What are Chemotherapy Side-Effects?
Chemotherapy – often abbreviated to chemo or CTX – is a cancer treatment that uses anti-cancer drugs to fight the disease. Chemo is very common and is used to treat most types of cancer, both as a cure and as…
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What is Acute HIV Infection?
Acute HIV infection, also known as an early or primary retroviral infection, is a condition that develops within two to four weeks of contracting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Symptoms of acute HIV infection are similar to other viral infections,…
What is Multiple Myeloma?
Multiple myeloma is cancer that affects the bone marrow. The bone marrow is where blood cells are made and mature. Myeloma is caused by a white blood cell called a plasma cell, which normally works to produce proteins that fight…
What is Gallbladder Cancer?
Gallbladder cancer, also known as a malignant neoplasm of the gallbladder, is rare cancer with just over 12,000 new cases expected to be confirmed in the U.S. in 2018.[1] The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ that sits under the…
What is Pelvic Inflammatory Disease?
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a bacterial infection of the cervix, fallopian tubes, ovaries, and uterus (womb). The most common cause is a sexually-transmitted infection (STI). This condition can affect women of all ages, but it most commonly affects people…
What is Diaper Rash?
Diaper rash is a common skin condition characterized by redness and irritation in the area covered by a diaper. This includes: The genital area The buttocks The lower back The abdomen The inner thighs Most often found in babies, it…
What is COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), formerly known as 2019-nCoV?
This is based on the evolving but still limited knowledge of the new coronavirus. It will be updated as new scientifically credible information becomes available. COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) COVID-19 is the disease resulting from infection by a new respiratory…
What is Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)?
Repetitive strain injury, also known as RSI and repetitive motion disorder, is a term for damage to tissues caused by repeated physical actions. These actions are often work-related, such as typing or performing manual labor. The tissues affected are often…
What is Herpes Simplex?
Herpes simplex typically referred to as “herpes” or HSV, is a viral infection caused bythe herpes simplex virus. The virus comes in two varieties: Herpes type one (HSV-1) andherpes type two (HSV-2). Although it can occasionally cause genital herpes, herpes…
What are Genital Warts?
Genital warts (condylomata acuminate or anogenital warts) are the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) and a symptom of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection — a very common and highly contagious skin infection. Although HPV comes in over 100 different types,…