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What are the causes of Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?
The prostate gland is located beneath the bladder. The tube that moves urine from the bladder out of the penis is called the urethra. This tube passes through the center of the prostate. When the prostate gets bigger, it starts to block urine flow. The prostate is a gland that typically keeps growing throughout life. ...
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What are the risk factors of Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?
Risk factors for an enlarged prostate include: • Aging.An enlarged prostate gland rarely causes symptoms before age 40. After that, the chance of having an enlarged prostate and related symptoms starts to rise. • Family history.Having a blood relative with prostate problems makes you more likely to have problems with...
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What are the complications of Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?
Complications of an enlarged prostate can include: • Not being able to pee.This also is called urinary retention. You might need to have a tube called a catheter placed into your bladder to drain the urine. Some people with an enlarged prostate need surgery to get relief. • Urinary tract infections (UTIs).Not being a...
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What are the Mayo Clinic Men's Health Center of Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?
For more information on on benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment at Mayo Clinic, visit theMayo Clinic Men's Health Center.
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What are the Congenital heart defects in children of Bicuspid aortic valve?
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What are the Overview of Binge-eating disorder?
Binge-eating disorder is a serious condition. It always involves feeling like you're not able to stop eating. It also often involves eating much larger than usual amounts of food. Almost everyone overeats on occasion, such as having seconds or thirds of a holiday meal. But regularly feeling that eating is out of contr...
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What are the symptoms of Binge-eating disorder?
If you have binge-eating disorder, you may be overweight or obese, or you may be at a healthy weight. Most people with binge-eating disorder feel upset about their body size or shape no matter what the number on the scale is. Symptoms of binge-eating disorder vary but can include: • Feeling that you don't have contro...
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What are the causes of Binge-eating disorder?
The causes of binge-eating disorder are not known. But certain genes, how your body works, long-term dieting and the presence of other mental health conditions increase your risk.
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What are the risk factors of Binge-eating disorder?
Binge-eating disorder is more common in women than in men. People of any age can have binge-eating disorder, but it often begins in the late teens or early 20s. Factors that can raise your risk of having binge-eating disorder include: • Family history.You're much more likely to have an eating disorder if your parents...
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What are the complications of Binge-eating disorder?
Mental health conditions and physical problems can happen from binge eating. Complications from binge-eating disorder may include: • Not feeling comfortable or able to enjoy your life. • Problems functioning at work, in your personal life or in social situations. • Isolating or feeling isolated from others socially....
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What is the prevention of Binge-eating disorder?
If you have a child with binge-eating behaviors: • Model body acceptance,regardless of body shape or size. Make it clear that dieting or restricting food is not healthy unless there's a diagnosed food allergy. • Talk with your child's healthcare professional about any concerns.The healthcare professional may be in a ...
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What are the Overview of Bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings. These include emotional highs, also known as mania or hypomania, and lows, also known as depression. Hypomania is less extreme than mania. When you become depressed, you may feel sad or hopeless and lose i...
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What are the symptoms of Bipolar disorder?
There are several types of bipolar and related disorders: • Bipolar I disorder.You've had at least one manic episode that may come before or after hypomanic or major depressive episodes. In some cases, mania may cause a break from reality. This is called psychosis. • Bipolar II disorder.You've had at least one major ...
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What are the causes of Bipolar disorder?
While it's not known what causes bipolar disorder, these factors may be involved: • Biological differences.People with bipolar disorder appear to have physical changes in their brains. The importance of these changes is still uncertain, but more research may help identify why these changes happen. • Genetics.Bipolar ...
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What are the risk factors of Bipolar disorder?
Factors that may raise the risk of getting bipolar disorder or cause the first episode include: • Having a first-degree relative, such as a parent or sibling, with bipolar disorder. • Periods of high stress, such as the death of a loved one or another traumatic event. • Drug or alcohol misuse.
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What are the complications of Bipolar disorder?
Left untreated, bipolar disorder can lead to serious problems that affect every area of your life, including: • Problems related to drug and alcohol misuse. • Suicide or suicide attempts. • Legal or financial problems. • Trouble getting along with others. • Poor work or school performance.
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What is the prevention of Bipolar disorder?
There's no sure way to prevent bipolar disorder. But getting treated as soon as you notice a mental health disorder can help stop bipolar disorder or other mental health conditions from getting worse. If you've been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, here are some ways you can stop minor symptoms from becoming full-blow...
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What are the Overview of Black hairy tongue?
Black hairy tongue is a condition of the tongue that gives it a dark, furry look. The look usually results from a buildup of dead skin cells on the many tiny, rounded bumps on the surface of the tongue. These bumps, called papillae, contain taste buds. When these bumps become longer than usual, they can easily trap and...
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What are the symptoms of Black hairy tongue?
Symptoms of black hairy tongue include: • Black color of the tongue, but the color may be brown, green, yellow or white. • A hairy or furry look to the tongue. • Changed taste or a metallic taste in your mouth. • Bad breath. • Gagging or tickling feeling in your mouth, if the papillae are very large. • Rarely, a ...
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What are the causes of Black hairy tongue?
Black hairy tongue usually happens when the many tiny, rounded bumps on the tongue, called papillae, grow too long because they don't shed dead skin cells. Food, drinks, tobacco, bacteria or yeast, and other substances can get trapped on the papillae and stain them. This makes the tongue look dark and hairy. The cause...
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What are the risk factors of Black hairy tongue?
Poor mouth and tongue cleaning, dry mouth, and eating only soft foods may raise your risk of black hairy tongue. If you're male or an older adult, if you smoke, or if you've had hairy black tongue in the past, you may have a higher risk of the condition.
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What are the symptoms of Bladder cancer?
Bladder cancer signs and symptoms may include: • Blood in urine (hematuria), which may cause urine to appear bright red or cola colored, though sometimes the urine appears normal and blood is detected on a lab test • Frequent urination • Painful urination • Back pain
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What are the causes of Bladder cancer?
Bladder cancer begins when cells in the bladder develop changes (mutations) in their DNA. A cell's DNA contains instructions that tell the cell what to do. The changes tell the cell to multiply rapidly and to go on living when healthy cells would die. The abnormal cells form a tumor that can invade and destroy normal b...
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What are the risk factors of Bladder cancer?
Factors that may increase bladder cancer risk include: • Smoking.Smoking cigarettes, cigars or pipes may increase the risk of bladder cancer by causing harmful chemicals to accumulate in the urine. When you smoke, your body processes the chemicals in the smoke and excretes some of them in your urine. These harmful che...
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What is the prevention of Bladder cancer?
Although there's no guaranteed way to prevent bladder cancer, you can take steps to help reduce your risk. For instance: • Don't smoke.If you don't smoke, don't start. If you smoke, talk to your doctor about a plan to help you stop. Support groups, medications and other methods may help you quit. • Take caution aroun...
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What are the Overview of Bladder exstrophy?
Bladder exstrophy (EK-stroh-fee) is a rare condition present at birth. During pregnancy, the bladder of an unborn baby, also called a fetus, forms outside of the stomach area. This area also is called the abdomen. The exposed bladder can't store urine or work as it should. This causes the baby to leak urine after being...
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What are the causes of Bladder exstrophy?
The cause of bladder exstrophy isn't known. But researchers think that genetic factors likely play a role. What's known is that during pregnancy, a tissue called the cloaca (klo-AY-kuh) typically covers the wall of the unborn baby's lower stomach. Later, it's replaced by stomach muscles. But if the cloaca bursts befor...
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What are the risk factors of Bladder exstrophy?
Factors that raise the risk of bladder exstrophy include: • Family history.Firstborn children, children of a parent with bladder exstrophy or siblings of a child with bladder exstrophy have a higher chance of being born with the condition. • Race.Bladder exstrophy is more common in white babies than in Black or Hispa...
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What are the complications of Bladder exstrophy?
Bladder exstrophy can lead to other health conditions called complications.
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What are the Overview of Blood in urine (hematuria)?
It can be scary to see blood in urine, also called hematuria. In many cases, the cause is harmless. But blood in urine also can be a sign of a serious illness. If you can see the blood, it's called gross hematuria. Blood that can't be seen with the naked eye is called microscopic hematuria. It's such a small amount th...
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What are the symptoms of Blood in urine (hematuria)?
Blood in the urine can look pink, red or cola-colored. Red blood cells cause the urine to change color. It takes only a small amount of blood to turn urine red. The bleeding often isn't painful. But if blood clots get passed in the urine, that can hurt.
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What are the risk factors of Blood in urine (hematuria)?
Almost anyone can have red blood cells in the urine. This includes children and teens. Some things that can raise the risk of blood in the urine include: • Age.Middle-aged and older men may be more likely to have hematuria due to an enlarged prostate gland. The risk of some cancers that can cause blood in urine also m...
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What are the Overview of Body dysmorphic disorder?
Body dysmorphic disorder is a mental health condition in which you can't stop thinking about one or more perceived defects or flaws in your appearance — a flaw that appears minor or can't be seen by others. But you may feel so embarrassed, ashamed and anxious that you may avoid many social situations. When you have bo...
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What are the symptoms of Body dysmorphic disorder?
Signs and symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder include: • Being extremely preoccupied with a perceived flaw in appearance that to others can't be seen or appears minor • Strong belief that you have a defect in your appearance that makes you ugly or deformed • Belief that others take special notice of your appearance...
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What are the causes of Body dysmorphic disorder?
It's not known specifically what causes body dysmorphic disorder. Like many other mental health conditions, body dysmorphic disorder may result from a combination of issues, such as a family history of the disorder, negative evaluations or experiences about your body or self-image, and abnormal brain function or abnorm...
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What are the risk factors of Body dysmorphic disorder?
Body dysmorphic disorder typically starts in the early teenage years and it affects both males and females. Certain factors seem to increase the risk of developing or triggering body dysmorphic disorder, including: • Having blood relatives with body dysmorphic disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder • Negative lif...
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What are the complications of Body dysmorphic disorder?
Complications that may be caused by or associated with body dysmorphic disorder include, for example: • Low self-esteem • Social isolation • Major depression or other mood disorders • Suicidal thoughts or behavior • Anxiety disorders, including social anxiety disorder (social phobia) • Obsessive-compulsive disord...
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What is the prevention of Body dysmorphic disorder?
There's no known way to prevent body dysmorphic disorder. However, because body dysmorphic disorder often starts in the early teenage years, identifying the disorder early and starting treatment may be of some benefit. Long-term maintenance treatment also may help prevent a relapse of body dysmorphic disorder symptoms...
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What are the Overview of Bone cancer?
Bone cancer is a growth of cells that starts in a bone. Bone cancer can start in any bone. But it most often affects the thighbone. The term "bone cancer" doesn't include cancer that starts in another part of the body and spreads to the bones. Instead, cancer that spreads to the bone is named for the place it began. F...
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What are the symptoms of Bone cancer?
Signs and symptoms of bone cancer include: • Bone pain. • Swelling and tenderness near the affected area. • Weakened bone, which can lead to a broken bone. • Feeling very tired. • Losing weight without trying.
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What are the causes of Bone cancer?
The cause of most bone cancers isn't known. Bone cancer starts when cells in or near a bone develop changes in their DNA. A cell's DNA holds the instructions that tell the cell what to do. In healthy cells, the DNA gives instructions to grow and multiply at a set rate. The instructions tell the cells to die at a set ti...
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What are the risk factors of Bone cancer?
Things that increase the risk of bone cancer include: • Inherited genetic syndromes.Certain rare genetic syndromes passed through families increase the risk of bone cancer. Examples include Li-Fraumeni syndrome and hereditary retinoblastoma. • Other bone conditions.Some other bone conditions may increase the risk of ...
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What are the Overview of Bone spurs?
Bone spurs are bony growths that form along bone edges. They're also called osteophytes. Bone spurs often form where bones meet each other — in the joints. They also can form on the bones of the spine. The main cause of bone spurs is the joint damage linked with the most common type of arthritis. This is called osteoa...
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What are the symptoms of Bone spurs?
Often, bone spurs don't cause symptoms. You might not know you have bone spurs until an X-ray for another condition reveals the growths. But sometimes, bone spurs can cause pain and loss of motion in your joints. The symptoms depend on where the bone spurs are. Examples include: • Knee.Bone spurs in the knee can make...
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What are the risk factors of Bone spurs?
The risk of bone spurs is higher in people who have arthritis.
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What are the Overview of Borderline personality disorder?
Borderline personality disorder is a mental health condition that affects the way people feel about themselves and others, making it hard to function in everyday life. It includes a pattern of unstable, intense relationships, as well as impulsiveness and an unhealthy way of seeing themselves. Impulsiveness involves hav...
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What are the symptoms of Borderline personality disorder?
Borderline personality disorder affects how you feel about yourself, relate to others and behave. Symptoms may include: • A strong fear of abandonment. This includes going to extreme measures so you're not separated or rejected, even if these fears are made up. • A pattern of unstable, intense relationships, such as...
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What are the causes of Borderline personality disorder?
As with other mental health conditions, the causes of borderline personality disorder aren't fully known. In addition to environmental factors — such as a history of child abuse or neglect — borderline personality disorder may be linked to: • Genetics.Some studies of twins and families suggest that personality disorde...
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What are the risk factors of Borderline personality disorder?
Factors related to personality development that can raise the risk of getting borderline personality disorder include: • Hereditary predisposition.You may be at a higher risk if a blood relative — your mother, father, brother or sister — has the same or a like condition. • Stressful childhood.Many people with the con...
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What are the complications of Borderline personality disorder?
Borderline personality disorder can damage many areas of your life. It can negatively affect close relationships, jobs, school, social activities and how you see yourself. This can result in: • Repeated job changes or losses. • Not finishing an education. • Multiple legal issues, such as jail time. • Conflict-fill...
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What are the Overview of Botulism?
Botulism is a rare but serious condition caused by a toxin that attacks the body's nerves. Botulism may cause life-threatening symptoms. A type of bacteria called Clostridium botulinum produces the toxin. Botulism can occur as the result of food or wound contamination. The condition can also occur when bacterial spores...
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What are the complications of Botulism?
Because it affects muscle control throughout your body, botulinum toxin can cause many complications. The most immediate danger is that you won't be able to breathe. Being unable to breathe is a common cause of death in botulism. Other complications, which may need rehabilitation, may include: • Difficulty speaking •...
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What are the Overview of Brachial plexus injury?
The brachial plexus is the group of nerves that sends signals from the spinal cord to the shoulder, arm and hand. A brachial plexus injury happens when these nerves are stretched, squeezed together, or in the most serious cases, ripped apart or torn away from the spinal cord. Minor brachial plexus injuries, called sti...
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What are the symptoms of Brachial plexus injury?
Symptoms of a brachial plexus injury can differ depending on how serious the injury is and where it's located. Usually only one arm is affected.
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What are the causes of Brachial plexus injury?
Brachial plexus injuries in the upper nerves happen when the shoulder is forced down on one side of the body and the head is pushed to the other side in the opposite direction. The lower nerves are more likely to be injured when the arm is forced above the head. These injuries can happen in many ways, including: • Co...
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What are the risk factors of Brachial plexus injury?
Playing contact sports, especially football and wrestling, or being in high-speed motor vehicle accidents increases the risk of brachial plexus injury.
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What are the complications of Brachial plexus injury?
Many mild brachial plexus injuries heal over time with few to no issues. But some injuries can cause short-term or lasting problems, such as: • Stiff joints.If you have hand or arm paralysis, the joints can get stiff. This can make it hard to move, even if you are able to use your hand or arm again. For that reason, y...
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What is the prevention of Brachial plexus injury?
Although a brachial plexus injury can't always be avoided, you can take steps to reduce your risk of complications after getting hurt: • For yourself.If you can't use the hand or arm for a short time, daily range-of-motion exercises and physical therapy can help prevent joint stiffness. Avoid burns or cuts, as you may...
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What are the Overview of Bradycardia?
Bradycardia (brad-e-KAHR-dee-uh) is a slow heart rate. The hearts of adults at rest usually beat between 60 and 100 times a minute. If you have bradycardia, your heart beats fewer than 60 times a minute. Bradycardia can be a serious problem if the heart rate is very slow and the heart can't pump enough oxygen-rich blo...
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What are the symptoms of Bradycardia?
A slower than typical heartbeat is called bradycardia. If the slow heartbeat stops the brain and other organs from getting enough oxygen, symptoms may include: • Chest pain. • Confusion or memory problems. • Dizziness or lightheadedness. • Feeling very tired, especially during physical activity. • Fainting or near...
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What are the causes of Bradycardia?
Bradycardia can be caused by: • Heart tissue damage related to aging. • Damage to heart tissues from heart disease or heart attack. • A heart condition that you're born with, called a congenital heart defect. • Inflammation of heart tissue, called myocarditis. • A complication of heart surgery. • An underactive t...
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What are the risk factors of Bradycardia?
Bradycardia is often associated with damage to heart tissue from some type of heart disease. Anything that increases the risk of heart problems can increase the risk of bradycardia. Risk factors include: • Older age. • High blood pressure. • Smoking. • Heavy alcohol use. • Illegal drug use. • Stress and anxiety.
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What are the complications of Bradycardia?
Possible complications of bradycardia include: • Frequent fainting. • Heart failure. • Sudden cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death.
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What are the symptoms of Brain AVM (arteriovenous malformation)?
A brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) may not cause any symptoms until the AVM bursts and bleeds, known as a hemorrhage. In about half of all brain AVMs, a hemorrhage is the first sign of the malformation. But some people with brain AVMs may experience symptoms other than bleeding, such as: • Seizures. • Headache...
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What are the causes of Brain AVM (arteriovenous malformation)?
The cause of brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) is not known. Researchers believe most brain AVMs are present at birth and form during a baby's growth in the womb. But brain AVMs can happen later in life as well. Brain AVMs are seen in some people who have hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). HHT also is...
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What are the risk factors of Brain AVM (arteriovenous malformation)?
Anyone can be born with a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM), but these factors may raise the risk: • Being male.Brain AVMs are more common in men. • Having a family history.Rarely, brain AVMs occur in families, but it's not clear if there's a certain genetic risk factor. It's also possible to inherit other medic...
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What are the complications of Brain AVM (arteriovenous malformation)?
Complications of a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) include: • Bleeding in the brain.A brain AVM puts extreme pressure on the walls of the affected arteries and veins. The pressure causes the arteries and veins to become thin or weak. This may result in the AVM breaking open and bleeding into the brain, known as...
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What are the Overview of Brain metastases?
Brain metastases happen when cancer cells spread from their original site to the brain. Any cancer can spread to the brain. But the most common types that spread are lung, breast, colon, kidney and melanoma. Brain metastases may form one or more tumors in the brain. As they grow, they put pressure on surrounding brain...
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What are the symptoms of Brain metastases?
Symptoms caused by brain metastases can vary. They depend on location, size and how fast they're growing. Symptoms of brain metastases include: • Headache, sometimes with vomiting or nausea. • Mental changes, such as increasing memory problems. • Seizures. • Weakness or numbness on one side of the body. • Vision ...
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What are the causes of Brain metastases?
Brain metastases occur when cancer cells break away from their original location. The cells may travel through the bloodstream or lymphatic system and spread to the brain. Cancer that spreads from its original location is known by the name of the primary cancer. For example, cancer that has spread from the breast to t...
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What are the risk factors of Brain metastases?
Any type of cancer can spread to the brain. Some of the types that are more likely to spread include: • Lung cancer. • Breast cancer. • Colon cancer. • Kidney cancer. • Melanoma.
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What are the Overview of Brain tumor?
A brain tumor is a growth of cells in the brain or near it. Brain tumors can happen in the brain tissue. Brain tumors also can happen near the brain tissue. Nearby locations include nerves, the pituitary gland, the pineal gland, and the membranes that cover the surface of the brain. Brain tumors can begin in the brain...
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What are the symptoms of Brain tumor?
The signs and symptoms of a brain tumor depend on the brain tumor's size and location. Symptoms also might depend on how fast the brain tumor is growing, which is also called the tumor grade. General signs and symptoms caused by brain tumors may include: • Headache or pressure in the head that is worse in the morning...
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What are the risk factors of Brain tumor?
In most people with primary brain tumors, the cause isn't clear. But doctors have identified some factors that may raise the risk. Risk factors include: • Age.Brain tumors can happen at any age, but they happen most often in older adults. Some brain tumors mostly affect adults. Some brain tumors happen most often in ...
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What is the prevention of Brain tumor?
There's no way to prevent brain tumors. If you get a brain tumor, you didn't do anything to cause it. People with an increased risk of brain tumor might consider screening tests. Screening isn't brain tumor prevention. But screening might help find a brain tumor when it's small and treatment is more likely to be succe...
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What are the Overview of Breast cancer?
Breast cancer is a kind of cancer that begins as a growth of cells in the breast tissue. After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States. But breast cancer doesn't just happen in women. Everyone is born with some breast tissue, so anyone can get breast cancer. Breast...
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What are the symptoms of Breast cancer?
Signs and symptoms of breast cancer may include: • A breast lump or thickened area of skin that feels different from the surrounding tissue. • A nipple that looks flattened or turns inward. • Changes in the color of the breast skin. In people with white skin, the breast skin may look pink or red. In people with brow...
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What are the causes of Breast cancer?
The exact cause of most breast cancers isn't known. Researchers have found things that increase the risk of breast cancer. These include hormones, lifestyle choices and things in the environment. But it's not clear why some people who don't have any factors get cancer, yet others with risk factors never do. It's likely...
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What are the risk factors of Breast cancer?
Factors that may increase the risk of breast cancer include: • A family history of breast cancer.If a parent, sibling or child had breast cancer, your risk of breast cancer is increased. The risk is higher if your family has a history of getting breast cancer at a young age. The risk also is higher if you have multipl...
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What are the Overview of Breast cysts?
Breast cysts are fluid-filled sacs inside the breast. They are usually noncancerous (benign). You may have one or multiple breast cysts. A breast cyst often feels like a grape or a water-filled balloon, but sometimes a breast cyst feels firm. Breast cysts don't require treatment unless a cyst is large and painful or u...
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What are the symptoms of Breast cysts?
Breast cysts may be found in one or both breasts. Signs and symptoms of a breast cyst include: • A smooth, easily movable round or oval lump that may have smooth edges — which typically, though not always, indicates it's benign • Nipple discharge that may be clear, yellow, straw colored or dark brown • Breast pain o...
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What are the Overview of Breast pain?
Breast pain (mastalgia) can be described as tenderness, throbbing, sharp, stabbing, burning pain or tightness in the breast tissue. The pain may be constant or it may occur only occasionally, and it can occur in men, women and transgender people. Breast pain can range from mild to severe. It may occur: • Just a few d...
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What are the symptoms of Breast pain?
Breast pain can be cyclic or noncyclic. Cyclic means that the pain occurs on a regular pattern. Noncyclic means that the pain is constant, or that there's not a regular pattern. Each type of breast pain has distinct characteristics.
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What are the causes of Breast pain?
Changing hormone levels can cause changes in the milk ducts or milk glands. These changes in the ducts and glands can cause breast cysts, which can be painful and are a common cause of cyclic breast pain. Noncyclic breast pain may be caused by trauma, prior breast surgery or other factors. Sometimes, it's not possible...
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What are the risk factors of Breast pain?
Breast pain is more common among people who haven't completed menopause, although it may occur after menopause. Breast pain can also occur in men who have gynecomastia, and in transgender people who are undergoing gender reassignment. Other factors that may increase the risk of breast pain include: • Breast size.Peop...
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What is the prevention of Breast pain?
The following steps may help prevent the causes of breast pain, although more research is needed to determine their effectiveness. • Avoid hormone therapyif possible. • Avoid medicationsthat are known to cause breast pain or make it worse. • Wear a properly fitted bra,and wear a sports bra during exercise. • Try re...
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What are the symptoms of Broken collarbone?
Symptoms of a broken collarbone include: • Pain that increases when moving the shoulder. • Swelling, tenderness or bruising. • Skin over the break might look like a tent when gently pinched. • A bump on or near the shoulder. • A grinding or crackling sound when moving the shoulder. • Stiffness or not being able t...
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What are the causes of Broken collarbone?
Common causes of a broken collarbone include: • Falls,such as falling onto the shoulder or onto an outstretched arm. • Sports injuries,such as a direct blow to the shoulder on the field, rink or court. • Traffic accidents,from a car, motorcycle or bike crash. • Birth injury,usually from a difficult vaginal birth.
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What are the risk factors of Broken collarbone?
Teenagers and children are at higher risk of a broken collarbone than are adults. The risk goes down after age 20. Then it rises again in older people as they lose bone strength with age.
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What are the Overview of Broken foot?
A broken foot, also called a fractured foot, is an injury to one or more bones in the foot. A bone might break from a sports injury, a car crash, a heavy object dropped on the foot, or a misstep or fall. Fractures can range from tiny cracks in the bones to breaks in more than one bone and breaks that come through the ...
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What are the symptoms of Broken foot?
A broken foot bone might cause some of these symptoms: • Instant throbbing pain. • Pain that gets worse with activity and gets better with rest. • Swelling. • Bruising. • Tenderness. • Change in the typical shape of the foot, called deformity. • Trouble or pain with walking or putting weight on the foot. • Bone...
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What are the causes of Broken foot?
The most common causes of a broken foot include: • Car accidents.The crushing injuries that can happen in car accidents may cause breaks that need surgery to be fixed. • Falls.Tripping and falling can break bones in the feet. So can landing on the feet after jumping down from a height. • Impact from a heavy weight.D...
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What are the risk factors of Broken foot?
You may be at higher risk of a broken foot or ankle if you: • Play high-impact sports.The stresses, direct blows and twisting injuries that happen in sports such as basketball, football, gymnastics, tennis and soccer can cause foot bone breaks. • Use poor technique or sports equipment.Poor training techniques, such a...
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What are the complications of Broken foot?
Complications of a broken foot bone aren't common but may include: • Arthritis.Fractures that extend into a joint can cause arthritis years later. If your foot starts to hurt long after a break, see your healthcare professional. • Bone infection, called osteomyelitis.If you have an open fracture in which one end of t...
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What is the prevention of Broken foot?
These sports and safety tips may help prevent a broken foot bone: • Wear proper shoes.Use hiking shoes on rough terrain. Choose the right athletic shoes for your sport. • Replace athletic shoes when needed.Get rid of shoes as soon as the tread or heel wears out or if the wear on the shoes isn't even. If you're a runn...
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What are the Overview of Broken leg?
A broken leg (leg fracture) is a break or crack in one of the bones in your leg. Common causes include falls, motor vehicle accidents and sports injuries. Treatment of a broken leg depends on the location and severity of the injury. A severely broken leg may require metal pins and plates to hold the fragments together...
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What are the symptoms of Broken leg?
The thighbone (femur) is the strongest bone in the body. It is usually obvious when the thighbone is broken because it takes so much force to break. But a break in the shinbone (tibia) or in the bone that runs alongside the shinbone (fibula) may be less obvious. Signs and symptoms of a broken leg may include: • Sever...
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What are the causes of Broken leg?
A broken leg can be caused by: • Falls.A simple fall can fracture one or both lower leg bones. A much higher impact is usually needed to break the thighbone. • Motor vehicle accidents.All three leg bones can break during a motor vehicle accident. Fractures can occur when your knees become jammed against the dashboard...
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What are the risk factors of Broken leg?
Stress fractures are often the result of repetitive stress to the leg bones from physical activities, such as: • Running • Ballet dancing • Basketball • Marching Contact sports, such as hockey and football, also may pose a risk of direct blows to the leg, which can result in a fracture. Stress fractures outside o...
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