Scarring is the process by which your wounds are being repaired. Damage to the deeper layer of the skin, the dermis, is required to produce a scar. Damage to only the epidermis, the most superficial layer of skin, will not always produce a scar. Scars are known to produce a structural change in the deeper…
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system — which normally protects its health by attacking foreign substances such as bacteria and viruses — mistakenly attacks the joints. This creates inflammation that can cause the tissue that lines the inside of joints (the synovium) to thicken, resulting in swelling and…
Rheumatic diseases can affect your joints tendons, ligaments, bones and muscles. Among them are a couple of different kinds of arthritis, a term used for conditions that affect your joints. Sometimes they’re referred to as musculoskeletal diseases. Some of the most common symptoms include: joint pain loss of motion in joint/s inflammation — swelling, redness,…
In humans, the anatomical features of the respiratory system include airways, lungs as well as the respiratory muscles. Molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide are passively exchanged, by diffusion, between the gaseous external environment and the blood. This exchange process happens in the alveolar region of the lungs. Respiratory disease is a medical term that…
Chest congestion is a common symptom of respiratory tract infections such as the common cold. It’s what happens when the mucus membranes (mucosa) that line your airways jump into overdrive. WHAT CAUSES CHEST CONGESTION? When you breathe, you inhale particles that are floating around in the air like dust, allergens, bacteria or viruses. Usually, these…
Psoriasis is a noncontagious, chronic skin condition that produces plaques of thickened, scaling skin. The dry flakes of skin scales results from the excessively rapid proliferation of skin cells. The proliferation of skin cells is triggered by inflammatory chemicals produced by specialized white blood cells referred to as T-lymphocytes. Psoriasis usually affects the skin of…
Older men have a tendency to have larger prostates than younger men due to the fact that the prostate continues to grow as a man age. Enlargement of the prostate that’s not the result of cancer is referred to as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). BPH can cause problems with urination, and some treatments can lead…
Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that happens in the prostate — a small, walnut-shaped gland in men that produces the seminal fluid that nourish and transports sperm. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers men experience. Usually, prostate cancer grows slowly and is initially confined to the prostate gland, where it…
There are a lot of instances in the body where scar tissue will start to develop. After surgery, scar tissue will develop where the surgical incision is in the skin. If muscles and tendons were either cut or repaired, scar tissue will then develop there. After injuries such as a hamstring tear or rotator cuff…
Poisoning is injury or death due to swallowing, inhaling, touching or injecting different drugs, chemicals, venom’s or gases. A lot of substances — such as drugs and carbon monoxide — are poisonous only in higher concentrations or dosages. And others — such as cleaners — are dangerous only if ingested. Children are especially sensitive to…