Health Issues Articles Tagged Disease

Coronary heart disease claims more lives than any other disease in American, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, but if know your heart risk factors, you can reduce...

Fanconi Syndrome, named for the Swiss pediatrician Guido Fanconi, is a rare disorder of the kidney tubes. The condition occurs when substances that are normally absorbed into the bloodstream become...

White nose syndrome is a devastating disease that’s largely decreasing the bat population throughout the eastern United States. The spread of this disease has been increasing, spreading across numerous U.S....

Kawasaki syndrome, also known as Kawasaki disease, is a condition that causes the walls of small and medium sized arteries within the body to become inflamed, which most often occurs...

Patients who have been diagnosed with lupus immediately wonder, what is lupus disease? The answer sounds simple, but the effects on those affected by lupus disease are anything but simple....

If you have TB, you will need to know how tuberculosis treatment works. Tuberculosis is a contagious airborne infection of the lungs and other parts of the body. However, it...

Do you need to know how to get sickle cell anemia treatment? Sickle cell anemia is also called sickle cell disease and is commonly diagnosed in early childhood. It is...

Tumor Lysis syndrome (TLS) normally happens when a patient is undergoing chemotherapy treatment and it has been associated with many types of cancers. When chemotherapy treatment is given to the...

Learn how to get MRSA treatment with this health guide. MRSA or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a dangerous condition that affects the respiratory system or skin.  It is mostly acquired...

Flax seeds benefit your health when incorporated into your diet. Flax and flax seed have gained the recognition of a “superfood” due to their many nutritive benefits.  The fiber, omega-3...

Celiac disease used to be quite rare, but occurrences of it are becoming more and more common, so it is a good idea to become familiar with the symptoms of...

Mccune Albright Syndrome is a disease caused by a single mutation in an individual's gene—this means that the disease is not inherited but, rather, occurs when the child is developing...

Joint pain can happen as we age, so it's good to know the top 5 causes of joint pain. Joint pain can be barely enough to cause any alarm or...

Lyme disease symptoms in humans manifest themselves in a number of ways that are different than those that may occur in infected animals, as well as some ways in which...

Morquio Syndrome is a disease classified as mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS). Morquio syndrome is under the classication MPS III because it is a disease that is an autosomal recessive trait. This means...

Not many people know that there is more than one type of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome out there. Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Types I, II, and III were all first described by...

Hurler Syndrome is a rare metabolic disease that happens to be inherited. The primary adverse condition to having Hurler Syndrome is the fact that people suffering from the disease can't break...

Some useful information to know is how to stop your friend from drinking again. You can't make a friend stop drinking unless they truly want to, but there are some...

Tardive dyskinesia symptoms involve involuntary muscle spasms and slow movements. The ability of a process information is normally not affected in patients with this condition. The long-term use of certain...

Who would've imagined that Aspartame poisoning symptoms would ever be a topic of discussion? Do you know what Aspartame is? Think artificial sweetener. Yes, Aspartame is the real or scientific...

Everyone should know sepsis signs and symptoms because it is a potentially life threatening condition. Sepsis is a medical condition whereby your immune system has a reaction to an infection,...

Knowing how to treat mono is an important thing to know, because there is no cure for it. Since it is a viral infection, antibiotics usually don’t have a strong...

Salmonella symptoms differ depending on the classification of the illness.  According to the Mayo Clinic, there are more than 2,000 varieties of salmonella bacteria. Yet, only a dozen of them cause...

Learn how to treat ringworm in humans. While this fungal infection often originates from infected pets, it is also easily spread between humans. Ringworm is characterized by red, raised, ring-shaped...

Can you get mono twice in a lifetime? The answer to that question is yes and no. You may be looking a bit confused right now; thinking how is that...

The 10 foods to avoid with gout can aggravate the symptoms of gout.  Foods that are high in purines and high in protein lead to the development of gout and...