For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Many hormones are moving throughout your bloodstream and organs, carrying chemical messages. These include melatonin, insulin, testosterone, progesterone and estrogen. Hormones play a critical role in metabolism and reproduction, and they also affect mood.
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Anemia is a condition where your body produces an inadequate number of red blood cells. Anemia can also refer to a lack of the protein hemoglobin that makes blood red. Impaired blood cell production, heavy blood loss or diet deficiencies -- especially of B-12, folate and iron -- can all cause anemia.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 67 million American adults have high blood pressure, or hypertension. Sometimes called the "silent killer" because of a lack of symptoms, high blood pressure can increase your risk of stroke or heart attack.
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