11 Signs You May Have a Kidney Infection
A nasty and uncomfortable kidney infection results when bacteria enter via the bladder and invade one or both kidneys. Medically known as, Pyelonephritis, a kidney infection won’t cause any serious...
View Article15 Common Symptoms of a Blood Clot
Blood clots typically form deep within the veins of the legs—deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and can travel through the body. In addition to being potentially life threatening, one of the scariest parts...
View Article12 Symptoms Leading Up to Appendicitis
When you think of an appendicitis attack, what springs to mind? Sharp and unbearable abdominal pain is most closely linked to appendicitis, however, the inflammation of the appendix and the telltale...
View Article12 Possible Medical Causes of Hyperventilation
Hyperventilation, or overbreathing, is a condition in which a person breathes deeper and more rapidly than normal. As a result of exhaling more than they inhale, the blood’s carbon dioxide levels...
View Article15 Symptoms of a Gallbladder Attack
Gallbladder attacks are downright scary! Often mistaken for a heart attack, when the gallbladder is unhealthy, this small digestive organ is unable to properly aid the digestive process (by storing...
View ArticleThe 15 Common Symptoms of Lupus
Lupus is an autoimmune disease, which means the body attacks its own cells and organs—including the skin, joints, heart, lungs, blood, kidneys, and brain—because it can’t differentiate between foreign...
View Article14 Signs of a Sinus Infection
You know the feeling? You’re run down, stuffed up, feverish, maybe a little chilly, with a sore throat, and an annoying post-nasal drip. Don’t shrug it off as the common cold. You may very well have...
View Article14 Common Seizure Triggers
In the wake of a seizure, it’s often difficult to pinpoint the cause. After all, seizures are rather unpredictable and can be triggered by multiple uncontrollable factors. However, if you can nail...
View ArticleThe 13 Tell Tale Signs of Appendicitis
Let’s put it this way; if you’re appendix bursts, you’ll certainly know it! Appendicitis is a condition that leads to the rupture of this pouch-shaped organ. The appendix attaches to the large...
View ArticleThe 10 Common Symptoms of Norovirus
Day care centers, nursing homes, cruise ships, and hospitals—they’re all prime environments for Norovirus. This infectious, gastrointestinal illness can rip its way through close, crowded quarters...
View Article11 Warning Signs of Strep Throat
Strep throat accounts for approximately 15-percent of all sore, chaffed throats that hit doctors’ offices and drop in clinics in North America. This widespread bacterial infection mostly afflicts...
View ArticleLymphoma Symptoms: 13 Warning Signs of Lymphoma
Doctors say that the warning signs of lymphoma are often very subtle—so subtle that the most common symptoms are made up of health ailments that could very well be shrugged off as minor. That’s why...
View Article15 Signs and Symptoms of a Hernia
A hernia can occur in any part of the body. However, the most common areas of the body inflicted are the inner groin (inguinal hernia), outer groin (femoral hernia) near the navel (umbilical hernia),...
View Article12 Signs and Risk Factors of Gallstones
If you’re having unexplained abdominal pain, it could be traced to a number of culprits – including gallstones, which are crystalline masses in the bile ducts from cholesterol, salts and other...
View ArticleEarly Warning Symptoms of Kidney Stones
You wake up in the middle of the night feverish, your lower back hurts, and your abdomen is painfully swollen and tender. What’s even worse is that when you get up to use the bathroom, it’s so painful...
View ArticleThe Most Common Symptoms of Gout
Gout is a painful condition that is seeing a resurgence of sufferers. This uncomfortable affliction is a form of arthritis, often called gouty arthritis. Gout can affect anyone, but it is most common...
View ArticleXerostomia (Dry Mouth): Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
A dry mouth from time to time can happen to almost anyone, but a condition called xerostomia is a more persistent lack of saliva that can affect your quality of life. While it’s not actually a...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About an Adenovirus
It’s that time of year again! And no, we’re not talking about Christmas. It’s flu season! The flu is a nasty virus that is highly contagious and hard to avoid in the winter months. As if we didn’t...
View ArticleCommon Signs, Symptoms and Treatments For Bone Cancer
Approximately 3,010 adults will be diagnosed with bone cancer this year. More than 1,400 will die from the disease. There are several types of bone cancer. However, primary bone cancer, which results...
View ArticleHow Do I Know If I Have a Bladder Infection?
Ever had that uncomfortable feeling of having to go to the bathroom even after you’ve already gone? Or how about a burning sensation during urination? It all sounds really unpleasant and let us tell...
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