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People with HIV who are detected early enough might expect to live a near-normal life. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection can present with a range of symptoms often confused in the initial stages as cold or flu. As a result, the only reliable way to determine whether a person has HIV is to receive an...

Things to know about date rape drugs* Someone may spike your drink with a date rape drug without you knowing. *Date rape facts medical author: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP Date rape drugs are drugs used to assist in a sexual assault, which is any type of sexual activity a person does not agree to....

Birth control pills can be an effective method to prevent pregnancy.Source: Getty Images Things to know about birth control Readers Comments 2 Share Your Story Birth control methods can be broadly classified into barrier methods (that prevent sperm cells from reaching the egg), methods that prevent ovulation such as the birth control pill, and methods...

TMJ disorders occur when TMJ and/or muscles around TMJ get affected. 11 exercises that may help in TMJ disorders include: Relaxed jaw exercise: The tongue is placed over the upper part of the mouth behind the upper front teeth. This helps relax the jaw muscles. Chin tucks: The chin should be tucked, creating a “double...

Breast cancer can recur at any time, but most recurrences occur in the first three to five years after initial treatment. Breast cancer can come back as a local recurrence (in the treated breast or near the mastectomy scar) or as a distant recurrence somewhere else in the body. The most common sites of recurrence...

Things to know about pimples vs. cold sores Share Your Story Pimples and cold sores are treated differently. Pimples contain pus, while cold sores contain clear fluid in blisters. Both pimples and cold sores can spontaneously heal. Pimples are caused by bacteria, while cold sores are caused by herpes viruses. Symptoms and signs differ between...

What is colitis? Share Your Story Colitis may or may not be contagious depending upon its cause. Colitis is a general term that can mean inflammation of the colon; however, more recently the term colitis has been used to include enteritis, proctitis, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There are many different causes of colitis, so...

What is cryotherapy and how does it work? Readers Comments 1 Share Your Story Cryotherapy is a pain treatment that freezes an affected nerve and to treat some cancers. Cryotherapy is a pain treatment that uses a method of localized freezing temperatures to deaden an irritated nerve. Cryotherapy is also used as a method of...

Facts you should know about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Readers Comments 38 Share Your Story Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of a number of obsessive compulsive and related disorders that has irresistible ideas or images (obsessions) and/or specific rituals/behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) that may be driven by obsessions as characteristics of the illness. OCD occurs...

Pinkeye, or conjunctivitis, is inflammation of the membranes (conjunctiva) covering the white parts of the eyes and the membranes on the inner part of the eyelids.Source: iStock Things to know about Pinkeye (conjunctivitis) Readers Comments 16 Share Your Story Pinkeye (conjunctivitis) can be due to infectious or noninfectious causes. Infectious pinkeye is highly contagious. Bacterial...