Heart & Cardiovascular Health
Venous Insufficiency: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Your veins carry blood from your arms, legs, and organs back to your heart. Healthy leg veins have small one-way valves that keep …
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Heart & Cardiovascular Health
Phlebitis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment in Canada
Phlebitis affects two types of veins in the body: superficial veins and deep veins. Superficial veins sit just below the skin and …
General Health
Histamine: What It Does and Why It Matters
Histamine is a chemical compound made from an amino acid called histidine. Your body produces it naturally in many tissues, …
General Health
Hydration: Why Water Is Essential for Your Health
Your body is made up of roughly 60% water. Every cell, tissue, and organ depends on water to function.
General Health
Infection: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment in Canada
An infection happens when harmful microorganisms — such as bacteria, viruses, or fungi — enter your body and start multiplying.
General Health
Ringworm: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment in Canada
Ringworm is a skin infection caused by fungi called dermatophytes. The medical term for the condition is tinea corporis.
Cancer
Endometrial Cancer Prevention: What Women Should Know
Endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive system. It affects the inner lining of the uterus, known …
Cancer
Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia: Symptoms & Treatment
Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia means that abnormal cells are growing within the skin of the vulva. The vulva is the outer part …
General Health
Acalculia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Options
Acalculia is the complete loss of the ability to use numbers or do arithmetic. A person with acalculia cannot add, subtract, …
General Health
Achalasia: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Options
The esophagus normally works by squeezing food downward using a series of coordinated muscle contractions called peristalsis.