The International Headache Society's "Classification of Headache Disorders," defines an exertional headache as severe, sudden onset head pain that occurs during or immediately after vigorous physical exertion. The classification system...
A headache is considered "chronic" if it occurs more than 15 days a month for at least 3 months. Many of these headaches are caused by underlying diseases and conditions, such as infections, problems with intercranial pressure, brain tumors,...
Women who are using or considering using DMSO might have concerns about whether it is safe to use during pregnancy. Unfortunately, little is known about the impact of DMSO on pregnant women and their fetuses. Even the use of DMSO in non-pregnant...
Benign intracranial hypertention--also referred to as pseudotumor cerebri--is a condition in which a person develops the signs and symptoms of a brain tumor despite the absence of an actual growth in the brain. This condition most commonly occurs...
Found most commonly in adolescent boys, juvenile angiofibromas are uncommon benign nasal tumors located in the nasopharyngeal region (upper nose or at the back of the throat). Juvenile angiofibromas are aggressive and invasive, but usually only...
Schisandra, often spelled schizandra, is a fruit with a number of fairly well established benefits and many potential benefits that have not been verified by human studies. Claims for schisandra run the gamut from heart health enhancer to sexual...
In 1982, a paper in the Archives of Opthamology entitled Chronic Sixth Nerve Palsies indicated that eye doctors commonly encounter sixth nerve palsies. The condition is generally "benign." If your doctor diagnoses you with sixth nerve palsy, he...
Unlike water-soluble vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins can be stored in your fat and liver and used as your body needs them. Fat-soluble vitamins include vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E and vitamin K. When you go without fat-soluble vitamins, you can...
Ammonia is a toxic by-product that results when the body breaks down proteins. A healthy person's liver converts ammonia into urea, a nonpoisonous substance excreted in urine. Several conditions and disorders that afflict children disrupt this...
A daily multivitamin probably won't harm you. Harvard Medical School's Dr. Walter Willett, head of the school's nutrition department, recommends this "nutritional insurance" just in case you don't get your daily allotment of vitamins and minerals...
