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Emphysema Cigarette Smoking Is the Leading Cause Emphysema is a chronic lung disease and one of two forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. (The other form is chronic bronchitis.) About three million Americans suffer from emphysema. The most common causes of emphysema are years of cigarette smoking and exposure to environmental toxins. In …
Emphysema When Breathing Becomes Difficult Emphysema is a chronic lung disease which causes permanent changes in the lung, making it difficult to breathe normally. Smoking and air pollutants are two main causes of emphysema. Damage to the lung occurs in the area where air is exchanged, past the terminal bronchiole, including the respiratory bronchioles, alveoli …
Diverticulosis / Diverticulitis A Problem in the Lower Intestine Diverticulosis is a disease in which small pouches or pockets develop in the intestinal wall, usually in the lower colon. These small pockets, called diverticula, rarely cause symptoms in most patients, but they can trap food and bacteria and become inflamed or infected. This infection …
Diaper Rash Inflammation in the Diaper Area Diaper rash is an inflammation of the skin in the diaper area, leading to redness, tenderness, and scaling. It it most common in babies younger than 12 months. Plastic pants covering a cloth diaper can create the warm, moist conditions that may cause inflammation with exposure to urine …
Cellulitis Antibiotics Will Treat Infected Skin Cellulitis is an inflammation of the skin and connective tissue under the skin. It usually appears after a break in the skin allows bacteria to enter the body. A serious infection may then result from this bacterial invasion. Once infected, the tissues surrounding the infected area become swollen. The …
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome A Painful Nerve Ailment The carpal tunnel is a passageway that permits entry of the median nerve from the wrist into the hand. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful ailment that occurs when tendons in the tunnel swell and compress the median nerve, thus causing loss of nerve function in the fingers …
Bursitis Joint Damage Must Be Avoided Bursitis and tendonitis are two painful injuries that often result from overuse of a joint or tendon, leading to inflammation, swelling and tenderness in the injured area. These conditions usually require a doctor’s examination to make certain there is no infection present. Drug therapy consists of oral anti-inflammatory drugs …
Treating Burn Wounds Infection Can Be a Problem More than two million major burn accidents occur each year in the U.S. Burns are classified by their severity. Most first degree burns can be treated at home; second and third degree burns smaller than three inches in diameter may often be treated at home. All third …