Stress can be both physical and mental. You may feel physical stress which is the result of too much to do, not enough sleep, a poor diet or the effects of an illness. Stress can also be mental: when you worry too much about money, a loved one’s illness, retirement, or experience an emotionally devastating…
Menstrual cramps are painful sensations that affect a lot of women before and during a menstrual period. The pain, also referred to as dysmenorrhea or period pains, ranges from dull and annoying to severe and extreme. Menstrual cramps tend to start after ovulation when an egg is released from the ovaries and travels down the…
Melaoma is usually, but not always, a cancer of the skin. It starts in the melanocytes — the cells that produce the pigment melanin that colors the skin, hair and eyes. Melanocytes also form moles, where melanoma often develops. Having moles can be a risk factor of melaoma, but it’s important to remember that most…
Mastitis is an infection of the breast tissue that results in breast pain, swelling, warmth and redness. You may also have fever and chills. Mastitis most commonly affects women who are breast-feeding (lactation mastitis), although sometimes this condition can happen in women who aren’t breast feeding. In most cases, lactation mastitis happens within the first…
Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that can affect the thin lining of the body’s internal organs, known as the mesothelium. As the world implies, it’s a deadly diseases that sometimes have a poor prognosis. There are three main types of mesothelium, they are: Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: This happens in the lining of…
Malaria is a life-threatening disease. Usually, it’s transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito. Infected mosquitoes carry the Plasmodium parasite is released into your bloodstream. Once the parasite are inside your body, they travel to the liver, where they mature. After a couple of days, the mature parasites enter the bloodstream and start to…
Macular degeneration is the leading cause of severe, irreversible loss of vision in people who are over the age of 60. It happens when the small central portion of the retina, known as the macula, deteriorates. The retina is teh light-sensing nerve tissue at the back of the eye. Due to the disease developing as…
The lymphatic system is part of the immune system. In addition, it also maintains fluid balance and plays a crucial role in absorbing fats and fat-soluble nutrients. The lymphatic or lymph system involves an extensive network of bessels that passes through almost all of your tissues to allow for the movement of a fluid known…
Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that start off in one or both lungs; usually in the cells that line the air passages. The abnormal cells don’t develop into healthy lung tissue, they divide rapidly and form tumors. As tumors start to become large and more numerous, they undermine the lung’s ability…