When you’re not feeling well, the last thing on your mind is whether you’re experiencing an acute or chronic condition. You just want your doctor to diagnose your illness and restore your health as quickly and effectively as possible. However, the healthcare you receive will often depend on Read More
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Preventing Heat Stroke during the Summer
While the summer season allows us to enjoy various outdoor activities, it is also the time of the year when we experience extreme heat—so much so that it puts us at risk of heat stroke. Its symptoms include a high body temperature (104 F), rapid breathing, flushed skin, vomiting, and altered mental Read More
Causes of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
If you feel pain, weakness, or numbness in your wrist and hand, it may be caused by carpal tunnel syndrome. This condition occurs when your median nerve, which provides sensation to your fingers (all except your pinkie), becomes compressed due to pressure from leaning too much or for too long on the Read More
Allergy-Proofing Your Home
We cannot avoid being exposed to all types of allergens, but it is best to allergy-proof your house as much as possible to avoid triggering allergic reactions. There are several relatively simple steps you can take to reduce the presence of allergens in your home. In order to minimize the Read More
Can Stress Cause You to Lose Hearing?
Stress can affect everything in your body, and many believe that your hearing is no exception. However, the jury is still out on how strong the connection between stress and hearing loss really is. Several studies are reviewing the connection, and early reports indicate that stress could indeed Read More
How Do Pulmonologists Diagnose Lung Diseases?
There are many lung diseases that impair the function of lungs. A patient with lung disease may experience chest tightness, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing. These symptoms are what often bring patients to a doctor. Examples of lung diseases include asthma, pneumonia, emphysema, COPD, Read More
Tennis Elbow Treatment Options
Tennis elbow is a condition that usually develops due to overuse of the elbow, as the tendons – which connect the bones to other bones in the elbow joint – become inflamed. This results in pain in the elbow that can also radiate through the arm. It gets its name because it is a common injury in Read More
When Should Kids Have Allergy Testing?
Many allergies begin to show symptoms in as early as infancy and childhood. Allergies may cause symptoms that come up externally (on the skin) or internally (congestion, anaphylactic shock, etc.). If your child is exhibiting unusual symptoms after eating certain foods or during allergy season, he or Read More
What Do My MRI Scans Mean?
Your doctor has sent you to have an MRI scan. It’s a very strange scan the first time you have one, because the machine makes loud and awkward noises while the magnets are scanning your body and picking up images. You may wonder why your doctor ordered this particular test and what the results Read More
Symptoms Of Vitamin D Deficiency Most People Ignore
If your bones have been aching lately, you're feeling down in the dumps, are having sleeping problems, or experiencing acid reflux, you may think these are simply signs of aging. These symptoms on their own may not signal a major problem, but put them together and it could mean that you’re not Read More
