The ongoing Zika outbreak is a cause for global concern as it has been revealed that a bite from an infected mosquito is not the only way to contract the disease. Zika can be spread from mother to child and from person to person through blood transfusion or sexual contact. While these other ways of spreading the virus is >> Read More ...
The hype around gluten intolerance in recent years has at times been misleading. Gluten is a protein found in wheat and while some people may have an allergy to it and others can be sensitive to gluten, overall it is not a common condition as is often portrayed. In fact compared to other food intolerances like lactose >> Read More ...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Most of us think of a heart attack when we hear of heart disease but this is only one type of heart disease. Heart attacks damage the heart muscle and weakens the heart but most heart attacks do not cause the heart to stop. When the heart stops it is >> Read More ...
Gastritis is a relatively common stomach condition among adults and can also affect children. The stomach wall becomes inflamed in gastritis and there may even be open sores (ulcers) that form in the wall. Gastritis can be acute or chronic, with the latter often associated with H.pylori >> Read More ...
The word malnutrition often makes us think of starving people in war torn or drought stricken countries but the term actually refers to insufficient or poor nutrition. This is a problem that can affect any person, even those who are not living in poverty as well as people who reside in developed countries. It can affect >> Read More ...
Sunburn affects as many as 1 in 3 American adults every year and about 2 in 3 American children every summer. It is one of the most common skin conditions but most of us do not consider it to be serious. Sunburn quickly resolves within a few days although the symptoms of more severe cases can persist for weeks. However, >> Read More ...
Having an accident with bowel movements is not only embarrassing and inconvenient but it is also an indication that there is an underlying medical problem. Most children are toilet trained by the age of 4 years and bowel accidents are rare later in childhood, except when it occurs with diarrheal illnesses like >> Read More ...
Bowel cancer is one of the more dreaded types of cancer these days as it is the second most common cancer that can affect men and women and among the deadliest. The term bowel refers to the intestines, both the small and large intestines. Overall small intestine cancer is rare compared to cancer of the colon and/or rectum >> Read More ...
Chest pain is usually a cause for concern as the vital organs (heart and lungs) are located in the chest cavity. It is not always due to serious or life-threatening condition. Sometimes chest pain may be due to anxiety or sore muscles that lie on the chest wall. While the pain in these cases can be distressing, there is no >> Read More ...
There are many types of diseases that are caused by the immune system malfunctioning. Some are mild like in allergies where the immune system is hypersenstive (although some allergic reactions can be deadly) while others are more serious. Among the latter, lupus is often dreaded because it is serious and can be severe. >> Read More ...
