People with frequent headaches sometimes find themselves in a vicious cycle of experiencing more and more pain while taking more and more painkillers. Fortunately, the cycle can be broken.
Are Home Diagnostic Kits Reliable As A Substitute For Professional Medical Opinions?
Thousands of Americans are making important decisions about their health based on results obtained from tests administered in bedrooms and bathrooms.
What Works for Oral Health?
Another time, a dentist cheerfully suggested a root canal for a pain I was having in a tooth. I declined. In less than two weeks, that pain went away and never came back, without a root canal being done. That was about 14 years ago.
Using Probability in Medical Diagnosis: A Headache Example
A medical diagnosis does not arrive as a flash of insight. Instead, physicians use a sequential process heavily influenced by an understanding of probability.
Thigh on Fire: Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Neuropathy
When the outer side of a thigh becomes numb and there are burning, stinging or other painful sensations in the same area, the problem is usually due to a pinched or injured nerve in the pelvis.
Ringworm of The Groin- Treatment
Ringworm of the groin is the disease caused by a fungus. The disease shows itself as a patch in the shape of a circle and itches.
Hydrocephalus: Too Much Water on the Brain
Hydrocephalus is a treatable cause of chronic confusion in older adults. However, the treatment itself carries risk, and deciding which cases to treat remains difficult.
Cervical Radiculopathy: Diagnosing a Pinched Nerve in the Neck
A pinched nerve in the cervical spine can be a pain in the neck. It can also cause pain in the shoulder and arm, as well as numbness and weakness.
Alternative Remedies To Back Pain That Work
Come to think of it, a lot of people suffer from back pain these days without finding any cure with orthodox medicine, maybe because of incorrect diagnosis or ineffectiveness of the prescribed drug or drugs, so the pain becomes a part of most peoples lives.
Early Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis: Difficult But Important
How does one make a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis early in its course when treatment can best prevent damage to the brain and spinal cord? The succinct answer is: “With difficulty.”
What Is Diagnosis
“Diagnosis” is a fancy name given to the process of identifying diseases. It is a Greek name. Break it down; “dia” means “by” and “gnosis” means “knowledge”. How do I diagnose my illness? You don’t! Diagnosis is for doctors and physicians only. They determine your disease by the signs and symptoms that it gives you.
HIV Targets Senior Citizens
Post menopausal, it didnt occur to Rachael to consider condoms. And in retrospect, she would not have asked Sam about his sexual activities there were things our generation didnt talk about.