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Fact: There’s no evidence to support the belief that we are given a finite amount of sexual energy when we’re born, and once we use it up, if s gone forever. Instead, research indicates that sexual energy may be a renewable resource; after you use it, you replenish your supply so it will be available [...]

Surprisingly, even many physicians don’t have a good grasp of the subject of erection, although they’ve been exposed to some basic physiological facts. Nowadays, many medical schools include some information about human sexuality in their curriculum, but doctors already in practice may not have received such training. And they may not be comfortable with the [...]

It may not be thought of in the same way as the heart, brain, or lungs, but the skin is in fact a complex organ with many functions. It is not merely the wrapper that surrounds the body. Because of its immediate visibility, its appearance often reflects a person’s general health as well as age. [...]

The symptoms of diabetes mellitus include frequent urination and recurrent urinary tract infections. A vaginal yeast infection with severe itching is often a sign of diabetes in older women. You may become excessively thirsty and feel generally ill, with some weight loss and a decreased appetite. If you are overweight, you may not experience weight [...]

If your back pain is the result of a tumor in the spine, you will no doubt require surgery, special drugs, or radiation therapy, alone or in combination. Illnesses such as Paget’s disease are treated with medications that decrease the metabolic activity within the bones and relieve the pain. A sudden compression fracture usually causes [...]

A hearing aid will not return hearing to all deaf people. An audiogram is helpful in determining whether your hearing is likely to improve with the use of a hearing aid. Therefore, this test should be done before one is purchased. The advice of an ear, nose, and throat specialist should be sought before you [...]

How Is Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosed? Your physician should be aware that some medications precipitate or aggravate Parkinson’s disease. A careful history and physical examination is usually required to confirm the diagnosis. Your physician should watch you walk, turn, and get out of a chair. He should also feel the way your arms move as he [...]

Because the brain is surrounded by bone, there is very little room for a tumor to grow without increasing the pressure within the skull. Therefore, the symptoms of brain tumors occur fairly early, when the growths are still small. Some brain tumors start within the brain itself and cause their damage by enlarging quickly, rather [...]

Sometimes cells in the body grow and multiply without listening to the body’s commands. The result is a tumor, either benign or malignant. Benign tumors do not spread to other parts of the body, but they cause damage by pushing aside and pressing on neighboring tissues and organs. Malignant tumors invade adjacent tissues and cells [...]

Kidney problems occur in men and women. The two kidneys lie deep within the body on either side of the spine just below the diaphragm, the muscle that separates the abdomen and chest. Blood passes through the kidneys from the renal (kidney) arteries, and the kidneys filter the blood and remove waste products, which are [...]