What’s the difference between a common cold and a pollen allergy?
Common colds and pollen allergies are two common health conditions that affect millions of...
Lupus symptoms, types, treatment, and life expectancy
Lupus shows up in many different ways. Symptoms can affect the skin, joints, or various...
Gallbladder disease overview, symptoms, cause, cure, and prevention
What is the gallbladder? The gallbladder is a small oblong sac located in the...
Symptoms of autism in children
Signs of autism for children 0-6 months The symptoms of autism fall into three...
Kidney stones symptoms (7 signs to watch out for)
Kidney stones (also called nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis) occur when certain substances such as calcium,...
Kidney failure symptoms (17 signs to watch out for)
Kidney failure is the more or less significant decrease in the functions of the kidneys. The kidney is a vital organ that...
Kidney infection symptoms (10 signs of pyelonephritis to watch out for)
A kidney infection, known formally as pyelonephritis is an infection, associated with inflammation, of bacterial origin,...
Appendicitis symptoms (6 signs to watch out for)
The symptoms of appendicitis are similar to those of other digestive problems. That is...
Testicular torsion: causes, symptoms, and treatment
Does your child or teen suddenly complain of severe pain in the testicles, which...
Dysgraphia: causes, symptoms, treatment (all you need to know)
Dysgraphia is a functional disorder that makes it difficult to learn and perform handwriting....
Transient Global Amnesia – Causes & Consequences
Very worrying for those who suffer from it and those around it, transient global...
Asthenia: what is it and how to treat it?
More commonly known as “fatigue”, asthenia is a feeling of exhaustion and weakness in...
Chronic fatigue syndrome: causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is defined as a set of symptoms of intense and...
Psoriatic arthritis: causes, symptoms, risk factors and treatment
Psoriatic arthritis (PSA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes pain, swelling and stiffness...
Photoaging: symptoms, causes, prevention, and treatment
Photoaging is the gradual and irreversible deterioration of collagen, elastin and other fibers that give...
Angioma Overview: types, causes, and treatment
An angioma is a reddish vascular lesion that is found on the skin. It...
Trichomoniasis: causes, symptoms, and treatment
Trichomoniasis is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs / STDs). Yet...
Hemorrhoids: causes, symptoms, prevention, treatment
It is estimated that one third of the population suffers, to varying degrees, from...
Rheumatism: what diet to relieve symptoms
In chronic inflammatory rheumatism, certain diet adjustments can help reduce the manifestations of the...
Huntington’s disease: causes, symptoms and treatment
Huntington’s disease is an inherited, incurable neurological disorder that gradually destroys brain cells in...
Cytomegalovirus: dangerous during pregnancy
Cytomegalovirus (or CMV) is a common virus that can infect people of all ages....
Kawasaki’s disease: causes, symptoms and treatment
Kawasaki’s disease is named after Japanese doctor Tomisaku Kawasaki, who first described the condition...
Behçet’s disease: causes, symptoms and treatment
Behçet’s disease is named after the Turkish dermatologist Hulusi Behçet, who discovered the disease...
Endometriosis: Everything you need to know
Endometriosis is a chronic, benign disease in women in which the mucous membrane tissue...
How to prevent and treat high blood pressure (hypertension)
Most people who have been to the doctor’s office have consequently had a blood...
Itching: causes and what you can do to stop it
Everyone recognizes itching (pruritus) as an annoying feeling that encourages you to scratch your...
Do I have cancer? The most common signs to look out for
Cancer is a ‘silent disease’ that evolves slowly and usually gives few or no...
Psoriasis: causes, risks, and how to manage the flare-ups
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease of varying intensity: most often mild to...
Progeria: causes, symptoms and treatment options
Progeria, or Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome, is an extremely rare congenital disease that causes children to...
Lip herpes: causes, symptoms and what to do when the blisters appear
Lip herpes is a common infection of the skin and mucous membrane, causing painful...
Painful testicles: causes, symptoms, treatments
Sudden testicular pain can have different origins. Often the pain is mild, transient, and...
The family has no fingerprints
In Bangladesh, around ten members of the same family have an identical characteristic. Indeed,...
Stress awakens dormant tumor cells
Successful cancer treatment does not always mean a lasting cure. Stress hormones and immune...
Juvenile dementia: a frustrating reality for a small number of younger adults
Often associated with old age, dementia can also affect people under 65, and even...
Allergy to light: causes, symptoms, treatments
Most of us enjoy the sunny days with pleasure, but for people sensitive to...
Zoonosis: diseases that you and your kids can catch from pets
A zoonosis is any disease transmissible from animals to humans and/or from humans to...
Penile cancer: causes, symptoms, prevention & treatment
Penile cancer is a rare malignant tumor of the penis which manifests itself most...
Testicular cancer: causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment
Testicular cancer is one of the most curable cancers, with a cure rate approaching...
Liver cancer: causes, symptoms, prevention & treatment
Liver cancer occurs when abnormal cells grow out of control in the liver tissue....
Leukemia: causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment
Leukemia is cancer of the tissues responsible for forming blood, which are immature blood...
Stomach cancer: causes, symptoms, treatment & prevention
Stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, develops from an initially normal parietal cell (cell...
What is gestational pemphigoid?
Gestational pemphigoid or gestational herpes is an autoimmune disease that develops from the ninth...
Leukorrhea during pregnancy
Leukorrhea is the term for vaginal discharge that is generated during pregnancy and which,...
Ovarian cancer: causes, symptoms, risk factors & treatment
The ovaries are two glands that are part of the female reproductive system. Their...
Cervical cancer: causes, symptoms, prevention & treatment
Cervical cancer starts in the cells that line the lower, narrow part of the...
Colorectal cancer: causes, symptoms, prevention & treatment
As the name suggests, colorectal cancer starts in the colon or rectum, the last...
Pancreatic cancer: causes, symptoms, prevention & treatment
Pancreatic cancer is a disease of the cells that make up the ducts that...
Bladder cancer: causes, symptoms, prevention & treatment
Bladder cancer is a disease of the cells in the inner lining of the...
Infertility: causes, symptoms, prevention & treatment
Infertility is the inability of a couple to conceive a child. We speak of...
