Acne
The ovarian cysts and ways to treat them
An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac in the ovary. It is known there are a lot of types of cysts, and they appear very often. Most of the ovarian cysts are non cancerous, but there are also cysts that can be cancerous. There are a lot of cysts that...
Surgical ways of treating gall bladder
We know that the gall bladder is an organ that helps in the digestion of fat. This organ is found next to the liver. The liver produces bile and the gall bladder stores it. The gall bladder releases the bile when partially digested foods are absorbe...
Prostate cancer, prevention and factors that may cause it
Although science evolved a lot, it sometimes remains a mystery why one person gets cancer and another does not. It were studied general patterns of cancer in the population, scientists wanted to know exactly which factors increase the possibility of...
One type of diabetes- diabetes mellitus
There are several diabetes types, that are caused by different factors. Diabetes mellitus is the condition in which your body can not store or use glucose or it just can not produce the glucose necessary. This diabetes type is divided into two: - ty...
General discussion about chickenpox
Chickenpox is a very common infection among children. It is also called varicella because it is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. This affection is seen mostly in children and the symptoms are usually mild. Though, for adults it can mean serious...
Acne Treatment and Prevention
Acne is the term for plugged pores pimples, and even deeper lumps that occur on the face, neck, chest, back, shoulders and even the upper arms. Anyone can get acne, but it is common in teenagers and young adults. About 80% of people will have some d...
Ten things to know about lymphoma
1. Lymphoma is the term used to define the cancer that develops in your lymphatic system. There are two main groups of lymphoma: the Hodgkin lymphoma, that is the most known type and the non Hodgkin lymphoma. 2. Our lymph system is a very important...
Screening possibilities for colon cancer
There are several choices for colon cancer screening that one can choose from. Flexible sigmoidoscopy, FOBT, a combination between those two, colonoscopy or barium enema are the screening options for colon cancer. As you can imagine, all these optio...
Risk factors for pneumonia
There are a lot of risk factors when it comes to pneumonia. These factors mainly apply to adults. Some of the most common risk factors for pneumonia are: environmental pollutants, alcohol, drugs, serious lung problems or a weakened immune system. En...