According to the National Cancer Institute, most people in this country are at least somewhat familiar with cancer. Yet, many people are still unsure of what is going on with their bodies and whether or not they should...
Eczema is an inflammatory skin condition that leads to itchy, scaly, red patches forming on the skin’s surface. Some types of eczema can cause blisters on the surface of the skin. Based on statistics, at least 10% of...
Do you twirl your hair, lost in thought, and hear it crunch? Dry hair leads to damage like breakage and split ends. When your hair gets sapped of moisture, you’ll experience flyaways, frizziness, otherwise an...
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) is the persistent or recurrent lack of spontaneous desire to initiate or participate in sexual activity. This condition is marked by sexual distress (i.e., feelings of...
A common cough is easy to ignore. However, coughing is a natural reflex that occurs, often quite suddenly, to clear the airway of dust, smoke, chemicals, or mucus. As mentioned, mucus is a prime culprit of coughing...
Opioids are prescribed by doctors to treat a number of adverse health conditions including chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, degenerative joint pain, severe back or knee pain, osteoarthritis, and post...
Depression can make life feel unbearable. When you are depressed you have a hard time sleeping, withdrawal from your social life, your appetite changes, and you often suffer mood swings. If depression continues for a...
The liver is a football-sized organ that sits beneath the diaphragm in the upper right portion of the abdomen. Liver cancer occurs when cancer cells have begun to grow within the liver, which is known as primary liver...
Amyloidosis is an uncommon disease that occurs when a type of matter called amyloid protein builds up in your organs. Organs such as the heart, kidneys, digestive tract, and nervous system are commonly affected. Here...
Fibromyalgia simply put is chronic pain. Constant, widespread pain, that will possibly continue for the rest of the life of someone diagnosed. However, there’s more to it than that. In addition to the pain, people...