A few days ago Bob asked the following question in the health forums:

Hi Guys,
My mother, after having a mild stroke, was said to have "Hyperviscosity" of her blood.

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Amber Johnson of the LPN to RN Blog (Amber, if you’d like to shed a light about the blog’s name, we’ll be happy to hear in the comments) has created a list containing a hundred of…[More]

Yesterday Grey’s Anatomy came back for another season, and so does this column, where we teach you about a disease featured on each episode. This time – tethered spinal cord syndrome.

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Much has been said about the benefits of exercising during pregnancy. Now it turns out you have another reason – If you exercise, the odds of you delivering a too-big baby drop by almost 30 percent….[More]

Exactly 3 days ago we opened the formal A Disease A Day health forums. Already two brave souls have posted questions there. While the purpose of the forums is for you, our readers, to…[More]

Diabetes affects about 21 million people in the US, and much more around the world. It raises our risk for other diseases as well. Here you will learn what it is, and how to avoid it…[More]

You get up one day, or get up from a chair, or just stand there and you faint.

Fainting (or by its medical name, syncope), is one of the most frightening problems…[More]

We are proud to announce that starting today, A Disease A Day has a forums area. You can reach the new forums by clicking the red “health forums” button above.

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60 years old Sharron “Kay” Thornton lost her eyesight in 2000 due to a disease that scarred her cornea.

After some failed attempts to correct her condition, a procedure called modified osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis was tried on…[More]

Yesterday actor Patrick Swayze, known for his performance in such films as "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost", died of pancreatic cancer. What is this cancer, and how can you avoid this deadly condition?

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