Disorders and Diseases
220 Articles & Excerpts
Lupus : Symptoms and Diagnosis
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The most common symptoms of lupus are skin rashes, extreme fatigue, arthritis, unexplained fevers, and kidney problems. According to the LFA, about 40 percent of people with lupus have a rash that spreads across the nose and over the cheeks in the shape
Tropical Diseases: Flatworms, Snails, Schistosomiasis, Leishmaniases ...
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Flatworms cause schistosomiasis. First-stage larvae infect freshwater snails, then evolve into cercariae larvae, which exit the snails and swim along to find a human host. Penetrating the skin, male and female cercariae move in the bloodstream
Microbes: In Sickness and in Health
by National Institute of Health
Microbes are tiny organisms - too tiny to see without a microscope, yet they are abundant on Earth. They live everywhere - in air, soil, rock, and water. Some live happily in searing heat, while others thrive in freezing cold.
Blood-Borne Disease
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA, along with other government agencies and professional organizations has taken steps to help ensure that the AIDS virus and other blood-borne infections will not be transmitted among health professionals and patients.
Teens: Correcting the Curved Spine of Scoliosis
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Scoliosis affects a small percentage of teens, and if mild is usually nothing to worry about. But severe spinal curves require prompt treatment, sometimes involving a body brace.
Psoriasis Treatment Risks, Emotional Impact, Sea, Salt, and Sun
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Biologics, other systemic drugs, and phototherapy are powerful treatments with increased risks, says Lindstrom. Biologics may raise the risk for developing cancer and serious bacterial or fungal infections that spread throughout the body (sepsis).
Adults Need Tetanus Shots, Too
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Though most people are aware that infants and children need to be immunized against tetanus as part of their routine vaccination program, it may come as news that this condition can threaten the lives of adults as well.
Understanding Ulcerative Colitis
by National Institute of Health
Ulcerative colitis is a disease that causes inflammation and sores, called ulcers, in the lining of the rectum and colon. Ulcers form where inflammation has killed the cells that usually line the colon, then bleed and produce pus.
Medications for Growth Disorders
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
When a child's growth doesn't progress normally, parents may seek medical help. Several new drugs can set a child on the right growth track, but their use is sometimes controversial. When a child's growth or development goes awry, it often dismays parents
More Food-Borne Parasites
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Trichinosis symptoms vary with individual immunity and the intensity of the infection. The adult worms develop and reproduce in the human digestive tract, where they may cause mild diarrhea. They then die and leave the body in feces.
Flesh-Eating Disease
by Health Canada
Flesh-eating disease is rare. When it does occur, it is very serious and can lead to death. It is important to know the symptoms, and how to minimize your risks. Flesh-eating disease is the common name for necrotizing fasciitis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome : Treating IBS
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Nearly all people with IBS can be helped, but no single treatment works for everyone. The first step is a personal evaluation of history, stress level and diet. People who can identify particular foods or types of stress that bring on the problem should
Controlling Epilepsy : Drug Treatment, Pregnancy Risk
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Drugs, surgery, a special diet, or a combination of these treatments is used to prevent seizures. Drug therapy alone can control seizures in about three-quarters of all people with epilepsy. FDA has approved 16 drugs to treat epilepsy.
Psoriasis: Wayward White Blood Cells, Remission and Reactivatio
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
There is no cure for this physically and emotionally painful disease, but new treatments are available.
Dialysis: Take Care of Your Kidneys
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Healthy kidneys are the body's cleaning crew. Located under the rib cage in the lower back, these twin bean-shaped organs, each the size of a fist, filter out extra water, minerals, and toxins dumped into the blood by the body's other organs.
Youngsters with Hemophilia
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A string of scientific and technological marvels have improved the picture for young people (mostly boys) with this blood-clotting disorder. But obstacles will have to be overcome to make the hope of a cure a reality.
Living with Lupus : Taking Care, Having a Baby
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Having a baby isn't automatically ruled out when a woman has lupus. 'The medical attitudes towards pregnancy and lupus have really radically changed over the past 10 years,' says NIH's Klippel.
Berry Aneurysms, Artery Aneurysms
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Before berry aneurysms rupture, some people get warning signs. Small amounts of blood may leak from the aneurysm for hours or days, causing headaches, nausea and neck stiffness. Angiograms can locate a suspected unruptured aneurysm.
Infant Botulism: The Cause, Symptoms and Treatment
by Health Canada
Infant botulism is caused by a food poisoning bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. When an infant swallows spores of this bacterium, the spores grow and produce a poison in the baby's intestine.
Pancreas : Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Another common disease associated with the exocrine function of the pancreas is pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas), which can be either acute or chronic. The most common cause of acute pancreatitis is blockage by a gallstone of the main secretory
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