Sunburn Symptoms And Recommendations: Redness, Pain, Swelling and Systemic Symptoms
Most people have experienced sunburns of some degree, at least once in a lifetime. Depending on the skin type and the concentration of melanin in the skin, different persons need...
Skin Rashes And Changes In The Breast Area: Is It Infection, Mastitis, Allergy, Hyperhidrosis Or Something Else?
Women often experience various superficial skin changes between and/or under the breasts. Some of them present as solitary or multiple pimples, rash, dry skin, or hives. Women with big breasts report...
Anal Fissure Treatment: From Laxatives And High-Fiber Diet To Surgery (Internal Anal Sphincterotomy)
An anal fissure is a condition in which the skin of the anus gets torn to variable extents. Although it is not a life-threatening condition, it represents a huge problem...
Normal Hair Loss: Do you Have Hair Loss or Hair Shedding?
Most people lose between 50 and 150 strands of hair every day. A few people lose as many as 200 hairs a day. If you already have thick, luxuriant hair...
Numbness Of The Head
Whenever you feel numbness in any part of your body, it is a sign of disturbed innervation or blood circulation in that specific area. However, the reasons for these disturbances...
Globus Pharyngeus, A Lump Above (or Below) the Adam's Apple
"Help! I've got a lump in my throat!" is something ENTs (ear nose throat doctors) hear frequently. Known as a globus pharyngeus (literally, lump in the throat) or globus hystericus...
Floating Rib Pain
Everybody has floating ribs. A rib is said to be floating if it is not attached to the breast bone (sternum), and it's not attached to another rib, either. There...
Lymphadenopathy: When Lymph Nodes Swell Overnight
If there's anything that is comforting to know about a lump that appears suddenly (in a day or two, or faster) under your chin, or on the side of your...
Sunken or Hollow Eyes: What To Do About Enophthalmos?
Many people notice at one time or another that they have enophthalmos, the condition also known as sunken eyes or hollow eyes. Sometimes there is a medical condition that causes...
Gastric Erythema and Related Health Issues (Inflammation and Gastritis)
Sometimes a doctor's choice of terminology conforms to professional practices but scares people. That's the case with the term "erythema." It just means "redness." If you have a laparoscopic exam...