Healthy Medical Answers

You wouldn't think that everyday bathroom functions could have a profound short-term effect on the heart. But the truth is that simple defecation or urination can alter heartbeat enough to...

Millions of people have damage to the median nerve, which flows through the carpal tunnel in the wrist to the hand. Most of the time the problem is something called...

Erythema nodosum is a painful and sometimes persistent skin condition also know as panniculitis. The writers of medical textbooks and the kinds of pamphlets you might get in your doctor's...

As marijuana for medical use has become legal in an increasing number of jurisdictions and has gained growing popularity, more and more people suffering from chronic medical conditions are also...

The skin of the lower leg region is very susceptible to various inflammatory conditions due to poor vascularization and very fragile innervation. Different metabolic, infectious, and hypersensitivity reactions often affect...

Toenail fungus, medically known as onychomycosis, is nasty: you can expect inflammation, pain, a thickening of the affected toenails, white-yellow discoloration, and even outright crumbling of your nails. It's also...

Women who would like to conceive again as soon as possible after abortion or D&C will be interested to know that research indicates that the vast majority of post-abortion women...

To lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you consume — so if you want to lose lots of weight very quickly, eating next to nothing will get...

Although seemingly simple, the eyelids are organs with very complex structure and function. They are composed of several layers of soft tissue lying between a thin layer of skin on the outside...

Have you been living with severe eczema? Have none of the treatments you have tried so far offered you much relief? Don't stop looking. There's more to eczema treatment than...