Anything that catches us unawares can be a little disconcerting, and one such occurrence is the sudden nose bleeds that most people experience at some time or other. The rush of blood from the nose can be quite alarming and if it takes place whilst in public, it can be a little embarrassing. [...]
The number of people suffering from bad breath is growing at an alarming pace. And the reasons for bad breath can be something as simple a poor dental hygiene or some serious medical problem.
Once you have learnt that you have bad breath, it is imperative that you stick to a proper dental hygiene to tackle [...]
These are enlarged veins which mainly form in the legs of women. Spider veins as well as varicose veins for the most part pose no medical problem. They are just not good to look at.
Varicose veins could pose a problem. They can cause pain and discomfort and could lead to a more serious condition. Varicose [...]
Vitiligo isn’t the most deadly thing that you can come down with, like other diseases though you don’t want to get it. Vitiligo is the loss of skin pigmentation in patches. This disease and several others are as a result of an auto-immune attack, which actually occurs by your own body’s immune system, specifically on [...]
There are no hard and fast figures which represent a normal blood pressure. And very often doctors and other experts cannot even decide between them what an ideal blood pressure range is for an adult.
However it is usually agreed that somewhere between 110/70 and 125/80 is considered to be an average blood pressure for a [...]
Medical tests are the pits. Not only do you have to worry about the meaning of the symptoms that earned you the test in the first place, but you also have to worry about the test itself. Will it be painful? Will it be difficult? Will the person who does it be cruel?
Suspense can [...]
I always thought of myself as a klutz. Always falling, skinned knees were common. Isn’t there a time in the aging process when you grow out of that…like the teens? People referred to me as the most uncoordinated person they knew. It was a joke, to which I got a little [...]
What do you do when a friend or relative has an unexpected medical emergency and you have to accompany them to the emergency room? If it is a serious medical problem, you will need to call the emergency services phone number 911 (in the U.S. and Canada) and be ready to provide important information [...]
Everyone gets a headache from time to time. Some get them more often than others do. There are several different types of headache and there are many factors that can trigger the onset of a headache. Some medications even list “headache” as a side affect. Some headaches can be the side [...]
