Mary Salazar

What Is Crohn’s Disease? Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease. It occurs when the immune system causes inflammation in the intestinal tract. This leads to hallmark features, such as abdominal pain, unexpected weight loss, diarrhea, and fatigue....

What Is the Pelvic Floor? The pelvic floor is an area located at the base of the pelvis. It has a funnel-like shape and consists of two groups of muscles that serve many functions. These include: - Provide support for abdominal...

What Is Lip Licker's Dermatitis? Lip licker’s dermatitis, also known as lip licking eczema or lip lick cheilitis, is a skin condition that causes red, dry skin around the mouth. It occurs when you lick your lips constantly. While this...

What Is a Lung Abscess? A lung abscess, also known as a pulmonary abscess, is a cavity full of pus. It occurs when a bacterial affection affects the lung tissue, which leads to the accumulation of pus in the area....

Eczema and Vaseline Also known as atopic dermatitis, eczema is a skin condition that causes cracked, dry skin with crusting and oozing rashes. It occurs when the skin barrier is damaged or weakened. This may result in inflammation, dryness, itchiness,...

Have a Healthy Diet Many nutrients and vitamins are important for eye health. For example, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E play a key role in preventing age-related eye conditions like macular degeneration or glaucoma. You can easily...

Overview of Multiple Myeloma and Stem Cell Transplants Multiple myeloma is a form of cancer that affects the bone marrow. It causes cancerous cells to grow quickly and dominate other blood cells, which results in symptoms like weight loss, fatigue,...

What Is Avonex? Avonex is a prescription medication used for treating relapsing multiple sclerosis in adults. It comes in a liquid solution in a prefilled syringe or autoinjector pen that can be injected into the muscles one time per week....

Three Types of Yoga Backbends In general, yoga backbends can be divided into three main categories: - Contraction: With this type, you need to contract the back muscles to overcome gravity. Most posts require you to lie on the front. - Leverage:...

What Is PCOS? Polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS is a medical condition that causes hormone issues in females during the childbearing period, between 15 and 44 years old. Many people develop this disorder but do not notice that. In fact,...