What Are the Physical Signs of Pregnancy?
Pregnancy causes some physical changes as early as 10 days after conception. Changing hormone levels modify how your body's systems work to accommodate your growing baby.
Pregnancy causes some physical changes as early as 10 days after conception. Changing hormone levels modify how your body's systems work to accommodate your growing baby.
Depression is a feeling of hopelessness and anxiety that can affect every area of life for the one who suffers from it. It can be caused by a traumatic or stressful event, or medications. The Merck Manual Online Medical Library reports that...
Anorexia nervosa is a serious type of eating disorder that affects both the mind and the body. Sufferers of anorexia find themselves dieting excessively to lose weight, even when they are currently at a safe weight. The anorexic may also suffer...
HIV, or human immune deficiency virus, is the virus that causes AIDS. People who have contracted HIV may not immediately know they have the disease, as it can take several months or even years for symptoms to appear. The only way to determine a...
The Merck Manuals Online Medical Library points out that more than 10 percent of people in the U.S. abuse or have a dependency on alcohol. When a person is an alcoholic, his body becomes dependent on the alcohol. People who are alcoholics can show...
AIDS, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is the most advanced stage of HIV, according to MedlinePlus, a publication of the National Institutes of Health. It mostly spreads by unprotected sex with an infected person, although contact with...
Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Packed full of toxins--4,800 chemicals to be exact--cigarettes attack healthy tissue within the first few puffs. Some immediate consequences, such as bad...
The term jaundice refers to the yellow tinge that stains the skin and the whites of the eyes. Jaundice is common in newborns but may also be present in adults as a result of disease or illness. The yellow coloring is produced by an excess of...
Alcoholism is a complex condition characterized by an obsession to drink and an inability to control the amount of alcohol consumed. Untreated, the disease is characterized by relapse and eventually death. Psycho-socially, alcoholism is an...
Heroin (diacetylmorphine) is a very addictive opiate and is one of the most abused illegal drugs in the United States. Derived from morphine, which is made from poppy seeds, it is sold on the black market and may be weakened ("cut") with anything...
Meth, crystal meth, speed, and crank are all names for methamphetamine, a powerful synthetic stimulant drug that dramatically affects the central nervous system (CNS), and is highly addictive. Meth can be injected, taken orally, smoked or snorted,...
Alcohol abuse is not always easy to detect, either for yourself or for others. The immediate physical signs of alcohol abuse are only obvious during or just after a session of heavy drinking. However, many other physical signs may develop over a...
Long before any hardcore evidence, a woman often knows in her intuitive gut something isn't right with her relationship. It might be as insignificant as observing a new, dreamy look in his eyes, but however subtle the innuendo, you've become...
The liver, found in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen, acts as the body's initial filtering system as well as a manufacturing center for a number of necessary substances. The liver, which can repair itself up to a certain point, is often...
The Merck Manual Home Edition notes that less than 4 percent of the United States population has bipolar disorder, a mood disorder that causes patients to cycle between high and low moods. Patients with bipolar disorder I experience mainly mania...
Fatty liver disease, known clinically as steatosis, is an abnormal accumulation of fats called triglycerides inside liver cells. A fatty liver can cause several symptoms, though some individuals may not experience symptoms at all. There are...
Cirrhosis of the liver occurs when scar tissue forms on the liver. As the scarring worsens, symptoms and complications of the condition manifest. According to the American Gastroenterological Association, cirrhosis of the liver is the 11th leading...
If you are unsure if you are pregnant, careful attention to your body's signs and signals might give you some clues. Various changes begin taking place within the first weeks of pregnancy and continue until labor. After that, lifestyle changes are...
Pregnancy is an exciting time for new parents-to-be. There are some physical symptoms that you may begin to experience prior to the date of your missed period. All women experience different symptoms, and your symptoms may differ between...
Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant that causes an intense rush of euphoria in its users. Meth may be consumed via intravenous injection, by inhalation, orally, or by snorting. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1.9...
Low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, is a serious condition that can occur if you have diabetes. The signs of hypoglycemia vary from person to person, and it's important to get to know your own body and how it reacts to low blood sugar. The more you...
You may feel healthy, but you could still have an underlying health problem of high cholesterol. High-cholesterol levels usually do not have any physical symptoms. The only way to know if your levels are healthy is to have a blood-cholesterol test...
Each year, over a million men and women are diagnosed with heart disease. More than 460,000 people will suffer from a fatal cardiac event annually. Heart disease is called the silent killer because many people are unaware that they have heart...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a condition that is classified as autoimmune, which means that it is a result of the body producing antibodies against itself. These antibodies react with the body's own cells and cause symptoms. Some of the...
Child sexual abuse is a sad reality. Millions of children are the victims of sexual abuse. Most abuse victims are between the ages of 8 and 12, although much younger children--including babies and toddlers--are abused as well, according to the...
There are 1 million people living with Parkinson's disease in the United States, while 60,000 people a year are newly diagnosed, according to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation. Diagnosis of Parkinson's can be difficult at first, because in the...
Dating is the first step in starting a relationship. It should be a time of establishing trust and mutual respect, as well as enjoying one another's company. Unfortunately, not all dating experiences are positive. According to kidshealth.org, "1...
Since many kidney diseases are progressive, a few patients are unaware of the subtle changes that are slowly happening in their bodies until they are close to renal failure. However, many patients experience a vague malaise even before their renal...
Terminal liver cancer occurs when the cancer has spread outside of the liver to other vital organs in the body. It can be hard for the friends, family and caretakers to deal with the death of someone who is in the final stages of liver cancer....
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