Immunotherapy is the medical term your healthcare professional uses for what you may refer to as “allergy shots.” If your immune system overreacts to allergens (allergic triggers), such as pollen,pet dander, or dust mites, you may benefit from immunotherapy. These allergens can trigger many different symptoms, and they canworsen asthma. B. Boissonnet / Getty Images When you are exposed to one of your allergic triggers, your body produces a substance calledimmunoglobulin E (IgE)....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsTypesGeneral SymptomsCauses and Risk FactorsDiagnosisTreatmentPrevention Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Types General Symptoms Causes and Risk Factors Diagnosis Treatment Prevention Infection is a result of a microorganism (also called a pathogen) entering the body and causing harm. The organisms that cause infections are many and include things like viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi, and prions. There are many ways a person can contract an infection, including from another person, through contained foods or water, or a bug bite....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsPrevalenceCausesDaily RequirementsFoods SourcesSymptomsDiagnosisTreatment Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Prevalence Causes Daily Requirements Foods Sources Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that is located in the front and lower part of your neck. Your thyroid is an endocrine gland which produces hormones that play an important part in both infants and adults. In infants, thyroid hormones are important in the development of their brains and the growth of their bodies....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsSymptomsCausesDiagnosisTreatmentNext in Iron Deficiency Anemia GuideSymptoms of Iron Deficiency Anemia Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Next in Iron Deficiency Anemia Guide Anemia is diagnosed based on a blood test, which may show small-sized red blood cells (RBCs) and possibly a decreased concentration of RBCs. The distinctive change in RBC structure is described asmicrocytic anemia. Treatments for iron deficiency anemia include dietary modification,iron supplements, Injectafer treatments, orblood transfusion....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsHow Common Is It?JC Virus and PMLSymptomsSpreadRisk FactorsDiagnosisTreatment Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents How Common Is It? JC Virus and PML Symptoms Spread Risk Factors Diagnosis Treatment John Cunningham virus or JC virus is another name for humanpolyomavirus2. JC virus is very common—between 50% to 90% of the world’s population would test positive for it. Who Was John Cunningham?Researchers have known about the JC virus since the 1960s when a healthcare provider found it in the brain of a cancer patient named John Cunningham....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsGenetics BasicsWhat a Karyotype Can ShowIndicationsHow They’re PerformedResults Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Genetics Basics What a Karyotype Can Show Indications How They’re Performed Results DEPT. OF CLINICAL CYTOGENETICS, ADDENBROOKES HOSPITAL / Science Photo Library / Getty Images Chromosomes are the thread-like structures in the nucleus of cells that we inherit from our parents and that carry our genetic information in the form ofgenes....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsSymptomsCausesDiagnosisTreatmentCoping Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Coping Verywell / JR Bee The symptoms of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome begin in early childhood, typically before the age of 4. Seizures are the most prominent symptom, and most children who have LGS may also develop cognitive dysfunction, delays in reaching developmental milestones, and behavior problems. LGS continues into adulthood, but symptoms generally change with age....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsWhat It IsSymptomsCausesDiagnosisTreatment Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What It Is Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Levator ani syndrome(LAS) is a pelvic floor disorder that causes chronic rectal or vaginal pain. LAS pain is typically dull but long-lasting and felt deep inside your pelvis. The pain is due to spasms of the levator ani muscles, which are near the anus, and occurs frequently or even constantly....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsNormal LOCAltered LOCComa Classifications Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Normal LOC Altered LOC Coma Classifications “Level of consciousness” (LOC) is a medical term used to describe how awake, alert, and aware you are. It also refers to how well you respond to attempts to get your attention. A person with an altered level of consciousness may have decreased cognitive function or be difficult to arouse....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsSymptomsCausesDiagnosisTreatment Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment There’s still a lot we don’t know about why lipomas form, but there are certain things that increase the chances of one developing, including having a family history of lipomas, living with obesity, or having certain medical conditions. In most cases, no treatment is recommended. But they can be removed or diminished for cosmetic reasons or in cases where the lipomas are large, painful, or located in areas where they could negatively affect health or mobility....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsSymptomsComplicationsCausesDiagnosisTreatmentPrognosis Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Symptoms Complications Causes Diagnosis Treatment Prognosis This article present lung abscess symptoms and causes, as well as how a lung abscess is diagnosed. It discusses how a lung abscess is treated and what the long-term outlook is for people diagnosed with a lung abscess. Lung Abscess Symptoms The symptoms of a lung abscess may worsen rapidly, or they can come on slowly and insidiously....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsSymptomsCausesDiagnosisTreatmentPrevention Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Prevention Lynch syndrome is ahereditarysyndrome linked to a higher risk of certain cancers, particularlycolorectal cancer(cancer that starts in thecolonor rectum), and endometrial (uterine) cancer. It is also linked to a higher risk of these cancers before the age of 50. At least one in every 500 American adults have Lynch syndrome, but not everyone who has the syndrome develops cancer....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsCausesSymptomsTreatmentQuestions to AskFrequently Asked Questions Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Causes Symptoms Treatment Questions to Ask Frequently Asked Questions Fistulasare abnormal tunnel-shaped openings that form in the intestine and connect to another organ. Fistulas affect up to half of people withCrohn’s disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).The most common site for a fistula is from the anal area to the skin, which is called a perianal fistula, but they can form between other organs as well....