For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Your buttocks have several layers of muscle. These muscles primarily move your hip joint, and straining them can literally be a pain in the butt. These strains typically occur on one side of the body when a muscle is overstretched or overworked.
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Cold sores, fluid-filled skin pustules or blisters, are caused by one of two viral infections. If you are infected with herpes simplex type 1 or type 2, cold sores may manifest around your lip, elsewhere on your face or on your genitals.
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Swimming provides a good, low-impact form of exercise, but an allergic reaction or other eye condition may result in redness around your eye after a swimming session. Additional symptoms may occur, including a rash around your eye or discomfort on the surface of your eye.
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Enzymes are substances found in all living cells. They act as catalysts in chemical processes, such as metabolism, and are part of the breakdown and regenerative process of life. Plant foods, for example, contain enzymes which are needed to break down that specific plant.
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Vomiting is controlled by the brain, not the stomach, but most episodes are caused by food-related illness or mild stomach viruses. It can occur with or without nausea, and may be preceded by increased salivation. Vomiting in and of itself is not dangerous, but it can lead to dehydration.
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Passing a kidney stone can be a painful experience. And kidney stones often recur. According to Roger L. Sur, MD, director of University of California San Diego Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center, if you’ve had one kidney stone, there is a 50 percent chance that you will develop another within five to 10 years.
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A hysterectomy causes immediate menopause due to the drastic reduction of estrogen, the female hormone for reproduction.
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Joint pain can be a symptom of a vitamin deficiency either because the deficiency is actually damaging your joints or because it is damaging your nerves. Vitamins such as A, C and D help support numerous aspects of joint health, and a deficiency in these vitamins might cause or contribute to bone pain.
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Both chlorella and spirulina are freshwater algae -- seaweed -- that are rich in chlorophyll. These tiny algae species are used as a food supplement for the array of health-boosting nutrients they contain. Chlorella and spirulina differ in the type of pigment or coloring compounds they contain.
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Your spine or vertebral column is comprised of four sections. The cervical vertebrae naturally curves inward and makes up the neck and upper back. The thoracic spine is the upper and mid-back and naturally curves outward a bit. Next is your lumbar or low back area that naturally curves in.
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Shaken baby syndrome is the result of repeated brain trauma from the snapping of the head and neck, a condition that can cause serious brain injury and death. Boxing subjects the head and neck to almost identical trauma, albeit to a head and neck that are better able to absorb the impact.
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Digestive enzymes are important for a variety of functions of your body and are best known for their role in breaking down the foods in nutrients that can be easily absorbed in the bloodstream and further used by your body.
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Canker sores, also known as an aphthous ulcers, are small sores in the inside of the mouth along the gum line. Canker sores should not be confused with cold sores, which occur on the outside of the mouth or around the lips and are contagious. Canker sores can occur in children or adults and can be painful.
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Fever blisters, also called cold sores, are caused by the herpes simplex virus, type 1. The blisters can occur on your lips, cheeks, chin, gums or nostrils. You might experience a tingling sensation one to two days before the initial fever blister outbreak of fluid-filled blisters around your mouth.
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Numerous conditions or factors can lower BUN and creatinine levels. According to the MedlinePlus website, blood urea nitrogen, or BUN, is a product that forms in your blood when protein breaks down. Tests can measure the amount of urea nitrogen in your blood.
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Garlique is best described as a garlic supplement. And like similar dietary supplements, it's purported to lower blood cholesterol. The Mayo Clinic states garlic might help improve cholesterol levels in some individuals.
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Muscle spasms, also known as muscle cramps or a charley horse, are involuntary contractions of the muscles. Although these contractions can be very painful, they are rarely dangerous or a cause for concern. However, severe or lasting pain should always be examined by your doctor.
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Psoriasis commonly appears on the knees and elbows, but can also affect the scalp. Scaly white spots, which are actually layers of dead skin with a powdery sheen, are characteristic of the scalp psoriasis condition.
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Falls occur commonly in pregnant women, due to changes in the center of gravity and the relaxation of joints and soft tissue that occur in pregnancy.
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There are many conditions that can cause bone pain in the legs. Some are not serious and heal with the right treatment, while in other cases this symptom signals an underlying medical condition.
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