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Neck pain, or a sore neck, can be a normal symptom of the common cold or flu. In other instances, neck pain may be a sign of a potentially serious medical condition like meningitis. Knowing the ...

Using over-the-counter NSAIDs for the occasional headache or achy back won’t typically cause a peptic ulcer. Rather, peptic ulcer disease is something that can occur with longer-term use of NSAIDs, ...

Certain drinks, such as cabbage juice or honey water, may help soothe stomach ulcers, though people may wish to avoid other drinks, such as alcohol and coffee. Stomach ulcers are sores that form ...

Still, you might cause muscle damage if you constantly push your body so hard that you are intensely sore for days afterward ... without being under too much pressure. For example, incorporate ...

But if sore throat is one of your symptoms, there's one thing to look for that might indicate it's not strep throat. While sore throat can be a symptom for other viruses, like COVID, it is also ...

But four years after finding a small ulcer between her tongue and gum, Clare sadly passed away from mouth cancer at the age of just 23. Pat and Colin Jones (middle) had never heard of mouth cancer ...