Foot orthotics are widely used to treat a wide range of different foot problems. The preponderance of the published scientific research shows that they are generally successful. However not all foot...

Trauma to a toenail can be particularly painful, especially if it is an acute incident. This trauma can lead to an initial acute problem or chronic long-term problem with the nail thickness and shape...

Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition where the body attacks the wall of its own small intestines. This inflammatory reaction is trigged by the ingestion of gluten. The eating of gluten triggers a...

The is one thing that a lot of ice hockey players complain about and that is something that has become known as the Bauer Bump. Bauer are one of the biggest makes of ice hockey skates, so the...

Some of the most common types of nerve disease and disorders are mentioned below: • Headaches• Epilepsy and Seizures....• Stroke....• ALS: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis....• Alzheimer's Disease and...

Our toe nails are often called the mirrors of our health as so many medical problems can affect the health and look of the toe nails. These nails can be affected by local problems or by systemic...

Dry skin on the feet is a common problem and there are many ways to treat that but probably the weirdest is the use of fish to eat away at the dead and dry skin. A number of pedicure spas are offering...

Dyslexia is a common learning and reading disorder that can affect 5% or more of children and can sometimes get through to adulthood before being diagnosed. Typically, those with dyslexia have...

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy is a novel cell immunotherapy technology that has been developing very rapidly in recent years. By the end of 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug...

Genetic sequences contain human genetic information, and we have never stopped deciphering our genetic information. On April 1, the first and most complete sequence of the human genome to date was...

Nowadays, cancer has been recognized as the prime enemy of human health. In the thousands of years of cancer-fighting history, human beings have never retreated from fighting with bare hands to...

Toe Jam is not a diagnosis or a medical term and is a phrase for that unpleasant stuff that accumulates between the toes that jokes are often made about it. However, you do need to take it seriously...

Bunions or hallux valgus are a common problem and usually surgery is the only way to get rid of them. This does not mean that any pain cannot be managed without surgery and that might involve splints...

A callus under the foot can become a painful problem if it becomes too thick and hard. These calluses can be quite a common problem and a foot callus can keep coming back if the reason for that callus...

Corns and calluses on the foot are probably the most common problem that affect the feet seen by podiatrists. Corns are a discrete area in which the skin thickens up in response to too much pressure...