The MMR vaccine is a combination vaccine for three common and dangerous viral diseases: measles, mumps, and rubella (sometimes called German measles). This vaccine has been available since 1971, and since its introduction, it has been almost the only vaccine used for these diseases in the US. Virtually everyone under the age of 40 has…
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The Process of Blistering Blisters can be very painful, so it’s hard to believe that they play a protective role, but that’s what they’re for. Blisters are an attempt by your skin to protect itself. The process of blistering begins with a skin irritant of some sort. The most common is friction. When your…
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Healthy Adult, Light Symptoms Influenza or the flu can be a serious illness, or it can be a fairly mild one. It depends on who you are and what strain of the disease you catch. How best to respond to the flu depends on what symptoms you have and who you are. If you…
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What Causes TMJ? TMJ is short for temporomandibular joint disorder, a jaw dysfunction that can result in a number of painful symptoms. Sometimes, though, people like to use the abbreviation TMJ to refer to just the temporomandibular joint itself and prefer the abbreviation TMD or even TMJD for the disorder, but most people just call…
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