Reishi and Cordyceps: Functional Mushrooms Under the Evidence Lens
Reishi and cordyceps are edible fungi sold as supplements for immunity, sleep, stress and stamina. The research behind those claims is mostly small, short…
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Acibadem Health Blog
4,147 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.
How Family Can Support Someone Through a Smoking Cessation Program Without Nagging
The most effective way to support someone quitting smoking is to ask how they want help, then follow their lead: listen without lecturing, keep…
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Is a Fever After a Cystoscopy Normal? Which Symptoms Need a Same-Day Call to Your Urologist
A true fever after cystoscopy is not part of a normal recovery. Mild burning, pink-tinged urine and needing to pee more often usually settle…
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Renal Tubular Acidosis in Children: How Growth and Treatment Are Monitored Over Time
Renal tubular acidosis in children is monitored with a repeating cycle of growth measurements, blood tests for bicarbonate and potassium, urine tests, and periodic…
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What Happens During a Joint Injection: Positioning, Ultrasound Guidance and the Needle
A joint injection procedure typically takes a few minutes. You are positioned so the joint space opens, the skin is cleaned with antiseptic, and…
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How Mini Implants Are Placed: Flapless Insertion, Same-Day Denture Fitting and What to Expect
A mini implant procedure places one or more narrow titanium posts into the jawbone, usually through a small pierce in the gum rather than…
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Kidney Transplant Evaluation Explained: Blood Tests, Tissue Typing, Imaging and Interviews
A kidney transplant evaluation is a series of blood tests, tissue typing, imaging studies and interviews that a transplant team uses to judge whether…
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What Happens During a Root Canal? Cleaning, Shaping and Sealing the Canals Step by Step
A root canal procedure treats infection or inflammation inside a tooth by removing the soft tissue in its center, cleaning and shaping the narrow…
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Reishi and Cordyceps: Functional Mushrooms Under the Evidence Lens
Reishi mushroom benefits are mostly supported by laboratory and small human studies, not by large randomized trials. Modest, uncertain effects have been reported on…
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Dementia vs Alzheimer’s Disease: Why Finding the Cause Changes the Treatment Plan
Dementia is an umbrella term for a decline in memory and thinking severe enough to disrupt daily life; Alzheimer's disease is its most common…
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Life With a Permanent Pacemaker: What Regular Device Checks Confirm About Battery and Pacing
Regular pacemaker device checks confirm four things: how much battery remains and roughly how many years it should last, whether the leads are intact,…
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How Is Pregnancy Nephropathy Treated? Monitoring Kidney Problems That Appear in Pregnancy
Kidney problems that appear in pregnancy are managed by identifying the cause and treating it while protecting the baby. Care usually combines close monitoring…
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Transfusion Support in Myelodysplastic Syndrome: How It Is Scheduled and Iron Is Monitored
Transfusion support in myelodysplastic syndrome means giving donated red cells or platelets on a schedule set by the person's symptoms, blood counts, and how…
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How Arthroscopy Works: The Camera, the Portals and What Surgeons Can Fix Through Keyholes
Arthroscopy works by passing a pencil-width tube with a light and a video camera into a joint through an incision a few millimetres long,…
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Glycolic vs Lactic vs Salicylic Acid: Choosing an Exfoliating Acid by Skin Type
Glycolic, lactic and salicylic acid all loosen the glue between dead skin cells, but they suit different skin. Glycolic acid, the smallest alpha-hydroxy acid,…
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Gastric Band vs Gastric Sleeve: Reversible Device or Lasting Reshaping, Compared Honestly
An adjustable gastric band is a removable silicone ring fitted around the upper stomach and tightened through a port under the skin; a gastric…
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What Is TRT? Who Qualifies, How It Is Given and What Monitoring Looks Like
TRT, or testosterone replacement therapy, is prescription treatment that restores testosterone to the normal range in men whose bodies make too little of it,…
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How Aesthetic Dentistry Is Planned: Smile Assessment, Imaging and Treating Decay First
Aesthetic dentistry treatment planning follows a fixed order: first a full smile assessment of the teeth, gums, bite and facial proportions; then imaging such…
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