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by Dr. Ted Smith | Mar 8, 2012 | Health Articles
Osteoporosis is a metabolic disease characterized by bone loss and the degradation of bone structure. It affects more than 200 million people globally and there are 10 million sufferers in America. There are an additional 18 million people in the U.S. who have low bone mass. Those 28 million constitute 10% of the population, making...
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by Dr. Ted Smith | Mar 6, 2012 | Health Articles
Very few people avoid ever getting a headache, and they appear in many different ways. They may affect the whole head or just a part. They may be felt as anything from a dull ache to a sharp stabbing. They can last a few minutes or a few days. Some people feel nauseous, others don't....
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by Dr. Ted Smith | Mar 1, 2012 | Health Articles
Around 50% of children will experience at least one middle-ear infection (otitis media) before they're one year old. By age three, it's more like two-thirds. Otitis media is caused by a bacterial or viral infection which may arise from another condition such as a cold, and produces a buildup of fluid behind the ear drum,...
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by Dr. Ted Smith | Feb 28, 2012 | Health Articles
Car accidents are renowned for causing whiplash injuries, and these should always be taken seriously no matter how innocuous they may at first appear, because of the areas which are affected. It should also be remembered that the effects of whiplash may take weeks or months to fully manifest, thus it cannot be assumed no...
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by Dr. Ted Smith | Feb 23, 2012 | Health Articles
"Stress" is typically used when describing "mental stress" but in actual fact stress comes from many sources and for many reasons: mental, emotional, chemical and physical. Job security, working too hard, not working at all, commuting, relationships, illness, worry about a loved one, lack of sleep, retirement, bereavement and moving house all can serve to...
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by Dr. Ted Smith | Feb 21, 2012 | Health Articles
The term "Whiplash" originated in 1928 to describe the result of a sudden hyperextension injury of the neck immediately followed by hyperflexion injury and the resulting damage to the surrounding muscles, ligaments and tendons. Today we remove the "hyper" part referring to extension and flexion beyond the normal physical limits and define whiplash as an...
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