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• It’s Important: What People With CF Want Their Doctors to Know

  Doctors and nurses are a group of professionals that are vital to patients’ health. Often times, such as when dealing with a chronic condition like cystic fibrosis (CF), some of these professionals can become like family due to how frequently you see them. And in a majority of cases, through...

• What is Vasculitis and What are Various Ways of Treating Vasculitis?

  What is vasculitis?Vascultitis is a medical term referring to inflammation of blood vessels. The blood vessels are collectively referred to as the vascular system. The arteries present in these blood vessels supply oxygen-rich blood to various organs and tissues of the body. Vasculitis causes...

• What Conditions Do Chemotherapy Treat?

  What is Chemotherapy all About?Chemotherapy is a form of treatment which involves the use of drugs to treat an illness. This definition also covers the use of antibiotics in treating diseases. Chemotherapy is mainly used in treating cancer. But there are other diseases also which can be treated...

• Living with Hemorrhoids

  Hemorrhoids are inflamed veins around the anus or the lower rectum. They are common in both men and women. The symptoms include intense pain while passing stools, itching, and bleeding. In some instances, they may protrude into the anal canal. The exact cause of hemorrhoids is not known. However,...

• What to Avoid If You Have Lyme Disease

  If you get Lyme disease, it may be necessary to make a change in your lifestyle, particularly your diet, in order to make the treatment time shorter. As you probably already know, lyme disease cannot be cured. What can be done is to treat the symptoms of the disease. To quicken the recovery process,...

• The Common (and not so common) Benefits Some Hospitals Offer to Nurses

  In an article released on Nurse.com in August 2017, executive dean and professor Marie Nolan at John Hopkins University discusses both the granted, and not so common, benefits nurses should consider when seeking a potential employer. She urges readers and students to look beyond their offered salary...