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...persistent problem with my health, but I had a sense something wasn't working correctly. Last September, I went to a doctor and told him to test me for every imaginable affliction. Finally, after six months of blood tests and consultations, the diagnosis came in March: I suffer from a mild form of Graves's Disease...
...hepped up with flowers and sympathy just yet. It sounds very serious--Graves' Disease--and it can be, but it is rarely life-threatening, especially when diagnosed early. More than one million Americans suffer from the disease, among them former President George Bush, First Lady Barbara Bush, two-time Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers and women's golf champion Pat Bradley. As this small sample indicates, Graves' Disease tends to manifest itself in very active and energetic individuals. In fact, as journalists speculated in the aftermath of the Gulf War, President Bush's Graves' Disease may have been precipitated...
There are two primary components to Graves' Disease--hyperthyroidism and opthalmopathy. In my case, I have yet to develop the latter, a pronounced bulging of the eyeballs. Hopefully preventive treatment will keep this aspect of the disease from developing. I do, however, suffer from hyperthyroidism, and its mysterious effects were what triggered my initial visit to a doctor...
Scientists have already linked numerous health problems to the obesity from which one-third of Americans suffer, and Harvard Medical School instructor Dr. Carlos A. Camargo Jr. might have found another complication to add to the list: statistical evidence suggests a link between obesity and adult-onset asthma...
Bacterial meningitis is the more serious form of the disease and can be transmitted by person-to-person contact. Symptoms may include a sudden fever, severe headaches, nausea, vomiting, a stiff neck and a rash. The brain can suffer permanent damage if swelling is not controlled...