An estimated 42 million people in India suffer from thyroid problems, an autoimmune condition that has grown very common. The most frequent cause is thought to be iodine deficiency brought on by ...

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A hair extension technician blamed her back pain on her big breasts and battled it with paracetamol for two years - until ...

If you have a sore throat, the NHS advises that seeing a GP might be necessary, but only in certain situations. While it’s ...

Neck arthritis is a common condition, affecting more than 85% of people over the age of 60. Neck arthritis can cause neck pain, stiffness, tingling, numbness, and headaches, as well as a clicking ...

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it can cause a lump in the neck, a feeling that shirt collars are too tight, changes to your voice, difficulty swallowing, swollen lymph nodes, constant cough (not due to a cold), and pain in the ...

A blockage in one of these glands can give rise to a cyst, which may feel like a hard lump or look like a pimple. The cyst can cause pain, usually on one side of the vagina. Bartholin’s cysts ...

In general, cold and flu viruses tend to make your muscles achy and sore. There also are several lymph nodes (also called glands) in the neck that can become swollen and tender with illness. Swollen ...

I would have been bored, except the pain was so tiring that I could barely function. I spent the days shuffling around the house listening to audiobooks and doing voice-to-text searches for ...