Highlights Unlike rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis is not an autoimmune condition. Osteoarthritis develops due to the…
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Highlights Diuretics, also called water pills, reduce sodium (salt) and water in your body. Diuretic…
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Highlights Penicillin was first discovered in 1929 and is still widely used today. There are…
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Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that develops over time due to wear and tear.
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Acetaminophen is one of the most common pain relievers available over the counter, found in dozens of products, including Tylenol.
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Hyperthyroidism affects millions of Americans. Yet, they rarely feel symptoms — or chalk them up to another problem — until it becomes too pressing to ignore.
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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition, meaning that the immune system causes the disease, creating antibodies that mistakenly attack the tissues of the body.
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Highlights Diabetes mellitus is a common metabolic condition that causes high blood sugar. There are…
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Hypothyroidism (also called hypothyreosis or low thyroid) is an endocrine system disorder where the thyroid gland doesn’t produce enough of the hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).
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Hypercholesterolemia, also called simply high or elevated cholesterol, is an abnormally high number of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) in the blood.