For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Reflexology is an ancient art that may help you relax and reduce stress. Practitioners use gentle pressure from their thumbs and fingers to stimulate specific reflex points on the soles of your feet thought to correspond with each of your organs.
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Any vitamin deficiency that leads to dry skin can eventually lead to your skin peeling or flaking. In most cases, however, a deficiency has to be severe before you start experiencing such symptoms.
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When the germs and bacteria from your environment and the food you eat are not properly removed from your mouth, they begin to solidify, forming plaque and tartar. Over time, plaque and tartar buildup leads to inflammation of the gums, called gingivitis.
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Blood glucose homeostasis is an important biologic process that involves a variety of mechanisms. The muscles, kidneys and liver all have important functions in glucose regulation. The liver is especially important for its ability to store glycogen and prevent low blood glucose.
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An allergy is the immune systemโs response to what it perceives as a threat from a foreign substance such as a food item, pollen or an animal. When this substance, known as an allergen, enters your body, the immune system releases histamines which cause a series of physical reactions, including swelling.
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A high blood sugar level due to diabetes or other situations can cause a variety of symptoms such as dizziness, and it can even lead to blindness, nerve damage, heart disease and other chronic problems. Morning can be a common time for high blood sugar levels.
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For adults, when feet turn inward, it is usually to compensate for another problem that involves connective tissue in the foot or leg. Put simply, you walk differently because something else hurts.
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Selecting a diet plan that's right for you may take several periods of trial and error. Replacing one or two meals per day with a meal replacement drink may help you lose weight initially, but there are a few factors you should be aware of.
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Heart palpitations, including the feeling that your heart has skipped a beat, though not necessarily serious, may startle you. They have a variety of causes, including chocolate, or more specifically, some of the compounds in chocolate.
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Sinus congestion most commonly occurs when the tissue that lines the sinuses becomes inflamed and swollen, blocking off the sinus passages. This can be a result of allergies or infections, such as the common cold.
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If you are allergic to chocolate, or common ingredients found in chocolate, eating it can make your asthma worse. Asthma is the result of inflammation and swelling in the lungs that restricts your airways, leading to shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing and chest pain.
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Bone density is a measurement of the mineral content inside your bones. Individuals with a high bone mineral content tend to have decreased risks for osteoporosis-related fractures. Performing weight-bearing exercises that include running can lead to significant increases in your bone density.
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A bone spur is a bony growth that can appear along the edge of any bone. Also known as osteophytes, bone spurs do not always cause pain.
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Nerve pain in the thigh is often caused by the pressure put on a nerve in another part of the body, such as occurs with sciatica. Sciatica is actually a pinched nerve in the lower back, but the pain radiates down the leg into the thigh.
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Vertigo is a symptom that is commonly found with inner ear disorders, viral or bacteria infections, and Meniere's disease. Vertigo makes you feel like you are spinning or falling, or that the ground beneath you is moving.
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The Mayo Clinic describes a cold sore, or fever blister, as a small, painful, fluid-filled blister appearing around the mouth. In some cases, cold sores can appear in the nostrils, chin, fingers or inside the mouth. Cold sores usually last seven to 10 days.
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Dry scalp is a problematic, annoying condition for many people. Dry scalp is usually a symptom of dandruff, although some other conditions, such as scalp psoriasis, can cause similar symptoms. You can often treat dry scalp at home using medicated shampoos and moisturizing treatments such as leave-in conditioners.
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Amlodipine is a long-acting medication in the family of calcium channel blockers. It is commonly prescribed for heart arrythmias, angina or chest pain and hypertension or high blood pressure. In the U.S., amlodipine is only available by prescription.
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Although some may mistake genital warts for a yeast infection or ringworm for common warts, there are at least two different mechanisms at work. Warts are the result of varieties of the human papilloma virus while ringworm and yeast infections are fungi infections.
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When toxins enter the body, they are metabolized by the liver or kidneys. After long-term exposure to toxins or short-term exposure to high amounts of toxins, these organs can sustain damage, allowing toxins to build up in the blood and cause severe symptoms.
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