What to Expect from Fasciotomy for Compartment Syndrome
The fascia are one of the body's most important tissues, but most people have never even heard of them. They are bands of collagen that surround organs and muscles and keep...
Complications After Ureteral Stent Placement
Ureteral stents are quite commonly used in patients that are suffering from urinary retention, have kidney stones that they are unable to pass, acute renal colic, a prolonged endoscopic procedure...
Hypochondria Is a Disease Unto Itself
People whose sickness is that they think they are sick are, well, sick. Hypochondriasis, the medical term for hypochondria, is a medical condition with a concise definition in the USA...
Hemorrhoids and What to Do About Them
Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the rectum. (There is another meaning of the word I will explain in a moment.) The veins can swell enough that they prolapse, plopping out the...
Symptoms And After-Care Following An Abortion
Are you about to terminate a pregnancy or have you just received an abortion? You may wonder what kind of symptoms you can expect after your abortion, and what after-care...
Mites Might Not Be the Skin Problem You Expect
Nearly everyone has skin mites. You get them from your mother the first time you are held. You catch them when you hug or kiss or sleep on someone else's...
What to Do About Abscesses That Come Back Over and Over Again
Abscesses of the skin can have a number of different causes, but the most common is a condition called furunculosis. A furuncle is a small area of infection, usually with...
What Could Cause a Moveable Mass Under Your Rib Cage?
It isn't hypochondria to be concerned about a lump you can move under your right (or left, for that matter) rib cage. If you can see and feel it and...
Twitches of the Eyelids and Under the Eyes: What They Are, and What to Do About Them
A constant throbbing or pulsating twitch around your eye can be, to put it mildly, very distracting. It can interfere with your vision, your concentration, your conversations, and your sleep...
Everything You Need to Know About Trichomonas Hominis
There's a reason it's hard to find information on bowel-dwelling protozoan Trichomonas hominis. It really doesn't do very much other than swim around in your intestines. Once you have swallowed this microorganism...