What Are Birth Control Pills? Birth control pills are contraceptives that use hormones to prevent a pregnancy. There are many methods of birth control. You may hear this specific one referred to ...

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Eyelash mites are tiny cigar-shaped bugs found in bunches at the base of your eyelashes. They’re normal and usually harmless, unless you have too many of them. Also known as demodex, each mite ...

The FDA and the maker of the popular diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic are warning people not to use counterfeit semaglutide 1.0 milligrams — the Ozempic injection — found in the U.S. drug supply ...

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My 8-year-old, Michael, had me concerned. He was finishing up third grade and still sucked his thumb. "What can I do to make him stop?" I asked my pediatrician. His grandmother had been successful ...

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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) happens when a blood clot (thrombus) forms deep inside your vein. It usually forms in your legs. But it can happen anywhere. If DVT goes untreated, it can become life ...

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Erectile dysfunction (ED), commonly known as impotence, can be troubling, even devastating, to a man. But it can be equally so for his partner as well, as Beth (who asked that her real name not be ...