What is body odor? Body odor, or B.O. as it is commonly referred to, is a conglomeration of odors from the body’s surface and cavities. In most instances, body odor is thought of as the general odor a person has without using any fragrant scents to mask the natural smell of the skin. It may not be offensive in nature >> Read More ...
What is stomatodynia? Stomatodynia is the medical term for pain in the mouth. This can include pain or discomfort of the lips, tongue (glossodynia), palate and/or inner lining of the mouth cavity known as the buccal mucosa. Often dental pain, involving the teeth and/or gums may be described as mouth >> Read More ...
Migraine and Migraine Triggers Migraine is a throbbing headache (one- or both-sided) with nausea and sensitivity to lights and sounds, lasting from 4 to 72 hours. Migraine is considered as an inherited sensitivity of the nervous system resulting in dilation (expanding) of the arteries on the brain surface when triggered by >> Read More ...
What To Do in a Severe Headache? If you have a newly appearing severe headache, visit your doctor as soon as possible. Severe headache, or a headache that worsens with time, can be a symptom of a life threatening disorder, like bleeding within the head or intoxication. What Can Cause a Severe Headache? SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED >> Read More ...
How to Find a Cause of Pain in the Back of the Head? You can suspect a cause of pain in the back of your head from the pain duration and characteristics, other symptoms and circumstances. A. NEWLY APPEARING headache in the back of the head B. EPISODIC, SHORT-LASTING headache in the back of the head C. CHRONIC, RECURRENT >> Read More ...
What Is a Headache? A headache is diffuse pain in the head not confined to the area of distribution of any nerve. By headache, we usually mean pain anywhere between the back of the head and front (like tension headache), or pain in one half of the head (like migraine or cluster headache). Head pain confined to particular >> Read More ...
Primary Headache Primary headache is a headache not caused by another medical condition. Neurological examination, results of CT, MRI and other tests are usually normal (1). Your doctor can make a diagnosis on the basis of your personal medical history and physical examination. Primary headaches include (2): 1. Migraine >> Read More ...
The neck contains a large number of lymph nodes, known as the cervical lymph nodes and many are superficial and easily palpable (can be felt by touch). A swollen neck lymph node is not uncommon and frequently occurs in children, even when there is no disease or obvious cause present. With age, the incidence of enlarged >> Read More ...
The lymph nodes of the groin, or inguinal lymph nodes, are located in the crease between the leg and pelvis. There are two types of inguinal lymph nodes – superficial and deep. These groin lymph nodes often swell due to an infection or cancer in the areas from which they drain lymph (lymphatic fluid). For this >> Read More ...
Abdominal pain is a common symptoms that afflicts every child and adult at some point in their life. For some, it is a common occurrence and can be debilitating when severe. However, most of us experience abdominal pain occasionally and it is usually linked to an underlying condition. The pain may be accompanied by a host >> Read More ...
