Gastritis is an inflammation, irritation, or erosion of the stomach lining. It can be acute or chronic. Symptoms of gastritis include burning sensations in the ...
Are you suffering from poor quality sleep because of uncontrollable pauses in breathing? If you're taking shallow breaths during sleep and suddenly waking up st...
Spinal stenosis is a condition caused by the narrowing of the spine canal, where nerves run down the center of the back. Spinal stenosis causes increased pressu...
Sinus infections affect around 35 million Americans each year. Symptoms can range from minor congestion to thick discharge, fever and pain around the eyes and f...
Shingles is a painful condition caused by a reactivation of the dormant chickenpox virus. The virus causes blisters to spread throughout the body, resulting in ...
What is sickle cell anemia? Unlike scurvy or rickets, which result from vitamin deficiencies, this is an inherited disease.
This disease develops when childr...
Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes symptoms such as dry or oily skin, flaking and the most common symptom - dandruff. Th...
Ringworm is a fungal infection that forms on the body in the shape of a ring. It spreads by direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person or animal. Ringw...
Restless leg syndrome is a common neurological sensorimotor disorder in which a person feels an urge to move their legs during periods of rest. The disorder can...
Rosacea is a skin condition that causes redness in the face along with dry, rough itchy or scaling skin. What causes rosacea is not entirely understood, but cer...
Poison oak rashes are mild to severe skin rashes caused by touching the plant's oily sap. The sap, called urushiol, causes an allergic reaction and immune respo...
Poison ivy is one of many âpoisonousâ plants known to cause reactions in humans. The rash that poison ivy plants produce is caused by contact with one of its vo...
