What is a brain hemorrhage? A brain hemorrhage is a type of stroke. A brain hemorrhage is bleeding in or around the brain. It is a form of stroke. Causes of brain hemorrhage include high blood pressure (hypertension), abnormally weak or dilated (aneurysm) blood vessels that leak, drug abuse, and trauma. Many people who experience...
Introduction to Arrhythmia Arrhythmia is an abnormal heartbeat, which can be diagnosed by an EKG readout. An irregular heartbeat is an arrhythmia (also called dysrhythmia). Heart rates can also be irregular. A normal heart rate is 50 to 100 beats per minute. Arrhythmias and abnormal heart rates don’t necessarily occur together. Arrhythmias can occur with...
Hair loss facts What Are Causes of Hair Loss? Hair loss without scarring of the scalp is a very common condition and affects most people at some time in their lives. Medical professionals should distinguish hair loss from breakage of the hair shaft from hair loss due to decreased hair growth. Common balding (androgenetic alopecia)...
What are e-cigarettes? What is “vaping”? Readers Comments 9 Share Your Story The long-term dangers of vaping remain unclear, but it has been implicated in some lung problems. E-cigarettes (e cigarettes, or vaping) are smokable, refillable or replaceable cartridges or containers that hold liquid that contains nicotine, solvents, and chemical flavors. When a person inhales...
Tongue facts Your tongue can say a lot about your health. The tongue is made up of a mobile group of muscles that is attached to the floor of the mouth. The surface of the tongue is covered with small bumps called papillae. The majority of our taste buds are in these papillae. The tongue...
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test facts This diagram shows the different levels of PSA and what they mean for health The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a blood test. The PSA test can be useful for detecting prostate cancer, monitoring its treatment, or assessing its recurrence. The PSA test can also be abnormal with benign enlargement...
Introduction to Arrhythmia Arrhythmia is an abnormal heartbeat, which can be diagnosed by an EKG readout. An irregular heartbeat is an arrhythmia (also called dysrhythmia). Heart rates can also be irregular. A normal heart rate is 50 to 100 beats per minute. Arrhythmias and abnormal heart rates don’t necessarily occur together. Arrhythmias can occur with...
What are e-cigarettes? What is “vaping”? Readers Comments 9 Share Your Story The long-term dangers of vaping remain unclear, but it has been implicated in some lung problems. E-cigarettes (e cigarettes, or vaping) are smokable, refillable or replaceable cartridges or containers that hold liquid that contains nicotine, solvents, and chemical flavors. When a person inhales...
What is bimatoprost, and how does it work (mechanism of action)? Bimatoprost is a synthetic (man-made) drug that resembles and mimics the effects of natural chemicals (prostaglandins) produced by the body and is used for reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) and increasing the growth of eyelashes. The exact mechanism of action is unknown. Bimatoprost may reduce...
What is the fentanyl patch? What is the fentanyl patch used for? The fentanyl patch is indicated for the management of pain in opioid-tolerant patients, severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate. Patients considered opioid-tolerant are those who are taking, for one week or longer,...