Archive for Август, 2009

‘Clinical depression’: What does that mean?

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Diseases and Conditions
Depression (major depression)
Expert Answers
‘Clinical depression’: What does that mean?

With Mayo Clinic psychiatrist
Daniel K. Hall-Flavin, M.D.
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Daniel K. Hall-Flavin, M.D.

Dr. Daniel Hall-Flavin, board certified in general psychiatry and addiction psychiatry, is a St. Louis native looking to the Internet as a way to help people improve their health and be more active [...]

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Teen drinking: Talking to your teen about alcohol

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Tween and teen health
In Depth
Teen drinking: Talking to your teen about alcohol

Teen drinking: Talking to your teen about alcohol
The time to start talking to your teen about teen drinking is now. Follow these tips to help prevent underage alcohol use.

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Parents often underestimate how early teen drinking starts, the amount of alcohol [...]

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Black, hairy tongue

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Diseases and Conditions
Black, hairy tongue
Basics
Definition

Definition
By Mayo Clinic staff

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Black, hairy tongue is a temporary, harmless (benign) oral condition that gives your tongue a dark, furry appearance. The distinct look of black, hairy tongue usually results from an overgrowth of bacteria in the mouth.

Although black, hairy tongue may look alarming, it doesn’t cause any [...]

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Breast rash

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Breast rash
Basics
Definition

Definition
By Mayo Clinic staff

Breast rash describes redness and irritation of the skin on your breast. A breast rash may not cause any symptoms. But sometimes a breast rash can be itchy or painful. A breast rash can cause skin to blister, break and flake, or become scaly.

Some causes of breast rash are specific to [...]

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Video: Endoscopy

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Endoscopy
Multimedia
Video: Endoscopy

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Video: Endoscopy

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Using a fiber-optic endoscope, your doctor can view your esophagus, stomach and part of your duodenum. This video shows removal of a specimen from a suspicious area near the outlet of the stomach.

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Wong-Kee-Song LM, et al. Gastrointestinal endoscopy. In: Fauci AS, et al. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. 17th ed. New York, N.Y.: [...]

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