Body & Health Conditions Articles

Drug abuse has tremendous negative effects on the entire body, as well as the mind. Some of those effects are, unfortunately, irreversible, which makes it even more clear why drug...

What is Appendicitis? Acute appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix, an organ on the right side of the abdomen that does not appear to have any function. This kind...

Neurotransmitters are chemicals in the brain that transmit signals from a neuron to a target cell across a synapse, meaning they play a vital role in our cognitive functioning. A...

Eczema: General Info Eczema is a chronic skin disease which features with inflammation of the affected skin. In eczema, only the epidermis of the skin is inflamed. This skin condition...

These days, everyone wants a great smile. Unfortunately, not everyone has perfect white teeth and even those who do are not immune to the natural discoloration that occurs with age...

Dyspepsia, indigestion and upset stomach are the terms used to describe impaired digestion in someone’s body. Symptoms of this condition might be mild, if a person ate too much food...

Tonsil stones, also known as tonsilloliths, represent irregularly shaped whitish or yellow and foul-smelling globs of mucus and bacteria. They are caught in the crypts of the tonsils. Tonsil crypts...

A tonsilectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the tonsils. The tonsils are a pair of lymphoid organs that you usually will not even notice, but they have an important...

Pain in the right side of the abdomen can occur due to a number of reasons. If you are currently suffering from abdominal pain on your right side, you...

Information on 'Popping in the Ears' The sensation of popping in the ears is a medical condition which can be rather painful and annoying in certain cases. Sometimes the popping...