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Depression Treatment: Your Options

You may meet with several doctors or therapists before you find the one you want to work with. Work with your doctor to find the one that works bes...

Understanding Alzheimer's Disease -- Symptoms

The symptoms of Alzheimer's disease often come on slowly. Someone with moderate Alzheimer's may start to forget details about their life, like wher...

Dental Health and Your Child's Teeth

After that, other teeth slowly begin to fill in, usually in pairs -- one each side of the upper or lower jaw -- until all 20 teeth (10 in the upper...

Cavities

A cavity is what you get from tooth decay -- damage to a tooth. The bacteria, acid, food debris, and your saliva combine to form plaque, which clin...

Depression

Depression, also known as major depressive disorder, is a mood disorder that makes you feel constant sadness or lack of interest in life. If your c...

What Do Urine Tests Say About Diabetes?

If you have type 1 diabetes, your doctor could ask you to check the urine for ketones. A urine test for ketones should always be negative. Keep det...

Dental Health: Sealants

Dental sealant is a thin, plastic coating painted on the chewing surfaces of teeth -- usually the back teeth (the premolars and molars) -- to preve...

Colon Cancer Signs and Symptoms

In its early stages, colorectal cancer (also called colon cancer) may not have symptoms. You may also have a sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy, tests ...

Monoclonal Antibodies for Treating Colorectal Cancer

The drug is not a cure, but studies show that the use of Avastin along with chemotherapy increased survival of patients with metastatic colon cance...

Understanding Colon Cancer -- Diagnosis and Treatment

It’s often higher in people who have colorectal cancer, especially if it has spread. Colorectal cancer treatment involves not only therapies to cur...

What is a Fecal Occult Blood Test?

For some tests, you put a special pad or tissue from the kit into the toilet and tell your doctor if it changes color. There are other methods -- s...

Which Medicines Lower 'Bad' (LDL) Cholesterol?

Statin drugs may also interact with other medications you take. A different type of drug, ezetimibe (Zetia), lowers “bad” LDL cholesterol by blocki...