Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia that interferes with normal functioning, according to the Mayo Clinic. It states that 5 percent of people between the ages of 65 and 74 years old have Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's sufferers typically...
Kidney and renal disease eventually affects all areas of the body. Kidneys filter toxins and waste from the blood that circulates throughout the body. When renal disease progresses and hinders kidneys from thoroughly filtering wastes, they build...
The progression of Huntington's Disease (HD) and accompanying cognitive loss takes between 10 to 20 years to complete, with complications resulting from the loss resulting in death. According to the Huntington Disease Society of America, typical...
Coronary artery disease is a medical condition caused by the abnormal buildup of fatty plaques (atherosclerosis) within the arteries that bring blood to your heart. This condition, explain health professionals at the National Heart Lung Blood...
Chronic sinus infections affect more than 30 million Americans, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. A chronic sinus infection either lasts more than eight weeks or is recurring, according to the Mayo Clinic. The...
Alcoholic or Laennec's cirrhosis typically occurs when 80 percent to 90 percent of the liver's normal tissue has been destroyed by the chronic abuse of alcohol. The liver's main functions include storing and metabolizing nutrients, filtering...
Complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, most often involve the lungs and the heart, as they work in unison to provide oxygen to the body. Warning signs of impending complications may include shortness of breath, wheezing,...
The liver is a vital organ needed to digest food, absorb nutrients and clear the body of waste. Many diseases and conditions can damage the liver without causing symptoms for decades, according to "The Merck Manual." End-stage liver disease, the...
Crohn's disease is one form of inflammatory bowel disease. Patients with this condition have an abnormally activated immune system, which causes it to attack the healthy tissue of the intestines. This leads to intestinal damage and inflammation,...
Dupuytren's disease, or contracture, is a hand deformity that usually slowly develops over decades, MayoClinic.com says. Dupuytren's contracture involves the thickening of the fibrous tissue layer underneath the skin of the palm and fingers....
Crohn's disease is a chronic illness that causes inflammation in the digestive tract lining and bothersome symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea. While no known cure for Crohn's disease exists, symptoms are often manageable through...
Periodontal disease is a chronic bacterial infection that involves the gums and bones that support the teeth, according to the website Perio.org. This type of gum disease may include one tooth or multiple teeth and it can lead to tooth loss, if...
As discussed on MayoClinic.com, Crohn's disease is an inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract. It affects both men and women equally but is more common in patients with a relative affected by the disease. Patients often complain of...
There are numerous complications associated with lung disease. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health or NIH, millions of Americans have lung disease, and as a whole, lung disease is one of the top...
Peyronie's disease occurs when hard scar tissue forms inside the penis, causing it to appear bent, according to the MayoClinic.com. Peyronie's disease is a painful condition that interferes with a man's ability to have a normal erection. While the...
Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative brain disorder affecting judgment, critical thinking and decision making skills. Nearly 5.3 million Americans currently suffer from the disease and the numbers are expected to rise as the baby boomer...
Renal disease or chronic kidney disease is the ninth leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 26 million American adults have chronic kidney disease. The most common causes...
Heart disease refers to a medical problem that affects the heart and its blood vessels. The Mayo Clinic explains that heart disease is also known as cardiovascular disease, and is a potentially fatal condition in which blood vessels are blocked or...
Degenerative disc disease, or spondylosis, is a condition which causes the gradual deterioration of the spinal discs. The breakdown of these vertebral shock absorbers can lead to many complications. The discs may bulge, putting pressure on spinal...
Commonly known as osteoarthritis, this noninflammatory, progressive disease is a frequently seen arthritic disorder commonly affecting joints of the hands and the large weight-bearing joints like knees, hips, shoulders and the spine. Due to the...
Inflammatory bowel disease refers to ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Both are chronic inflammatory diseases that occur in the alimentary, or GI, tract. According to Family Doctor, about 500,000 people in the United States have this...
According to Joshua Broder, M.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina in "Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine," chronic liver disease was the 12th most common cause of death in 2000....
Congenital heart disease is a group of heart problems caused by a malformation of the heart that is present at birth. These are structural defects that affect the interior walls of the heart, the valves of the heart or the blood vessels that carry...
Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control's and Prevention show that more than 50 percent of adults regularly drink alcohol, contributing to more than 22,000 deaths associated with alcohol, excluding accidents and deaths. Combine all types...
An inflammatory bowel disorder, Crohn's disease causes abdominal cramping and diarrhea and, in more severe cases, malnutrition, narrowing of the digestive tract, ulcers and fistulas. No cure exists for Crohn's disease, but several types of...
The tricuspid valve, mitral valve, pulmonic valve and aortic valve comprise the four valves in the heart that control the flow of blood from the upper heart chambers to the lower heart chambers, as well as to the lungs and the body. Complications...
Lyme disease results when a person is bitten by a tick that is infected with the parasite Borrelia burgdorferi. In most cases, Lyme disease can be cured by treatment with antibiotics. If the disease is treated early, all symptoms typically...
Fifth disease is the common name used for an infection caused by the human parvovirus B19. The disease occurs most frequently among children; however, adults can be affected as well. The disease is transmitted by respiratory secretions including...
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory condition of the digestive tract. The inflammation of Crohn's disease damages the digestive system organs, typically causing pain, diarrhea, intestinal bleeding, malnutrition and weight loss. Health-care...
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