When you are pregnant, fatigue is one of the symptoms you'll likely notice in your first trimester. From this point on, you'll have a complicated relationship with sleep. The more you want to rest, the more difficult sleep becomes due to your body...
Determining the cause of secondary hypertension may be as simple as having your doctor draw a blood sample. A lab will examine your blood or urine specimens to see whether they contain the correct levels of hormones, like adrenaline. Some blood...
The health problems associated with obesity are no secret, and a host of physical hardships are also suffered by those who struggle with their weight. Obesity affects more than 17 percent of Americans, according to findings from the Centers for...
The human body requires constant amounts of oxygen in its blood for proper functioning. However, low oxygen levels, also called hypoxemia, may occur due to a variety of conditions including asthma, lung disease and iron-deficiency anemia....
Weight lifting improves your muscle tone, increases bone density and may even raise your metabolic rate and promote weight loss. In some cases, it may even improve the quality of your sleep, says Dr. Miriam Nelson, author of "Strong Women Stay...
Atrial fibrillation is a type of arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, that occurs when the heart's two upper chambers--the left and right atria--beat erratically and out of sync with its two lower chambers--the left and right ventricle. The...
