Dehydration Headache: The Headache You Can Fix With a Glass of Water
A dehydration headache is head pain triggered by losing more fluid than you take in; it often eases within 30 minutes to three hours…
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Acibadem Health Blog
1,902 plain-language articles across 61 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.
After Scalp Micropigmentation: Sun, Sweat and Swimming Rules During the First Days of Healing
After scalp micropigmentation, most practitioners ask you to keep the scalp out of direct sun, avoid heavy sweating and stay out of pools, hot…
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Hair Transplant Alternatives: Every Non-Surgical Route, Ranked by Evidence
The best-supported alternatives to hair transplant surgery are regulator-approved topical regrowth treatments and, for men, prescription medication that lowers the hormone byproduct driving pattern…
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What Causes Shoulder Impingement? How Tendons Get Pinched and Why Overhead Work Makes It Worse
Shoulder impingement happens when the rotator cuff tendons or the bursa above them are squeezed against the bony roof of the shoulder (the acromion)…
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How Long Does Hip Replacement Surgery Take? In Theatre and in Hospital
Total hip replacement surgery usually takes one to two hours in the operating room, though the full theatre block runs closer to three hours…
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The Testosterone Test: Total vs Free, Timing, and How to Read It With Your Doctor
A testosterone test measures the hormone in your blood, usually as total testosterone; a free testosterone test estimates the small unbound fraction your tissues…
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What Does a Sleep Study for Narcolepsy Involve? The Overnight Test and Daytime Nap Test
A sleep study for narcolepsy usually combines two tests over roughly 24 hours: an overnight polysomnogram that records brain waves, breathing, heart rate and…
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How to Increase Lung Capacity: What Training Can and Cannot Do
You cannot meaningfully enlarge your lungs once you are fully grown, but you can improve how efficiently you use them. Regular aerobic exercise strengthens…
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Sagging Jowls: Why They Form and the Full Range of Treatment Options
Jowls form when aging skin loses collagen and elastin, facial fat pads drift downward, supporting ligaments stretch, and the jawbone slowly loses volume. Daily…
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Endometriosis Surgery Recovery: Shoulder Pain, Bloating and the Return to Work and Exercise
Endometriosis surgery recovery usually follows a laparoscopy done under general anesthesia. Shoulder pain and bloating in the first day or two come mainly from…
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Can You Have an MRI With Dental Implants? The Short Answer Is Reassuring
Yes, almost everyone with dental implants can safely have an MRI. Modern implants are made of titanium or zirconia, materials with essentially no magnetic…
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RSV Vaccine for Adults: Who Is Eligible, How It Works and What Side Effects Were Recorded
RSV vaccines for adults are given as a single dose and are recommended in the US for everyone aged 75 and older, and for…
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Creatine Loading Phase: Necessary or Just Faster?
A creatine loading phase is not necessary: it is simply faster. In research, taking about 20 grams daily, split into four small servings…
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Ear Tubes for Adults: Why Grown-Ups Sometimes Need Them and How It Differs From Kids
Ear tubes for adults are tiny cylinders placed through the eardrum to ventilate the middle ear and drain trapped fluid. Adults usually need them…
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Private Knee Replacement Cost in the UK, and How Going Abroad Compares
A private total knee replacement in the UK typically costs GBP 11,000-17,000, and a partial knee replacement GBP 9,000-14,000, usually covering the surgeon, implant,…
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Dietary Cholesterol: Prawns, Cheese, Chocolate, Eggs and What Actually Matters
Prawns do contain a fair amount of dietary cholesterol; a typical serving holds roughly as much as one large egg. They are, however, almost…
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Primary or Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: Why Does the Cause Change the Treatment Path?
Primary hyperparathyroidism begins inside the parathyroid glands themselves, usually a benign growth that oversecretes hormone and pushes blood calcium high, so treatment often targets…
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How to Treat a Burn: First Aid in the Right Order
Cool the burn under cool (not cold) running water for a full 20 minutes as soon as possible, remove rings, watches, and tight items…
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