Malaria is a deadly disease caused by a parasite. It is picked up by some mosquitoes in hot climates. The parasites that cause malaria attack your red blood cells, usually with a high fever, chills and other symptoms that can lead to life-threatening complications. Malaria has not been transmitted to …

Lung cancer is a type of cancer. Abnormal growth of abnormal cells – usually in cells lining the bronchi (tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs) or in other parts of the lungs, according to the American Cancer Society. ۔ (1) According to the National Cancer Institute, …

People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are more sensitive when they talk about their gut. Although the cause of IBS is not known, it affects the colon or rectum and is often caused by certain foods, medications and stress, which can cause abdominal pain and cramps, excess gas and diarrhea, …

For centuries, leprosy was considered a highly contagious and dangerous disease that killed only and only bad people – who were unlucky and cursed. People with leprosy were evicted and left to live in solitude. (1) While leprosy and some of the unfortunate emotions surrounding it (also called Hansen’s disease) …

This surgery can relieve back pain due to spinal stenosis. Laminatectomy surgery to remove spinal ligaments. The spinal cord is the outermost part of the bone in each individual’s spinal cord. Removing the lamina of the vertebrae creates space, which can relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. Laminatectomy …

One of the scariest aspects of breast cancer surgery – the removal of lymph nodes in the area around the breast and armpits – is unnecessary for many women with early-stage breast cancer, according to new research. A study published in the September 2017 issue of the Journal of the …

Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection that can infect more than 300,000 Americans a year. Bacterial infections are spread by biting black-footed pieces, commonly called deer ticks. The name of the disease is associated with the date of its discovery in the area around Old Lime, Connecticut. In the early …

Klebsiella is a ‘superbug’ that causes a range of diseases, depending on which part of the body it infects. Klebsiella pneumoniae is a bacterium that usually lives inside the human intestine, where it does not cause disease. However, if pneumonia spreads to other areas of the body, it can cause …

Many people have had at least one experience of excessive sweating, perhaps after strenuous exercise or during high stress. For most of us, these events keep coming and going and can only be mildly disturbing. But for about 4.4% of people living in the United States, hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating …

The stomach is often referred to as “stomach flu”, although it is not a type of flu at all. Instead, it is an inflammation of the lining of your intestines. Most often a virus is the culprit, in which case the disease is known as viral gastroenteritis. Occasionally, bacteria, parasites …