For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Cellulitis is a type of skin infection most commonly caused by staphylococcus and streptococcus bacteria, according to medical professionals with MedlinePlus. People with cellulitis can develop symptoms such as skin inflammation or discoloration, pain, fever, fatigue, or muscle aches.
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Unruly eyebrows may be a problem for both women and men. You may have a few stray hairs that point up, or you may have many hairs that point in different directions. When your eyebrow hair refuses to stay flat and smooth, you can quickly tame it as part of your daily grooming ritual.
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A transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, or TENS machine, provides pain relief by sending low-voltage electrical impulses through electrodes placed on the skin to a painful area on the body. A TENS unit can lessen pain without the use of medication. A TENS machine is generally considered safe.
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Ointments as used to treat many eye conditions. Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment is an antibiotic that comes in a small tube. Your doctor will give instructions on how much and how long to use the medication to help prevent a recurrence of the underlying condition.
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Gambling addiction is the compulsive act of gambling without regard for financial, family- or work-related consequences. Gambling addicts may become excessively preoccupied with the act of gambling itself and not necessarily with winning or losing.
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In order for movement to occur, the muscles, bones, tendons and ligaments must all work together in response to signals from the brain. If there is any disease or condition that interrupts the nerves' signals or if there is any injury to any of these structures, movement can be hindered.
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Many people experience eye symptoms toward the end of or just after a head cold. This condition is aptly termed a "cold in the eye" because it typically represents spread of the virus responsible for the cold spreading to the eye.
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Drug abuse occurs when a person begins a consistent pattern of use of a substance beyond what is recommended if the substance is prescribed. If the substance is not prescribed, abuse occurs when the quantity of the substance used is increased to achieve a high that was once achieved at a lower quantity.
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Chronic itching, flaking and redness are collectively known as dandruff. While it can be embarrassing, this skin condition isn't serious. Treatment of such conditions can be difficult, but there are plenty of options to choose from. Color-treated hair may fade or bleed with the use of many commercial dandruff products.
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In spinal fusion surgery, an orthopedic surgeon removes the discs between two or more vertebrae and then fuses the bones together with screws. Over time, the bones graft together to immobilize that section of the spine.
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It's tempting to head to the pool when your only symptom of sickness is a sore throat. A sore throat doesn't always affect your performance and therefore your ability to enjoy a swim at the pool. Still, just because your sore throat doesn't seem to affect you heavily, it could affect other patrons.
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Learning how to identify true labor pain may help you get to the hospital or your chosen birthing center in plenty of time for the delivery. Just as every woman experiences varied degrees of menstrual cramping, every woman has a slightly different labor experience.
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The human digestive system is a system of organs and glands that processes the food we eat. When the system works as it should, we can eat food and digest its nutrients to provide our bodies with the energy and nutrition we need.
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Zinc is a trace mineral required for proper body function. The term βtraceβ refers to the fact that only minute amounts of this nutrient are necessary versus the larger quantities required, for example, with calcium or magnesium. Zinc plays several roles related to muscular activity.
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Anemia is a condition in which you have low iron levels. Iron is an important nutrient because it helps your body make red blood cells and it helps your blood carry oxygen. Iron is found in a variety of sources such as beans; leafy green vegetables; beef; and in other meats such as duck, lamb and shrimp.
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Your bloodstream is critical to your survival, because it's what carries oxygen and nutrient molecules to your body cells. Nutrient molecules that you absorb from the digestive tract can dissolve in the blood, and cells remove them from the blood as needed.
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Smokers who quit are at risk for overeating and gaining weight, and the reasons are many. Smoking speeds up the metabolism and suppresses the appetite. Ex-smokers often turn to food to satisfy their renewed hunger or cravings.
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Most people think of a yeast infection only affecting one area of the body. But yeast can overwhelm the gut and in turn affect metabolism and energy production, says Sciencedirect.com. This may lead to increased body fat and the distribution of fat in the body.
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Hip abductor and flexor strains occur when the muscle or tendon of the hip is stretched or torn due to overuse during exercise or sports. Often these injuries require several weeks of rest, therapy and medications to ensure the strain has been completely healed before returning to physical activity.
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Indigenous to the Amazonian rain forest, chanca piedra, which means "stone breaker" in Spanish, has been used by many cultures as a remedy for kidney stones.
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