Kenneth Kee: 522 books

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory disorder It causes severe bilateral pain and stiffness in the neck, shoulder. The cause of polymyalgia rheumatica is not known. But it is associated with immune system problems Symptoms often include fever, a general feeling of malaise There is...

Migraine you are a pain in my headSometime you make wish I was deadThe pain you give me is so excruciatingOne side of my head keeps on throbbingMigraine first appear between the ages of 10 and 45Some people have an aura that the migraine will arriveSeeing stars or zigzag lines, blurred vision...

Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin present in many foods.Vitamin B12 is found in meat, poultry, not present in vegetables and fruitsVitamin B12 is important for red blood cells production.It is also important for peripheral nerve functionVitamin B12 Deficiency is a silent diseaseSeverity...

Liver Cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease Where the normal liver tissue is scarred and decreased This can lead to loss of liver function The main cause is alcohol consumption This is followed by Liver infection Sometimes there is biliary obstruction Caused by gallstones and cholecystitis Sometimes...

Atrial Fibrillation is an abnormal irregular heart beat Lung diseases and hyperthyroidism contributes to it It is caused by coronary heart disease and other heart condition Other causes are congenital heart disease and systemic afflictions Typically there is fast heart beats and sense of palpitations There...

Autoimmune Hepatitis is a chronic inflammatory liver disease Autoimmune Hepatitis can occur in people of all ages. Women are affected three to four times more often than men The immune cells treat the liver cells as foreign and start to destroy them Autoimmune Hepatitis is just one of the causes...

My uterus you cause me pain every period The pain makes me cry like an idiot Since puberty when I had my first monthly bleeding The cramps you gave me causes my fainting The pain was in my lower abdomen It felt like I was stabbed by a javelin My thighs and back were aching I felt nauseated...

Syringomyelia is a disorder in which a cyst forms within the spinal cord This cyst called a syrinx puts pressure on the spinal tissues and nerve blocks Damage to the spinal cord often leads to progressive weakness In the back, shoulders, and extremities, syringomyelia can cause stiffness. Congenital...

Iodine is an essential component of the thyroid hormone Iodine deficiency is an important health problem Iodine is needed for the normal metabolism of the body Without the thyroid hormone a person cannot live normally Iodine Deficiency is a silent disease Severity of Iodine deficiency is inversely...

Lichen Planus is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin It consists of red small papules which can cause itch and scratching It is often associated with lesions of the mucosal membranes Lichen Planus occurs more in women than in men The cause of lichen planus may be related to an allergic...

Narcolepsy causes periods of extreme daytime sleepiness.The disorder also may cause muscle weakness.Most people who have narcolepsy have low levels of hypocretin.This is a chemical in the brain that helps promote wakingNarcolepsy is believed to be due to the auto-immune diseaseThe immune system...

Sarcoidosis is multisystem inflammatory disease Incidence peaks in persons aged 25-35 years of age Inflammation occurs in the lymph nodes, lungs, eyes and organs of the body Forming non-caseating granulomas which usually resolve spontaneously Things that may trigger the disease include infections A...

Myasthenia gravis is a rare chronic autoimmune neuromuscular diseaseThis condition occurs more in women than men at any ageMyasthenia gravis literally means grave muscle weakness.Antibodies blocks the neurotransmitter junction, causing a neuromuscular illnessThe thymus gland may give incorrect...

Vertigo is a feeling of moving or spinning Of the environment even if the person is not moving It is not as in the movie a fainting or height fear But an imbalance in the cochlea in the inner ear The person feels though the room is spinning and nausea He may hear buzzing sounds or sometimes...