Metatarsalgia is a commonly used term for pain in the forefoot, however the term is pretty useless. Metatarsalgia literally means pain around the metatarsals in the forefoot and as a diagnosis it...

Stress fractures are a reasonably common overuse injury in athletes, especially where these is lot of repetitive motions such as running. In runners almost any bone can get a stress fracture. A stress...

There is so much that can go wrong with the toenails on the foot. They are subjected to so much trauma with things dropping on them and kicking objects. They also get put into the inhospitable...

The arch of the foot is an important structure thats integrity is needed for good biomechanics of the foot. Like any engineering structure such as an arch, the element that is at the top of the arch...

Foot orthotics are used by health professionals to help treat a lot of different types of foot disorders. They get used to support the foot and also to get pressure from different areas of the foot...

The government has set red lines on test strip boxes to prevent people from selling expired, opened, or used strips. But with the growing popularity of the strips, many businesses have emerged. Last...

Those who have diabetes are at an increased risk of problems with their feet. This risk includes the potential for a foot ulcer, infection and an amputation of a toe, foot or leg if things get really...

The thyroid gland in our necks is responsible for secreting the thyroid hormone which regulates a number of processes in the body. For any number of reasons that gland may be overactive or underactive...

Foot orthotics are widely used by podiatrists and other health professionals to treat a wide range of problems that go wrong with the feet. They could be used to support the foot, to protect the foot...

Pain in the big toe joint of the foot is often due to osteoarthritis. This often is called hallux rigidus. There are many different disorders of the big toe joint that could cause pain, with gout...

Genes are made up of the nucleotide sequences required to make a polypeptide chain or functional RNA, which maintains life's fundamental structure and function by storing all of the information...

Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or blood-forming cells and therefore sometimes referred to as blood cancer. While the exact cause of leukemia is not known, risk factors have been identified...

Monoclonal antibodies, tumor vaccines, immune checkpoint inhibitors, CAR-T cell immunotherapy, and bispecific antibodies are all effective cancer immunotherapy methods now available. CAR-T cells and...

Parents can often be very concerned about the way that their young child is walking and they will often look for any sign that something is not right. There are some important clinical signs that can...

Fibromyalgia is a common chronic pain problem that has a miserable effect on the quality of life of those who have it. Poor sleep is a common risk factor for fibromyalgia and poorer sleep is a...