Speeding Up Recovery from ACDF Surgery
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a surgical procedure to remove a degenerated or herniated disc in the neck. The doctor makes an incision in the throat to reach the front of the...
What to Expect from the Bravo pH Test
Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, is a condition in which the lower esophageal sphincter, a kind of valve at the bottom of the esophagus, fails to keep the acidic, protein-dissolving contents...
Women's Pubic Hair Removal 101
In some surveys, up to 90 percent of women in North America admit to current removal of pubic hair, and closer to 100 percent of women will report in confidential...
What Everyone Needs to Know About Folliculitis
Just about anywhere on your body where you have hair, you can have folliculitis. The skin around the genitals is a prime target for this common bacterial infection. Folliculitis is...
Red, Burning Finger Infections: What They May Be, and What You Can Do About Them
There are a number of conditions that cause red, burning spots on the fingers. Only your doctor can give you a diagnosis, but here are some of the more common...
Dermatomyositis Is Usually Survivable
Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory condition of the skin and muscles. Regions of inflammation can calcify, especially when the disease strikes children and adolescents, and the condition can spread from skin...
Diagnoses of Dire Diseases and Who Should Make Them
About 1 out of every 25,000 people in the world will develop Huntington disease. That means 24,999 out of every 25,000 people will not. The Baylisascaris procyonis parasite is found in...
Cutting Down the Cost of Surgery in the USA
Medical procedures in the United States are breathtakingly expensive. A heart catheterization is typically $50,000 to $100,000. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) might cost $25,000 to $50,000. Inguinal hernia repair...
Fluttering Sensations and Tummy Rumbles and What They Mean
Strange sensations and strange sounds from the abdomen are symptoms of many diseases. Known as borborygmus, some tummy rumbles are so loud that they can be heard from across a...
Surviving Polymyositis
Polymyositis is an inflammatory disease that attacks muscles. IIn polymyositis, T-cells that ordinarily would release chemicals and B-cells that would ordinarily release antigens to destroy a germ instead release the same...