Asthma by Emily Meininger
Asthma makes breathing very difficult because it is a chronic disease of the airways. Asthma causes inflammation of air passageways that carry oxygen to the lungs. Due to the inflammation, the symptoms of asthma are coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. Asthma can also be referred to as bronchial asthma. There are three […]
Alcohol Decreases Risk of Diabetes Type II
A study that followed over 80,000 women for 26 years found that women who eat a lot of refined carbs might offset their risk of type 2 diabetes by drinking a moderate amount of alcohol. Eating a high carb diet without drinking alcohol increased the risk of developing diabetes by 30 percent. But, those who imbibed in […]
Restless Leg Syndrome by Hanisa Mehmedovic
Do you ever wake up at night and feel an unpleasant and unusual cramp in your leg? Or have trouble falling asleep due to a crawling or a tingling feeling in your things, calves, or feet? If so, don’t ignore it. These may be some signs or symptoms of Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS). RLS is […]
Primary Myelofibrosis by Rebecca Lashley
Primary Myelofibrosis is a rare blood disorder that causes scarring of the bone marrow and mutated blood stem cells. This illness affects about 1 in 500,000 people and has recently been classified as a type of chronic leukemia due to its effects on the blood-forming tissues in the body. The cause of primary myelofibrosis is […]
HIV-AIDS by Claire Perry
The average person living today does not know very much information about HIV and AIDS. It is very important to first make the distinction between these two medical conditions as they are just that; two conditions. Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS. HIV weakens a […]
Anorexia Nervosa by Cheryl Glaeser
In Latin, the name of the condition anorexia nervosa means “loss of appetite.” Anorexia usually begins during puberty. Nine out of ten people with anorexia are women and one in one-hundred U.S. women are anorexic. Anorexia nervosa is one of many eating disorders. This disease has symptoms including severe restriction of food and excessive exercise. […]
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) by Jessica Brown
HSP (Henoch-Schonlein Purpura) is a disease that affects the small blood vessels. People who have HSP will most likely experience inflammation of the small blood vessels that eventually start to leak. The organs that are affected are the kidneys, intestines, joints and skin. Most commonly affected are children ages two to eleven and the most […]
Harlequin Ichthyosis by Kateryna Petrakova
Skin is the largest organ of the human body. The functions of the skin are incredibly important and significant for the normal life of a person. Skin, covering almost the entire body, provides multiple layers of protection from germs, infections, bacteria, overheating, and many other triggers from the environment that might harm the homeostasis of […]
What is Chiari Malformation by Celia Beabout
Chiari Malformation is a defect with the cerebellum and the shape of the skull, there is a part of the brain (cerebellum) that protrudes out of the foramen magnum (or attempts to) which causes the majority of the clinical signs associated with this disorder. This is a most commonly a congenital malformation that occurs during […]
Diabetes by Andrea Puricelli
In the Unites States today, there are over 25.8 million children and adults living with Diabetes Mellitus. This disease is commonly characterized by having a frequent amount of high glucose, or sugar, levels in the blood. In a healthy person, the pancreas secretes a hormone called insulin which allows body cells to efficiently take up […]