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Ferritin is a blood protein that contains iron. A ferritin test helps your doctor understand how much iron your body stores. If a ferritin test reveals that your blood ferritin level is lower than normal, it indicates your body's iron stores are low and you have iron deficiency. As a result, you could be anaemic. [...]

Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on providing patients relief from pain and other symptoms of a serious illness, no matter the diagnosis or stage of disease. Palliative care teams aim to improve the quality of life for both patients and their families. This form of care is offered alongside curative or other [...]

Chlamydia is passed on through unprotected sex (sex without a condom) and is particularly common in sexually active teenagers and young adults. Most people with chlamydia do not notice any symptoms and do not know they have it. If you do develop symptoms, you may experience: pain when peeing unusual discharge from the vagina, penis or [...]

Tips and Tricks for Healthy Summer Feet Your feet and ankles are vulnerable to injuries and other common podiatry problems like athlete’s foot year round, but the time spent at the pool or walking around on hot city sidewalks in open sandals can make summer especially rife for foot problems. As with most health problems, [...]

If you need braces but want something more discreet than the standard metal kind, you should consider invisible braces. These types of braces are a series of transparent retainers that straighten and align your teeth to give you that amazing smile you have been dreaming of, over a short period of time. The trays used fit [...]

A CA 125 test measures the amount of the protein CA 125 (cancer antigen 125) in the blood. This test may be used to monitor certain cancers during and after treatment. In some situations, the test may be used to look for early signs of ovarian cancer in people with a very high risk of the disease. [...]

An ear infection (sometimes called acute otitis media) is an infection of the middle ear, the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the tiny vibrating bones of the ear. Children are more likely than adults to get ear infections. Because ear infections often clear up on their own, treatment may begin with managing pain [...]

Eggs are one of the most common allergy-causing foods for children. Egg allergy symptoms usually occur a few minutes to a few hours after eating eggs or foods containing eggs. Signs and symptoms range from mild to severe and can include skin rashes, hives, nasal congestion, and vomiting or other digestive problems. Rarely, egg allergy [...]

Spirometry (spy-ROM-uh-tree) is a common office test used to assess how well your lungs work by measuring how much air you inhale, how much you exhale and how quickly you exhale. Spirometry is used to diagnose asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other conditions that affect breathing. Spirometry may also be used periodically to [...]