Body & Health Conditions Articles

A recent study has shown an association between constipation and the development of chronic kidney disease. The clinical implication of this finding is that practitioners need to be aware of these patients and they need to be managed appropriately.

"Status Migraine" is a term every migraineur ought to know. Yet few have ever heard of it. What is it, and why is this condition so potentially-dangerous?

People who have cancer look for every kind of treatment they can find. Sometimes cancer immunotherapy is the answer. Here is a brief introduction to what this kind of cancer treatment is, and how it works.

Richard thought he had a case of jock itch that just wouldn't go away, but he actually had a rare form of cancer of the sweat glands known as extramammary Paget disease. Here's what men and women need to know about this potentially deadly form of cancer.

Overdentures are gaining popularity over the last few years thanks to the ubiquity of dental implants. If you are a denture wearer or know someone who is then you need to read this.

Is Invisalign treatment everything that people make it out to be or is it just a way to get more money out of your pocket? Read on to find out everything you ever wanted to know about Invisalign treatment.

Thirty-three million people in the United States have been diagnosed with overactive bladder. But is it a real disease? And is medication really necessary for controlling it?

Heading a soccer ball (or as the world outside the United States calls it, a football) may instantly change the brain. But is the damage cumulative? A brain expert says it doesn't have to be.

Bladder infections are usually treated with antibiotics, but a new understanding of how bladder infections keep from being washed away in the flow of urine may soon lead to new treatments.

At least in laboratory experiments with animals, bloodsucking parasitic hookworms have a side effect of sometimes curing asthma. The protein they release to hide themselves from the immune system may even soon be available in capsule form.