Is That Scratchy Throat Really A Cold? The Case Against Strep Throat (Part 1)
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Dr. Steven P.Posted
Thu 17 Jun 2010 5:55am
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... 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
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Common Causes Of A Sore Throat Soothing A Sore Throat
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Bill ..Posted
Thu 14 May 2009 4:39pm
A sore throat may have many causes and it is important to find the right sore throat remedy for the particular condition that you have.
Common Causes Of A Sore Throat...: accompanied by swelling of the glands in the throat.
Strep throat: a streptococcal bacterial infection of the throat or tonsils, often accompanied by fever.
Symptom of a viral
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Is That Scratchy Throat Really A Cold? The Case Against Strep Throat (Part 2)
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Dr. Steven P.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
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Natural Cure For Strep Throat
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Carolin K.Posted
Fri 03 Jul 2009 1:39pm2 Comments
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 that affects the pharynx and possibly the larynx and tonsils.
eHow suggests the following as homemade remedy for strep throat:
apple cider vinger
buttermilk or yoghurt
garlic
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Feels Like a Punch in the Throat
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Bill S.Posted
Mon 15 Mar 2010 12:22pm
Anatomy: Throat Parts, Pictures (healthhype.com)
Larynx or Voice Box – Anatomy, Position, Function, Disorders (healthhype.com)
Pharynx: Functions, Anatomy, Pictures, Disorders... increased the amount of water I drink. No help.
I suck on a menthol lozenge when my throat feels irritated. No help.
And right now, even though I’m only bringing up small
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Strep Throat (Group A Streptococci Infections)
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MeredyPosted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:24pm3 Comments
, they cause pharyngitis, which is a painful inflammation of the throat (pharynx). Swallowing may become so painful that the child has difficulty eating.
A child with strep...).
Description
Group A streptococci are bacteria. They cause throat infections (pharyngitis), especially during cold winter months when people are crowded together indoors. Strep
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Sore Throat
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Dr. Anshu GuptaPosted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:40pm
The inflammation of the pharynx, or back of the throat is commonly known as Sore Throat. It occurs frequently when a person has a cold or an attack of influenza. This inflammation may also involve the tonsils and adenoids if these have not already been removed. An irritating condition of the throat may range from the harmless to the potentially
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More Than a Third of Kids With Sore Throat Likely Have Strep A
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Poh Tin TanPosted
Wed 11 Aug 2010 8:57pm
From Reuters Health Information
By Robert Saunders
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 09 - A substantial proportion of children with pharyngitis probably have group... of group A Streptococcus (GAS) in pharyngeal specimens in children younger than 18 years.
Writing online today in Pediatrics, lead author Dr. Nader Shaikh of Children's Hospital
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Home Remedies for Sore Throat
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NiyaprakashPosted
Mon 09 Aug 2010 10:07am
A sore throat ( also known as pharyngitis or tonsillitis ) is a disease primarily located in throat around the tonsils. Sore throat can be caused by many things. Viruses ( such as those that cause colds and mononucleosis ) can lead to a sore throat. Bacteria ( such as those that cause strep throat ) can also a sore throat, as can smoking, breathing polluted
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