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Learning about potential illnesses and conditions isn't just interesting, it's quite important too. Here, we provide you with the best articles and studies about different conditions, their causes, symptoms, and diagnoses, and ways to prevent them.

Anxiety Can Affect Your Throat
IllnessesAnxiety Can Affect Your ThroatAnxiety can affect your throat. Indeed, it's a condition that many of us have experienced at some time or another....
Functional Neurologic Disorder (FND)
IllnessesFunctional Neurologic Disorder (FND)Sometimes, organic causes don't explain certain conditions. Such is the case with functional neurologic disorder (FND). In fact, this condition...
Neurodermatitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
IllnessesNeurodermatitis: Causes, Symptoms, and TreatmentNeurodermatitis is a common chronic skin disease. It involves an itchy sensation on different parts of the body. It's not...
Feeling Uncomfortable When You Get Out of Bed in the Morning
IllnessesFeeling Uncomfortable When You Get Out of Bed in the MorningThe purpose of sleep is to allow our bodies to rest and recover. However, some people wake up feeling just...
COPD symptoms: what are they and how are they related?
IllnessesCOPD symptoms: what are they and how are they related?The body and the mind are twinned. As a result, the individual's health and well-being converge as well as any...
Sleep Apnea in Children
IllnessesSleep Apnea in ChildrenSleep apnea in children is a respiratory condition that always requires attention. In fact, according to the Spanish Association of Primary Care Pediatrics, it has a prevalence of ten percent...
Lipedema: Beyond Obesity
IllnessesLipedema: Beyond ObesityAlthough many confuse the two, lipedema isn't synonymous with obesity. But, today, there are many women who believe they're overweight when they see an unusual volume of fat in the...
Epilepsy in Adolescence
IllnessesEpilepsy in AdolescenceAdolescence is a stage of development closely linked to epilepsy. This can be either because certain epileptic symptoms disappear during this phase or others appear. The prevalence of epilepsy in...
The Brains of Migraine Sufferers Work Differently
IllnessesThe Brains of Migraine Sufferers Work DifferentlyIn our society, there are numerous invisible diseases. Migraine is one of them. It's not just a simple headache. In...
Sinus Headaches
IllnessesSinus HeadachesRunny nose, dizziness, impaired smell, tiredness, inability to concentrate or work. These are the symptoms of sinus headaches. In fact, sufferers often confuse them with migraines. This might mean they...
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: Living With Dizziness
IllnessesPostural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: Living With DizzinessMany individuals experience dizziness on a regular basis. They're people who, in the eyes of others seem weaker. That's because,...
The Link Between Alopecia Areata and Stress
IllnessesThe Link Between Alopecia Areata and StressThere's a definitive link between stress and hair loss. In fact, during critical periods, autoimmune responses can be produced that...
Psychogenic Vomiting
IllnessesPsychogenic VomitingPsychogenic vomiting is the result of various psychological disorders. For instance, anxiety, emotional suffering, stress, and constant worry. It presents a real challenge for the medical community. That's because individuals...
The Differences Between an Anxiety Attack and a Heart Attack
IllnessesThe Differences Between an Anxiety Attack and a Heart AttackAn anxiety attack and a heart attack can produce similar symptoms on a physiological level. However, they shouldn't be confused....
Dehiscence Syndrome: Hearing Your Eyes Move and Your Blood Circulate
IllnessesDehiscence Syndrome: Hearing Your Eyes Move and Your Blood CirculateThe way in which sufferers from dehiscence syndrome describe their symptoms, it's as if they were living in an Edgar...
Herpes Due to Stress: Emotions That Turn into Blisters
IllnessesHerpes Due to Stress: Emotions That Turn into BlistersSometimes, when you go through a worrying time or excessive pressure, a few days later you find that an itchy...
How to Manage the Impact of a Chronic Illness
IllnessesHow to Manage the Impact of a Chronic IllnessA chronic illness has implications at extremely diverse levels. Their incidence, multifactorial nature, and the fact that they generate a...
Fibromyalgia: A Sufferer's Account
IllnessesFibromyalgia: A Sufferer's AccountWhen recently speaking to a sufferer of fibromyalgia, I came to the conclusion that there was a need to address...
Alzheimer's: Advice and Help for Relatives
IllnessesAlzheimer's: Advice and Help for RelativesIn this article, we want to talk about Alzheimer's disease, focusing on its phases and how to identify some of...
The Diagnosis of Migraine, a Disabling Neurological Disorder
IllnessesThe Diagnosis of Migraine, a Disabling Neurological DisorderThe diagnosis of migraine should be made early in order to try and preserve as much as possible the patient's...
Personality and Migraine: Is There a Link Between Them?
IllnessesPersonality and Migraine: Is There a Link Between Them?Suffering from migraines can turn a sufferer's life into real torture. It's claimed that this condition runs in families and...
The Phases of Schizophrenia
IllnessesThe Phases of SchizophreniaDo you know what the different phases of schizophrenia are? As a matter of fact, people with this psychotic spectrum disorder often go through five. In this article, we'll talk...
The Different Types of Dementia
IllnessesThe Different Types of DementiaDementias involve a progressive loss of cognitive functions (memory, attention, language...) and adaptive abilities. They can originate from different causes,...
Thought Insertion: Believing That Our Thoughts Don't Belong to Us
IllnessesThought Insertion: Believing That Our Thoughts Don't Belong to UsThere have been many characters in film, literature, and TV with the ability to insert thoughts into other people's minds....
Symptoms of ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
IllnessesSymptoms of ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)The first symptoms of ALS often appear before the age of 40. The incidence of this condition is higher in...
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adults
IllnessesComplex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and AdultsComplex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) is also known as a disorder of extreme stress not otherwise specified (DESNOS). It almost...
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: What is it?
IllnessesCannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: What is it?Cannabinoid hyperemesis is a rare syndrome that occurs among regular cannabis users. Allen et al were the first to describe...
The Differences Between Alzheimer's and Dementia
IllnessesThe Differences Between Alzheimer's and DementiaThere's no doubt that cognitive abilities decline with age. In fact, in recent years, there's been an increase in knowledge...