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Details Descriptions About :: Upper Respiratory Tract Infection  Upper respiratory tract infection (also known as the common cold or acute coryza) is an acute, usually afebrile viral infection that causes inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. It’s the most common infectious disease. Although a cold is benign and self-limiting, it can lead...

Details Descriptions About :: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis  Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic and usually fatal interstitial pulmonary disease. Once thought to be a rare condition, it’s now diagnosed with much greater frequency. Survival is estimated at 3 to 5 years after diagnosis. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis has been known by several other...

Details Descriptions About :: Prostatitis  Prostatitis, or inflammation of the prostate gland, may be acute or chronic. It’s usually nonbacterial and idiopathic in origin (95% of cases). Acute prostatitis most often results from infection with gram-negative bacteria and is easy to recognize and treat. However, chronic prostatitis, the most common cause of...

Details Descriptions About :: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome  Carpal tunnel syndrome, a form of repetitive stress injury, is the most common of the nerve entrapment syndromes. Age Alert Carpal tunnel injury usually occurs in women between ages 30 and 60 and poses a serious occupational health problem. Assembly-line workers and packers and people...

Details Descriptions About :: Psoriasis  Psoriasis is a chronic, recurrent disease marked by epidermal proliferation and characterized by remissions and exacerbations. Flare-ups are commonly related to specific systemic and environmental factors but may be unpredictable. Widespread involvement is called exfoliative or erythrodermic psoriasis. Although this disorder commonly affects young adults, it may...

Details Descriptions About :: Allergic Rhinitis  Allergic rhinitis is a reaction to airborne (inhaled) allergens. Depending on the allergen, the resulting rhinitis and conjunctivitis may occur seasonally (hay fever) or year-round (perennial allergic rhinitis). Allergic rhinitis is the most common atopic allergic reaction, affecting over 20 million U.S. residents. Age Alert Allergic...

Details Descriptions About :: Epilepsy  Epilepsy is a condition of the brain characterized by susceptibility to recurrent seizures—paroxysmal events associated with abnormal electrical discharges of neurons in the brain. Generalized seizures originate from multiple areas of the brain simultaneously. Partial seizures originate from a single focus but can spread or be generalized....

Details Descriptions About :: Cushing S Syndrome  Cushing’s syndrome is a cluster of clinical abnormalities caused by excessive adrenocortical hormones (particularly cortisol) or related corticosteroids and, to a lesser extent, androgens and aldosterone. Cushing’s disease (adrenocorticotropin [ACTH] excess) accounts for about 70% of the cases of Cushing’s syndrome. Age Alert Cushing’s syndrome...

Details Descriptions About :: Acne  Acne is an inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous units (hair follicles). It occurs on areas of the body that have sebaceous glands, such as the face, neck, chest, back, and shoulders, and is associated with a high rate of sebum secretion. When sebum blocks a hair follicle,...

Details Descriptions About :: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia  In benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also known as benign prostatic hypertrophy, the prostate gland enlarges enough to compress the urethra and cause overt urinary obstruction. Depending on the size of the enlarged prostate, the age and health of the patient, and the extent of obstruction,...