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The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body. The irritation, compression, stretching, pinching or inflammation of this nerve causes sciatica. Sciatica can come on suddenly or gradually and may last from several days to several weeks.

The presence of high levels of mercury was discovered through studies of post-mortem examination of Alzheimer’s victims. Another study makes a clear connection between the presence of mercury in the brain tissue and the presence of amalgam dental fillings, which contain approximately 50% mercury as well as silver, tin, copper and zinc.

It was my turn to take my dad to his doctor’s visit. My father had fallen four days before injuring his back and ribs. My dad is 84 and my mom is 74. My mom had no recollection of my father falling, the paramedics being at their home, the five hours we spent in the emergency room or that less than an hour before this visit, I had told her why we were there.

Migraines strike roughly 25 million Americans and another 13 million might go undiagnosed. Women are three times as likely to be stricken. Migraines are most common in people between the ages of 12 and 40, although they have been diagnosed in children as young as age 3.

What is a migraine? While the cause of a migraine still remains a mystery, how it affects the body does not. The following occurs in roughly 80% of migraine sufferers. During a migraine blood flow is increased as a result of widening blood vessels in the brain.

Q.I am a 25-year-old woman. For the past two weeks, I have been suffering from joint pain, mainly in my shoulders, elbow, fingers, knees and toes. The pain is most severe in the morning and then at night. The pain is accompanied by decreased mobility of my limbs. Could I have arthritis at my age?

Six months after a bowel drug linked to at least five deaths was withdrawn from pharmacies, U.S. drug officials are considering letting the company that makes the pills put them back on the market.

The Food and Drug Administration is taking another look at the recall of alosetron hydrochloride, or Lotronex, a highly effective but potentially dangerous compound to treat irritable bowel syndrome in women, agency and industry sources say. No one would speculate on when the drug might be back on the market.

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when a person’s bones become so thin that they can break during normal daily activities such as lifting a bag of potatoes or rolling over in bed. Whether a person develops osteoporosis depends on the thickness of her bones early in her life and the practice of healthy habits later in her life.

With summer soon approaching all the little bugs and critters are just around the corner. Do you know what to do if you or your family member gets a bite while out camping, mowing the lawn or even setting out on your deck or patio? Bites from insects such as bees, fleas, mosquitoes, wasps, hornets or chiggers can be dangerous if you are allergic to the bite or sting.