Juliet Cohen's Articles in Diseases-and-Conditions


  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Information
    An aneurysm is when a blood vessel becomes abnormally large or balloons outward. The abdominal aorta is a large blood vessel that supplies blood to your abdomen, the pelvis, and legs. Normal diameter of the infrarenal aorta is 2 cm.

  • Abdominal Pain - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment
    Abdominal pain is caused by inflammation (e.g., appendicitis, diverticulitis), by stretching or distention of an organ (e.g., obstruction of the intestine, blockage of a bile duct by gallstones, swelling of the liver with hepatitis), or by loss of the supply of blood to an organ (e.g., ischemic colitis).

  • Acanthoma (granuloma) Fissuratum - Prevention Tips And Treatment Methods
    Acanthoma Fissuratum is a reaction on the skin and caused by unusual wearing of eyeglasses or spectacle frame pressure. Acanthoma other names are skin inflammation, heat rash, friction rash etc. It is normally occur on nose or behind the ear and it can also present at the site of pressure.

  • Accupuncture For Headache Patients
    Acupuncture is a popular complementary treatment for various pain syndromes. Acupuncture is an effective treatment for chronic headaches.

  • Achilles Tendonitis - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment Tips
    Achilles tendinitis is inflammation, irritation, and swelling of the Achilles tendon (the tendon that connects the muscles of the calf to the heel). Achilles tendonitis is also called tendonitis of the heel.

  • Acid Reflux Cure And Treatment
    Gastroesophageal reflux disease usually referred to acidic reflux. GERD is a chronic circumstance. GER occurs when the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) opens spontaneously, for disagree periods of moment, or does not end decently and abdomen contents climb upward into the esophagus.

  • Acrodermatitis Chronica - Prevention Tips And Treatment Methods
    Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans (ACA) also known as Pick-Herxheimer disease. ACA is not limited to any one nationality or race. It is much more frequent in whites than in other races, probably because of a far higher exposure to ticks transmitting B afzelii.

  • Acromegaly Causes Symptoms Information With Treatment
    Acromegaly is a chronic metabolic disorder caused by the presence of too much growth hormone. When this happens, your bones increase in size, including those of your hands, feet and face.

  • Acupuncture For Detoxification
    Acupuncture has been around for thousands of years. Acupuncture is widely used as an adjunctive treatment for addiction to drugs and/or alcohol.

  • Acute Angle-closure Glaucoma Information
    Acute angle-closure glaucoma is caused by a rapid or sudden increase in pressure inside the eye. It is also called intraocular pressure. There are several types of glaucoma. Angle closure glaucoma is caused by a malformation of the eye's drainage structures.

  • Acute Aortic Dissection Information
    Aortic dissection is a potentially life-threatening condition. Aortic dissection, also called dissecting aneurysm Aortic dissection is a tear in the wall of the aorta that causes blood to flow between the layers of the wall of the aorta and force the layers apart.

  • Acute Appendicitis Information
    Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix. The appendix is located in the lower right portion of the abdomen. The appendix is a small pouch attached to your large intestine. It is thought that appendicitis begins when the opening from the appendix into the cecum becomes blocked.

  • Acute Cerebrovascular Disease Information
    Cerebrovascular disease, or stroke, refers to brain disorders. Cerebrovascular disease is any disorder that affects the disease in the blood vessels that feed oxygen-rich blood to the face and brain.

  • Acute Chest Syndrome And Sickle Cell Disease Information
    Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in sickle cell disease (SCD). People with sickle cell disease are susceptible to a broad array of health problems. Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder in which red blood cells (RBCs) are abnormally shaped.

  • Acute Pancreatitis Information
    Acute pancreatitis is a rapidly-onset inflammation of the pancreas. Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a long gland, located behind the stomach, that secretes digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagon.

  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Information
    Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a breathing problem. It is lung disorder that commonly affects premature infants. Sometimes affects babies born about 6 weeks or more before their due dates. RDS affected an mostly infants born alive in the United States.

  • Addisons Disease Causes Symptoms Information With Treatment
    Addison's disease (chronic adrenal insufficiency) is a rare and progressive disorder that affects between one and six in every 100,000 people. It occurs in all age groups and afflicts men and women equally.

  • Adhd And Add Treatment
    Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a group of symptoms that affect concentration and a person's ability to focus.

  • Adhd Causes Symptoms Information With Treatment
    ADHD is caused by changes in brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. These chemicals help send messages between nerve cells in the brain. The neurotransmitter dopamine (pronounced: doe -puh-meen), for example, stimulates the brain's attention centers.

  • Adrenal Insufficiency Information
    Adrenal insufficiency is a life-threatening condition. It affects about 1 in 100,000 people. It occurs in all age groups and agonize men and women equally. The disease is characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low blood pressure, and sometimes darkening of the skin in both exposed and non-exposed parts of t ...

  • Akinetic Mutism Causes Symptoms Information With Treatment
    Diffuse brain damage underlies akinetic mutism in patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. It can also occur in a stroke that affects both anterior cerebral territories.

  • Allergies During Menopause
    Menopause is a natural circumstance that all women see as they mature. Menopause is usually used to identify any of the changes a woman experiences either just before or after she stops menstruating, marking the conclusion of her reproductive period.

  • Allergy Treatment And Prevention
    The allergy is a disease of the immune system, which is often called atopy.People suffering from allergies are often sensitive to more than one thing. It is an exaggeration, because these substances are generally regarded by the agency as harmless.

  • Alopecia - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment
    Alopecia areata is a form of hair loss from areas of the body, usually from the scalp . Because it causes bald spots on the head, especially in the first stages, it is sometimes called spot baldness. Alopecia areata affects both males and females.

  • Alopecia Areata Treatment Tips
    Alopecia areata is a form of hair loss from areas of the body, usually from the scalp. It can occur at any age and affects 1% of the population, most commonly children. Hair loss tends to be rather rapid and often involves one side of the head more than the other.

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