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One of the most common sexual problems among men is Premature ejaculation. The condition is most often expressed as the inability to postpone ejaculation to a moment when it is equally desirable for both partners.
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Year after year, winter winds bring dry, itchy skin. It's not just the frigid gusts that get you, however, but also dryness in the air that robs your skin of its precious moisture.
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Stuttering is hesitation with repetition or spasmodic stumbling while speaking. Young children often go through a short period of stuttering, but this phase is very transient. For a small percentage of people (less than 1%), stuttering progresses from simple repetition of consonants to repetition of words and phrases. Later vocal spasms develop with a forced, almost explosive sound to the speech.
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Tonsillitis is the name given to infected palatine tonsils, i.e. situated at the back of the mouth tonsils. Tonsils are lymph tissues that act as a part of the body's defense system, fighting off germs and infections.
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Conjunctivitis, also known as “Pink Eye,” is the name given to the inflammation of the conjunctiva (the transparent layer that covers the white of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelid). This condition is usually caused by bacterial and viral infections of the eye as well as allergy of the eye to different things such as pollen, cosmetics, soap, and pets.
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Arthritis is generally defined as an inflammation of the joints, resulting in restricted and painful movement. Many forms and varieties exist relative to an equal diversity of causes, today we aim to broaden your understanding.
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Some people might notice that as they get older their short term memory tends to wane. Remembering where you parked or left your keys can become harder and more agitating with time.
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Lymph nodes, also known as lymph glands, are small oval structures found clustered in the neck, armpits, groin, and scattered throughout our bodies as a critical part of our immune systems; they are both warning systems and casualties of infections.
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Anal fissures are defined as tears and cuts in the inside layers lining the anus (the back passage) or in the skin surrounding it. The cause of this disease is not usually defined but in most cases constipation is highly suspected.
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Dementia is a condition characterized by progressive loss of all mental abilities such as memory, decision-making, learning and other thought-related functions. It is not a disease per se, but a group of symptoms caused by a number of other diseases.
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A benign breast lump is non cancerous, and can assume several different forms. It is important for women to be made aware of these possibilities to sensitize and heighten awareness of such things as may concern them.
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There is no clear dividing line between a personality style and a disorder. Personality characteristics may change or become exaggerated when a person is stressed.
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Aortic aneurism is the abnormal dilation of a portion of the aorta, creating a bulge on the aorta’s wall, which usually occurs at a weak point in the artery wall. The source of unimaginable pain, it can also be fatal.
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Once marketed almost exclusively to teenagers, acne treatments are now being widely targeted to adults. Doctors say millions of adults are boosting sales of products from lotions to prescription drugs to try to erase their acne and also spending thousands for complex treatments from dermatologists.
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Despite Progress, The mentally ill still face an early death Mental illness is disabling enough when it happens alone. But it almost never does. Psychological conditions are typically accompanied by an array of other medical problems, from diabetes to ulcers. The link has been noticed for generations, but only recently have researchers begun to zero in on the connection.
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As time passes by and problems become rather undecipherable, employees have gotten used to putting up with little or practically no sleep and are often surviving on less than the recommended eight hours sleep a night.
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A sore throat doesn't need a definition as it occurs all the time and everyone knows it. The reason for its repeated occurrence is that it is a symptom for many medical disorders, and not only colds.
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Heatstroke is a life-threatening condition in which the body temperature rises rapidly to 40 degrees C or higher and the body's heat-regulating mechanism breaks down. Heat illnesses are easily preventable by taking necessary precautions in hot weather.
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A surgically implanted "pacemaker for the brain" significantly improves depression - and its benefits last for at least two years, according to the results of the first long-term follow-up study of the treatment. Depression is estimated to effect up to 12 per cent of men and 25 per cent of women worldwide.
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Information and facts are the first step in dealing with Huntington's, a degenerative brain disease that cause cells in the caudate nucleus of the brain to die. While fatal, improved understanding is both necessary for patients and science at large.
Huntington's is a hereditary disease that usually begins in mid-life, through the degenerative process one witnesses a relentless deterioration of intellectual ability, emotional control, balance and speech. Chorea, or involuntary movements, is nearly always a symptom as well. HD is caused by a single dominant gene, which is on chromosome 4 and is not sex-linked.
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Polio, once known as infantile paralysis, is a disease that causes lasting disabilities in a minority of infected individuals. Prior to the development of the Salk vaccine in 1955, it used to strike thousands of children each year. Polio is caused by any one of three types of viruses. It attacks mainly infants and children, but young adults and older people can also be infected.
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Shaken baby syndrome is a severe form of head injury caused by violently shaking an infant or child. It usually occurs in children younger than 2 years old, but may be seen in children up to the age of 5. The violent shaking may result in severe injuries to the infant including permanent brain damage or death.
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The number of social interactions that a patient with heart disease has may significantly affect the likelihood of his or her survival, researchers report. In fact, whether or not that support comes from friends, family or other confidants is less important than the total number of people a patient has in his or her social circle, according to a report in the April issue of Psychosomatic Medicine. Dr. Beverly Brummett and her colleagues at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, evaluated 430 patients with severe heart disease for both the quality and quantity of their social interactions over a five-year period.
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Testicular cancer, though the commonest cancer in young men, is rare. Between the age of 15 and 50 about 1 in 500 develop this problem, but the rate is increasing.
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Gonorrhea is a very serious and well-known sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria Gonorrhea, or gonococcus. This disease is known to be of very dangerous complications especially in women.
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