Bronchitis is an inflammation of the lining of your bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from your lungs. People who have bronchitis often cough up thickened mucus, which can be discolored. Bronchitis may be either acute or chronic. Often developing from a cold or other respiratory infection, acute bronchitis is quite common. Chronic bronchitis,…
Black and blue marks are often associated with bruises. A bruise, or contusion, appears on the skin due to trauma. Examples of trauma are a cut or a blow to an area of the body. The injury causes tiny blood vessels known as capillaries to burst. Blood gets trapped below the skin’s surface, which causes…
If more pressure is placed on a bone than it can stand, it will either split or break. A break of any size is referred to as a fracture. If the broken bone punctures the skin, it’s called an open fracture (compound fracture). A stress fracture is a break in the bone that develops due…
When you’re short of breath, it can be both hard or uncomfortable for you to take in the oxygen that your body needs. You may feel as if you’re not getting enough air. There are times that you may have mild breathing problems because of a stuffy nose or intense exercise. However, shortness of breath…
Breast augmentation (breast enlargement), sometimes referred to as a “”breast aug”” or “”boob job”” by patients, involves using breast implants or fat transfer to help increase the size of their breasts. This procedure can also help restore breast volume lost after weight reduction or pregnancy, achieve more rounded breast shape or improve natural breast size…
Breast cancer is cancer that forms in the cells of the breast. Next to skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the US. Breast cancer can happen in both men and women; however, it’s more common in women and rare in men. Substantial support for breast cancer awareness and…
A brain tumor is a collection, or mass, of abnormal cells in your brain. Your skull, which encloses your brain, is very rigid. Any growth inside a very restricted space can cause problems. Brain tumors can be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign). When benign or malignant tumors start to grow, they can cause the pressure…
Traumatic brain injury usually results from a violent blow or jolt to the head or body. An object that penetrates brain tissue, such as bullet or shattered piece of skull, also can cause traumatic brain injury. Mild traumatic brain injury may affect your brain cells temporarily. More serious traumatic brain injury can result in bruising,…
Your brain is considered to be the control center of your body. It’s part of the nervous system, which also includes the spinal cord and a large network of nerves and neurons. Together, the nervous system controls everything from your senses to the muscles all over your body. When your brain is damaged, it can…
Inflammatory brain disease happens when the brain and/or the spinal cord starts to be inflamed. Inflammation in the brain can cause irritation and swelling of brain tissues or blood vessels. In addition, inflammatory brain diseases are due to primary processes in which inflammation happens without a normal trigger. Secondary inflammation happens second to another disease…