For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Painful urination is not just a condition that affects adults. Children can have burning or stinging when urinating, as well as an increased in the need to urinate. These symptoms range in severity and signify either an infection or a temporary irritation.
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Traveling can be stressful on your body even before you reach your destination due to nerves or changes in air pressure. Developing a traveler's upset stomach, also called traveler's diarrhea or TD, after sampling the local cuisine can be one of your worst travel nightmares.
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The brain needs both blood (oxygen) and sugar (glucose) to function properly. A stroke is loss of brain function from loss of blood flow to the brain or a ceribrovascular accident (CVA). A stroke is a medical emergency.
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Strawberry seeds will not upset your stomach, unless you’re allergic to strawberries. Each strawberry contains seeds on the outside of the skin that are consumed without any complication. If you develop an upset stomach from eating strawberry seeds, you need to talk with your doctor to determine the cause.
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Experiencing back pain or nausea after eating a meal is usually an indication of a gastrointestinal problem. Several gastrointestinal conditions can cause nausea and abdominal pain that radiates to locations in the back. While some conditions may be mild or short termed, others may be severe, chronic and serious.
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Muscle tension in your neck can make your day unbearable. A tight muscle in the neck can occur by twisting your neck, exercising too vigorously, sleeping with your neck in an uncomfortable position or slouching while you work or watch TV.
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Whether you have diabetes, insulin resistance, polycystic ovary syndrome or reactive hypoglycemia or simply want to lose weight, keeping your blood sugar levels stable can improve your overall well-being and health.
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Undigested food your body does not break down passes along the digestive tract into your large intestine, where it meets harmless bacteria. As the bacteria works to break down the food, gaseous hydrogen and carbon dioxide are produced, which are excreted from the rectum.
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Pregnancy requires that you eat a well-balanced diet that provides all of the vitamins and minerals you and your growing baby need for good health. Greek yogurt is a nutritious addition to your pregnancy diet that supplies many of the nutrients you need on a daily basis.
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Heart palpitations are irregular heartbeats that can cause your heart to race, flutter, pound, skip beats or briefly stop. A variety of factors can trigger heart palpatations, such as anxiety, stress, emotional distress, panic, heart problems, an overactive thyroid, nicotine, alcohol and caffeine.
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Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that only occurs during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes increases your risk of having a more complicated pregnancy; giving birth to a large baby that may require a cesarean section or giving birth to a baby with respiratory problems.
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Not only is a tingling sensation in your teeth annoying, it’s a sign of pulpitis. This condition involves inflammation of the nerve and blood vessel portion of your tooth, or the dental pulp. When inflamed blood vessels press on nerves in the pulp, tingling or pain can occur in your tooth.
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Asthmatics use inhaled corticosteroid inhalers, sometimes daily, to reduce inflammation and swelling in the airways.
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Warts are viral infections of the outer layer of skin that can affect children and adults. Just like molluscum contagiosum, another common skin infection, warts are usually more of a nuisance than a real health danger.
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In May 2006, the Food and Drug Administration approved a vaccine, known as Zostavax, to prevent shingles in adults over 60.
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An allergy is an exaggerated abnormal immune response to something in the environment that normally would not be harmful. One of the most common types of allergies is the seasonal allergic rhinitis, or hay fever. Hay fever affects one in five people, according to MayoClinic.
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Many diseases can cause extreme fatigue and weakness. According to MedlinePlus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, fatigue is a feeling of weariness, tiredness or a lack of energy, and fatigue is different from drowsiness.
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Bed bugs are small insects with six legs that spend the day in hiding and then come out at night to feed. They get their name from preferring to feed on people while they are sleeping.
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Melasma is a skin condition that can occur as a result of hormonal imbalances. Melasma is also known as cholasma and, while there is a definite genetic component to the disease, it is generally triggered by hormonal changes.
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According to the Merck Manuals, metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint pain--or pain at the location where the foot joins the toes--is a form of metatarsalgia. Other common types of metatarsalgia include Freiberg's disease, Morton's neuroma and sesamoiditis.
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