Cluster headaches are like migraine's ill-tempered cousin; they come usually without much warning and cause violent, constant pain in one side of your head. It can last from 15 (long-feeling) minutes to even upwards of 3 hours before going away, and these headaches can occur 8 times a day on the high end. The constant question with cluster headaches, however, is not what they are or how long they last -- it's how to get rid of the debilitating pain.
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Even if you can see clearly, you should still have your eyes examined regularly. An eye exam can be used to determine visual acuity. However, it may also help identify other health conditions that affect the eyes. Here are a few conditions that your optometrist may identify during your routine eye exam, even though you have not noticed a change in your vision:
Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy occurs because of changes in the retinal blood vessels caused by diabetes.
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As a parent, one of the most difficult things you can endure is watching your child go through a painful experience. If your child will soon be among the 5 million people who have their wisdom teeth extracted each year, then helping your child prepare for this procedure should be a top priority.
Here are three things you can do to ensure your child is ready for wisdom teeth removal surgery in the future.
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While everyone should begin obtaining regular colonoscopies once theyreach the age of 50 (or earlier if there is a history of colon problems in the family), you may need one at a much younger age if your doctor suspects you may have a colon disease, such as ulcerative colitis. If you are experiencing any of the signs of ulcerative colitis, then a colonoscopy is an important part of obtaining an official diagnosis, so you can begin treatment to help control this chronic disease.
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Wisdom teeth are a remnant of humanity's distant past when humans ate coarse foods that required excessive chewing and grinding. An extra set of molars were useful to replace teeth that were worn away by these foods.
The term "wisdom teeth" comes from the fact that this set of four molars appear in the very back of the mouth as a person reaches young adulthood.
While these teeth were useful to our ancestors, they can be a source of dental problems for modern humans, because although they retained the extra set of teeth, the jawbone of humans grew smaller over time.
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