The skin is has to deal with a host of insults from the environment throughout the day. It is fair to say that the skin on the feet is by far the most strained as it bears the entire body weight and is often cramped into tight shoes for hours on end. Corns and calluses are two skin conditions that commonly affect the feet. >> Read More ...
Food that enters the stomach from the esophagus goes through both mechanical and chemical digestion. The strong stomach wall muscles crushes the food while the corrosive gastric acid and digestive enzymes breakdown the food further. Eventually small amounts of gastric chyme (broken down food mixed with gastric juices) >> Read More ...
Piles, hemorrhoids or ‘rhoids’ as it is known colloquially is a common problem that is estimated to affect almost 5% of the Amercian population. Yet only about one-third of these hemorrhoid sufferers seek medical treatment. It is believed that by the age of 50 years, about 50% of adults will suffer with >> Read More ...
We never expect stool or urine to be expelled unless we want to purposely evacuate it. The act of passing urine or passing stool is usually controlled to the point where we can get to a toilet and relieve ourselves. Sometimes accidents do happen when a person has a bowel disease but this is usually short-lived. With >> Read More ...
Redness of the skin anywhere in the body points to two possibilities – the area is irritated or inflamed, or there is flushing. The skin of the neck is no different. While people with a lighter complexion may have a redder appearance of the skin, the reason why skin redness occurs applies to all complexions. Redness >> Read More ...
Thirst is the body’s way of signaling that it needs fluids. Sometimes it is heightened when the fluid content in the body is too low and there is no fluid intake. The intensity of the the thirst is somewhat proportional to the low level of fluid in content in the body. In other words, the less fluid there is in the >> Read More ...
There are many different types of autoimmune diseases yet Sjogren’s syndrome which is among the more common of these conditions is not very well known. It is a condition marked by dry eyes and a dry mouth but there is much to this disease that can extend to almost every part of the body. There is no cure for >> Read More ...
We often talk about sensitive eyes when referring to light sensitivity. The eyes has mechanisms to restrict the amount of light entering the eyeball. Very bright light can hurt the eyes of any person. Sometimes the eyes are very sensitive to light and what is otherwise considered as a normal brightness can irritate some >> Read More ...
Diabetics have to be cautious of symptoms that gradually arise, no matter how vague, as it may be the first indication of a complication. The legs are one of the parts of the body that are commonly afflicted with diabetic complications and pain is sometimes the first symptom. It is therefore important to understand why leg >> Read More ...
The holiday season may be a time of fun and festivity but there are several medical concerns for health authorities during this period. Some are obvious issues like injuries due to road traffic accidents but others may depend on factors that are not always under a person’s control. Understanding some of these medical >> Read More ...
