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The term eating disorder covers a range of unique mental illnesses that involve disordered eating behavior. The one issue all eating disorders have in common- besides a lack of control over eating habits- is that they can progress and cause serious, even permanent damage to your mental and physical health. But even though they are serious illnesses, eating disorders are treatable. Eating disorders may be caused by several factors. These include genetics, brain biology, personality traits, and cultural ideals. Any two people with the same eating disorder can have somewhat different symptoms and experiences. It’s also possible for someone to move between diagnoses if their symptoms change – there is often a lot of overlap between different eating disorders.

Polio, also known as poliomyelitis and infantile paralysis, is a highly contagious viral infection. Poliomyelitis means “gray marrow inflammation,” referring to the propensity of the poliovirus to attack certain cells in the spinal cord and brainstem.

The term obese describes a person who's very overweight, with a lot of body fat. It has increasingly become a common problem because for many people modern living involves eating excessive amounts of cheap high-calorie food and spending a lot of time sitting down at desks, on sofas, or in cars. Over the last few decades, obesity has become a considerable health problem. It’s now considered to be an epidemic in the United States.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO): “Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.”

Figuring out which birth control option is right for you can be hard. A range of devices and treatments are available for both men and women that can help prevent pregnancy. Some methods are more reliable than others.

To begin, muscular dystrophy is a group of genetic diseases that weaken the musculoskeletal system. As a result this affects a person's ability to walk. These are genetic conditions and can be inherited as well. Some types of muscular dystrophy will present symptoms in early childhood, while other types will appear in adulthood. Muscular dystroph affects different muscle groups . Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy are 2 most common forms.

To begin, Mitochondria are tiny structures located within nearly all cells of the body. They are the parts of the cell that are primarily responsible for creating energy. They do this by generating adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a “fuel” driving all of the body’s functions. Moreover, mitochondria are described as the “powerhouse” of the cell.

The nutrition world is rife with misinformation, leading to public confusion, mistrust of health professionals, and poor dietary choices. Since nutrition science is constantly changing, most people have a warped view of what constitutes a healthy diet. People are often drawn to believing a myth because of a desire to see results quickly.

There's a good reason why every doctor's appointment starts with a blood pressure check. Most people are unaware that they have it because it is largely symptom-less. But what is Blood Pressure?

Many people have heard of psoriasis but don’t know much more about it than it’s a skin condition. Psoriasis is an autoimmune skin disease which means the immune system sends a continuous signal to speed up the skin cell growth cycle resulting in a faster turnover of skin cells every few days when it would normally take about one month. This leaves a pile-up of dead skin cells on the surface of the epidermis and throughout the dermis. Psoriasis usually appears as red or pink plaques of raised, thick, scaly skin. However, it can also appear as small flat bumps or large thick plaques.