This rarely diagnosed condition involves a blood clot in one of the veins running through the sole of your foot. It may be misdiagnosed at times as plantar fasciitis. Plantar vein thrombosis (PVT) is an uncommon but potentially very painful condition affecting the bottom of the foot. It means that you have a blood clot in one of the veins that carry blood from the sole of the foot back toward the heart.

What to Know About Plantar Vein Thrombosis

Laser blended vision uses LASIK surgery to help improve a person’s eyesight. The technique involves correcting the longer-distance vision in one eye while leaving the other more nearsighted for close-up work. Blended vision, also known as monovision, may help reduce the time a person uses eyeglasses. While contact lenses...

What to know about laser blended vision

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Thyroid lymphoma is an extremely rare but highly treatable cancer that affects the thyroid gland. It can cause a mass in the neck, difficulty swallowing, and shortness of breath.

What to Know About Thyroid Lymphoma

Ocular myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune condition affecting the muscles surrounding and involving the eyes. Symptoms can include double vision, droopy eyelids, and more. Ocular myasthenia gravis occurs when the immune system attacks the neuromuscular junction. The neuromuscular junction is a tiny space where neurotransmitter chemicals flow between a nerve...

What to know about ocular myasthenia gravis

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Blood clots can be dangerous, especially if all or part of them break off and then travel through the bloodstream.

What causes blood clots?

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Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MDMedically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MDAn enlarged heart (also known as cardiomegaly) isn't a condition on its own but is often an underlying sign of heart problems. Several conditions like coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, and kidney disease can cause an enlarged heart.Some people with an enlarged heart don't experience symptoms at all, but others may experience symptoms like trouble breathing, a racing heartbeat, and fluid build-up—all of which tend to worsen with physical exertion.  
      What Size Should Your Heart Be?Typically, your heart is about the size...

Signs and Symptoms of an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly)

A range of conditions, including alcohol or medication overuse, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and chronic infections, can damage your liver. However, the early signs of liver damage are subtle, and the initial stages of liver disease are "silent," or asymptomatic. By the time you recognize symptoms, your liver is already significantly damaged.

Signs of Liver Damage and Ways to Tell

Healthcare professionals recommend taking Jardiance in the morning. However, scientists have investigated what happens if you take Jardiance at night and whether or not it may still be effective. Jardiance (empagliflozin) is a prescription medication. It helps control your blood sugar levels if you have type 2 diabetes. It also...

What happens if you take Jardiance at night?

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Hypoglycemia symptoms include having anxiety, emotional instability, dizziness, and lightheadedness. Here's a list with more signs to watch for.

10 Warning Signs of Low Blood Sugar

People with bronchitis have a persistent cough that produces clear, yellow, or green phlegm. Green phlegm often points to a bacterial infection. However, this is less common with bronchitis than viral infection. Bronchitis is an infection of the airways in the lower respiratory tract that usually results from viruses similar...

What color phlegm is related to bronchitis?

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a connective tissue disorder. It can affect blood vessel function and blood flow regulation. Sometimes, this leads to symptoms of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). EDS and POTS are two distinct yet often related chronic conditions. EDS is a collection of inherited disorders that affect the...

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and POTS: What is the link?

Beta-blockers lower your heart rate and reduce your heart’s workload. If you have heart failure, they may help improve your cardiac function. Possible side effects include unusually slow heart rate and low blood pressure. Beta-blocker medications block the production of two stress hormones called epinephrine and norepinephrine. Doctors may...

Do Beta-Blockers Work for Heart Failure?

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When it comes to deciding who to marry, many people choose to spend the rest of their lives with a high school sweetheart, college classmate, or someone they met at work. Others decide to tie the knot with someone who they have known their whole lives — and maybe even met at a family reunion.

Can you marry your first cousin in North Carolina? What state law says

Imodium (loperamide) is a brand-name, over-the-counter (OTC) medication that’s used to treat the symptoms of diarrhea in adults and some children. Imodium comes in several forms that are taken as needed. Imodium is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat the symptoms of diarrhea, including traveler’s...

Imodium dosage

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

More than 1 million American women enter menopause every year. Here’s what to know and how to treat it.

What to know about menopause, according to a doctor

Pancreatic elastase is the digestive enzyme the pancreas produces to help digest food. Doctors can measure elastase levels by testing a stool sample. Low levels could indicate exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). The pancreas is a gland behind the stomach. It produces elastase and other juices that help with digestion. Low...

Understanding pancreatic elastase ranges

Any person who experiences facial weakness should contact a doctor, as a stroke is a medical emergency and. Affects the ability to close the eye on the symptomatic sideoftennot often. Bell’s palsy and a stroke typically affect different facial nerves, which means they may cause facial weakness in different areas...

How to tell the difference between Bell’s palsy and stroke symptoms

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Maybe it's just me, but it's not summer until I get to eat crab cakes! Don't let this recipe intimitate you! It's really not difficult, just takes a little bit of prep time in the fridge.

Delicious Crab Cakes!

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A Worrisome Shortness of Breath

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What to know about pulmonic regurgitation

Pulmonic regurgitation is when blood leaks back into the heart from the pulmonary artery due to weakness in the pulmonary valve. It happens when a pulmonary...

What to know about pulmonic regurgitation

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