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Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease which affects the skin, characterized by red, scaly rashes across affected areas. The most common type of psoriasis is plaque psoriasis, which causes red, raised patches of skin covered with silvery scales. These plaque patches may be itchy and painful, and the severity can...
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Hepatitis C is an infection caused by the hepatitis C virus. It is spread by contact with an infected person’s blood and is extremely contagious. In fact, hepatitis C is approximately seven times more infectious than HIV. It affects the liver, and with time it can lead to cirrhosis...
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal disorder. The exact reason for the disease is unknown and may be a combination of multiple factors. IBS causes several symptoms such as a change in bowel habits, cramping, abdominal pain, an intolerance to food, and distention. A diagnosis of IBS is...
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Eczema is an itchy reaction produced by the skin in a number of diseases. The reaction pattern consists of a red elevated plaque with red fluid-filled blisters. When the blisters break, the affected skin will weep and ooze. In chronic eczema, the blisters are less prominent and the skin...
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastrointestinal disease. The exact cause of IBS is still unknown but is associated with a host of factors. IBS leads to numerous symptoms such as an irregularity in bowel movements, stomach pain and cramps, and bloating. A diagnosis of IBS is based on a period...
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastrointestinal disease. The exact reason for the disease is unknown and may be a combination of multiple factors. IBS causes several symptoms such as a change in bowel habits, cramping, abdominal pain, an intolerance to food, and distention. A diagnosis of IBS...
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Eczema causes a skin reaction and has numerous subtypes. The reaction usually appears as plaques of red, bumpy skin with pus-filled sores. When the blisters break open, they may also ooze pus. In cases of chronic eczema, instead of blistering, the skin becomes hardened, bumpy, and scaly. There are over 10...
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Hepatitis C is an infection that impacts the liver. It is spread through contact with the blood of an individual who carries the virus. Hepatitis C results in the inflammation of the liver and can potentially contribute to severe liver scarring. While the treatment of hepatitis used to necessitate...
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An abscess occurs when the pulp chamber inside a tooth becomes infected. The pulp chamber is a collection of nerves and blood vessels which runs up through the inside of the tooth. The infection then spreads and multiplies down through the tooth, before collecting down at the tooth root...
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Gout is an extreme and complicated type of inflammatory arthritis. Although it often occurs in only a single joint at a time, it is exceedingly painful and may flare up in multiple spots at once. The extremities contain the most commonly affected joints, including the toes, ankles, knees, elbows, wrists,...
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease which affects the skin, characterized by red, scaly rashes across affected areas. The most common type of psoriasis is plaque psoriasis, which causes red, raised patches of skin covered with silvery scales. These plaque patches may be itchy and painful, and the severity can...
Hepatitis C is an infection caused by the hepatitis C virus. It is spread by contact with an infected person’s blood and is extremely contagious. In fact, hepatitis C is approximately seven times more infectious than HIV. It affects the liver, and with time it can lead to cirrhosis...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal disorder. The exact reason for the disease is unknown and may be a combination of multiple factors. IBS causes several symptoms such as a change in bowel habits, cramping, abdominal pain, an intolerance to food, and distention. A diagnosis of IBS is...
Eczema is an itchy reaction produced by the skin in a number of diseases. The reaction pattern consists of a red elevated plaque with red fluid-filled blisters. When the blisters break, the affected skin will weep and ooze. In chronic eczema, the blisters are less prominent and the skin...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastrointestinal disease. The exact cause of IBS is still unknown but is associated with a host of factors. IBS leads to numerous symptoms such as an irregularity in bowel movements, stomach pain and cramps, and bloating. A diagnosis of IBS is based on a period...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastrointestinal disease. The exact reason for the disease is unknown and may be a combination of multiple factors. IBS causes several symptoms such as a change in bowel habits, cramping, abdominal pain, an intolerance to food, and distention. A diagnosis of IBS...
Eczema causes a skin reaction and has numerous subtypes. The reaction usually appears as plaques of red, bumpy skin with pus-filled sores. When the blisters break open, they may also ooze pus. In cases of chronic eczema, instead of blistering, the skin becomes hardened, bumpy, and scaly. There are over 10...
Hepatitis C is an infection that impacts the liver. It is spread through contact with the blood of an individual who carries the virus. Hepatitis C results in the inflammation of the liver and can potentially contribute to severe liver scarring. While the treatment of hepatitis used to necessitate...
An abscess occurs when the pulp chamber inside a tooth becomes infected. The pulp chamber is a collection of nerves and blood vessels which runs up through the inside of the tooth. The infection then spreads and multiplies down through the tooth, before collecting down at the tooth root...
Gout is an extreme and complicated type of inflammatory arthritis. Although it often occurs in only a single joint at a time, it is exceedingly painful and may flare up in multiple spots at once. The extremities contain the most commonly affected joints, including the toes, ankles, knees, elbows, wrists,...