Dysmenorrhea causes severe and frequent cramps and pain during your period. It may be either primary or secondary. Primary dysmenorrhea. This occurs when you first start your period and continues throughout your life. It is usually life-long. [...]

Dupuytren's contracture (also called Dupuytren's disease) is an abnormal thickening of fascia, a layer of tissue under the skin, in the palm of your hand at the base of your fingers. This thickened area [...]

Digestion is a biological process that breaks down and transforms the food you eat into nutrients that pass through your intestinal wall and enter your bloodstream. It starts in your mouth, where you chew [...]

Diarrhea, or “the runs,” is when you experience loose, watery stools and feel the urgent need to have a bowel movement multiple times a day. A few causes include infections, diseases, and food intolerances. [...]

Type 2 diabetes is a condition that happens because of a problem in the way the body regulates and uses sugar as a fuel. That sugar also is called glucose. This long-term condition results [...]

Depressive disorder (also known as depression) is a common mental disorder. It involves a depressed mood or loss of pleasure or interest in activities for long periods of time. Depression is different from regular mood [...]

Cystitis is the medical term for inflammation of the bladder. Inflammation is when a part of your body is swollen and hot. It can also be painful. Most of the time, cystitis happens when [...]

Common colds, or simply “colds,” are usually quite harmless and go away again on their own. The symptoms of a cold such as a cough, sore throat and a runny nose can be really [...]

Colic is when a healthy baby cries for a very long time, for no obvious reason. It is most common during the first 6 weeks of life. It usually goes away on its own [...]

Renal colic is a sudden, acute pain in the kidney area caused by the obstruction of urine flow from the kidney to the bladder. Kidney stones are the most frequent cause of obstruction. Kidney [...]

It’s a well-known fact that babies wake up frequently at night. They fuss cry and wail for many reasons and sometimes for no reason at all. Every baby is an individual and there may [...]

A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of your eye (the clear part of the eye that helps to focus light). Cataracts are very common as you get older. In fact, more than half of all Americans age 80 or older either have cataracts or have had surgery to get rid [...]

Bronchitis is inflammation of the breathing tubes. These are the airways called bronchi. This inflammation causes too much mucus production and other changes. There are different types of bronchitis. But the most common are [...]

Asthma is a chronic lung disease affecting people of all ages. It is caused by inflammation and muscle tightening around the airways, which makes it harder to breathe. Symptoms can include coughing, wheezing, shortness [...]

Recurrent episodes of acute shortness of breath, typically occurring at night or in the early morning hours, are the cardinal manifestation of bronchial asthma. Further symptoms include cough, wheezing, and a feeling of tightness [...]

Tw 1 - Ulnar base of the ring finger nail. Li 1 - Radial base of the index finger nail. Tw 6 - 4 fingers width above the transverse dorsal wrist crease, in between [...]

Tw 1 - Ulnar base of the ring finger nail. Li 1 - Radial base of the index finger nail. Tw 6 - 4 fingers width above the transverse dorsal wrist crease, in between [...]

Hypotension, or low blood pressure, means that the pressure of blood circulating around the body is lower than normal, or lower than expected given the environmental conditions. However, ‘hypotension’ is a relative term – [...]