- 21. Cancer Facts for Lesbians and Bisexual Women
- (Lesbian and Bisexual Women)
- ... occur in women who smoke, have HIV or AIDS, or haven’t had regular Pap tests. Endometrial cancer occurs most often in women age 50 and older. This cancer is more likely to occur in women who have taken ...
- 22. Lesbian and Bisexual Health Fact Sheet
- (Lesbian and Bisexual Women)
- ... as HIV). When lesbians get these less common STIs, it may be because they also have had sex with men, especially when they were younger. It is also important to remember that some of ...
- 23. Viral gastroenteritis
- (Viral gastroenteritis)
- ... passed along — and flourish. Anyone with a weakened immune system. If your resistance to infection is low — for instance, if your immune system is compromised by HIV/AIDS, chemotherapy or another ...
- 24. Trench mouth
- (Trench mouth)
- ... people with HIV/AIDS, cancer and mononucleosis. Trench mouth can occur at any age. But it's most common in adolescents and adults in their 20s to 40s. In developing countries where malnutrition is ...
- 25. Chickenpox
- (Chickenpox)
- ... life. It's possible to get chickenpox more than once, but this isn't common. The vaccine isn't approved for: Pregnant women People with weakened immunity, such as those with HIV or people on immune-suppressing ...
- 26. Valley fever
- (Valley fever)
- ... those living with HIV/AIDS — and those of Filipino, Hispanic, African, Native American or Asian descent are at risk of developing a more severe form of coccidioidomycosis. Complications of coccidioidomycosis ...
- 27. To know chemo side effects you may face in Shanghai?
- (Chemotherapy)
- ... – can also happen in some people. Most skin problems are minor, but some need to be treated at once. Some patients have allergic reactions to chemo. This can cause hives (or skin welts), itching, or trouble ...
- 28. Chronic hives (urticaria)
- (Chronic hives (urticaria) )
- Chronic hives, also known as urticaria, are batches of raised, red or white itchy welts (wheals) of various sizes that appear and disappear. While most cases of hives go away within a few weeks or less, ...
- 29. Plantar warts
- (Plantar warts)
- ... not use at-home treatments You have a weakened immune system because of HIV/AIDS, immune-suppressing drugs or other immune system disorders You have any doubt that the lesion is a wart In these ...
- 30. Yeast infection (vaginal)
- (Yeast infection (vaginal) )
- ... who are immunocompromised — such as by corticosteroid therapy or by HIV infection — yeast infections are more likely to occur. Being sexually active. Although yeast infections aren't considered ...
- 31. Dry mouth
- (Dry mouth)
- ... certain health conditions — or their treatments — including the autoimmune disease Sjogren's syndrome, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, HIV/AIDS, anxiety disorders and depression. Stroke and Alzheimer's ...
- 32. Steroids: Not Fair Play
- (Substance Abuse)
- ... serious infections like hepatitis or HIV, which cause the AIDS virus. Using one type of illegal drug may also make other drug use more likely, and cause even more health risks. In guys, steroid use causes ...
- 33. Oral thrush
- (Oral thrush)
- ... body. But sometimes these protective mechanisms fail, which can allow an oral thrush infection to take hold. These illnesses may make you more susceptible to oral thrush infection: HIV/AIDS. The ...
- 34. Drug Appendix
- (Substance Abuse)
- ... scat, junk, black tar, China white, chiva, dope, others. Looks like: white to dark-brown bitter powder, or tarlike or coal-like substance. How it is used: injected just beneath the skin (“skin popping”), ...
- 35. Tattoos
- (Safety)
- ... and C, HIV/AIDS, and tetanus (Hepatitis B and tetanus vaccines are available to help reduce your risk.) Bleeding Also, if you are unhappy with your tattoo once you have gotten it or later ...
- 36. Teaching Teens To Use Condoms Faithfully
- (Dating & Sex)
- ... them their lives. They need to inform any and all sexual partners that no condom means no sex—no excuses, no exceptions. “Teenagers still believe they can ‘tell’ who has HIV and who doesn’t,” observes ...
- 37. Preventing Unplanned Parenthood
- (Dating & Sex)
- ... they can look at a partner and “tell” if he has a disease, but you can explain that even if someone says he’s been “tested,” he may still have HIV, genital warts, or herpes. People carry and transmit all ...
- 38. Contagious Health Problems in Schools
- (School)
- ... be more serious for people with some hereditary disorders, such as sickle-cell disease, that affect red blood cells. AIDS/HIV Infection AIDS/HIV infection is an increasingly common, life-threatening ...
- 39. Mononucleosis
- (Mononucleosis )
- ... breathing The Epstein-Barr virus can cause much more serious illness in people who have impaired immune systems, such as people with HIV/AIDS or people taking drugs to suppress immunity after an organ ...
- 40. Infant Allergies and Food Sensitivities
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... diet. In this case, the infant may show signs of severe colic, abdominal discomfort, or a skin rash such as eczema or hives, or may react with vomiting, severe diarrhea (often with blood in the stool), ...