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Diarrhea is an embarrassing and potentially serious condition in which your stools become much more watery and loose than usual. There are a number of different factors that can cause diarrhea, such as illness, diet, or certain medicines. Regardless of its origins, diarrhea is a problem that needs to be...
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Epilepsy, a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurring unprovoked seizures, affects more than 3 million people in the U.S., according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). There is no cure for epilepsy, but there are several treatment options available that make a seizure-free life possible. Epilepsy is usually...
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Cystic fibrosis is a chronic condition that causes recurring, persistent lung infections that progressively limit your ability to breathe. Approximately 30,000 people in the United States are currently living with cystic fibrosis, with about 1,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Every state in the US is now required to...
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As a chronic inflammatory disease, asthma affects the breathing airways and is characterized by recurring symptoms such as coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. Physicians diagnose this chronic inflammatory disease based upon the symptoms exhibited by patients and their responses to various forms of treatment over a period of...
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Fibromyalgia is a medical condition primarily characterized by chronic widespread pain that lasts for at least three months. It is considered a rheumatic disease because the pain is musculoskeletal, meaning it occurs mostly in muscles and joints. Although it is a patient’s pain that often brings him or her to...
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The butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck is called your thyroid. When the cells in your thyroid gland become abnormal, this can lead to thyroid cancer. Causes of Thyroid Cancer The exact causes of thyroid cancer are not yet clear, however, all cancer is caused by genetic...
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The sciatic nerve runs along the spine and back of the legs and can cause pain and discomfort when inflamed or irritated, a set of symptoms known as sciatica. It is not uncommon to experience sciatica, at least in a mild form, at some point in your life. This...
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Glaucoma is a family of eye diseases that slowly reduce vision capabilities by damaging the optic nerve that controls sight. The most common form of glaucoma involves a heightened level of pressure on the eye because the fluids in the eye are not draining because ducts have been clogged;...
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Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterized by lapsing into a deep sleep in seconds, regardless of what is going on. It comes with difficult-to-manage symptoms like excessive daytime sleepiness, disrupted nocturnal sleep, and cataplexy, a condition where sudden weakness affects the body, in part or in whole. Additionally, the entire...
Diarrhea is an embarrassing and potentially serious condition in which your stools become much more watery and loose than usual. There are a number of different factors that can cause diarrhea, such as illness, diet, or certain medicines. Regardless of its origins, diarrhea is a problem that needs to be...
Epilepsy, a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurring unprovoked seizures, affects more than 3 million people in the U.S., according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). There is no cure for epilepsy, but there are several treatment options available that make a seizure-free life possible. Epilepsy is usually...
Cystic fibrosis is a chronic condition that causes recurring, persistent lung infections that progressively limit your ability to breathe. Approximately 30,000 people in the United States are currently living with cystic fibrosis, with about 1,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Every state in the US is now required to...
As a chronic inflammatory disease, asthma affects the breathing airways and is characterized by recurring symptoms such as coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. Physicians diagnose this chronic inflammatory disease based upon the symptoms exhibited by patients and their responses to various forms of treatment over a period of...
Fibromyalgia is a medical condition primarily characterized by chronic widespread pain that lasts for at least three months. It is considered a rheumatic disease because the pain is musculoskeletal, meaning it occurs mostly in muscles and joints. Although it is a patient’s pain that often brings him or her to...
The butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck is called your thyroid. When the cells in your thyroid gland become abnormal, this can lead to thyroid cancer. Causes of Thyroid Cancer The exact causes of thyroid cancer are not yet clear, however, all cancer is caused by genetic...
The sciatic nerve runs along the spine and back of the legs and can cause pain and discomfort when inflamed or irritated, a set of symptoms known as sciatica. It is not uncommon to experience sciatica, at least in a mild form, at some point in your life. This...
Glaucoma is a family of eye diseases that slowly reduce vision capabilities by damaging the optic nerve that controls sight. The most common form of glaucoma involves a heightened level of pressure on the eye because the fluids in the eye are not draining because ducts have been clogged;...
Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterized by lapsing into a deep sleep in seconds, regardless of what is going on. It comes with difficult-to-manage symptoms like excessive daytime sleepiness, disrupted nocturnal sleep, and cataplexy, a condition where sudden weakness affects the body, in part or in whole. Additionally, the entire...