1. Hepatitis B and Risk Factors Hepatitis is a disorder that causes inflammation of the liver, jaundice (a yellowing color of the eyes or skin) and vomiting. This condition can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer or even death. The hepatitis…
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1. A Life-Threatening Event A subdural hematoma is the result of bleeding between the brain’s surface and its outermost covering, classified as acute, subacute or chronic and is usually the result of a serious blow to the head. However, it…
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1. The Appearance of Silvery Scales The most common form of psoriasis is plaque psoriasis. Patients with this type of psoriasis frequently may exhibit thick patches of reddish skin all over the body, but especially on the elbows, knees, scalp…
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1. Explain Asthma Asthma happens two ways:your lungs air paths have sudden constriction of the muscles in the walls of the bronchioles (called a bronchospasm), or you have inflammation in those bronchioles that closes off the air paths as well….
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1. Go With Your Gut With an autism spectrum disorder, the signs are very subtle at first, and many pediatricians brush them off as late development or just quirks. Parents, however, spot the problem early on. Instead of taking the…
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1. Strengthen the Ligament with Stretching Ligament injuries can cause the ligament and surrounding tissue to tighten up, especially if the injury has gone untreated for a period of time. Stretching the injured area each day will help loosen things…
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1. Observe Physical Habits People with ADD and ADHD often share symptoms, but face different challenges when it comes to physical management of their condition. The classic ADHD child is in perpetual motion. He is often hyperactive, disruptive and unable…
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1. Work With a Counselor Seeing a counselor is particularly effective for non-physical addictions, such as addictions to gambling, sex, food and the Internet. Addictions that are purely in the mind can be treated with psychological intervention. Find a counselor…
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1. Understand Soft Tissue Infections Doctors have identified three major categories of foot infections: soft tissue, bone and diabetes-related infections. The soft tissue infection type is the most common, and include infestations of fungus or bacteria in the skin, ligaments,…
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1. Get Enough Activity People with dysthymia are chronically depressed. This depression is usually mild to moderate, and it is there all the time. Feelings of tiredness and disinterest in social activities are common in people with dysthymia, and the…
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1. Test for the Presence of Protein in Urine The first step in preventing proteinuria, a condition in which the urine contains abnormal amounts of protein that can impair kidney function, is to determine the existing protein levels in your…
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1. Get Away From the Animal If you can identify the animal immediately, that can be helpful, but don’t waste time searching for it. Get to safety first and tend to the injury. Searching for the animal may waste precious…
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1. Learn About Drug Treatments If you’re the parent of a child with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, the first treatment option your child’s doctor is likely to present you with is stimulant medication. A range of short, intermediate and long-acting stimulant…
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1. Use a Self-Assessment Test A self-assessment test is a good way to determine whether or not an adult has ADD. Self-diagnostic psychological tests such as the Copeland Symptoms Checklist for Adult ADHD, the Wender Utah Rating Scale or the…
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1. Discontinuing OTC Medications to Treat Analgesic Nephropathy If you’re diagnosed with analgesic nephropathy, your doctor will ask you to discontinue all analgesic medications. These include medications containing acetaminophen or phenacetin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen or…
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1. The Psychological Classification of ADHD Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is usually detected during the patient’s childhood. While there is no cure and the condition is known to cause learning disabilities, it can be effectively managed. About 60 percent of cases…
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1. Attack Acute Viral Sinusitis At first, you won’t know whether a virus or bacteria caused your sinus infection symptoms. People usually try to get rid of sinusitis on their own, and if it doesn’t clear up, then they see…
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1. Determine if the Cause is Treatable Dementia can spring from a number of different conditions. The most common is Alzheimer’s disease, which affects about half of those afflicted with dementia. Other conditions include AIDS dementia complex, Huntington’s disease and…
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1. Your Eyelids Suddenly Droop Atonic seizures are rare and are usually seen in childhood. If you don’t outgrow the episodes, you may continue to experience periods of uncontrollable muscle tone loss, beginning with the eyelids. Atonic seizures often start…
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1. Identify Common Symptoms of Ataxia Ataxia is not necessarily a disease or a diagnosis. It is a specific set of symptoms that may caused by either a genetic factor or a medical condition such as multiple sclerosis, alcoholism, stroke…
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1. Take Medication Alleviate some of the uncomfortable symptoms that are consistent with a hiatal hernia with over-the-counter and prescription medications. A hiatal hernia is a small hole in your diaphragm through which a small section of your stomach protrudes….
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1. Take Medication Treat the chest pain that stems from costochondritis–the inflammation of the connective tissue that joins your ribs and sternum–with medication. Use over-the-counter drugs called NSAIDs (non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs) to relieve minor pain and discomfort that come and…
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1. Eat and Live Healthfully As long as you’re taking good care of your body, you shouldn’t have to start a special diet for hepatitis C. Just eat healthy foods, including plenty of fruits and vegetables, lean meats and whole…
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1. Go Straight to the Cause If you have been diagnosed with osteoporosis following a fracture or bone density test, you have a clear sign of your body’s depletion of calcium. Calcium is necessary for bone growth. While you can’t…
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1. Spot the Lesions Oral thrush is a mouth infection that produces distinctive lesions. If you notice white growths in your mouth, particularly if they are red underneath the surface or bleed easily, you should have your symptoms checked by…
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1. Look for Frequent Repetitions or Disruptions in Speech Stuttering, a common speech disorder, is often characterized by repetition or prolonging of certain syllables or consonants. If you stutter, you may also have difficulty in getting started on saying a…
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1. Avoid Constipation at All Costs One of the easier ways to avoid developing bleeding hemorrhoids is to avoid constipation as much as you can. When you’re constipated and strain to produce stool, the veins in your anus and rectum…
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1. Know the Difference Between Reflexology and Massage Reflexology is a healing technique during which you press the sides of your thumbs or a knuckle into specific areas of the hands or feet to stimulate healing in a different part…
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1. Correct Vitamin D Levels Rickets is easily treated by correcting the vitamin D deficiency and making sure that there are adequate levels of calcium and phosphorus as well. Your child will probably need to take supplements to get the…
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1. Obtain an Accurate Diagnosis Since so little is known about Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and its causes, it’s important to obtain a second or even third opinion for a proper diagnosis. The symptoms of this deadly brain disorder, which include…
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