Any abnormal change in the skin color or texture is called a rash. Rashes are generally areas of irritated or swollen skin. Many rashes are red, itchy, and painful. Some people get rashes due to allergy, some due to infection, whereas some get due to their specific genetic makeup. Here are the 24 most common skin rashes that you need...
Pityriasis Rosea Stages, Treatment, Rash, Symptoms & Pregnancy
Pityriasis rosea facts Picture of pityriasis rosea on the torso; photo courtesy of Gary W. Cole, MD, FAAD Pityriasis rosea is a skin condition that begins as a single, large pink oval-shaped patch found on the trunk of the body called the "herald patch." The herald patch is followed one to two weeks later with a profusion of smaller scaling...
What Does Pain From Liver Cancer Feel Like?
Patients suffering from liver cancer usually complain of a throbbing or stabbing sensation in the upper right side of the abdomen or the back of the shoulder. Patients suffering from liver cancer usually complain of a throbbing or stabbing sensation in the upper right side of the abdomen or the back of the shoulder. There may or may not be...
Periodic Paralysis Syndrome Treatment, Types & Diet
Facts you should know about periodic paralysis syndrome Readers Comments 1 Share Your Story Periodic paralysis syndrome is a group of rare muscle diseases that are inherited (genetic) from a biological parent or from a spontaneous mutation in a person's genetic makeup. There are about seven to eight types of periodic paralysis syndromes, for example, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis or hyperPP...
Plague (Black Death) Definition, Symptoms, Types, Treatment, History
Plague (Black Death) facts There is no commercially available vaccine against plague. Plague is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by the bacteria known as Yersinia pestis. Plague has a high fatality rate, and people have described outbreaks of the bacterial infection for centuries. In the Middle Ages, plague was known as the "Black Death." It caused the death of 60%...
Smoker’s Lung Pictures: Smokers’ Lungs vs. Healthy Lungs
Smoker's lung introduction Picture of normal airway and lung Cigarette smoking is associated with a wide variety of abnormalities throughout the body that cause not only illness, but also, all too often, death. Indeed, if all deaths from diseases related to smoking (lung disease, heart disease, and cancers of many different organs) were considered, a case could be made for...
Sunscreen: Learn About SPF Ratings and Ingredients
What is sun protection? Sun protection is simply guarding a body from the adverse effects of sunlight. Aside from the hazards of heat, the sun poses the danger of sunburn, which can permanently damage the skin and cause skin cancer, precancerous changes in the skin, as well as premature wrinkling and signs of aging. Exposure to ultraviolet rays from the...
14 Best TMJ Treatments, Symptoms, Pain Relief, Surgery, Causes, Remedies
TMJ refers to the syndrome affecting the temporomandibular joint, where the jaw meets the skull.Source: Getty Images Facts you should know about temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome The temporomandibular joint is the joint that connects your jaw to your skull. When this joint is injured or damaged, it can lead to a localized pain disorder called temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome or...
Ticks vs. Bedbugs: Similarities, Differences & Removal Tips
What are ticks? What are bedbugs? Share Your Story Tick bites can transmit disease. Ticks are arthropods (tick members are mainly hard [Ixodidae] or soft [Argasidae] ticks) that are obligate blood suckers that can, through bites, transmit diseases to humans and many animals. Bedbugs (Cimex genus only) are insects that are blood-sucking parasites of some animals and birds that can...
Peripheral Vascular Disease Treatment, Symptoms, Signs & Risks
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) definition and facts Readers Comments 49 Share Your Story Peripheral artery disease occurs when blood vessels in the limbs get clogged. The term peripheral vascular disease is commonly used to refer to peripheral artery disease or peripheral arterial disease (PAD), meaning narrowing or occlusion by atherosclerotic plaques of arteries outside of the heart and brain. Peripheral...