Energize Your Life! Who said physical activity is all work and no play? In fact, it can be just the opposite! There is no need to think of strenuous workouts that are painful and boring. Instead, imagine doing fun physical activities you enjoy and look forward to. Do physical activity for enjoyment and watch the health benefits follow! The importance...
Growth Plate Fractures and Injuries: Get the Facts
What Is the Growth Plate? The growth plate, also known as the epiphyseal plate or physis, is the area of growing tissue near the end of the long bones in children and adolescents. Each long bone has at least two growth plates: one at each end. The growth plate determines the future length and shape of the mature bone. When...
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Read About Treatment
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) facts Treatment for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is based on how much and how often you’re bleeding and your platelet count. In some cases, treatment may not be needed. Medicines often are used as the first course of treatment. Treatments used for children and adults are similar. Adults with ITP who have very low platelet counts...
Diabetes and Kidney Disease: Read About Symptoms and Stages
Kidney Disease of Diabetes Facts* *Kidney Disease of Diabetes Facts Medically Edited by: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD Symptoms of chronic kidney disease vary greatly and can include the need to urinate frequently, especially at night; swelling of the legs and puffiness around the eyes, high blood pressure, fatigue and weakness; loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting; itching and easy bruising;...
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Read About Prevention
Background Share Your Story Variant CJD (vCJD) is a rare, degenerative, fatal brain disorder in humans. Although experience with this new disease is limited, evidence to date indicates that there has never been a case of vCJD transmitted through direct contact of one person with another. However, a case of probable transmission of vCJD through transfusion of blood components from...
Renal Osteodystrophy: Get the Facts on Symptoms
Renal osteodystrophy facts* *Renal osteodystrophy facts by John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP Renal osteodystrophy is a bone disease that occurs when your kidneys fail to maintain proper levels of calcium and phosphorus in the blood. It’s common in people with kidney disease and affects most dialysis patients. Renal osteodystrophy is most serious in children because the condition slows bone growth...
Hypoparathyroidism: Learn About Symptoms and Causes
Hypoparathyroidism facts* *Hypoparathyroidism facts by John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP Hypoparathyroidism is a condition in which the body doesn’t make enough parathyroid hormone (PTH), a hormone that regulates the amount of calcium and phosphorus in your body’s bones and blood. Hypoparathyroidism is very rare. It is different from hyperparathyroidism, a much more common condition in which the body makes too...
Alport Syndrome: Read About Inheritance
Alport syndrome facts* *Alport syndrome facts medical author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD Alport syndrome is a genetic (inherited) disease. Signs and symptoms of Alport syndrome include hearing loss, eye problems, and blood in the urine, signifying loss of kidney function. Alport syndrome occurs in 1 out of 50,000 newborns. Mutations in the genes COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5 cause Alport syndrome....
Alport Syndrome: Read About Inheritance
Alport syndrome facts* *Alport syndrome facts medical author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD Alport syndrome is a genetic (inherited) disease. Signs and symptoms of Alport syndrome include hearing loss, eye problems, and blood in the urine, signifying loss of kidney function. Alport syndrome occurs in 1 out of 50,000 newborns. Mutations in the genes COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5 cause Alport syndrome....
Learning Disabilities: Read About Tests, Symptoms and Types
What are learning disabilities? Readers Comments 2 Share Your Story Learning disability is a general term that describes specific kinds of learning problems. A learning disability can cause a person to have trouble learning and using certain skills. The skills most often affected are: reading, writing, listening, speaking, reasoning, and doing math. Learning disabilities (LD) vary from person to person....