Body & Health Conditions Articles

Amoebic meningoencephalitis is a severe and fatal condition affecting the central nervous system. It is caused by brain-eating amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri. Read on to find out the causes, symptoms, and risk factors for amoebic meningoencephalitis.

Not all types of breast cancer present as a lump in the breast. A rare form of cancer that may not be detected by physical examination or mammogram is the inflammatory breast cancer. Learn more about its signs and symptoms.

Chronic migraine is a specific disorder in which a person has migraine headaches on 15 or more days each month. The cause of this disorder still isn't clear. Some researches suggest that it may be due to changes in parts of the brain that control pain.

Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. It affects 26 million Americans and causes an annual loss of 174 billion dollars. The disease affects almost all organs of the body, leading to considerable morbidity.

Not just one but two recent medical studies involving thousands of people have found taking statin drugs (such as Crestor, Lipitor, Pravachol, and others) to lower LDL cholesterol increases the risk of cataracts. But there are things you can do about it.

Osteoporosis is a disease in which your bones become brittle and your risk of fractures greatly increases. It's often silent until the first fracture occurs. Do you know what you can do to keep your bones healthy?

The use of hyaluronic acid injection to treat knee osteoarthritis is controversial. Some researchers think that the dangers associated with such treatment outweigh the potential benefits.

Through the Choosing Wisely campaign, cancer specialists have proposed seven changes to standard cancer treatment that will make treatment less painful and far less expensive.

With Angelina Jolie's decision to go public with her BRCA1 diagnosis and prophylactic surgeries, many women have questions about genetic testing, preventive mastectomy, and preventive oophorectomy.

The whole world knows that Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer. But carriers of BRCA gene mutations are also at risk of ovarian cancer. Should Angelina have had her ovaries removed? Should other carriers?