For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
For some headache sufferers, the one place in which they often assume they are safe--their own home--is actually the site triggering their headache pain. Whether they contract an infection from a pet or the problem is a family member smoking indoors, headaches can take root under their own roof.
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According to the Family Doctor website, neck pain may be caused by injury, stress, faulty posture or other health problems, such as degenerative conditions, fibromyalgia or disk herniations. One of the most common symptoms reported by neck pain patients is muscle spasm.
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Peripheral neuropathy occurs when the nerves in the arms and legs are damaged due to injury or disease. The condition causes a wide range of symptoms such as numbness or tingling, weak muscles, loss of sensations and insensitivity to temperature.
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The pain and other accompanying symptoms caused by a pinched nerve can be unbearable. A pinched nerve in the neck occurs when excessive pressure is placed on a nerve or the nerve roots by a nearby structure. Some of the more common structures that cause pinched nerves are cervical discs, bone spurs and tight muscles.
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The liver and spleen share common blood circulation pathways. Due to the circulatory link between the liver and spleen, many disease processes affect both organs.
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Poor circulation occurs when there is not enough blood supplied to an area to meet the needs of the cells. Poor circulation to the hands and feet causes symptoms such as the sensation of tingling or numbness, cramping and the feeling of coldness in the fingers and toes.
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Blood poisoning, or sepsis, is the body's inflammatory response to a bacterial infection entering the blood stream. It occurs mostly in hospitals, in people with compromised immune systems and people with chronic and debilitating diseases that weaken the body systems.
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The Mayo Clinic characterizes thin, fragile skin as skin that easily tears or breaks. It's a common problem in older adults. As you advance in years, the layers of your skin simply thin and become more fragile. However, there are a number of other factors affecting the skin's thickness.
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Ritalin, also sold under the generic name methylphenidate, is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant used to treat attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While the drug is effective in treating inattention symptoms of ADHD, using Ritalin can result in mental and emotional changes in the patient.
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During pregnancy, women often experience emotional changes that can lead to arguing with their partner. This arguing can have serious consequences for both baby and mother.
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Nursing mothers get sick just like anyone else. When a viral or bacterial infection brings on a severe sore throat, itโs natural to be concerned about the possibility of medications passing into the breast milk and potentially harming the baby.
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As many as one in five Americans have symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. While burning pain is not a symptom typically associated with IBS, symptoms do vary from person to person.
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Pressure in your chest may occur with or without pain and arise at various times for various reasons. Some people describe chest pressure as the feeling of a band tightening around the chest or a heavy object sitting atop it, according to BetterMedicine.com.
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PCOS is a challenging condition affecting millions of women in the United States. Aside from the often heart-wrenching side affect of infertility, many women with PCOS struggle with weight management. This struggle is often attributed to insulin resistance or glucose intolerance.
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Because the liver filters poisons and other potentially harmful substances out of the blood, some people assume eating beef liver is bad for your health. While consuming beef liver does warrant some potential considerations, it is overwhelmingly good for you.
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Plaque, a buildup of low-density lipoprotein (the so-called โbadโ cholesterol), white blood cells, calcium and debris on the inside of the arteries, can lead to heart attack and stroke.
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Since sciatica can be an awful everyday pain to endure, we've got some acupressure points for sciatica that might help.
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Blood type diets focus on how specific foods effect people with different blood types. Dr. DโAdamo, creator of the Geno Type Diet, researched the origins of each human blood type and constructed eating plans to optimize health and help dieters lose excess weight.
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Boils, also called furuncles, can be painful and debilitating โ especially if they develop on areas such as your buttocks and thighs. They can appear as a single bump or cluster together to form carbuncles.To properly treat and prevent boils, it is important to understand how and why they occur.
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Male pattern baldness, or androgenic alopecia, is the most common cause of hair loss. According to "Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Otolaryngology," "Thirty percent of 30-year-old men and 50 percent of 50-year-old men suffer from male pattern baldness."
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