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My mission is to help you live healthy. Your Med Guide is a health website featuring health articles related to healthy living, fitness, living with diabetes, weight loss, various conditions and diseases, health news and health tips.
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How to prevent headaches

Headaches have a variety of causes and triggers, but stress is a common factor in many types of headache. The US National Library of Medicine and HealthDay offer these suggestions to lessen stress and reduce your chances of a headache. Take action: Get plenty of sleep every night; maintain a…

4 diseases doctors could get wrong

Sometimes even the best doctors miss the mark.  About 40 percent of all mistakes that M.D.s make are misdiagnoses, says the National Patient Safety Foundation. That’s because many ailments have similar symptoms or can be detected only with tests that your physician might consider unnecessary if he’s confident in his…

News: FDA: Osteoporosis Drugs May Raise Thigh Fracture Risk

Actonel, Atelvia, Boniva, Fosamax, Reclast Carry Possible Fracture Risk Oct. 13, 2010 – The bisphosphonate class of osteoporosis drugs – including Actonel, Atelvia, Boniva, Fosamax, Reclast, and generics — may raise the risk of thigh bone fracture, the FDA warns. There’s no proof that the drugs cause the rare, serious…

Breast Cancer 101 – Part 3

Part 1 was about breast cancer symptoms and diagnosis while Part 2 described the types of breast cancer and treatment options. Here is Part 3. Life After Diagnosis There’s no doubt that cancer is a life-changing experience. The treatments can wear you out. You may have trouble managing daily chores,…

Breast Cancer 101 – Part 2

 Part 1 was about breast cancer symptoms and diagnosis.  There are several forms of breast cancer, and treatments are carefully matched to the type of cancer. Hormone-Sensitive Breast Cancer Some types of breast cancer are fueled by the hormones estrogen or progesterone. A biopsy can reveal whether a tumor has…

Breast Cancer 101 – Part 1

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and this would be the right time to share information about “What you need to know about breast cancer” Breast cancer today is not what it was 20 years ago. Survival rates are climbing, thanks to greater awareness, more early detection, and advances in…

Do Men go through Menopause?

Yes, And there’s research underway exploring the Male Menopause Women may not be the only ones who suffer the effects of changing hormones. Some doctors are noticing that their male patients are reporting some of the same symptoms that women experience in menopause. Men go through aging male syndrome (AMS)…