How Long Does Eye Dilation Last? What to Expect After the Drops
For most adults, eye dilation from routine exam drops wears off in about four to six hours, though blurry near vision and light sensitivity…
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Symptoms Explained
Articles that explain common symptoms: the possible causes, what you can reasonably do yourself, which tests help and when to see a doctor urgently. A symptom checker cannot examine you; if something feels seriously wrong, seek care.
What a Squint (Strabismus) Is, and How It Is Treated
A squint, called strabismus in the US, is a condition in which the two eyes do not point in the same direction: one looks…
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Are Swollen Feet Dangerous? When Puffiness Is a Signal
Most swollen feet aren't dangerous, long days standing, heat, salty meals, and pregnancy commonly cause temporary puffiness that improves with rest and elevation. Swelling…
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Is Asthma Hereditary? Genetics, Environmental Triggers and Family Risk Explained
Asthma is partly genetic but not purely inherited. Having a parent or sibling with asthma raises your risk, and many gene regions have been…
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What a Hernia Feels and Looks Like (and What Gets Mistaken for One)
A hernia usually feels like a dull ache, heaviness, or burning around a soft lump, most often in the groin or near the navel,…
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Can Epilepsy Be Cured, Go Away, or Be Grown Out of?
Epilepsy can sometimes go away, but doctors rarely use the word cured. Some childhood epilepsies resolve with age, and specialists consider epilepsy resolved after…
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Upper Stomach Pain: Causes and When It Needs a Doctor
To ease upper stomach pain quickly, sit upright, loosen tight clothing, and sip water or a warm non-caffeinated drink; gentle warmth on the abdomen…
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Can Stress Cause a Stroke? What the Evidence Says and How to Lower Your Risk
Stress by itself rarely causes a stroke directly, but sustained stress is linked with higher stroke risk. Large international studies show people reporting chronic…
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The Four Stages of Cirrhosis, and Whether It Can Be Reversed
Clinicians commonly describe cirrhosis in four stages. Stages 1 and 2 are 'compensated': the scarred liver still performs its jobs, first without and then…
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The Early Signs of Parkinson’s, Including Two Newly Recognised Ones
The two newly recognized early signs are hearing loss and epilepsy, identified in a 2022 analysis of UK primary care records as appearing more…
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The Gallbladder: Where It Is, What It Does and How Big It Is
The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped pouch tucked beneath the liver on the right side of the upper abdomen. Roughly three to four inches…
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How Long HIV Survives Outside the Body: Surfaces, Fluids and Real Transmission Risk
HIV cannot survive long outside the human body and cannot reproduce on surfaces, in air or in water. Once blood, semen or other fluids…
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Are UTIs Contagious? Sex with a UTI, Transmission Myths and How to Protect Your Partner
Urinary tract infections are not contagious in the way colds or sexually transmitted infections are. You cannot catch a UTI from a partner, a…
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What a Stroke Feels Like, and the Warning Signs
A stroke usually feels sudden and one-sided: a face that droops, an arm that turns heavy or numb, speech that comes out slurred or…
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Why Are My Hands Always Cold? Circulation, Thyroid and Raynaud’s
Persistently cold hands usually reflect normal physiology: blood vessels in the fingers narrow to protect core body temperature. But cold hands can also signal…
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Bowel Changes That Are (and Are Not) Signs of Colon Cancer
Colon spasms by themselves are not a typical sign of colon cancer. Cramping that comes in waves and eases after passing gas or stool…
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What IBS Feels Like: Back Pain, Nausea and Blood in the Stool
IBS usually feels like recurring cramping or aching in the belly that changes with a bowel movement, paired with bloating and a shift in…
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Is Epilepsy Hereditary? Genetics, Family Risk and What It Means for Planning a Family
Epilepsy can be hereditary, but rarely in a simple, predictable way. Genes contribute to many forms of the condition, and a few rare types…
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