For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Skin rashes are common occurrences and do not always indicate a severe problem. Generally, they will emerge from an environmental irritant, which can cause the skin to inflame and exhibit symptoms of itchiness, small bumps and flaking. Other times, it can indicate an underlying skin condition.
Read more →
A feeding tube is a long, narrow tube inserted into the stomach indirectly through the nose or mouth, or directly through the abdomen. During feeding, liquid food products pass into the stomach through the feeding tube, ensuring that patients receive adequate dietary nutrition and caloric intake.
Read more →
Surgeons perform gallbladder removal using a procedure called a cholecystectomy. It is commonly used to treat those experiencing severe pain or other complications resulting from gallstones or inflammation.
Read more →
Electrostimulation therapy, or electrotherapy, is a modality commonly used by physical therapists which involves sending an electrical current through electrodes placed on the skin. According to "Clinical Electrotherapy"
Read more →
Winstrol, or stanozolol, is a synthetic anabolic steroid that acts like testosterone, a naturally occurring hormone related to muscle mass, among other things. Anabolic steroids can be used as a treatment for anemia, some types of breast cancer and hereditary angioedema.
Read more →
Serotonin is a chemical produced by the body that acts on the nervous system and is associated with feelings of well-being. Researchers have extensively studied the role of serotonin in mood disorders such as anxiety and depression. According to a review published in the "Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience"
Read more →
Whether called a cramp, charley horse or a growing pain, a sudden uncontrolled muscle contraction by any name translates into a painful surprise.
Read more →
Soreness, irritation and discomfort can occur with newly pierced ears or established ear piercings. Infection is the most serious concern, but there are other possible causes. Possible noninfectious causes include a reaction to ear jewelry, traumatic injury and excess weight on your ears.
Read more →
According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, athletes in certain sports are particularly prone to hip injury, especially those involved in track or other running sports, soccer and dancing.
Read more →
Although most people want head lice cured as quickly as possible, removing lice eggs from the hair is no easy task. It requires plenty of patience, persistence and a methodical approach.
Read more →
A neurological condition that results in brain tissue loss, brain atrophy can occur in small parts of the brain or affect both hemispheres of the brain, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Read more →
Puffy lips accompanied by fever in a child could be a sign of several illnesses. If your child has a fever and swollen lips, she could be suffering from a minor illness, such as a canker sore, or she could be having an allergic reaction. Swollen lips and fever are also signs of Kawasaki disease and chickenpox.
Read more →
Allergies manifest themselves with a range of symptoms, including headache, hives, post-nasal drip, a runny nose โ and a dry or stuffy nose. When you know to which substances you are allergic, you can reduce the discomfort of a dry nose.
Read more →
Honey and cinnamon have been used as flavorings for food and for medicinal purposes, both individually and together, throughout the history of humankind. Ground cinnamon comes from the bark of certain evergreen trees. Raw honey is produced from nectar and honeybee saliva.
Read more →
Many people rely on caffeine to get them up in the morning and sustain them throughout the day. However, high caffeine intake can increase the impact that physical and mental stress has on your body.
Read more →
Diuretics are a commonly prescribed medication, but they come with a perplexing puzzle for you. They are water pills that are supposed to help get rid of excess fluid, but they make you thirstier. It seems counterintuitive to drink more when you are on a pill to get rid of water, but that is what your body wants to do.
Read more →
Leg pain and stiffness in children can be a mild condition thatโs simply part of growing up and will pass on its own, or they can indicate a more serious condition that requires medical attention. Identifying the exact location of the stiffness and pain as well as their triggers can help diagnose the problem.
Read more →
If you have diabetes, your bodyโs ability to produce or use insulin is impaired. Insulin is a hormone made by your pancreas that clears the sugar you eat out of your blood and puts it into your cells so you can use it for energy.
Read more →
Ringing or other noises heard in the ears is a condition known as tinnitus. Most of the time, tinnitus develops as a result of damage to the ends of the nerves in the ears and is not curable.
Read more →
The seeds of the Nigella sativa plant, more commonly known as black seeds or black cumin, are a flavorful food additive that may have medicinal benefits.
Read more →