Ablation involves removing or destroying with heat, evaporation or erosion. Medical ablation refers to eliminating diseased or unwanted tissue or destroying function. According to a review in the American Journal of Roentgenology current...
The Ewing family of tumors is an umbrella term for a group of cancers that differ in many ways but have one feature in common: they all originate from the same type of stem cell. A stem cell is an immature cell from which other kinds of cells can...
The Ixodes tick is blamed for the spread of Lyme disease, which is the most common vector-borne infection in the U.S. If diagnosed early, Lyme is usually cured with antibiotics. Unfortunately, many people don’t realize they have been bitten...
Garlic is one of the two most-used supplements -- surpassed only by echinacea -- perhaps because it has been long hailed as a widespread panacea for health conditions of all sorts, including cardiovascular and neural pathology, diabetes,...
Colitis is the general term used to describe inflammation of the colon or large intestine. There are several causes of colitis in children. Infectious colitis is the result of infection, usually by a virus or bacteria. The other common cause of...
Flank pain is discomfort that starts in the low back and radiates out to the side. A person who is experiencing acute back or flank pain, or mild discomfort that lasts for more than a day or so should seek medical attention. If a high fever or...
Skin darkening in color can be a symptom of 128 conditions according to Wrong Diagnosis.com. Causes can be as simple as a bruise or as serious as cyanosis, a potentially life-threatening condition indicating a lack of oxygen. Some of the...
Meningococcal disease is a bacterial cause of meningitis. While not as communicable as influenza or the common cold, bacterial meningitis is mainly spread through the exchange of throat and respiratory secretions. According to the Centers for...
The lymphatic system is made up of lymph vessels, lymph nodes and lymph (a type of fluid that provides nutrients to the cells), according to MedlinePlus. These vessels carry white blood cells (WBCs) that defend the body against infection....
Lung cancer is a devastating disease with a five-year survival rate of just 14 percent, according to "Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine." Treatment is often based on the stage of the cancer which corresponds to its spread...
Hip pain is a common symptom associated with many types of injuries and medical disorders. Pain in one hip--right or left--reflects a localized injury or disease process occurring in or near the affected joint, sparing the other hip. Possible...
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States, accounting for 15 percent of cancers in men and 14 percent of cancers in women, according to the American Cancer Society. Lung cancer is a particularly dangerous form of cancer,...
Hair loss can be a devastating experience, especially when the cause is unknown. Male-pattern baldness, alopecia areata and aging are all possible causes of of hair loss. In some cases, hair loss may be caused by systemic poisoning resulting...
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium that is transferred to humans by ticks. The bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, is spread to humans when a tick bites the patient and transfers the bacterium to the patient's bloodstream. Most tick bites do not...
Amyloidosis refers to the accumulation of proteins called amyloid in the tissues of the body. Although the proteins do not interfere with any chemical reactions, they physically hamper the normal functions of cells. In Alzheimer's disease, a...
A rare group of diseases that are progressive in nature are called collectively scleroderma. There are two basic forms of the disease: localized scleroderma, may affect a specific area, while systemic scleroderma, may affect the entire body....
According to Children's Hospital Boston, gum disease is a bacterial infection in the gums and adjacent tissues. Kids can develop this condition if they do not take good care of their teeth or have certain risk factors. The American Academy of...
Scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis, is a hardening of the skin as well as arterial walls. The disorder can be localized to one area of the body, or systemic, and affect the entire body including the lungs, heart and other organs. The...
According to the American Cancer Society, about 20 percent of ovarian cancers are found at an early stage, and when the disease is found at a localized stage, more than 90 percent of patients live longer than five years after the diagnosis....
Diverticulitis is an inflammation localized in the colon. It is a complication of diverticulosis, a common disease that affects roughly a third of all individuals over the age of 60 in the United States, according to the Harvard Men's Health...
The most common, widespread degenerative bone condition is osteoporosis, which occurs when bones become weak due to low levels of minerals. It is called the "silent" disease because no symptoms exist in early stages. This disease affects women...
According to MayoClinic.com, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States as of 2010. Even with therapy--surgery, chemotherapy and radiation--the survival rate after five years is less than 15 percent, according to Dr....
When a doctor tests your reflexes, she looks not only for movement of the stimulated muscle but also for speed and briskness of reaction. Slow or diminished reflexes can indicate a localized problem or a remote disease affecting neural function,...
Tetanus is caused by an infection with the bacterium Clostridium tetani. The bacterial spores are present in soil, dust and animal manure; they remain infectious in the environment for an extended period. Tetanus infection typically occurs through...
Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness named for the town where a number of cases were first diagnosed in the 1970s. Lyme disease, which is caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, is transmitted through tick bites to humans and some animals....
Bacteria are unicellular organisms that are so small their presence often goes undetected by the human eye. However, a healthy human mouth is abundant with a variety of bacteria, some of which are beneficial and others that are detrimental. Saliva...
Chemotherapy is a type of drug used to treat various forms of cancer. It's often referred to as cytotoxic or antieoplastic therapy. Chemo is different from other forms of cancer treatment such as radiation therapy or surgical removal. Unlike...
The bacterium Clostridium tetani is the causative agent of tetanus, commonly known as lockjaw. The bacteria most commonly enter the body through a skin wound. Clostridium tetani bacteria produce a protein called tetanospasmin or tetanus toxin,...
Children experience fatigue due to a lack of sleep, a vitamin deficiency, overexertion or changes in the body due to growth. If these factors do not apply to your child but you are worried about her lack of energy, take her to a physician because...
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