Coping With and Understanding Balance Disorders
What is a balance disorder?A balance disorder is a condition that makes you feel unsteady or dizzy. If you are standing, sitting, or lying down, you might feel as if…
What is a balance disorder?A balance disorder is a condition that makes you feel unsteady or dizzy. If you are standing, sitting, or lying down, you might feel as if…
What Is a Bruise?A bruise, also called a contusion happens when a part of the body is injured and blood from the damaged blood vessels leaks out. With no place…
What are head lice?Head lice are tiny insects that live on people's heads. Adult lice are about the size of sesame seeds. The eggs, called nits, are even smaller -…
Allergic rhinitis is the medical term for hay fever or allergies. You have an allergy when your body overreacts to things that don’t cause problems for most people. These things…
Everyone experiences abdominal pain from time to time. Other terms used to describe abdominal pain are stomachache, tummy ache, gut ache and bellyache. Abdominal pain can be mild or severe.…
What are painful periods?Menstruation, or period, is normal vaginal bleeding that happens as part of a woman's monthly cycle. Many women have painful periods, also called dysmenorrhea. The pain is…
Body lice (also called clothes lice) are tiny insects which live and lay nits (lice eggs) on clothing. They are parasites, and they need to feed on human blood to…
Fires and other accidents in your home can result in burns to you or a family member. These situations often happen unexpectedly. However, you need to take the time to…
If a blister isn't too painful, try to keep it intact. Unbroken skin over a blister may provide a natural barrier to bacteria and decreases the risk of infection. Cover…
What are blisters?Blisters are fluid filled sacs on the outer layer of your skin. They form because of rubbing, heat, or diseases of the skin. They are most common on…