Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes symptoms such as dry or oily skin, flaking and the most common symptom - dandruff. Th...
For most adults, achieving peak muscle mass occurs during their late 30s to early 40s. After that point, a gradual loss of muscle mass begins and can continue a...
Restless leg syndrome is a common neurological sensorimotor disorder in which a person feels an urge to move their legs during periods of rest. The disorder can...
Porphyria is the medical term for a group of disorders caused by an abnormal accumulation of chemicals in the blood, known as porphyrins, that help hemoglobin c...
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage in one of the pulmonary arteries in your lungs. In many cases, it’s caused by blood clots that travel to the lungs from the leg...
Anyone with a rash with red, purple or bluish lesions that itches and spreads should listen up. You may have lichen planus. This disease is triggered by the imm...
Osteopenia, or low bone density, is a condition wherein you have lower bone density than normal. Bone mineral density, or BMD, is the measurement used to find o...
MTHFR stands for the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. A MTHFR mutation can change the way a person metabolizes and converts nutrients from food into ...
Mononucleosis is a viral infection that causes extreme fatigue, body aches, fever, and other symptoms. Also known as mono, the infection is often called "the ki...
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a decline in mental function that most often affects older adults. Mild cognitive impairment symptoms are not as severe as ot...
Macular degeneration is disorder that effects cells in the retina, causing changes in vision. Macular degeneration causes vary, but the disease is most commonly...
Thrombocytopenia, the medical term for low platelet count, is a problem with normal blood clotting and bruising, resulting from low levels of thrombocytes. Thro...
