If you're approaching your 50th birthday, your doctor may recommend a baseline colonoscopy. The American Cancer Society recommends that everyone should begin colon cancer screening tests at 50 years of age. A colonoscopy is one such test your doctor can order for a baseline and then repeat every ten years thereafter if the tests are negative. If your doctor finds early signs of cancer or polyps, you may need to have more frequent tests to keep an eye on your condition.
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Keeping an eye on your moles, especially if you spend a lot of time in the sun, is wise. Below is a basic explanation of moles and five warning signs that warrant a trip to a dermatologist.
What is a Mole?
A mole is created by a concentration of melanocytes, cells that have the pigment melanin and that determine skin color. The cells grow in a cluster rather than being distributed evenly throughout the skin.
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When you get an injury that's causing severe or lasting pain, it can be difficult to tell whether you have a broken bone, a sprain, or another type of injury. Whenever you suspect a broken bone, there are some steps that you can take to prevent further injury and heal quickly.
Protect the Bone
Before you get your injury examined by a doctor, it's important to protect the bone from being bumped and moved further out of place.
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Foot pain can be caused by all sorts of things such as bunions caused from wearing too tight of shoes or plantar fasciitis caused from too much tension on the connective tissue that runs along the length of your foot. There are stretches and exercises you can do at home to help relieve your foot pain. First and foremost though, you should see a foot specialist to get to the bottom of your foot pain and to ensure your foot injury doesn't worsen.
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With technology as advanced as it is, some people are now able to transition from deaf to hearing with hearing aids and hearing implants. The transition is often jarring and takes some time to get used to. There are two major problems associated with going from deaf to hearing. This article will give you the problems and then give you a quick way to get around them.
Problem: Excess Noise. Solution: Quiet Environment
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