Matthew Franzel

Preventing Restless Legs Syndrome

It’s frustrating when you’re trying to get some sleep in bed and you suddenly get the sensation of wanting to move your legs. If your lower extremities begin to feel particularly twitchy while you’re in bed trying to sleep, or while immobile on a long-haul flight or car ride, know that this is most likely… 

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How Weight Affects Your Sleep

Sleep has a vital role in your health and well-being – your brain actually requires sleep for survival. People who get enough sleep at night are more mentally alert and physically responsive during the day. However, not everyone gets enough of it to keep their body functioning properly. Stress, disease, and alcohol use are just… 

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Early Signs of Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths and is the second most frequently diagnosed type of cancer (after skin cancer), according to the American Cancer Society. Most people who have this type of cancer do not feel or notice any symptoms until it has spread (metastasized) to other tissues and organs, so it… 

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Pneumonia and Preventive Measures

Pneumonia is a kind of pulmonary infection caused by viruses, bacteria, or fungi. This condition is characterized by the inflammation and swelling of the airways of your lungs, making it difficult to breathe. Your air sacs can also be filled with mucus, pus, or other fluids that cause heavy coughing. In this article, we’ll look… 

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How Do You Stop Sleepwalking?

Sleepwalking, also formally called somnambulism, is a disorder that causes people to get up, walk, and do complex things while they are still asleep. It happens much more frequently in children than in adults, and it usually happens if a person is sleep-deprived. Most of the time, someone who is sleepwalking remains in deep slumber… 

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What Causes Pulmonary Hypertension?

Pulmonary hypertension is a lung disorder where the blood pressure increases in the pulmonary arteries in the lungs due to a narrowing of blood vessels. This narrowing of the vessels makes it hard for the blood to flow through them properly. As the blood pressure builds and rises above normal levels, your heart – particularly… 

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Dangers of Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis is defined as a hypersensitivity to something after the body has been sensitized to it, thereby causing an immune-system reaction upon exposure. Anaphylactic shock is a severe, sometimes life-threatening reaction to the problematic allergen, and it can close off a person’s airway in minutes or even seconds. The chemicals that are released by the… 

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Symptoms of Bronchitis

Every year, more than 8 million Americans are diagnosed with bronchitis, making it a very common illness. Bronchitis causes inflammation in the lining of the bronchial tubes. The bronchial tubes are the air passageways that carry air to and from your lungs. Bronchitis can affect people of all ages and can prevent you from engaging… 

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How Can I Get My Allergies Diagnosed?

Allergies are one of the most common chronic condition, and it is estimated that over 50 million Americans suffer some type of allergy every year. Allergies refer to the body’s immune system overreacting to a non-threatening substance due to hypersensitivity. Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) is a very common type of allergy condition in which patients… 

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