For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
While running, most of the aches and pains you experience tend to crop up somewhere below the waist. However, running engages your upper limbs in a rhythmic and repetitive way even if it doesn't pound them the way it does your knees and feet.
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Basketball represents an aerobic sport that offers a variety of health benefits, including enhanced bone strength and the power to burn calories quickly, but the sudden movements and jerking motions required by basketball often result in strains that cause lower back pain.
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Muscle kinks can happen for a number of reasons, including muscle strain, sleeping in an awkward position, exercising or weight lifting, stress, incorrect body positioning or poor posture. Though they are not as serious as muscle tears or bad strains, kinks can be painful and limit your movement and activity.
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The kidneys are important organs that remove excess fluid and toxic waste products from the body. They do so by filtering the blood and excreting noxious chemicals and molecules into the urine.
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Hair loss affects thousands of men and women. There can be many causes of hair loss with differing degrees of severity. The state of your scalp can make a big difference in the health of your hair. An oily scalp can lead to dandruff but can be treated with the possibility of preventing hair loss.
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Bones provide the structure of your body. They protect your organs and anchor your muscles. Weight-bearing activities and adequate calcium consumption are crucial for building strong bones and reducing the risk of osteoporosis, which can lead to bone fractures .
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Sometimes what you eat just doesn't agree with you, leading to uncomfortable fullness, bloating or a burning sensation behind your breastbone. Overfilling your stomach, eating quickly or feeling anxious frequently provokes these symptoms.
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Panafcort 25 is the Australian brand name for the generic drug prednisone. This corticosteroid has uses in many treatments, MyDr.com.au reports, including severe asthma, arthritis and ulcerative colitis. Corticosteroids work to reduce the inflammation responsible for the symptoms of these maladies.
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In the early stages, it is difficult to tell the difference between the papules of chickenpox and the bites of a flea. Chickenpox is an airborne illness often associated with childhood. It presents with a hive-like rash that over time turns into a series of blisters.
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Amlodipine besylate (Norvasc) is a prescription medication used for the treatment of high blood pressure and coronary artery diseases. It also relieves chest pain, or angina, and restores blood flow in coronary arteries. As with any treatment, you might experience side effects when taking this drug.
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The National Institutes of Health reports that alcoholism is a chronic disease with four essential features: an alcoholic will crave alcohol, he won’t be able to stop drinking, he’ll have physical withdrawal symptoms; he’ll need greater amounts of alcohol to get high.
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White eye discharge typically signals eye irritation, which can occur with a variety of eye ailments. Irritation of the conjunctiva -- the thin tissue that lines the eyelids and covers the surface of the eye -- is the most common cause. Conditions affecting the eyelids are also frequently to blame.
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White blood cells are infection-fighting cells produced in the bone marrow. When a type of white blood cell called a neutrophil is lowered in the body -- a condition called neutropenia -- the immune system is weakened and a person becomes vulnerable to infections.
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Trigger thumb, also called stenosing tenosynovitis, is caused by a problem with the flexor tendon, which bends the thumb, and the tunnel it moves through. The tunnel is made up of a series of rings, or pulleys, that keep the tendon close to the bone.
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Allergies can produce a variety of symptoms, but one thing everyone affected with allergies experiences is discomfort. People can be allergic to pollen, pet dander, dust, foods and plants. Pollen allergies most commonly cause nasal congestion, a runny nose, sore throat and itchy eyes.
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Children who grind their teeth during the daytime have a condition called bruxism that causes clenching and grinding. Bruxism affects at least 2 out of 10 children, according to KidsHealth.org. Bruxism can do significant damage to your child’s teeth and it causes discomfort of the jaw muscles.
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Ulcers are open sores in the lining of the gastrointestinal tract. They develop mostly in the stomach, esophagus or duodenum. Ulcers form when the environments of these surfaces are so acidic that their mucosal linings slowly erode.
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The average person may not experience heartburn as often as pregnant women and older adults, but it’s still one of the most common digestive complaints. A random bout of heartburn can usually be linked to something specific, such as a large meal, a spicy dish or too much caffeine.
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Garbanzo beans, often called chickpeas, are part of the legume family, which includes soy beans, navy beans, kidney beans and many other types of nuts and beans. They are the most consumed legume in the world, according to the University of Arizona.
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Sometimes, the virus that causes ear infections in babies infects the gut. This leads to symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting. In other cases, an ear infection temporarily affects a baby's ability to balance properly, and one side effect is vomiting and general sickness.
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