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• Directory:Tell Me About Senior Health/Balance/Balance Problems Causes and Prevention
  ...heart. Aging, infections, head injury, certain medicines, or problems with blood circulation may result in a balance problem. ...in medications. For example, some medicines, such as those that help lower blood pressure, can make a person feel dizzy. Ototoxic drugs are medicines that d
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• Grape Seed - The Most Powerful Antioxidant
  ...at is considered most powerful, acts by strengthening weakened and fragile blood vessels. In the process, circulatory problems also get reversed or prevente ...diseases by actually causing an increase in the structural strength of the blood vessels that have weakened.
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• Directory:Tell Me About Senior Health/Alzheimer's Disease/Alzheimer's Disease Causes and Risk Factors
  Everyone has apoE, which helps carry cholesterol in the blood. Only about 15 percent of people have the form that increases the risk of A ...ues that some of the risk factors for heart disease and stroke — like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and low levels of the vitamin folate — may al
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• Directory:Get the Facts on Herbal Supplements/Thunder God Vine
  ...y, thunder god vine is taken for excessive menstrual periods or autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and lupus. ...funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) suggest that an oral extract of the herb may improve rheumatoid art
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• Directory:Tell Me About Senior Health/Arthritis/Arthritis Causes and Risk Factors
  ...lood, a condition called hyperuricemia. The extra uric acid moves from the blood to the joints, which may trigger the inflammation seen in gout. [[Category:Diseases]]
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• Directory:Tell Me About Senior Health/Arthritis/Arthritis Defined
  ...the different kinds of arthritis comprise just a portion of the rheumatic diseases. ...fects the joints, but may also attack tissue in the skin, lungs, eyes, and blood vessels. People with rheumatoid arthritis may feel sick, tired, and sometim
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• Directory:Tell Me About Senior Health/Balance/Balance Problems Frequently Asked Questions
  ...heart. Aging, infections, head injury, certain medicines, or problems with blood circulation may result in a balance problem. Yes. Some medicines, such as those used to lower blood pressure, can make a person feel dizzy. Ototoxic drugs are medicines that d
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• Directory:Tell Me About Senior Health/Arthritis/Arthritis Symptoms and Diagnosis
  Is there a family history of any arthritis or rheumatic diseases? ...ence of inflammation in the body; a test for white blood cell count; and a blood test for anemia.
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• Directory:OmniMediaGroup/PLR/Blood Pressure
  {{DISPLAYTITLE:Blood Pressure}} ...use something called a sphygmomanometer. This is normally referred to as a blood pressure cuff, since that is exactly what it is: a pressurized cuff that is
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• Directory:Tell Me About Senior Health/Alzheimer's Disease/Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms and Diagnosis
  :* Medical tests, such as tests of blood, urine or spinal fluid. ...r example, thyroid problems, drug reactions, depression, brain tumors, and blood vessel disease in the brain can cause symptoms similar to those of Alzheime
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• Directory:FDA/Bio-Identicals: Sorting Myths from Facts
  ...' "BHRT" drug products have not been shown to prevent or cure any of these diseases. In fact, like FDA-approved hormone therapy drugs, they may increase the ri ...can tell a woman's hormone level in a specific body fluid, such as saliva, blood, or urine, at that particular point in time. "These tests are useful to tel
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• Directory:Get the Facts on Herbal Supplements/Dandelion
  ...lion also can have side effects such as causing an upset stomach, lowering blood sugar, and causing skin rash.<a href="http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?pag
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• Directory:Get the Facts on Herbal Supplements/Horse Chestnut
  ..., leaves, bark, and flowers have been used for a variety of conditions and diseases.<a href="http://nccam.nih.gov/health/horsechestnut/" TARGET="_blank" <sup>[
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• Directory:Tell Me About Senior Health/Arthritis/Arthritis Frequently Asked Questions
  ...ation, but it is often used to identify a group of more than 100 rheumatic diseases that may cause pain, stiffness, and swelling in the joints and in areas clo ...ometimes rheumatoid arthritis attacks tissue in the skin, lungs, eyes, and blood vessels.
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• Directory:Tell Me About Senior Health/Balance/Balance Problems Symptoms and Diagnosis
  ...blems, such as those affecting the brain, the heart, or circulation of the blood. They are also one cause of falls and fall-related injuries in older people [[Category:Diseases]]
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• Directory:Tell Me About Senior Health/Alzheimer's Disease/Alzheimer's Disease Frequently Asked Questions
  ...ich is caused by a series of strokes. Dementia can also develop from other diseases affecting the nervous system, including Parkinson's disease and AIDS. ...live for years with the disease, eventually dying from pneumonia or other diseases. The time from diagnosis to end of life varies. It can be as little as 3 ye
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• Directory:Get the Facts on Herbal Supplements/Aloe Vera
  ...so taking aloe by mouth because preliminary studies suggest aloe may lower blood glucose levels.<a href="http://nccam.nih.gov/health/aloevera/" TARGET="_bla
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• Directory:FDA/Facts About Crohn's Disease
  ...the body. The immune system attacks these "invaders," often causing white blood cells to accumulate in the intestinal lining. This causes chronic inflammat ...s, inflammation in the eyes or mouth, kidney stones, gallstones, and other diseases of the liver and biliary system.
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• Directory:Get the Facts on Herbal Supplements/Chamomile
  ...d on preliminary study, constituents in chamomile may alter blood sugar or blood pressure.<a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patie
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• Latitude
  ...ners more strength and makes them less able to relax. This forcing of the blood inward, according to Montesquieu also means more flows through the heart, i ...anation is that of disease. The tropics are far more prone to devastating diseases due to their temperature that makes life easier on vectors such as insects
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