Body & Health Conditions Articles

Macular degeneration can be a slowly progressing condition that results in vision loss if you do not intervene. Unfortunately, by the time you may notice the disease, it may already be in the advanced stages so make sure you catch key symptoms early.

Anti-VEGF therapy is a great option for patients suffering from wet age-related macular degeneration but it is also a procedure that comes with some serious risks. Make sure you know all the potential risks and benefits before agreeing to this procedure.

When you suffering from AMD, you need to seek treatment immediately to save your vision. Unfortunately a possibility of having a needle go into your eye is the risk of infection. This condition is termed endopthalmitis and can be also very dangerous.

When having anti-VEGF therapy for AMD, a potential risk is increased intraocular pressure after the intravitreal injections given to patients. Not only is this uncomfortable for the patient, it can also lead to vision loss in the future if left untreated.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by a variety of pathogenic organisms. Pneumonia in children used to be common enough that nearly every family had some experience with it, but in the modern era pneumonia is relatively rare.

Did you know that leprosy can cause lip discoloration? Tuberculosis? Brain tumors? In very, very rare cases, deadly diseases reveal themselves in discoloration of lips. Most of the time, however, a much simpler condition interferes with beautiful lips.

Dental treatment can be uncomfortable even for adults, so getting children to the dentist is a task in itself. Should parents go through the trouble of multiple visits to save a milk tooth when it's just going to fall out anyway?

Permanent teeth replacement can be quite tricky in cancer patients. There are a number of things that need to be taken into consideration before proceeding. We detail some of the things that your doctor will consider before offering you the best choice.

This type of giant blackhead is actually what is called a dilated hair follicle, which results in an enlarged pore in the skin. This then fills with all many of debris and oil, just like a regular blackhead but on a much bigger scale.

Hypothyroidism can be hard to detect with lab tests, but one of the early signs of thyroid problems can be chapped lips.