Eczema is a broad term used to describe different types of skin conditions. The underlying symptom of eczema is inflamed, dry skin that can be easily irritated, resulting in an itchy and painful condition.

As with any type of cancer, early detection gives patients the very best hopes for effective treatment of their skin cancer. Melanomas not diagnosed until the later stages can spread to the lymph nodes, blood stream, or internal organs and become fatal.

Psoriasis is a common chronic skin condition that is manifested by red, brittle patches of the skin covered with silvery scales. Psoriasis is not curable, but manageable with treatment. Your doctor may direct you to an immunologist, rheumatologist, and dermatologist to help in treating your type of psoriasis.

Breast cancer is an uncontrolled growth of cells that starts in the breast tissue.It is the second most common cancer found in women, after skin cancer, and in 2013 more than 232,000 U.S.

Everyone feels miserable once in awhile. But when it happens too often, when you start feeling desperate, when desolation takes hold of you and just won’t go away, you could be suffering from depression.

Asthma is a condition in which the airways of the lungs – the trachea, bronchial tree, and bronchi; become inflamed and narrowed due to increased sensitivity to various stimuli. As a result, there is an overproduction of mucous and a decrease in the ability of air to flow through the narrowed passages of the lungs.

While patients may be tested for diabetes due to a variety of reasons, the guidelines suggest the following groups be tested People who are overweight and have one or more risk factors Overweight adults include people with a BMI >25 kg/m Risk factors (link to risk factors tab) People who have signs of high blood sugar (link to HBS tab) People with several risk factors Women who are pregnant Confirming a Diabetes diagnosis will be based on one of the following lab values:

Immunotherapy, or biologic therapy, utilizes substances, either made in a lab or naturally made by the body, to boost the body’s natural defences and fight cancer. Immunotherapy is meant to optimize immune system function so that the body is strong enough to do the following:

Background The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing in Indonesia due to population growth, urbanization, and lifestyle. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease that escalates mortality rate, but not all DM develop into chronic kidney disease.

Background Parity and age at first pregnancy are well-established risk factors for breast cancer, but the effects of other characteristics of pregnancies are uncertain and the literature is inconsistent. Methods In a cohort of 83,451 parous women from the general population of the UK, which collected detailed information on each pregnancy and a wide range of potential confounders, we investigated the associations of length of gestation and birthweight of offspring in a woman’s pregnancies with her breast cancer risk, adjusting for a full range of non-reproductive as well as reproductive risk factors unlike in previous large studies.

While there are many issues that may result in back pain, most of our patients suffer from the following disorders Abnormal Curvature – Your spine’s natural curves help balance your body, however, if the curves become too pronounced, or if your spine develops a twist or an extra curve, it puts extra pressure on the vertebrae and discs.

Overview Menopause is the time that marks the end of your menstrual cycles. It’s diagnosed after you’ve gone 12 months without a menstrual period. Menopause can happen in your 40s or 50s, but the average age is 51 in the United States.