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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Thyroid Disorders
What is the thyroid? Your thyroid (THY-roid) is a small gland found at the base of your neck, just below your Adam’s apple. The thyroid produces two main hormones called T3 and T4. These hormones travel in your blood to … Continue reading
Posted in What You Need To Know
Tagged Adam's apple, Capital Care Network, capitalcarenetwork.com, Goiter, Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s disease, high blood levels of LDL cholesterol, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, osteoporosis, T3, T4, Thyroid Disorders, Thyroid nodules, Thyroiditis, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Anorexia nervosa
What is anorexia nervosa? A person with anorexia nervosa, often called anorexia, has an intense fear of gaining weight. Someone with anorexia thinks about food a lot and limits the food she or he eats, even though she or … Continue reading
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Tagged anorexia, anorexia nervosa, Anxiety, body weight, Capital Care Network, capitalcarenetwork.com, Culture, Depression, distorted body image, FDA, National Eating Disorders Association, NIH, Obsessive behavior, Psychotherapy, stressful events, Substance abuse, suicide, throw up, womenshealth.gov
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Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk
Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk Oral contraceptives (OCs) first became available to American women in the early 1960s. The convenience, effectiveness, and reversibility of action of birth control pills (popularly known as “the pill”) have made them the most popular … Continue reading
Posted in Q & A
Tagged and progesterone, birth control, birth control pills, breast cancer risk, Cancer Risk, Capital Care Network, capitalcarenetwork.com, endometrial cancers, estrogen, intrauterine delivery system, National Cancer Institute, OC, Oral Contraceptives, ovarian cancer, progesterone, the pill, topical patch, vaginal ring
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