Usually, when people speak of livercancer, they mean cancerthat has begun somewhere else in the body and then spread to the liver. This is called a secondary or metastatic disease or liver metastases. Due to its very high blood flow, as well as other factors still poorly understood, the l...
Ulcerative colitis is a serious illness. It can cause malnutrition and dehydration. And the longer someone has ulcerative colitis, the higher the risk they have of developing colon cancer. What are the symptoms of ulcerative colitis in women? People assigned female at birth have the same symptoms...
In addition to weakening the heart, the widowmaker can also make the heart muscle irritable, increasing the risk of abnormal electrical activity like ventricularfibrillation(VFib). VFib is the cause of sudden cardiac death. Normally, the heart beats rhythmically, but in VFib, every cell of the...
Many types of chronic illness can cause pain, so you’ll need to tailor your approach to your dog’s specific ailment. If he has arthritis in his hips, for example, you probably want to ensure he’s in a comfortable location and avoid making him move too much. He may also benefit fro...
Normally, the activity of the heart and liver make most of your body heat. But as core body temperature cools, these organs produce less heat, in essence causing a protective "shut down" to preserve heat and protect the brain. Low body temperature can slow brain activity, breathing, and he...
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Because nephritic syndrome is a cluster of symptoms rather than a disease in itself, much of the testing that makes up the diagnosis is aimed at determining what the underlying cause is. Another important element in diagnosis isdifferential diagnosis,as the illness may be nephrosis rather than ne...
Here, Kodama et al. describe the discovery, isolation and characterization of a novel tick-borne orthonairovirus, designated Yezo virus (YEZV), from patients with an acute febrile illness in Japan. Serological testing of wildlife and molecular screening of ticks suggest an endemic circulation of ...
Being lower income (this is because of inequities that increase your risk of illness) Preeclampsia Complications Preeclampsia can keep your placenta from getting enough blood, which can cause your baby to be born very small. This is called fetal growth restriction. ...
Stress, or illness (like when you get an infection). Everyone is different. But endometriosis flare-ups may include a ramp-up of symptoms such as: Pelvic pain Severe period pain Lower back pain Body aches Bladder pain or peeing more often ...