For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Warts are caused by the human papilloma virus, which is present worldwide. Warts may spread person to person or indirectly through a contaminated object. Warts can occur on almost any area of your skin. You can treat common warts at home using a variety of methods.
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Breast tissue is sensitive to hormonal changes. Hormonal changes can cause an increase in size, tenderness and breast composition. These changes occur during every menstrual cycle. The introduction of hormones might change breast size, but it can also cause many unwanted and unpleasant side effects.
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Stomach aches and back pain can make you feel terrible, particularly when they occur together. As they are both common problems, when abdominal and back pain occur at the same time, it may be just a coincidence. But several medical conditions can cause both symptoms.
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Keloids are believed to be caused by a hereditary condition. This condition causes scar tissue to over grow after damage to the skin. These lumps on the skin are made of collagen and are not communicable to others. Keloids may be slightly painful and itchy but other than that they rarely cause any other symptoms.
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Little red bumps are a symptom of serious health conditions and not so serious health conditions. Little red bumps can be a sign of bacterial infections, viral infections, fungal infections or an over-active immune system. Each one of these conditions has its own set of accompanying symptoms.
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Back pain that follows a meal is usually a sign of problems in your gastrointestinal tract. These problems usually only cause a minor discomfort but should be attended to at the soonest opportunity to prevent them becoming severe conditions.
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Working out is supposed to make you feel good, in addition to keeping you healthy. So the development of abdominal pain after working out might seem counterintuitive and leave you scratching your head.
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Menopause is a transitional period in a woman's life during which her ovaries stop producing eggs. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, the hormonal changes that occur during menopause may cause you to gain more weight around your abdomen.
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Pain in your left arm during exercise may be due to local issues or problems that involve other areas of the body.This pain can range in severity from a minor inconvenience to a life-threatening condition.
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The lungs are the largest organs in the human respiratory tract and are located in the thoracic cavity. An average pair of lungs have a capacity of four to six liters.The larger the volume of an individual's lungs, the more oxygen he can absorb into his bloodstream, resulting in more energy.
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Pain above your left breast may be a sign of a serious underlying health problem or a minor one. That is why if you experience pain above your left breast following exercise you should seek medical attention. Timely medical intervention can prevent potentially life threatening complications.
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Lower abdominal and groin pain can occur with many medical conditions. Possible culprits include a variety of disorders involving the digestive, musculoskeletal, reproductive and urinary systems. Some of these conditions are common while others are relatively rare -- and some are more serious than others.
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Some lumps and bumps are easy to hide under clothing -- but not so when you develop an unsightly bump on your lip. A bump at the corner of your lips is most often due to something simple, such as a cold sore or chapped lips. But there are other possibilities, too, including skin cancer.
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Pain of the abdomen and mid-back are most likely caused by ailments of the upper digestive tract. Gastritis (inflammation of the stomach), gallstones, cholecystitis (inflammation of the gall bladder) and pancreatitis all bring about abdominal pain as well as pain in the mid-back.
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Cold sores are sores caused by the herpes simplex one and the herpes simplex two viruses. These sores are commonly found on the lips, nostrils, mouth and external genitalia. However, the herpes simplex viruses may also cause lesions anywhere on an individual's skin, including on the back of the neck.
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Excess weight in a woman's chest can cause an array of health problems as well as be unpleasant visually. A woman's breasts have three main components: glandular tissue, connective tissue and fatty tissue. Fatty tissue is the only component of which the amount can be changed without medical intervention.
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