How to Check Cortisol Levels: Blood, Saliva and Urine Tests Compared
Cortisol is usually checked in one of three ways: a blood draw timed to the morning or late afternoon, a saliva sample collected late…
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Acibadem Health Blog
4,073 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.
Can Xanthelasma Return After Surgical Removal? Recurrence and the Next Options
Yes. Xanthelasma can come back after surgical removal, and published case series report recurrence often enough that surgeons discuss it before treating. The plaques…
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What Reflux Monitoring and Other Acid Disorder Tests Tell Your Doctor
A reflux monitoring test records how often stomach contents rise into the esophagus, usually over 24 to 96 hours, using a thin nasal catheter…
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Jump Rope: The Cardio, Bone and Coordination Benefits, and the Joint Question
Jump rope is a vigorous whole-body cardio exercise that raises heart rate within a minute, loads bone through hundreds of small landings, and trains…
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How Does Sacral Nerve Stimulation Work for Fecal Incontinence, and Who Is Tested First?
Sacral nerve stimulation for bowel incontinence uses a small implanted device to send mild electrical pulses to the sacral nerves that coordinate the rectum,…
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Reflux in Babies: Normal Spitting Up vs GERD
Reflux in babies is usually normal: most infants spit up milk after feeds because the muscle ring between the stomach and the esophagus is…
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Sapphire Hair Transplant Step by Step: Extraction, Channel Opening and Graft Placement
A sapphire hair transplant is a follicular unit extraction (FUE) procedure in which the recipient incisions are opened with a blade made of synthetic…
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What Happens During Knee Replacement Surgery: A Step-by-Step Look Inside the Operating Room
During knee replacement surgery, a surgeon opens the front of the knee, removes the worn cartilage and a thin layer of damaged bone from…
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How Do You Prepare for Head and Neck Cancer Surgery? Biopsy Review, Scans and Quitting Smoking
Preparing for head and neck cancer surgery usually means a second look at your biopsy by a specialist pathologist, staging scans such as CT,…
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How Often You Need a Smear Test (UK, EU and US Intervals)
In the UK, cervical screening (a smear test) is offered every five years between ages 25 and 64, with earlier recall if HPV is…
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When Does a Neck and Face Lift Make Sense Together? Jowls, Neck Bands and Skin Laxity
A combined neck and face lift usually makes sense when jowls, vertical neck bands and loose skin under the jaw appear together, because the…
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Travelers’ Diarrhea: Prevention, Treatment and the Antibiotic Question
Travelers' diarrhea is a food- and water-borne gut infection, usually bacterial, that affects roughly 30 to 70 percent of people visiting high-risk regions. Most…
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Cerebrovascular Disease Follow-Up: What Is Normal and When to Call Your Neurology Team
After a stroke or TIA, lingering fatigue, mild headaches that ease with rest and slow, uneven improvement in strength or speech are usually part…
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Metallic Taste in Your Mouth: The Everyday Causes and the Ones Worth a Visit
A metallic taste in the mouth most often comes from ordinary causes: gum disease, dry mouth, sinus infections, pregnancy, certain medicines, or multivitamins containing…
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Catheter Care After Robotic Prostate Surgery: From the Ward to the Removal Visit
After robotic prostatectomy, a urinary catheter protects the new join between bladder and urethra while it heals and is usually removed at a clinic…
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Hyperpigmentation: Types, Causes and the Treatment Ladder Dermatologists Use
Hyperpigmentation is a patch or spot of skin that has become darker than the surrounding skin because pigment cells have produced or deposited extra…
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Preparing Your Child for Adenoid Surgery: Fasting, Comfort Items and What to Say Beforehand
Preparing a child for adenoidectomy usually means three things: following the written fasting instructions exactly (solid food stops earliest, clear fluids last), packing familiar…
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HRT Side Effects and Benefits: An Honest Balance Sheet Based on the Latest Evidence
HRT side effects range from short-lived symptoms such as breast tenderness, nausea, bloating and spotting, which usually settle within a few months, to small…
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