Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to attack healthy tissue. This can in turn lead to a number of serious and painful symptoms that can impact on the quality of life. Usually, the body will create antibodies in order to combat antigens such as bacteria and viruses. In Lupus however, […]
Conditions
16 Symptoms of Kidney Disease
The kidneys are highly important organs that serve crucial functions in the body. Most of us know that our kidneys are responsible for filtering the blood and for producing urine. They help to remove toxic chemicals and other substances that we don’t need and they are responsible for producing a number of important hormones as […]
15 Most Common Symptoms of Ringworm
The name ‘ringworm’ is a particularly unpleasant choice for a rash. This conjures images of an infestation or parasites and the imagination does all kinds of vulgar things with these imaginary, ring shaped critters. The good news? Ring worm is actually not caused by microscopic parasites. Rather, this is simply a rash that might appear […]
13 Common Signs of a Bladder Infection
A bladder infection is not something that you are likely to miss. They have a way of drawing attention to themselves and are not easily ignored. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you will always know instinctively when you are suffering from one. Because while bladder infections are noticeable, they are not one of the […]
14 Common Symptoms of Bronchitis
Bronchitis describes an inflammation of swelling of the bronchial tubes, AKA the bronchi. These are the air passages that run between the mouth and the lungs and as such, bronchitis can cause difficulty breathing. It is not actually the tubes themselves that become inflamed however but rather the lining of the bronchial tubes. Those with […]
16 Common Symptoms of Food Poisoning
Food poisoning can sometimes feel like the ultimate betrayal: you just ate a delicious sandwich from the deli and you’re feeling great about yourself as a result. It was tasty, it was affordable and it was satiating. And then just shortly after, you start to feel really rather ill. The symptoms of food poisoning can […]