Healthy Medical Answers

One of the most common conditions in aging is waking up in the morning with stiff, swollen, painful joints. Usually the underlying problem is osteoarthritis. That's the kind of arthritis...

Doctors can sometimes repair a fractured knee cap (patella) without surgery. This is possible when the fracture is not displaced, that is the pieces of the patella have not separated...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a collection of syndromes that are caused by nerve damage after an infection. In GBS, it isn't a virus or a bacterium itself that causes the damage...

It used to be not unusual at all to see people who had obvious signs of parasitic infections, at least in parts of the world that have warmer climates. One...

Strokes in babies are a surprisingly common event. About 1 in 4,000 newborns has a stroke during or shortly after delivery. The event is so common there are even terms...

Problems with taste and smell are very common. Among people under the age of 50, about one in four will have a problem with tasting or smelling in any given...

The menstrual cycle is of immense importance and a regular cycle indicates the well-being of the underlying hormonal system. Missing a period when not pregnant or breastfeeding is a sign...

Abdominal masses or bulges can have a wide variety of causes that are hard to pinpoint by laypeople, and most certainly benefit from medical examination at the patient's earliest convenience...

Abnormal vaginal bleeding is any bleeding (including light spotting) that occurs outside of the confines of a woman's menstrual period. The majority of women of reproductive age have menstrual cycles...

Yoga is an ancient technique of both relaxation and exercise that affects both physical and mental health. Yoga has originates from in the East, but it has been transferred to...