Overview: What’s swine flu? Swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus, is a relatively new breed of influenza virus which causes symptoms similar to normal influenza. It originated in cows but is dispersed mostly from person to person. Swine flu made headlines in 2009 as it was first found in humans and turned into …
Overview: Blood oxygen level is the amount of oxygen circulating in the blood. Most of the oxygen is carried by red blood cells, that accumulate oxygen from the lungs and deliver it to all areas of the body. The body tightly promotes blood oxygen levels to keep them within a specific range, so that there’s …
Overview: What are the basic functions of the liver? The liver can be found in the right upper part of the abdominal fascia just under the rib cage. The liver has several functions which are essential to life. Briefly, some of the important features of the human liver are: Detoxification of blood Generation of important …
Review: Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and ulcers (sores) in the digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis affects the innermost lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum. Symptoms usually develop over time, instead of suddenly. Ulcerative colitis may be debilitating and can sometimes cause life-threatening complications. Though it has no known …
Overview: A muscle cramp is a sudden and involuntary contraction of at least one of your muscles. If you have been awakened in the night or stopped in your tracks by a sudden charley horse, you are aware that muscle cramps can cause severe pain. Though generally harmless, muscle cramps can make it temporarily impossible …
Review: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system). In MS, the immune system attacks the protective sheath (myelin) that covers nerve fibers and causes communication problems between your brain and the rest of the body. At some point, the disease can cause irreversible damage or …
Overview: As the name implies, iron deficiency anemia is a result of insufficient iron. Without sufficient iron, your body can’t produce enough of a chemical in red blood cells that enable them to carry oxygen (hemoglobin). Because of this, iron deficiency anemia may leave you exhausted and short of breath. You can generally fix iron …
Review: Heart failure, occasionally known as congestive heart failure, occurs when your heart muscle doesn’t pump blood as well as it ought to. Certain conditions, such as narrowed arteries in your heart (coronary artery disease) or higher blood pressure, gradually leave your heart too weak or rigid to fill and pump effectively. Not all circumstances …
Review: Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) is a condition in which your thyroid gland does not produce enough of certain hormones. Hypothyroidism may not cause noticeable symptoms in the first phases. Over the years, untreated hypothyroidism can cause several health problems, such as obesity, joint pain, infertility, and heart disease. Accurate thyroid function tests are available to …
Overview: A borderline personality disorder is known as a mental health disorder that affects the way you are thinking and feeling about yourself and others. This may cause problems functioning in everyday life. Review It includes self-image issues, difficulty managing emotions and behavior, and a pattern of unstable relationships. With borderline personality disorder, you have …
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