Laryngitis occurs when your voice box or vocal cords become inflamed. This can happen from the overuse, irritation, or infection of the vocal cords or voice box...
Kidney stones are hard deposits made of minerals and salts, which form inside your kidneys. (1) While they can be painful, there are numerous kidney stone treat...
Herpes is a common virus that causes cold sores on the mouth or sores on the genitals. The two most common types are HSV-1 and HSV-2. HSV-1 causes cold sores to...
Hemorrhoids are a common condition that over half of all people will develop at some point in their lives. Symptomatic hemorrhoids affect millions of people aro...
Hyperlipidemia is the medical term for high cholesterol. Many factors lead to high cholesterol, including a sedentary lifestyle, a poor diet, and smoking. While...
The human papillomavirus or HPV, is the most prevalent sexually transmitted disease in the United States. HPV is a group of common and infectious viruses that c...
When the kidneys stop working well enough to keep you alive, kidney failure occurs. Kidney failure causes include taking certain medications, being overweight o...
The gallbladder is a small organ responsible for storing bile that's made in the liver. It works as part of the digestive system to communicate back and forth t...
Fibroids, which are the most frequently seen tumors of the female reproductive system, come in a variety of types. Intramural and cervical, for example, are com...
An enlarged spleen is a sign that the immune system is fighting to remove threats from the body, but failing to do so. There are numerous causes for an enlarged...
Ear infections occur when bacteria affects the outer, middle or inner part of the ear and causes inflammation. While children are more likely than adults to get...
Dyspepsia is a term that describes pain or discomfort in the abdomen. However, some dyspepsia symptoms manifest as pain in the chest area. Commonly referred to ...
