Archive for Сентябрь, 2009
Ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis
Basics
Definition
Definition
By Mayo Clinic staff
Ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes chronic inflammation of the digestive tract, is characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea. Like Crohn’s disease, another common IBD, ulcerative colitis can be debilitating and sometimes can lead to life-threatening complications.
Ulcerative colitis usually affects only the innermost lining of your large intestine [...]
Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking
Basics
Definition
Definition
By Mayo Clinic staff
Sleepwalking — also known as somnambulism — usually involves getting up and walking around while asleep. Most common in children between the ages of 8 and 12, sleepwalking often is a random event that doesn’t signal any serious problems or require treatment.
However, sleepwalking can occur at any age and may involve unusual, [...]
Prenatal vitamins: OK for women who aren’t pregnant?
Healthy Lifestyle
Nutrition and healthy eating
Expert Answers
Prenatal vitamins: OK for women who aren’t pregnant?
With Mayo Clinic nutritionist
Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.
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Biography of
Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.
As a specialty editor for the Food & Nutrition Center, Katherine Zeratsky helps you sort through the facts and figures, the fads and the hype to learn more about nutrition and [...]
OraVerse: Reversing dental numbness
Cavities/tooth decay
Expert Answers
OraVerse: Reversing dental numbness
With Mayo Clinic prosthodontist
Alan Carr, D.M.D.
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Biography of
Alan Carr, D.M.D.
Dr. Alan B. Carr, Department of Dental Specialties at Mayo Clinic, is a consultant in the Division of Prosthodontics and a professor of dentistry at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.
Dr. Carr, a native of Hattiesburg, MS., received his prosthodontics [...]
Nightmares
Nightmares
Basics
Definition
Definition
By Mayo Clinic staff
Nightmares are disturbing dreams associated with anxiety, fear or terror. Nightmares are common. They begin in childhood and tend to decrease after about age 10. However, some people have them as teens or adults, or throughout their lives.
Until age 13, boys and girls have nightmares in equal numbers. At age 13, nightmares [...]

