Adrenaline rushes occur when your body releases large amounts of a hormone known as epinephrine. Your adrenal glands produce and secrete this hormone. Its primary function is to increase blood circulation to your brain and muscles. When an...
As a long-distance runner, walker or mountain climber, you need extra care in hot weather. Though your calf muscles have a temperature regulation pump, exercising in hot weather could suddenly affect this pump. Once this happens, an inflammatory...
Exercise-induced asthma, otherwise known as exercise anaphylaxis, is a condition that causes people to cough, wheeze and feel breathless during or after a vigorous exercise session. In some cases, exercise-induced asthma may also lead to an...
Exercise-induced allergies are a rare form of a physical allergy. If you are diagnosed with this you might suffer from skin irritations, hypotension or anaphylaxis upon exercise. If you believe that you are affected by exercise-induced allergies,...
An induced abortion is the planned expulsion of the fetus from a woman’s uterus in order to terminate a pregnancy. An estimated 1.3 million women in the United States elect to have an abortion every year, reports the American Congress of...
At the end of 37 weeks, a fetus is considered full term, but normal gestation can continue for up to 42 weeks. There are a number of reasons for inducing labor, including a pregnancy going over 42 weeks, which could leave the baby at risk of not...
Exercise-induced hypertension is not a common ailment among active individuals. In fact, many people may find the mention of such a condition to sound absurd, since exercise is often used as a preventative measure or a treatment for hypertension....
If you're near the end of your pregnancy but haven't yet reached your due date, you may be interested in herbs or foods that can induce labor. Most women are quite uncomfortable as they approach their 40th week of pregnancy, making labor inducers...
Waiting to go into labor naturally is usually ideal, but sometimes things don't work out that way. Whether it is because a woman is past her due date, experiencing complications with the pregnancy or baby's development or experiencing another...
Physical exercise can help, and harm, your gastrointestinal tract, according to E.P. de Oliveira of the Center for Physical Exercise and Nutrition Metabolism in Brazil. Although mild to moderate exercise can protect you against serious diseases...
Rhinitis is an inflammation of the mucous lining in your nose characterized by a runny or itchy nose, sneezing and congestion. Some people develop this condition as a result of allergies, while others develop it for non-allergy-related reasons...
After exercise, most people expect aching muscles but not a throbbing headache. Exercise-induced headaches are common, especially following strenuous activity, for example, running, tennis or weightlifting. Headaches associated with exercise are...
Chlamydia-induced arthritis is a type of reactive arthritis, also called Reiter's syndrome. Reactive arthritis can be caused by a number of different organisms, but chlamydia is the most common cause in the Western world, according to "Current...
If you have recurring heartburn, you most likely have gastrointestinal reflux disease, or GERD. The main symptom of GERD involves pain and burning when the contents of your stomach back up into your esophagus. Although as of January 2011...
Alcoholic-induced dementia is a slow and progressive condition. As a result, this condition is more commonly seen across senior or elderly populations and is relatively uncommon in younger people. Some aspects of alcohol-induced dementia are...
The female body is designed to carry a pregnancy for 40 weeks, but sometimes it may need a little boost to get labor started. With a variety of methods available, labor-inducing drugs such as pitocin and misoprostol are the main choice for...
Exercised-induced amenorrhea occurs when the monthly menstrual cycle is absent for three or more months due to overindulgence in exercise. Sometimes, young girls and teens who exercise intensely and have low body fat will delay their first period...
Seizures occur when there is a dysfunction in the brain. Epilepsy.com states that seizures usually occur when intrinsic factors present in the individual interact with extrinsic factors that are present outside the body. Extrinsic factors include...
On Jan. 25, 1998, during Super Bowl XXXII, football running back Terrell Davis of the Denver Broncos knew that he was in trouble. His vision abruptly blurred, signaling a migraine attack. He left the field, took some migraine medication, and...
Women can experience drug-induced menopause as a side effect of chemotherapy, or after taking a drug designed to intentionally stop their monthly menstrual cycle. Either way, the symptoms are the same as those of natural menopause.
For many pregnant women, as their estimated dates of delivery draw near or even pass by, the idea of helping labor begin is hard to resist. Many foods have reputations as natural labor inducers and many mothers-to-be have consumed them in the...
Because some sources warn that you should avoid caffeine during pregnancy due to increased risk of preterm labor, you might wonder whether you could use caffeine to induce labor. There's no evidence to suggest that trying to induce labor with...
The benefits of exercise are many. In fact, some doctors even recommend exercise as a way for epileptics -- people who are prone to seizures -- as a way to fight depression. As of 2010, there is very little in terms of studies or medically backed...
Long-distance/marathon runners can experience an unpleasant symptom associated with prolonged exercise: diarrhea. Also known as "runner's trots" or "runner's diarrhea," exercise-induced diarrhea can result in severe cramping, constipation and...
Ovulation is one of the events that takes place each month during your reproductive cycle; it's the release of a mature egg from one of your ovaries, and it has to happen for you to conceive a baby. If you don't ovulate regularly, taking vitamins...
The human body begins reacting to stress in the nervous system. The effect this reaction has on you can vary, and depends on your physiology and the way you handle stressful situations. One effect stress can have is a condition called...
Appetite is controlled by the hypothalamus in the brain, which monitors your body's hormone and sugar levels to determine energy needs for effective functioning, according to MedBio. A decreased appetite means a reduced desire to eat. If your...
For many people, hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a chronic problem, but some women develop the condition temporarily, during the course of pregnancy. According to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, 6 to 8 percent of...
If your due date has come and gone, the anticipation of giving birth may be building whether this is your first child or you are well-experienced in giving birth. The days until your child is born may seen like an eternity. There are stretching...
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