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Is Your Throat Sore Just Before Your Periods? by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 28 Jan 2010 7:14pm

4 Comments Here's an interesting observation by more than a handful of my female patients: Their throats are sore for a few days just before their monthly periods. It doesn't go..., and weight gain. For you women out there, do you experience sore throats just before your periods? Please enter your responses in the comments box below. Read on »

Strep Throat (Group A Streptococci Infections) by Meredy Registered Nurse

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:24pm

3 Comments infections. Incubation The incubation period for Group A strep throat is usually 2 to 7 days after exposure. Duration In Group A strep throat infections, fever typically stops... in the neck and at the angles of the jaw. Strangely, in spite of all the throat pain, hoarseness and loss of voice are not common. Some rare cases of strep infection may result Read on »

More Than a Third of Kids With Sore Throat Likely Have Strep A by Poh Tin Tan Posted Wed 11 Aug 2010 8:57pm of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and colleagues report that the prevalence of GAS in children presenting with sore throat is 37% overall and 24% in children younger than five. In other words, Dr. Shaikh told Reuters Health, "Of school-aged children who present to their physicians with a sore throat, more than one third will have strep throat (which is much much Read on »

Is That Scratchy Throat Really A Cold? The Case Against Strep Throat (Part 1) by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 17 Jun 2010 5:55am snores like a train. She's worried that she has Strep throat. Her general exam, as expected, is normal. No throat inflammation, redness or swollen glands. Looking via a flexible... Here's a typical patient that I see 2-3 time every day in my practice: A young woman comes in complaining of waking up Sunday morning with a sore and scratchy throat. She Read on »

Is That Scratchy Throat Really A Cold? The Case Against Strep Throat (Part 2) by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 21 Jun 2010 9:23am In my last post I described a typical person that sees me for a few day history of throat pain. She has cold-like symptoms, but her exam is essentially normal. Her voice... with alcohol the night before she woke up with her throat pain. This confirms her laryngopharyngeal reflux disease diagnosis. But why does eating late cause throat pain the next morning Read on »

Strep Throat by Tom Plamondon Posted Tue 30 Jun 2009 5:54pm 02/07/09 Strep throat is a bacterial infection of the throat. The infection is caused by Sreptococcus (Group A Beta Hemolytic Strep) bacteria. It is transmitted through the saliva and/or nasal secretions. Streptococcus bacteria takes 2-5 days to incubate in the upper respiratory tract and people with strep throat remain contagious for 1-3 Read on »

Sore throats, Women’s Periods, and Sleep-Breathing Issues by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 09 Oct 2010 6:57pm One of my most popular blog posts is the piece I did about women who have sore throats just before their periods. Take a look at the 45 comments in response to my post. To summarize, the reason why some women have sore throats along with their monthly periods is due to the relative drop in their progesterone levels. One of the positive benefits Read on »

Health Tip: Warning Signs That You Have Strep Throat by Medline Plus Posted Wed 18 Aug 2010 6:00am Here are some typical symptoms By Diana Kohnle Wednesday, August 18, 2010 (HealthDay News) -- Strep throat is a nasty infection, dubbed "strep" because it's caused by streptococcus bacteria. The American Academy of Family Physicians says common symptoms of strep throat include: Having a fever. Having Read on »

Natural Cure For Strep Throat by Carolin K. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 03 Jul 2009 1:39pm

2 Comments Strep throat often affects children and teenagers but adults may also get the disease. Its symptoms include redness and swelling of the throat and tonsils, sometimes accompanied by fever. Wikipedia defines strep throat this way: Streptococcal pharyngitis or streptococcal sore throat ( strep throat ) is a form of group A streptococcal infection Read on »

Symptoms of Strep Throat by rajesh moganti

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Posted Thu 09 Dec 2010 6:37am assaults of strep throat. Analogous to several types of throat infections, strep throat additionally has the tendency of occurring in the wintry climatic conditions. Individuals... when the infection-ridden person coughs or sneezes. Though several individuals would quickly deem that any pain-causing soreness in the throat is strep throat, however sore Read on »