Small and grainy growths in the skin developing mostly on your hands or fingers are common warts. These feel rough to touch. There is a pattern of tiny black dots in these warts. These dots are actually small, clotted blood vessels. Usually, a certain type of virus causes common warts and these get transmitted by touch. [...]
When there are swelling and tenderness in one or more joints in your body, the condition is known as arthritis. Joint pain and stiffness are the main symptoms of arthritis. These normally worsen as age increases. Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and gout are the major types of arthritis. There is the attack of the immune system in [...]
In the uterus of many women, there are noncancerous growths, especially during the childbearing years. There is almost no cancer risk from the uterine fibroids. They can be of different sizes, ranging from small like seedlings to bulky masses that can enlarge and distort the uterus. There can be multiple fibroids or a single one. You [...]
If your thyroid gland is not able to produce sufficient thyroid hormones for your body, the condition is known as hypothyroidism. The thyroid remains in an underactive state in this condition. The opposite of this condition is hyperthyroidism, where too much thyroid hormone is produced by the thyroid gland. How the body uses energy is dependent [...]
