Informational Health Articles

Painful thigh after hip replacement surgery — why? By the time you receive a hip replacement, you are likely to have been living with pain for quite some time...

Children are more prone to suffering from various skin diseases than adults. The main reason lies in the fact that children's skin is more delicate and can get damaged more easily. ...

Esophageal cancer is the type of cancer that develops in the tissues of the esophagus, and usually specifically the cells that line its inside. The esophagus is located between...

What is poor circulation? The circulatory system has a very important job — making sure all cells in your body get blood, oxygen, and nutrients, and poor circulation means...

The gag reflex is the body's natural way to fight the possibility of choking. When the body notices this kind of threat, it tells the throat to contract. Although this "trick" is very useful...

People use laxatives in order to deal with constipation or in order to control their bowel movements. One of the many over-the-counter laxatives that can be used in the successful treatment...

What are coronaviruses? Coronaviruses are the largest positive strand of RNA viruses known to the scientific world. They can infect and cause disease in both animals (birds and mammals alike) and human...

Morning sickness is a nasty pregnancy ailment that strikes the vast majority of expectant moms. And often, it lasts far beyond the morning.   Every pregnant mother who suffers from...

The discovery that the gene Katnal1 plays an important role in the production of healthy sperm may form the basis for an effective male contraceptive in the near future, the...

Babies who were born through cesarean section have double the risk of becoming obese later in life than those born vaginally, a new study suggests. The research team from Boston...