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Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsTreatment GoalsTopical TreatmentSurgical TreatmentDoes It Come Back?Skin Care Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Treatment Goals Topical Treatment Surgical Treatment Does It Come Back? Skin Care Seborrheic keratosistreatment is often not needed. These wartlike growths, also called skin barnacles or barnacles of aging, are harmless. Many people choose to have them removed to relieve symptoms or improve the way they look. While these bumps arebenign(noncancerous), they can itch, bleed, and may cause you to have concerns about the way you look....

When you injure your neck or back, your muscles may seize up, making it difficult to get through your day, your exercises, and/or yourphysical therapysession. When this happens, your healthcare provider may prescribe skeletal muscle relaxers to help reduce pain. In the meantime, the most important thing to remember about skeletal muscle relaxers is that they’ll probably make you drowsy. This means that driving, operating heavy machinery and or engaging in other risky activities are a no-no when you are under the influence of skeletal muscle relaxers....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsContact DermatitisEczemaHives (Urticaria)Swelling (Angioedema) Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Contact Dermatitis Eczema Hives (Urticaria) Swelling (Angioedema) Various types of skin allergies can causerashes, itchiness, and inflammation. Skin allergies can have many triggers, including coming in contact with certain plants (like poison ivy or poison oak) and metals (like nickel) or having an allergic reaction to a medication or food. However, not all rashes that itch are related to skin allergies....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsSkin Cancer TypesBiopsy TechniquesComplicationsHealingResultsFrequently Asked Questions Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Skin Cancer Types Biopsy Techniques Complications Healing Results Frequently Asked Questions If you have asuspicious spot on your skin, your healthcare provider may recommend abiopsyto check forskin cancer. A biopsy is the removal of a tissue sample from the concerning site so that it can be studied under a microscope to confirm whether or not any cancer is present....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsList of TypesFor Late TalkersFor ApraxiaFor StutteringFor AphasiaFor SwallowingFrequently Asked Questions Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents List of Types For Late Talkers For Apraxia For Stuttering For Aphasia For Swallowing Frequently Asked Questions Speech therapyis not one thing. There are different types of speech therapy, each of which involves approaches and techniques that are specific to the issue that needs addressing. That could be related to speech itself—e....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsProtrusionExtrusionSequestrationSymptomsDiagnosisTreatment Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Protrusion Extrusion Sequestration Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment A spinal discherniationoccurs when a disc—the soft cushion between two vertebrae—pushes outward beyond the normal boundaries of a healthy disc. Medical professionals use several terms to describe the extent of a spinal disc herniation (slipped disc) seen on anMRIexamination, including disc protrusion, disc extrusion, and disc sequestration. This article explains how the disc can bulge and remain intact, or the nucleus can leak out from a tear in the annulus....

Morsa Images / Getty Images Cause of Tissue Damage Ischemic What Is a Watershed Stroke? Hemorrhagic Bleeding of a blood vessel in the brain causes ahemorrhagic stroke. This often happens when arteries in the brain stiffen and break with high blood pressure. Location Cortical Stroke Acortical strokeaffects the cerebral cortex, which is important for higher cognitive functions. It also contains areas that are responsible for processing sensory information and controlling voluntary movement....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsAction TremorsRest TremorsCauses and Treatments Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Action Tremors Rest Tremors Causes and Treatments Many conditions can causetremors—involuntary, rhythmic, or shaking movements of a part of your body. Understanding the cause and finding the proper treatment requires you to, first, identify the tremor. There are two main types of tremors: action tremor and rest tremor. These are further divided into subcategories and are described according to specific criteria....

There are many types of over-the-counter (OTC) Tylenol—the popular brand name version of the generic drug acetaminophen. Depending on the symptoms you have, you may choose one formulation or strength of Tylenol over another. This article reviews the different Tylenol products, and how they are alike and different. You will learn which type of Tylenol can be used for relief from arthritis pain, aheadache, sinus discomfort,menstrual cramps, and other symptoms....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsStress IncontinenceUrge IncontinenceMixed IncontinenceOverflow IncontinenceFunctional IncontinenceTreatments Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Stress Incontinence Urge Incontinence Mixed Incontinence Overflow Incontinence Functional Incontinence Treatments Urinary incontinence (UI), or the loss of bladder control, is a condition that affects roughly 25 million people living in the United States.Though females are twice as likely to experience UI than males—particularly females over 50—certain types are known to affect males more than females....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsAge of Symptom OnsetGeneticsTypes and ProgressionTreatment GoalsMedical DevicesHelping Your Child Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Age of Symptom Onset Genetics Types and Progression Treatment Goals Medical Devices Helping Your Child Children with Usher syndrome are born with this rare genetic condition. They contend with hearing issues and vision loss linked toretinitis pigmentosa. This is a condition in which the light-sensitiveretinaltissue at the back of the eye slowly becomes damaged on the sides....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsBy Drug ClassAffordabilityComparing TypesAsking Your Provider Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents By Drug Class Affordability Comparing Types Asking Your Provider Medications for weight loss have been getting a lot of attention lately, and more people are looking into them. Eight types of weight loss medications that are approved to treat obesity and overweight. The best weight loss pills depend on your goals and unique circumstances, and it can take some time to find weight loss pills that actually work for you....

Bariatric surgery can be an effective way of achieving weight loss for those withpolycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)living with obesity. For people with PCOS and obesity, significant weight loss is associated with the reversal of many of the PCOS-associated health problems, such as insulin resistance, irregular periods, infertility, and hyperandrogenism. However, more research is needed to fully understand the benefits and risks of this treatment in this population. Peter Cade / Getty Images...