The pituitary gland is responsible for human growth hormones secretion. If everything goes right, a personal organism develops naturally and normally; however, there are cases when a benign tumor grows on the pituitary gland. As a result, human growth hormone becomes produced in an excessive amount and this leads to acromegaly symptoms development. It is […]
Typically, acid reflux is considered to be an adult disorder. But, actually it is quite common among babies. According to the experts estimates about 50% of babies suffer from acid reflux in the first months of life. Many people find the inability to interpret the baby acid reflux symptoms rather frustrating. An infant experiencing acid […]
Strong digestive acids from the stomach and partly digested food rise up in the esophagus provoking discomfort and terrible pain. This problem is called acid reflux. How to stop acid reflux? To fight heartburn, doctors generally prescribe medicines, and they ask to change lifestyle to a certain extent. First of all, it is necessary to […]
Continuous heartburn, provoked by chronic acid reflux is a distressing complaint suffered by many people all over the world. Gastroesophageal reflux disorder is a term generally used to determine chronic acid reflux. The disorder happens if the LES (lower esophageal sphincter) cannot close properly and the stomach contents flow back up in the esophagus. To […]
Migraine headaches are very frequent among people. Actually, they are the most frequent complaint that patients apply to a doctor with. Causes of migraine headaches are not clear even now but there have been made a lot of researches in order to find them. It is considered that foods can be among causes of migraine […]
The speed of modern life is very fast, much faster than it was even some decades ago. It seems sometimes that 24 hours a day is not exactly enough for all the things that a person may plan. In the best daily schedule a person should have 8 hours for sleep as well as 8 […]
Sarcoidosis is a very serious condition. In the lungs it is characterized by the appearance of small cells that look like grains and are invisible for a naked eye. They are known as granulomas and are the reason behind lungs’ improper function. Granulomas look like lumps and it is not exactly cancer. However, sarcoidosis of […]
Rhinoplasty is not a very well-recognized word so far but it simply means nose surgery. It has become very popular recently and a lot of people with the need to improve their nose appearance apply for it. The rhinoplasty procedure starts with a check-up and investigation of a person’s medical history. Then the question about […]
Reactive arthritis is often determined as Reiter’s Syndrome. It is recognized by redness, heat and swelling in the joints. In particular it attacks the spine however it may be seen also in other joints, as well as in the urinary tract and eyes. Reactive arthritis is in a group of arthritic disorders called spondylarthropathies. Actually […]
Our hands have many small joints which work together to make movements. If a joint is affected by the disease, it becomes hard to move the wrist or hands. Hand arthritis might happen in many different areas. Hand arthritis is often disregarded, although it holds the leading position among the causes of disability in the […]
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease with very unpleasant symptoms usually accompanied by severe pain. Inflammation in the joints with pain and the joint function reduction are the most common rheumatoid arthritis symptoms (RA). Unluckily, there isn’t any treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, but people can find relief through therapy. The main goals of treatment are […]
Nail biting is a very frequent condition. It can be described as compulsive behavior that involves a person’s destruction of fingernails as well as cuticle and skin. It can be mild and represent just some sort of a bad habit. In other cases it can be really severe as people get their nails bleeding and […]
If you experience exhaustion at the end of the day that is chronic despite of all the night sleep you have and all the amount of activities, you may likely have chronic fatigue syndrome. It is a recognized disorder and it is characterized by the constant feeling of tiredness that does not go away no […]
Have you ever wondered if it is possible to predict a hurricane, a thunderstorm, or a blizzard without referring to a weather map? Nothing big: seeing the sky turn gray coupled with an increasing feeling of having been kicked in the head are signals that you are weather sensitive! Weather factor The headache mentioned above […]
Thyroid problems are not uncommon in the modern world. There are a lot of people in the States that somehow are affected by thyroid disorder. Normally the thyroid gland secretes certain amount of hormone thyroxin, or T4. The problems start when the grand starts producing either excessive amounts of it or not enough. This results […]
In terms of exercise for lower back pain relief, training is among the first issues suggested. Many people with lower back pain don?t know that just blind abdominal exercises cannot relieve lower back pain and might even worsen it. University research has indicated that high abdominal and lower back strength is not linked with incident […]
Genital warts are not a thing to be neglected, and it is recommended to visit a doctor once you have found one. However, if you do not have such an opportunity, there are still ways to alleviate the symptoms and ameliorate the effects of the virus causing them. Genital warts and the sensations they bring […]
The fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder. The word fibromyalgia is deduced from its three components of “Fibro” = from the Latin fibra fiber, Greek “My” and “Myo” of muscle and myos = “Algiers”, also from the Greek algos = pain. It was first described as the clinical picture on 1904, then 1977 and finally […]
When the cold season is approaching, many people literally goes with – and the additional headaches, colds, coughs and scratchy throats. Two to three times a year an adult gets grippaler infection. The triggers for the disease are viruses. Around 200 different pathogens can trigger grippaler infection. The most common belong to the family of […]
Almost everyone knows headache, these are but temporary symptoms that are easily treated. In medicine, however, there are now 251 different types of headache known. Many of them are rather rare, but some, such as tension headaches, migraines and cluster headaches are now to become diseases, with a relatively high percentage of the population. Unfortunately, […]