swollen lymph nodes in the neck and armpits, swollen liver and/or spleen…
Hypertension is another name for high blood pressure—the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels. This depends on work done by the heart and resistance of the blood vessels. High blood pressure can have severe complications, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and death.…
