What Is Sinusitis (Sinus Infection)?
Sinusitis is an inflammation or swelling of the tissue lining the sinuses. Healthy sinuses are filled with air. But when they become blocked and filled with fluid, germs can grow and cause an infection. Sinusitis, a term used to describe infection or inflammation of the sinuses, affected nearly 30 million Americans in 2011, according to […]
What Is Squamous Cell Carcinoma Skin Cancer?
Squamous cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a common skin cancer in humans. About 700,000 new cases of this skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year. This skin cancer tends to develop on skin that has been exposed to the sun for years. It is most frequently seen on sun-exposed areas, […]
What Is Basal Cell Carcinoma Skin Cancer?
Basal Cell Carcinoma Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of skin cancer. It’s also the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. Every year, millions of people learn that they have BCC. This skin cancer usually develops on skin that gets sun exposure, such as on the head, neck, or back […]
What Is Melanoma Skin Cancer?
Melanoma Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. Allowed to grow, melanoma can spread quickly to other parts of the body. This can be deadly.There is good news. When found early, melanoma is highly treatable. You can find melanoma early by following this 3-step process: Learn the warning signs of melanoma. Look for […]
Sexual Health Definition
Sexual Health – this is an important component of the overall emotional and physical health of any person. Although erectile dysfunction and does not threaten human life, it in no way be regarded as some sort of trivial problem. Admittedly, it is – a widespread violation, based often on the physical cause. Sexual health is […]
What Is Actinic Keratosis Skin Cancer?
Actinic Keratosis Skin Cancer An actinic keratosis (AK), also known as a solar keratosis, is a crusty, scaly growth caused by damage from exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. You’ll often see the plural, “keratoses,” because there is seldom just one. AK is considered a precancer because if left alone, it could develop into a skin […]
What Is Skin Cancer? And Types of Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer, probably making up more than half of all diagnosed cases of cancer, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). The incidence of skin cancer is rising dramatically in the United States. More than three million cases of non-melanoma are diagnosed each year, leading to about 3,000 […]
Endometriosis
Overview Endometriosis is a noncancerous condition in which tissue similar to the endometrium (uterine lining) grows outside your uterus and adheres to other structures, most commonly in the pelvis, such as on the ovaries, bowel, fallopian tubes or bladder. Rarely it implants in other places, such as the liver, lungs, diaphragmand surgical sites. Endometriosis (en-doe-me-tree-O-sis) is […]
What Is Epilepsy?
Overview In a healthy brain, nerve cells communicate with each other through electrical impulses that work together to control the body. But when those cells, called neurons, misfire or signal abnormally, a person can experience a number of sensations, emotions, behaviors, convulsions, muscle spasms and even loss of consciousness. Any or all of those symptoms […]
Skin Health
The importance of keeping your skin healthy can’t be overemphasized. It’s the body’s first defense against disease and infection, and it protects your internal organs from injuries. It is, in fact, the largest organ in the body. The skin helps regulate body temperature and prevents excess fluid loss, and it also helps your body remove […]
Hepatitis C Symptoms And Causes
Hepatitis C symptoms are in most cases very subtle and the disease itself is characterised as being asymptotic. This means that there are little or no symptoms that could indicate viral infection with Hepatitis C virus. Because of the lack of symptoms Hep C could be as well referred to as an invisible disease. On the other […]
Why Erectile Dysfunction Emerges?
Erectile Dysfunction Emerges To understand why the erectile dysfunction occurs, it is useful to know how an erection arises. When a man is sexually excited, his brain sends signals to nerve endings in the tissues of the penis. This causes dilation of blood vessels in the penis and increases blood flow to it, which, in […]