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Living With Septic Arthritis

Septic arthritis is a type of arthritis that is infectious or bacterial in nature which causes inflammation of a joint after the infection.

Septic arthritis usually infects a single large joint somewhere on the body, typically the knee or hip, though septic arthritis can quickly spread through multiple joints if the infection is allowed to grow. Typical bacteria that have been known to cause septic arthritis include streptococcus, staphyloccus, and Haemophilus influenza. These are common post operative infections, open wounds, or even a contaminated needle.

Infections such as hepatitis A, B, and C, HIV, AIDS, mumps, Ebola, and coxsackie viruses have also been known to cause septic arthritis. Septic arthritis displays itself in the following symptoms: swelling and increased fluid accumulation in the joint, severe pain when moved, inability to move the limb, low-grade fever, chills and fatigue.

 
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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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