Medical Conditions

Sweat, perspiration and bacteria on the skin all cause body odor. Exercise, long periods in heat and poor hygiene are often culprits. Sometimes, though, medical conditions are to blame.

Puberty begins around age 8 for girls and age 10 for boys. During this time, the body begins producing certain hormones and growth spurts. This can be a challenging time for adolescents, as there...

Cellulite can happen to any woman, at any age, for several reasons. Here is a natural, nutritious way to get rid of it.

The amount and frequency of gas we pass can be greatly affected by the foods we eat. However, many people erroneously believe that their body passes an abnormal amount of gas.

Although pacemakers and LCDs (internal defibrillators) can help save your life after a cardiac event such as a heart attack, that is not to say that these devices are not without consequence. ...

Emergency treatment for alcohol intoxication provides supportive care while your body detoxifies itself. Stupor and coma occur in more severe cases. Intubation and oxygen therapy may be necessary,...

Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone, responsible for regulating sex drive, increasing muscle mass, and decreasing body fat levels. According to the American Cancer Society, one major...

Body drainage tubes are required in a wide variety of applications in the healthcare industry. Many individuals who receive home care use these tubes to drain excess fluids from the body. These...

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) is a rare, chronic condition typically affecting legs and arms. Also known as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), the condition has two types. Most people...

The human body may retain water due to a number of situations like perimenopause or menopause, pregnancy or pre-menstruation. It is exhibited in abdominal or extremity swelling that ranges from...

Iron overload, medically known as hemochromatosis, is an inherited condition in which your body contains too much iron. According to the Mayo Clinic, your body is unable to break down the iron, so...

Signs of poor blood circulation to limbs include pain in the arms and legs, sore or swollen feet and legs and low temperatures in the extremities. Without care, poor blood circulation can cause...

Metallic body odor is a common condition caused by one or a combination of factors. The odor we recognize as a metallic smell is actually the smell of our body's chemistry reacting with the metal...

The flu (or influenza) is a contagious viral illness that, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), affects between 5 and 20 percent of the U.S. population each...

Once the heart stops beating, it no longer pumps blood and oxygen. Cells begin to die, and the body cools and stiffens. Decomposition begins, and the rate of decomposition depends on the...

Sweaty feet can be both embarrassing and uncomfortable. They can also lead to other foot problems like warts and athlete's foot. The problem of sweaty feet is widespread, and there are medically...

Most human sweat is composed mostly of water and salts, and it evaporates quickly on the skin. Caffeinated beverages such as coffee, however, can increase the body's production of apocrine sweat,...

Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system turns on the body causing a deterioration of nerves. It interferes with the brain's ability to communicate with the rest of the body and...

Ion cleansing systems have become a popular way of promoting health and wellness at spas throughout the world. The ion cleansing process purportedly removes waste products from your body through...

Edema is a condition of swelling of a body part because it is retaining fluid. It can happen to any part of the body, but it’s usually in the foot or the ankles. Although edema is not a disease,...

Blood sugar, otherwise known as glucose, is the body's primary energy source. However, when blood sugar climbs too high for too long, the body can develop signs of diabetes, a condition where the...

Almost 50 percent of all menopausal women suffer vaginal dryness. The numbers are nearly the same among their peri-menopausal counterparts. While these two groups make up the bulk of those plagued...

An impaired adrenal gland can cause adverse effects including low blood sugar, low body temperature and a general feeling of exhaustion. Here are a few exercises which can help strengthen the...

A conventional x-ray will only take a picture of the outline of your organs and bones which is similar to a shadow. However, there are numerous medical disorders and diseases that require doctors...

Nausea and vomiting have many possible causes. Among the most common is acute gastritis. This is not so much a disease as it is a series of symptoms in which the thick layer of mucous coating the...

According to the Merck Manuals, many health conditions can cause itchy skin, including liver diseases. Cleaning the liver is one way to reduce or eliminate itchiness. Detoxification of the liver...

Before a drug can affect anything, it has to first be absorbed. This is basically defined as the process through which the drug is taken into the body, and distributed throughout the circulatory...

Necrotizing fasciitis, more commonly known as a flesh-eating bacterial infection, is an antibiotic-resistant infection caused by certain types of bacteria. Necrotizing fasciitis is difficult to...

While inflammation is necessary for your body to fight infection and disease, chronic inflammation is not something you should ignore. Illnesses, diet or vitamin deficiencies, or any combination...

Night sweats can occur due to a great number of things such as taking certain medications, an illness or disease, a hormonal imbalance and even menopause, just to name a few. However, relating...

Pegnenolone is a natural hormone produced in the human body. Pregnenolone is reported to be helpful in slowing the aging process and improving memory. It is available as a dietary supplement.

Let's face it: Sometimes people just stink. Whether you're stuck on a crowded bus, packing into an elevator or even just passing by someone at the park, some people just have stronger body odor...

Certain heart conditions can cause low blood pressure when the heart is unable to pump enough blood. Heart attack, bradycardia, or low heart rate, heart valve disorders, and heart failure can all...

According the University of Michigan Health System, causes of an elevated uric acid level include some medical conditions, some drugs and medicines, too much purine in the diet, or how well your...

Poor diet and lack of activity can bring on several health conditions such as high blood pressure and heart disease. Unknown to some, these factors also play a role in a potentially serious liver...

An Ileostomy is a procedure in which a surgeon constructs an artificial anus, allowing wastes to pass out of the body through a manmade hole in the abdominal wall. This can circumvent digestive...

Candida is yeast-like fungi in the normal flora of the body, but overgrows cause disease.. Candida is normally associated with a yeast infection that is quite common in women. There are, however,...

Although the liver and kidneys are part of different systems within the body, they are both vitally important. Without proper functioning of either liver or kidneys the human body could not survive.

Heat exhaustion is not simply a matter of your body being warmer than usual. It is a serious condition that occurs when your body gets too hot and can't naturally cool itself down. Heat...

Candida is a fungal yeast that grows in the human digestive tract, genitals, mouth and throat, heart valves, bloodstream and vagina. The immune system regulates the growth of candida, but if the...

Salmonella describes a common bacterial infection affecting the intestines. The bacterium can be found in raw eggs, contaminated chicken, meat, or water. It begins to cause symptoms a day or two...

In order to live, every cell in your body needs oxygen to properly function. Oxygen is a critical nutrient and the body can die within six minutes without it. Any level below 88 percent is...

One of the main causes of perspiration is physical exertion that raises your body temperature. The eccrine glands (the small glands just under the surface of your skin) are triggered by your...

Sweating is the body's way of cooling down after heavy exercise, fever or heat exposure, and it also acts as a skin hydrator. Perspiration trapped in areas such as the underarms can become a...

Testosterone is produced by a woman's ovaries and adrenal glands. Typically, a woman produces about 10 percent of the amount of testosterone made by a man's body. Low testosterone in women is...

Septic shock is the result of sepsis: a widespread infection that affects multiple areas of the body. The body is severely taxed when trying to fight this infection. In the initial phase of...

Bone loss is the rapid breakdown of old bone material before new bone material is produced. Bones are full of mineral deposits and consist of calcium. Calcium and other materials are broken down...

Also known as leg swelling, a number of factors can cause leg edema, a common condition that can range from mild to severe. Most causes of edema begin through either actions or medications that...

Gallstones are hard collections of digestive fluid from the gallbladder. The gallbladder is an organ to the right of the stomach, below the liver in the human body. It is the gallbladder's purpose...

Low blood volume (hypovolemia) is the condition of having dangerously low amounts of circulating blood within the body. Low blood volume can be caused by an injury to the body or a medical...