Medical Conditions Blog

Get regularly updated answers to questions patients frequently ask about several medical conditions and diseases. No email necessary.

Simply click on any of the buttons to your right and begin to get latest information from Understanding-Medical-Conditions.com right on your desktop.

If you do not know what RSS or XML is, read more about it here. Once you start, you will be amazed at what RSS can do

---

Facts You Need to Know about Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver by a virus known as the Hepatitis C virus. Unlike Hepatitis B infection, which is often cleared by the body, 75% of Hepatitis C victims go on to develop chronic Hepatitis C.... Click here to read more.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Facts You Need to Know about Hepatitis C"

---

Facts You Need to Know about Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B is infection of the liver by the Hepatitis B virus. Worldwide, 350 million people are chronic carriers of Hepatitis B. Of these, 250,000 die of chronic end stage liver disease each year.... Click here to read more.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Facts You Need to Know about Hepatitis B"

---

Facts You Need to Know about Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A is an infection of the liver by the Hepatitis A virus. It is considered the mildest of the hepatitis viruses and does not cause chronic liver damage... Click here to read more.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Facts You Need to Know about Hepatitis A"

---

Gonorrhea -- Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention

Gonorrhea, in past times referred to as

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Gonorrhea -- Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention"

---

Gallstones - What They Are and How They Can Be Prevented

Gallstones are hardened, rocklike structures that can form abnormally in the gall bladder. The most common reason for gallstones to cause pain is if one passes from the gall bladder through the common bile duct.... Click here to read more.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Gallstones - What They Are and How They Can Be Prevented"

---

Important Facts About Hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids are caused by chronic constipation, straining excessively to produce bowel movements, doing a lot of heavy lifting, and the pressure of a baby sitting on the pelvic vessels during pregnancy.... Click here to read more.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Important Facts About Hemorrhoids"

---

Facts You Should Know About Hair Loss

Hair loss, also called alopecia can be genetic or due to over processing of the hair. It can be due to stress, either physical stress on the body (from an illness) or emotional stress.... Click here to read more.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Facts You Should Know About Hair Loss"

---

What is Gynecomastia?

Gynecomastia is defined as overdevelopment of male breast tissue. It is usually due to an increase in estrogen or a decrease in testosterone levels outside the expected range.... Click here to read more.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "What is Gynecomastia?"

---

Understanding Hay Fever - Allergic Rhinitis

Hay fever, called seasonal allergic rhinitis, is an allergic reaction to circulating pollen. A tendency towards developing hay fever can run in families, though sensitivity to a particular allergen is person-specific.... Click here to read more.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Understanding Hay Fever - Allergic Rhinitis"

---

High blood pressure reading - What do they mean?

What does your high blood pressure reading mean? What are the normal values? Learn how to interprete various blood pressure readings...It's really simple.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "High blood pressure reading - What do they mean?"

---

What does the HIV rash look like?

What does the HIV rash look like? Is the HIV rash red? Are there any other causes of this kind of rash? Read answers to these and other questions on the HIV rash.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "What does the HIV rash look like?"

---

Food Poisoning -- What it is, and How it can be prevented

Food poisoning is caused by eating food contaminated by bacteria, parasites, or viruses. Contaminants can be found in raw meat, fish, eggs, chicken, or can grow on the outside of.... Click here to read more.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Food Poisoning -- What it is, and How it can be prevented"

---

What is Guillain-Barre Syndrome?

Guillain-Barre is a syndrome of progressing muscle weakness, loss of reflexes, and numbness and/or tingling. It is thought to be auto-immune mediated, meaning that the immune system attacks a part of the body, in this case the myelin sheaths covering nerves.... Click here to read more.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "What is Guillain-Barre Syndrome?"

---

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Explained in Simple Terms

Hemolytic uremic syndrome is a disease of abnormal clotting of blood in the capillaries that damages red blood cells as they pass by (hemolysis) and subsequently causes kidney failure.... Click here to read more.

Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Explained in Simple Terms"

---

I'm a Survivor

Surviving or living with a medical condition or disease is no easy task and only those who have experienced it can understand the full impact..... Click here to

Permalink -- click for full blog post "I'm a Survivor"