ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FOR VARIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS

This page provides answers to certain questions about various health conditions. Please keep in mind that this is general information and is not medical advice. Additionally, this information is only valid as of the time of its writing and, consequently, may be outdated by the time you come across it. For specific answers to medical questions, please consult your doctor. Please note: these pages are currently in progress, i.e. some sections may not be completed yet.

A SECTION

Information on the various types of Angina Pectoris

Information on Anxiety Disorder, a condition that affects twenty million Americans

There are actually several different types of Arrhythmia

There are two major types of arthritis and one is mainly the result of aging and wear

Information on asthma and asthma attacks

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS

Adhd, or attention deficit may have a genetic component and affect both genders and adults as well as children

B SECTION

Back pain symptoms, treatments, surgical options, and information on back fusions

Bipolar disorder, a condition that is increasingly diagnosed and known to involve abnormalities in brain chemistry

C SECTION

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can involve different levels of pain and different types of symptoms per individual patient

Congestive Heart failure, also known as chronic failure, a condition that is sometimes seen alongside diabetes

COPD, also known as emphysema

Chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS, is often thought of in relation to fibromyalgia

Chronic pain, a condition often associated with fibromyalgia, and term that is sometimes associated with various autoimmune disorders.

Crohn's disease is a particularly painful disorder of the intestines

D SECTION

Degenerative disc disease is usually a consequence of wear and tear on the back and the level of deneration may be severe.

Depression is classified among the affective disorders and ranges from dysthymia to chronic major depression

Diabetes can be insulin dependent or non-insulin dependent but always involves elevated glucose and a risk of damage to organ systems

E SECTION

The definition of eczema and its various types

Epilepsy, including large, small, recurrent, and infrequent seizures

ED, a condition that is increasingly better treated

F SECTION

Fibromyalgia, increasingly linked to poor sleep and diet

G SECTION

G.E.R.D, or reflux, also referred to as Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Gout, a particularly painful condition tha can result in less mobility

H SECTION

Heart problems and heart disease, including coronary artery disease and CHF

Hepatitis C, a disease that is communicable via bloood transmission

Known as the silent killer, hypertension, a.k.a. high blood pressue

Hypercholesterolemia, or high cholesterol, flows from diet and/or genetic predisopostion

I SECTION

IBS, also known as irritable bowel syndrome

L SECTION

Transmitted by tick bite, Lyme disease can have neurological, respiratory, and cardiac consequences

M SECTION

Migraines, headaches, and mixed headaches

MS, or multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disorder that can be disabling

O SECTION

Obesity, including clinical and morbid obesity

OCD, or obsessive compulsive disorder, a disorder that involves significant anxiety

Osteoarthritis, a natural process that accompanies aging, and is exacerbated by injury and excess weight

P SECTION

Panic disorder, an anxiety disorder sometimes seen alongside agoraphobia

The skin condition, Psoriasis

R SECTION

Rheumatoid arthritis is a form of arthritis that is actually an autoimmune disorder

S SECTION

Sarcoidosis, a painful autoimmune illness

Seizure disorder, another name for epilepsy

Sleep Apnea, a condition that require the use of a CPAP machine

T SECTION

Thyroid disorder, including hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism

U SECTION

Ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disorder

Social Security Disability and SSI