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… Sinusitis On this page: Health Tools Cause Prevention Symptoms … sinusitis include pain in the face, a stuffy nose, and drainage from the nose. Sinusitis can be either acute … throat, a reduced sense of smell, ear pain, and tooth pain. Children often also have a cough. How is it diagnosed? Your …
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… Lumbar Spinal Stenosis On this page: Health Tools Cause Symptoms What … over time. Any of these can narrow the spinal canal. These age-related changes often happen when you have certain … spinal stenosis usually gets worse gradually over months to years. If you have symptoms that come on suddenly, you may …
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… Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Surgery On this page: Surgery Overview How It Is Done What To Expect Why It … surgery. With this, the surgeon replaces the damaged ACL with a graft . For an autograft, the surgeon uses … Repair surgery. This usually is used only when the damaged ACL pulls a piece of bone off. This is called an …
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… Joint Replacement: Realistic Expectations On this page: Overview Overview It is important … this is not the main goal and is less predictable. On average, replacement joints have a limited lifespan (10 to 20 years). There are certain activities (running, downhill …
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… Smoking: Choosing a Good Time to Quit On this page: Overview Overview Your attempt to … time to quit, you may keep putting off the decision for years. Quitting Smoking Current … time to quit, you may keep putting off the decision for years. Quitting Smoking Current …
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… Translation services are available in more than 130 languages. For service in another language, say the language you want (for example say “Punjabi”), and an interpreter …
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… Stopping Medicine for Epilepsy On this page: Overview Overview If you haven't had a seizure in several years, you may ask your doctor if you can slowly stop or … after you stop medicine if: You haven't had a seizure in 2 years or more. You have only one type of seizure. (An …
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… HIV: Non-Progressors and HIV-Resistant People On this page: A few … non-progressors: Have lived with the infection for 10 to 15 years and remained healthy. Do not have declining CD4+ cell … number of people never become infected with HIV despite years of exposure to the virus. For example, they may have …
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… Types of Multiple Sclerosis On this page: Overview Overview What happens when … . Symptoms fade and then return off and on for many years. Secondary progressive . At first it follows a … may be mild or severe and tend to recur over a period of years. They may become worse and more frequent over time. As …
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… In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How … a small incision. This procedure is done when a blockage prevents sperm from being ejaculated or when there is a … technology (ART) procedures are done using IVF. Age. Birth rates resulting from a single cycle of IVF using …
