For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Acid reflux happens when stomach contents escape into your esophagus. The acids found in the contents of your stomach irritate and inflame your esophageal wall, resulting in heartburn. For some people, exercise can exacerbate acid reflux and even trigger its development.
Read more →
Most people get more than enough vitamin B-12 in their diets. It’s found in animal-derived foods, such as milk, yogurt, cheese, beef, eggs and fish, and in most fortified breakfast cereals. But there’s always the potential of developing a deficiency.
Read more →
A number of factors can contribute to the pain you’re feeling between your shoulder blades after a walk, most of which aren’t cause for alarm. Muscular irritation and joint dysfunction are the likeliest of culprits, but other conditions can also lead to this type of discomfort.
Read more →
Almost any department store has at least one cream claiming to fade stretch marks. Many of these products contain shea butter or cocoa butter as an active ingredient. Both are considered emollients, which help to moisturize the skin by replacing lost fatty acids.
Read more →
Premenstrual syndrome is more of a grouping of symptoms that occurs in relation to a woman's menstrual cycle than an actual condition all on its own.
Read more →
Experiencing shortness of breath when walking or biking is likely caused by one of two things. You may reach your natural threshold for physical exertion, which leads to a shortness of breath.
Read more →
High sodium diets are more often linked to high blood pressure than those low in this mineral. While sodium is important to maintaining blood pressure, low levels don’t cause a rise in blood pressure. Instead, you may suffer other complications from too little sodium in the body.
Read more →
At some point in your life, you've no doubt suffered from a sore throat. That scratchy, dry or painful sensation is often extremely uncomfortable and can make it difficult for you to swallow, but it's rarely a cause for alarm. Most of the time, simple self-care measures go a long way in easing your discomfort.
Read more →
While many people don’t get enough magnesium in their diet, it’s uncommon to suffer from a true deficiency in magnesium — also known as hypomagnesemia. This isn’t to say that this condition doesn’t occur, but it’s rare.
Read more →
Aside from the fact that walking on a treadmill is an impact sport, knee pain can be caused by a lack of spinal rotation when striding, over pronation and incline running. Also, the treadmill maintains a steady speed which impedes your body's natural tendency to adjust its pace as necessary.
Read more →
Lower back pain can be caused by tweaked muscles or strain to the SI joint and lower back fascia. The muscles of the lower back can often be injured if the core isn't strong enough, or the hands aren't placed behind the tail bone during leg raises.
Read more →
The pain you’re experiencing along the back of the knee while cycling is likely the result of something known as biceps tendinosis. Also referred to as biceps femoris tendinopathy, it’s often marked by an inflammation of the tendon that connects the muscles of the hamstring to the outside of the tibia.
Read more →
Bone stimulators are essentially tools that aid in healing and recovery. They emit a series of electrical impulses or ultrasound waves that create pressure on the tissue of the bone. This pressure stimulates bone-forming cells to create and mineralize new bone through the process of remodeling.
Read more →
Every child has glands in his nose and throat that produce mucus. Normally, this mucus doesn’t cause much of a problem, dripping unnoticed down the back of the throat and eventually making its way into the stomach.
Read more →
A peach allergy can manifest in one of two ways: either it's a true food allergy or it develops out of a birch-pollen allergy. A true food allergy is an actual allergic reaction to the peach. It's what the body identifies as the allergen.
Read more →
While the pain you’re feeling after drinking milk may seem to resemble some of those associated with lactose intolerance, the discomfort in this condition is almost always gastrointestinal. With an intolerance to lactose, drinking milk often triggers nausea, diarrhea, gas, bloating and abdominal cramping.
Read more →
Severe itching due to allergies can sometimes be remedied right at home, especially when it comes to allergic dermatitis. Also referred to as contact dermatitis, this type of allergy is a result of skin exposure to an allergen, which results in inflammation of the skin.
Read more →
It isn't uncommon to experience some level of body odor while sleeping. Most people only apply antiperspirant or deodorant in the morning. Throughout the day, it wears off. And as they sleep and sweat through the night, it isn't enough to retard perspiration and odor, resulting in a foul smell upon waking.
Read more →
Rarely are tongue problems an indication of a serious condition. Even large, white bumps on the tongue shouldn't cause alarm. You're constantly exposing the tongue to substances that may lead to irritation, inflammation and even infection.
Read more →
Retinal detachment is a condition where the back of your retina separates from the underlying layers of the eyeball. This separation detaches the retinal tissue from the blood vessels, which then deprives the retina of blood, oxygen and other nutrients.
Read more →