Pneumonia is an illness that affects millions of Americans each year, according to the National Institutes of Health. The condition is caused by a bacterial or viral infection and causes, among other symptoms, coughing with mucus, chills and...
Fatigue and weakness may present individually or together as symptoms of another disorder. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, weakness is the lack of physical or muscular strength and effort needed to move the body or engage...
Fatigue is described as an intense feeling of tiredness and lack of energy that results in an ability to perform daily tasks. Fatigue is often accompanied by weakness, which can be physical muscle weakness or a mental weakness that is...
Many diseases can cause extreme fatigue and weakness. According to MedlinePlus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, fatigue is a feeling of weariness, tiredness or a lack of energy, and fatigue...
Wrestlers may be the only high school athletes who complete a vigorous workout each day, then go home and stick to a calorie restricted diet. Although the practice of cutting weight is intended to give an athlete a competitive edge, in reality...
Vitamin D is fat-soluble, meaning that it relies on dietary fat to assist in its absorption. Vitamin D in turn assists with calcium absorption, making it an essential component in healthy bone development. While dietary sources of vitamin D are...
Vitamin B12 is one of several vitamins and minerals your body requires for optimal health and performance. In particular, the body uses vitamin B12 for regulating metabolism, to maintain the nervous system and to make red blood cells. Vitamin B12...
Tubercle bacillus, also referred to as tuberculosis or TB, is a contagious bacterium. It spreads through the air when a person with the active form of the disease coughs, sneezes or exhales forcefully. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease...
The treatment of breast cancer depends on a number of factors such as tumor type, tumor stage and the personal medical history of the patient. Breast cancer drugs, like most cancer drugs, can have many side effects. While these side effects are...
Adrenal problems occur due to underactive or overactive adrenal glands and range from mild disturbance to severe or life-threatening disease, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The adrenal glands sit on top of your kidneys and work together with...
Cirrhosis of the liver is a degenerative process in which healthy liver tissue dies and tough scar tissue and nodules grow in its place. Common causes of cirrhosis include habitual alcohol abuse, biliary obstruction and hemochromatosis....
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that commonly causes chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain. Patients between the ages of 20 and 30 who smoke cigarettes or have a family history of this condition are at an increased risk of...
Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite that enters the bloodstream and damages blood and liver cells. The disease is spread by mosquitoes and is found in many tropical regions. In order to prevent and treat malaria, numerous antimalarial drugs...
High-protein diets are a popular method of weight loss. You increase your intake of protein and fat while reducing your carbohydrate consumption to encourage a metabolic change within the body that causes a greater loss of weight. But this...
Hypokalemia, or low potassium, occurs when there is not enough potassium in the blood. Normal blood potassium levels range from 3.5 to 5.3 mEq/L. Your kidneys work to maintain potassium balance in the body. This balance is necessary for cells,...
Your body has charged particles known as electrolytes. Examples of electrolytes include calcium, magnesium, sodium and phosphorus. These electrolytes are responsible for maintaining fluid balance in the body, and their electrical charge helps...
Fibromyalgia is a painful condition which affects about 2 percent of Americans, according to the Mayo Clinic. The main symptoms of this often misunderstood condition include muscle pain, weakness and fatigue. Though there is no cure, people with...
Cycling requires endurance and leg strength to propel forward. Beginners notice some weakness and fatigue after cycling. To prevent this from happening, training to strengthen your legs is a must. As you work your legs, your muscle size increases,...
Potassium is an essential nutrient for life. Potassium helps control functions of the nervous system and plays a role in transporting nutrients into cells and waste out of cells. In addition, normal levels of potassium are essential for proper...
Diazepam is a medication in a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines. According to Drugs.com, diazepam is used for the management of anxiety disorders, insomnia, and may also be used to relieve agitation, shakiness, and hallucinations during...
Regardless of what kind of diet you follow, cutting calories is the most effective way to lose weight. At least this is the conclusion of a 2009 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in which researchers at the Harvard School of...
Potassium is a major electrolyte used by the body. Although potassium is abundantly available in foods and regulated by the body, certain health conditions and medications can cause abnormal potassium levels. These can lead to severe or even...
Migraine sufferers often try a number of medications to ease their painful headaches. Before trying these medications, you may choose to try an herbal remedy called feverfew. Feverfew is a plant related to sunflowers, and you can find the plants...
Detox diets are based on the theory that unhealthy chemicals and compounds build up in people's systems, causing illness, fatigue and weight gain. By eating only natural, healthy foods for a short period of time, people can flush these chemicals...
Glucose supplements are used to treat low blood sugars since glucose is sugar. Low blood sugar, also called hypoglycemia, can occur when the body's glucose is used up too quickly and not replaced in a dietary or supplement form. For instance, if...
Walking is one exercise you can use to help you lose weight, build muscle endurance and generally improve your health over time. But as with most other exercises, you may begin to feel the onset of fatigue in your legs and lower body after walking...
The body uses potassium for proper functioning of heart, nerve and muscle cells. Sometimes a disruption causes an imbalance in the system of the intake of potassium and the excretion of the mineral. Taking certain medications can cause of low...
People with ferritin deficiency are commonly diagnosed with a condition called iron-deficiency anemia. Ferritin is a type of protein in the body responsible for storing iron. If a person has unusually low levels of ferritin in her blood, she...
MayoClinic.com states that acute myeloid leukemia, also known as AML, is a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. AML affects a group of white blood cells that normally forms various types of mature blood cells, like red blood cells,...
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