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What is Still’s Disease?

Still’s Disease a arthritic disorder that causes inflammation and is known for its ability to cause high fevers in the patient, as well as salmon-colored rash along with arthritis. While Still’s Disease was first described as a disease that solely infected and manifested in children, however it is now known to occur in adults as well but much less frequent.

While the cause of Still’s Disease is unknown, there are some researchers who believe that the disease is caused by infection by a microbe or that it could be a form of autoimmune disorder that responds with a type of hypersensitivity. Still’s Disease manifests in young people by systemic joint inflammation and other signs of body-wide sickness, such as gland swelling, high fevers, and problems involving the internal organs.

Other symptoms of Still’s Disease include nausea, reduced appetite, weight loss, swelling of the lymph nodes, a general enlargement of both the spleen and liver, sore throat, inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart and lungs, arthritis and joint swelling. Most patients with Still’s Disease develop a much higher white blood cell count, as if they have contracted a serious infection in their body. However, no infection is ever found.


 
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Root Relieves Back Pain

The British Journal of Sports Medicine has releases findings that an ointment made from the comfrey root has medicinal properties that aid in the relief of back pain.

The study included more than 120 participants who had chronic back pain yet were all able to feel marked improvement in regards to the amount of pain they felt.

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Migraine Link to Breast Cancer

According to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, women who experience chronic migraine headaches are at a significantly lower risk of breast cancer.

Because of the hormone related triggers, there is a direct correlation between migraines and breast cancer, said Dr. Christopher Li.

Women that have a history of migraines are at a 30-percent less risk of cancer.

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Environment Affects Sleep

In a study conducted at the Sousze Sleep Center in Hamburg, Germany, it was found that the root cause of more than 40-percent of all sleep related disorders or problems had an environmental cause.

"This was a progressive, three year study in which we asked a hundred patients to keep accurate logs and record their sleep experiences, including what would disturb them," said Dr. Sousze.

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