Pink eye: it sounds pretty and cute, but in reality, it is a quite serious - and sometimes contagious - eye condition, in which inflammation or infection affects the transparent...

Did or do you even notice small spots drift through your field when you're staring at something bright, like the blue sky or white paper? These black - or gray-looking...

You might have heard of it - or maybe even had one in the past, a urinary tract infection, also known as a UTI, is a very common infection, especially...

About 10% of Americans suffer from some sort of eczema, making this a very common skin disorder that troubles many people. No matter your age, gender, social status, or race;...

Spinal Muscular Atrophy, also known as SMA, is a genetic disease that causes your muscles to weaken and shrink. This means that it will affect your ability to crawl, walk,...

Asthma might just be one of the best-known (respiratory) diseases in the world. This is not surprising when about 300 million people in the world suffer from it. The U.S....

Sciatica is a term that the medical world uses to describe the pain running through the longest nerve in the body. You probably already guessed it, that's the sciatic nerve....

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States - that's 1 in 3 deaths. Every 34 seconds, someone dies of heart disease,...

We all suffer from it: skin rash. But it's different for everyone, because one person has extremely dry skin, while another has a nasty, dirty-looking rash. In addition, this skin...

You hear it more and more often: western people are getting too heavy or even obese. As a result, the number of Diabetes patients is rising every year. Diabetes is...

Kidney disease is a common health condition that affects millions of people in the United States. It’s a severe medical issue that can have life-threatening complications. However, many people with...

Edema is the result of fluid build-up in certain tissues - particularly in the skin - of your body. You can also know it as Oedema. These swellings or puffiness...