What is nephrotic syndrome?
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Nephrotic syndrome is a kidney disorder that occurs when the filtering units of the kidneys become damaged which causes the body to excrete too much protein in the urine.
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How Lupus Affects the Kidneys
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Lupus is an autoimmune, chronic inflammatory disease that is caused by the immune system attacking your own tissues and organs. The inflammation associated with lupus can affect all different parts of the body such as the kidneys, brain, heart, joints, lungs, and skin.
Read MoreUTI’s getting harder to treat
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Urinary Tract Infections affect both men and women and they're getting more difficult to treat. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreUTIs — What Men and Women Need to Know About Urinary Infections
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Urinary tract infections are common even in adults. The symptoms can sometimes be confusing. Consider this your go-to guide for understanding UTIs and how to prevent them.
Read MoreKidney Month: Tips For Healthy Kidneys
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Kidney disease, also known as chronic kidney disease, is a life-long condition in which the kidney gradually loses function. About 26 million American adults have chronic kidney disease, according to the National Kidney Foundation. Millions of others are at an increased risk for developing the disease and are not aware of it.
Read MoreMarch is National Kidney Month
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Welcome to March. It's National Kidney Month and both men and women need to be aware of kidney health and small things we can do every day. Read on for my tips.
Read MoreFebruary: American Heart Month
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in men and women. There are 720,000 deaths every year as a result of heart attacks.
Read MoreLyme disease: Causes and treatments
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Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A vector-borne illness is one which is spread to humans through a vector, such as an insect or arachnid, carrying the disease. In the case of Lyme disease, the vector is a tick. More precisely, the illness is spread through the bite of a black-legged tick, or deer tick.
Read MoreNew Year's resolutions getting a boost from the FDA?
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With the start of the New Year, many Americans will resolve, once again, to trim inches from their waistlines.
If you are one of those people, you may get some help this year from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). How? By banning trans fats and requiring the U.S. food industry to slowly phase them out of use entirely as of early January.
Read MoreBacterial vs. viral infections: How to protect yourself from antibiotic-resistant illness
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Over prescription of antibiotics for sore throats and mild respiratory infections has been a continuous issue in the health care community, even after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared antibiotic resistance as a serious health threat in September.
Researchers are calling for a further intervention to stop unnecessary use of antibiotics, particularly for patients with acute bronchitis or sore throats, who are not likely to benefit from taking them.
Read MoreAcid reflux 101: Common causes, symptoms and treatments
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Maybe it’s the middle of the night, you wake up coughing, choking.
Or perhaps you are at work, you have a big, greasy meal for lunch, and all of a sudden you feel a burning, stabbing, incessant pain in your chest. If these scenarios do sound familiar, you could be one of the 15 million Americans who suffer from heartburn and acid reflux daily.
Read MoreAnxiety disorders: Treatments and tips for coping
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Everyone experiences anxiety from time to time – it is a normal human emotion, after all. We feel nervous or anxious at work, before a big exam or when making crucial decisions in our life.
For some, however, anxiety goes beyond being just a passing feeling. Instead, it causes such great distress that affects their ability to live a normal life. This is when anxiety becomes a disorder.
Read MoreHearing loss: Causes and treatment
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Hearing loss is one of the most common disorders affecting aging Americans.
Approximately 18 percent of American adults aged 45-64 years, 30 percent of adults aged 65-74 years and 47 percent of adults over age 75 have some degree of hearing impairment.
Read MoreDementia: What you need to know about this growing condition
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Often incorrectly considered a disease, dementia actually refers to a group of symptoms that negatively affect memory and social abilities, resulting in an interference with daily functioning.
Primarily, problems with memory and impaired judgment or language are the two major areas affected by dementia. However, numerous other causes and symptoms of dementia exist, which can make diagnosis and treatment difficult or even impossible.
Read MoreCardiac arrest or heart attack?
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You may have heard the terms cardiac arrest and heart attack used interchangeably, but they are, in fact, different conditions.
A heart attack can be considered a circulation problem and occurs when the blood supply to the heart is either reduced or completely cut off. This can occur because of a blood clot or a narrowing of the arteries. When the heart muscle doesn’t receive blood, the lack of oxygen causes damage and it begins to die.
Read MoreSigns and symptoms of bronchitis
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Whether or not you can believe it, cold and flu season are already in full swing – even though cold season typically peaks in January, while flu season is not until February.
This year, however, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting that this is the earliest start to flu season since 2003. Other medical websites mapping cold and flu activity are showing moderate to severe activity in most states.
Read MoreWest Nile infections on the rise: How to protect yourself
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Mosquitoes can be a nuisance all summer long; however, typically towards the end of summer into early fall, they can be particularly bothersome.
Not only do their bites result in itchy, red bumps, they also have the potential to transmit West Nile virus.
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