Uveitis is a group of eye conditions that cause inflammation in the eye (usually in the uvea, which is in between the outer and inner layers of the eye). (1) It can happen on its ...
In just a few decades cell phones have totally taken over our lives. Many times, it's for the better. When was the last time you actually pulled a map out of the glove compartment to ...
In the not-too-distant past, coaches often told athletes to “walk it off” after a collision or a fall left an athlete groggy or woozy. Concussion symptoms were often brushed off or ignored. Smelling salts were ...
Walk into any yoga studio and chances are high that the place will smell amazing, usually because there’s incense burning. Or maybe you use incense at home to set a relaxing mood when it’s time ...
Every year in the United States 210,000 people are admitted to hospitals with acute pancreatitis and 56,000 people are hospitalized each year due to chronic pancreatitis. This is a serious condition that can result in ...
Getting from point A to point B in a healthy way is getting easier and easier. Take the airport, for example. Water bottle filling stations keep millions of plastic water bottles out of our oceans ...
Peripheral vascular disease is disease or damage in blood vessels other than (peripheral to) those in the heart or brain. (1) It is known by several names, including its medical abbreviation PVD and peripheral venous ...
American culture is so sanitized. Think about it … alcohol-based hand disinfectants at every corner of the grocery store, chlorinated water, antibiotics in the food supply, bleached laundry and kitchen floors. No wonder we are ...
Many people are pretty familiar with gastroesophageal reflux, or GERD. And they probably know about the burning heartburn and painful discomfort that can come with it. Not so many people have heard of silent reflux, ...
Excessive sleepiness, hallucinations and sleep paralysis are all characteristics of narcolepsy, a chronic neurological disorder that makes it difficult for the brain to control sleep-wake cycles. (1) This disorder adversely affects the quality of life ...