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...

AIDS is an extremely dangerous infectious disease caused by HIV, a virus that takes the most important CD4T lymphocytes in the human immune system as its main target and destroys a large number of...

In January 2021, the British Journal of Haematology, a leading medical journal, reported a miraculous case of a terminal cancer patient whose tumor disappeared after being infected with SARS-CoV-2.He...

This may sound a bit odd and the sign is not related to how many toes you have, so its not some sort of congenital deformity of the foot. It is a sign that clinicians commonly observe and comment on...

The most common cause of heel pain in adults is plantar fasciitis, but up to 20% of cases of chronic heel pain could be a nerve entrapment called Baxter’s neuritis. The two often get confused and can...

Bunions are an enlargement of the big toe joint that may become painful and is associated with a deviation of the big toe over towards the lessor toes. There are only two things that can cause...

The Barefoot Science insole system is promoted as a method to strengthen the foot to cure a wide range of all types of foot problems. A dome shaped insole is used and it is claimed that this...

Occasionally you need to simply do what you need to do. For those who have a bunion the advice which health care professionals are going to give you is likely to be certain that your footwear is of an...

Ankylosing spondylitis is a long term chronic inflammatory disorder that primarily affects the spine but joints of the legs and arms can also be affected leading to inflammation in the joints and...

Osteoarthritis of the knee is a very common problem that can have significant impacts on the individual in terms of pain and disability. It also has significant impacts on the costs to the health care...

The ankle joint is one of the more important joints in the body for movement. Imagine trying to move the body forward over the foot if the ankle joint did not move. It is not impossible, but it is...

With the cost of insulin at nearly six hundred dollars per box, many diabetics turn to Diabetic Test Strips as an alternative method to monitor their blood glucose levels. The strips come in strips or...

The most prevalent primary immunodeficiency is immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency, characterized by the presence of a low level of IgA in the bloodstream. This disorder increases the possibility of...

AIDS has seriously affected human health and socioeconomic development over the past 40 years, but there is neither an effective preventive vaccine nor a drug that can eradicate this viral...

Thalassemia is one of the most common inherited diseases worldwide and is considered a major public health concern in many countries, affecting approximately 4.4 out of every 10,000 live births...