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An elevated blood calcium level (hypercalcemia), which can cause muscle weakness and constipation, affect the conduction of electrical impulses in the heart (heart block), lead to calcium stones in th

Bursitis that is not due to an infectious condition. Treatment of noninfectious bursitis includes rest, ice, and medications for inflammation and pain.

A burn severe enough to cause blistering of the skin. The pain of a second-degree burn is usually somewhat more intense than the pain of a first-degree burn.

A superficial burn with similar characteristics to a typical sunburn. The skin is red in color, without blistering, sensation is intact, and the burn is usually somewhat painful.

The treatment of burns depends on the depth, area and location of the burn. Burn depth is generally categorized as first, second or third degree.

A localized, painful swelling at the base of the big toe due to new bone formation. The affected toe is often curved outward.

An enlarged lymph node that is tender and painful. Buboes particularly occur in the groin and armpit (the axillae).

Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes make one more susceptible to the disease and so increase the risk of developing breast cancer.

A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of breast cancer. One of the strongest of these risk factors is the history of breast cancer in a relative.

Breast cancer is diagnosed with self- and physician-examination of the breasts, mammography, ultrasound testing, and biopsy.