According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), "Clinical depression is a mood disorder where the feelings of sadness, loss, anger or frustration interfere with everyday life for an extended period of time." The clinical symptoms of...
Asthma is a chronic condition affecting 20 million Americans, reports the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Of that 20 million, nine million are children. Asthma causes an inflammation of the airway of the lungs, and this...
Anemia is a decrease in overall mass of circulating red blood cells from the normal limits. This coincides with a decrease in the amount of oxygen being transported to the tissues. Testing for anemia involves a complete blood count (CBC) and...
Alzheimer's disease robs its victims of their ability to make sound judgments, while it slowly steals their memory. The Alzheimer's Association states that as many as 5.3 million Americans currently live with this disease--a disease for which...
One in eight women will have breast cancer, according to the National Institutes of Health website Medline Plus. This type of cancer often originates in the milk-producing lobules of the breast, or milk ducts, though more rare types of breast...
The Mayo Clinic describes ischemic colitis as inflammation and injury of the colon. Usually found on the left side of the abdomen, any part of the large bowel may be affected and although it usually resolves itself in a matter of days, it...
The term spondylosis is used to indicate degenerative changes to the discs and vertebrae in the spine. It has also been called degenerative disc disease. It happens as the discs located between the vertebrae begin to lose their fluid. In addition,...
Dehydration is defined as not having enough water or fluids in the body. Dehydration is caused by either excess water loss or lack of enough water required for the body. Some common dehydration causes include vomiting, diarrhea, excessive...
Chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS, is difficult to diagnose due as it mimics various other disorders. CFS is primarily defined by consistent fatigue that is unrelated to the effects of physical exertion in any activity. Various clinical symptoms...
More than just experiencing a "Blue Monday," clinical depression is a state of prolonged or recurrent negative feelings about yourself and the world around you. Those feelings may manifest as actual physical symptoms of illness with muscle pain,...
Clinical forms of anxiety may begin as regular and controllable anxiety levels and develop into something more severe as time passes. According to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA), slightly more than 3 percent of Americans are...
Persistent feelings of sadness and anxiety are often the hallmarks of clinical depression, but there are many other symptoms that may present themselves more prominently. If you suspect that you're suffering from depression, it is important to...
Everyone feels down from time to time, but clinical depression entails significant and lengthy feelings which can spill over into other parts of your life. Symptoms of depression tend to vary from person to person. You may have difficulty...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) damages the immune system by destroying specialized white blood cells that protect the body from infection. HIV causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
Congestive heart failure, also known as heart failure, is a response to a cardiac dysfunction in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body. When the heart cannot pump the blood necessary, it will cause a backup of...
In the US, 25 million people suffer from hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid gland. According to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, only half of these individuals know they have it. If you have an underactive thyroid,...
Testosterone in men are highest post-puberty and normally declines 1 percent per year starting in middle age. This normal decline is not always associated with clinical symptoms. A combination of low testosterone and at least three clinical...
People commonly consider an acne-like breakout after sun exposure to be a sun allergy, as noted by skin care company Beiersdorf at the website for its product line Eucerin. Dermatologists, in contrast, realize many light-dependent skin disorders...
Corneal edema is swelling resulting from damage to the interior lining of the cornea. This damage can occur from trauma, eye surgery, overuse of contact lenses, toxins, glaucoma or endothelial disorders. Corneal swelling can result in a number of...
Ubiquinone is the collective definition for a family of organic biological molecules that are important for the production of cellular energy. In addition to absorption from nutritional sources, ubiquinone is manufactured by special enzymes in...
Asthma is a disease whose physiological changes include inflammation of the airways caused by a variety of factors. The person experiences partial or completely reversible constriction of the smaller airways in the lungs. According to Dr. Gary...
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus and is a retrovirus. According to Avert.org, the two forms of HIV are HIV-1 and HIV-2. These two viruses cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, which is a condition where the body’s...
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the layer of tissue that surrounds the brain and the spinal cord. The usual cause of meningitis is an infection with a microbe. Meningitis can be a fatal condition, and survivors can experience...
Swine flu is the common name for the novel influenza strain H1N1 that was first identified in the U.S. and Mexico in March 2009. According to the World Health Organization, swine flu is a pandemic with culture-proved cases reported in more than...
Fluoxetine hydrochloride is an antidepressant medication used to treat depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety, eating disorders and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Fluoxetine affects multiple body systems and has the potential to...
Not everyone who suffers from diabetes develops kidney disease. Contributing factors include genetics, blood sugar control and blood pressure. Unfortunately, clinical signs and symptoms of diabetic kidney disease are difficult to detect until...
High potassium levels, or hyperkalemia, can be a life-threatening medical condition if left unchecked. Potassium is a positive ion that drives the electrical potential of excitable cells in the body. High levels of potassium make these cells in...
Aspirin is an antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory medication. It also has antiplatelet effects when given in low doses. It belongs to a group of medications called the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, commonly called NSAIDs, a group...
Lichen sclerosus is a chronic inflammatory skin disease commonly found in the ano-genital area (anus and genitalia); however, lichen sclerosus can affect the skin anywhere, including the mouth. It is more common in postmenopausal women, but can...
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