Signs of Brain Tumor: What to Watch for and When to Seek Care
The most common signs of a brain tumor are headaches that are new or worsening, especially on waking; seizures in someone who has never…
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Acibadem Health Blog
3,567 plain-language articles across 62 topics, symptoms explained, nutrition, lab results, medical technology and everyday wellbeing, written by Dr. Şule Eren, published daily by the group behind 45 hospitals and clinics in Türkiye, Bulgaria, Serbia, Netherlands and North Macedonia. For clinical guidance on a condition or procedure, see the Patient Guides.
Blood Clot in the Brain: Symptoms, Types and Why Every Minute Counts
Blood clot in brain symptoms usually start suddenly: drooping on one side of the face, weakness or numbness in one arm or leg, slurred…
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Thigh Pain: Muscle, Nerve and Vascular Causes and When It Needs a Doctor
Thigh pain most often comes from strained or overworked muscles, but it can also be nerve pain traveling from the lower back or a…
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Blood Sugar Levels After Eating: Normal Ranges, Spikes and What Your Numbers Mean
For most people without diabetes, blood sugar after eating typically peaks within about an hour and stays below 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L) two hours…
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Low Blood Pressure in Pregnancy: Why It Happens, What Is Normal and When to Call Your Midwife
Low blood pressure in pregnancy is common and usually harmless. Blood pressure naturally falls during the first and second trimesters as pregnancy hormones relax…
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Why Is My Period Late? Causes Beyond Pregnancy, When to Test and When to See a Doctor
A period is usually considered late once it is more than a few days past the day you expected, and cycles anywhere from 21…
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Swollen Lymph Nodes in the Neck: Common Causes, Warning Signs and When to Get Checked
Swollen lymph nodes in the neck are most often a sign that the immune system is responding to a nearby infection, such as a…
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How to Gain Weight Safely: Calories, Protein and a Plan That Builds Muscle, Not Just Fat
Safe weight gain means eating a modest calorie surplus of nutrient-dense food, spreading protein across the day, and lifting weights at least twice a…
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What a Balanced Diet Really Means: Food Groups, Portions and a Simple Daily Template
A balanced diet is an eating pattern that gives your body enough energy and all essential nutrients in proportions that support long-term health. In…
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Marasmus: The Severe Malnutrition Explained, Its Signs and How It Is Treated
Marasmus is a severe form of undernutrition in which the body runs so short of calories that it burns its own fat and muscle…
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Hypermetropia (Long-Sightedness): Symptoms, Causes and Every Correction Option
Hypermetropia, also called hyperopia, long-sightedness or farsightedness, is a common focusing error in which the eye is slightly too short or its cornea too…
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Dysentery: Symptoms, Causes, How It Differs from Diarrhoea and When Treatment Is Urgent
Dysentery is diarrhea that contains blood or mucus, most often caused by an intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria (bacillary dysentery) or the parasite Entamoeba…
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Trapped Gas in the Chest vs Heart Pain: How to Tell Them Apart and When to Call Emergency Services
Trapped gas in the chest usually causes sharp, shifting, crampy pain that eases after burping, passing gas, or moving, and it often comes with…
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Pain in the Upper Left Abdomen: What Sits There, the Common Causes and When to Worry
Pain in the upper left abdomen most often comes from the stomach (gastritis, indigestion, an ulcer), trapped gas in the bend of the large…
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Pain on the Right Side of the Abdomen: Organ-By-Organ Causes and the Signs That Need Urgent Care
Pain in the right side of the stomach most often comes from the gallbladder, liver, appendix, right kidney, or the bowel, and less often…
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Hepatomegaly: What an Enlarged Liver Means, Its Causes and the Tests That Follow
Hepatomegaly is the medical term for an enlarged liver. It is a finding, not a disease: something has made liver tissue swell, fill with…
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Steatorrhea: Why Stools Turn Pale, Greasy and Floating, and What It Says About Digestion
Steatorrhea is stool that contains excess undigested fat. It typically looks pale, bulky and greasy, may float, leaves an oily film in the toilet…
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Mucus in Stool: Normal Amounts, Causes That Need Attention and When to See a Doctor
A small amount of mucus in stool is normal. The lining of the bowel produces mucus around the clock to protect itself and keep…
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