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Cancer

Symptoms The symptoms produced by cancer depend on the site of the tumor and the ...

Dyspepsia

Symptoms Heartburn, nausea, reflux, stomachache, cramps, belching, and flatulence are all listed under the general ...

Anemia

Symptoms Pallor, fatigue, dizziness, headaches, depression, slow healing, loss of sex drive, bruising, brittle nails, ...

Anal Itching

What is Anal Itching? From Modern Western Medicine The production of mucus from the anus ...

Bronchitis

Symptoms Acute bronchitis causes slight fever, cough (dry or productive), mucopurulent secretions, flulike symptoms, chest ...

Bladder Problems

Symptoms Various forms of incontinence, including stress incontinence, or the releasing of small amounts of ...

Asthma

Symptoms Difficulty breathing, especially exhalation, wheezing, coughing, and a sensation of choking.   What is ...

Wounds, Cuts, Abrasions

What Are Wounds? From Standard Western Medicine Wounds are injuries caused by trauma and damage ...

Worms

Symptoms The presence of worms may trigger no recognizable symptoms, or may cause local irritations, ...

Warts

Symptoms Usually there are no other symptoms. What Are Warts? From Modern Western Medicine Warts ...

Vision Problems

What Are Common Problems With Vision? From Modern Western Medicine Most visual disorders arise from ...

Yeast Infections (Candidiasis)

Symptoms Yeast infection, or candidiasis, manifests in a wide array of symptoms, depending on the ...

Ulcer (Stomach, or Peptic)

Symptoms The primary symptom of an ulcer is usually a gnawing pain or burning sensation ...

Toothache

Symptoms Pain, oftentimes acute and severe, is caused by a single tooth or teeth or ...

Fungal Infections of the Skin

What Is A Fungal Infection? From Modern Western Medicine Fungal infections range widely in their ...

Flatulence

Symptoms The passing of abnormal amounts of gas through the anus, with or without discomfort ...

Fibroid Tumors of the Uterus

Symptoms Typically, fibroids are symptomless, especially if they are small. However, a large fibroid can ...

Fibrocystic Breast Disease

Symptoms Breast tenderness and the presence of cysts within the breast tissue, often manifesting just ...

Fever

Symptoms A sudden and significant increase in body temperature, as measured by touch or with ...

Gallbladder Disease (Gallstones and Cholecystitis)

Symptoms Headaches, irritability, quick temper, chronic constipation, nervous tension, and pain between shoulder blades, center ...

Emphysema

Symptoms Difficulty inhaling and exhaling, accompanied by wheezing, chronic cough, expectoration, shortness of breath, and ...

Edema

Symptoms Swelling of the hands, ankles, feet, face, abdomen, or other areas of the body ...

Eczema

Symptoms Chronic, skin eruptions occur, often inflamed and red, accompanied by scaling, blisters, and itching ...

Fatigue

Symptoms Fatigue is the experience of lack of energy, mental and physical weakness, lethargy, and ...

Tonsillitis and Adenitis

Symptoms Include fever, chills, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, and tender, swollen lymph nodes. What are ...

Thyroid Disorders (Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism)

Symptoms  Hypothyroidism can cause fatigue, weight gain, headaches, anemia, acne, eczema, chronic infection, psoriasis, menstrual ...

Vaginal Discharge (Vaginitis)

Symptoms Include discharge of mucus, irritation, redness, intense itching, odor, and pain during sex. What ...

Teeth and Gum Disease

Symptoms Dental caries, also known as cavities, is the decay of teeth. Caries are caused ...

Swollen Glands

Symptoms Swelling or discomfort in the neck (near the ears), throat, groin, or armpits, sometimes ...

Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome

Symptoms Headaches, pain and tenderness in the jaw muscle, and dull facial pain, especially around ...

Staphylococcal Infection

Symptoms Staphylococcal infection is associated with symptoms that range from minor to severe to life-threatening ...

Sprains

Symptoms Pain, swelling, and sometimes discoloration at a joint. Movement usually increases the pain. Muscles ...

Sore Throat

Symptoms A sore throat is any pain, soreness, and raw sensitivity in the throat, which ...

Sinusitis

Symptoms   Congestion and pressure in the interior passageways of the skull behind the nose, ...

Stress

Symptoms Stress is characterized by feelings of fear, dread, and anxiety, accompanied by a variety ...

Kidney Stones (Calculus or Calculi)

Symptoms Kidney stones are usually felt as a dull, intermittent low backache, or as a ...

Kidney Disease

Symptoms Chills, fever, low back pain, bladder irritation, pain on urination (dysuria), frequency, and possible ...

Itching

Symptoms Intense, distracting irritation or tickling sensation in the skin may be generalized (felt all ...

Insomnia

Symptoms A person with insomnia has difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. Once awakened in ...

Insect Bites

Symptoms The irritation you experience after an insect bite is an allergic reaction to the ...

Influenza

Symptoms Physicians classify influenza, or flu, into three types, each with a slightly different set ...

Infertility

Symptoms Infertility is the inability to conceive. Either the man or the woman or both ...

Incontinence

Symptoms Several types of incontinence exist, each exhibiting its own symptoms. Stress incontinence is the ...

Knee Problems

What are Common Knee Problems? From Modern Western Medicine Sprains of the ligament within the ...

Hypoglycemia

Symptoms Sweating, weakness, hunger, dizziness, trembling, palpitations, confusion, and sometimes double vision. Behavior is often ...

Hyperactive Children

Symptoms Restlessness, aggressiveness, impulsive activity, nervous tension and anxiety, low stress tolerance, emotional instability, anger, ...

Hives

Symptoms Itchy bumps, patches, and rash on surface of the skin, often white at their ...

Hiccups

Symptoms Repeated spasm of the diaphragm followed by sudden closure of the glottis. What are ...

Hiatal Hernia

Symptoms Dyspepsia, including heartburn, chronic stomachache and pain, difficulty swallowing, abdominal inflammation, ulcer, gastrointestinal bleeding, ...

Immune Disorders

Symptoms Recurrent infection; slow or incomplete recovery from illness or injury; slow or poor response ...

Hepatitis

Symptoms Initially, the symptoms of hepatitis appear as weakness, drowsiness, nausea, fever, headaches, loss of ...

Heavy Metal Poisoning

Symptoms Vary widely depending on the type of metal and level of toxicity one is ...

Heat Stroke

Symptoms Loss of consciousness or fainting due to overexposure to high temperatures. If left untreated, ...

Heart Disease

Symptoms Heart disease is known as the silent killer because it is very often presents ...

Herpes Genitalis

Symptoms The herpes simplex virus may manifest as itching and burning blisters and sores located ...

Headache

Symptoms Irregular and sometimes prolonged periods of pain occur in various parts of the head ...

Halitosis

Symptoms Offensive mouth odor is also known as halitosis. What is Halitosis? From Modern Western ...

Hair Loss (Alopecia)

Symptoms Loss or absence of hair, usually at the top and front of head. What ...

Gout

Symptoms Acute joint pain swelling, tenderness, and redness frequently appear suddenly as flare-ups or attacks ...

Glaucoma

Symptoms Though no symptoms appear in the early stages, glaucoma causes gradual loss of vision, ...

Hearing Disorders

Symptoms The failure to sense sound is easier to detect in adults than in children ...

Earache and Ear Infection

Symptoms Two types of earaches are most common: otitis externa, a severe and stabbing pain ...

Dizziness

Symptoms Loss of equilibrium, with light-headedness, a sensation of spinning, often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, ...

Diverticulitis and Diverticulosis (Diverticular Disease)

Symptoms Only 20% of those with diverticulosis experience symptoms, which can include intestinal cramps, pain ...

Diarrhea

Symptoms Diarrhea is characterized by greater than usual fluidity, frequency, or volume of bowel movements, ...

Diabetes (Type I and Type II)

Symptoms People with diabetes may experience chronic thirst, excessive urination, excess hunger, muscle wasting, weight ...

Depression

Symptoms Depression is characterized by withdrawal from the daily activities of life, accompanied by a ...

Dental Fillings (Mercury Amalgams)

Symptoms A host of mysterious physical symptoms may occur from toxic reactions to mercury in ...

Dandruff

Symptoms Flaking and scaling of scalp, often accompanied by itching. Occasionally, a rash or broken ...

Cystitis and Urethritis

Symptoms Frequency and burning during urination; tenderness and pain in bladder area; intense desire to ...

Cuts

Symptoms Most cuts are successfully treated at home, but those that bleed excessively, are dirty, ...

Crohns Disease

Symptoms Spasms of pain in the abdomen, diarrhea, loss of appetite, anemia, and weight loss ...

Cough

What is a Cough? From Modern Western Medicine A cough is a reflex reaction to ...

Constipation

Symptoms Infrequent and/or difficult bowel movements, headaches, coated tongue, tiredness, bad breath, mental depression, and ...

Common Cold

Symptoms All of the following symptoms may be present with a cold: nasal mucus discharge, ...

Colon (or Large Intestine) Cancer

Symptoms Inexplicable changes in bowel movements, often accompanied by blood in feces and tenderness in ...

Colitis

Symptoms Ulcerative colitis causes attacks of bloody diarrhea, cramps, blood in stools, and mucus. Spastic ...

Colic (Infantile)

Symptoms Abdominal pain, distention, restlessness, insomnia, and crying in infants are all signs of colic ...

Cold Sores

Symptoms A small skin blister occurs anywhere around the mouth. Usually several such blisters appear ...

Circulation

Symptoms Poor circulation can manifest as cold fingers and toes, frequent bruising, infection, numbness in ...

Cervical Dysplasia

Symptoms No obvious symptoms exist.   What is Cervical Dysplasia? From Modern Western Medicine Before ...

Cataracts

Symptoms Cataracts cause an opaque blurring of vision. The condition is painless, and the onset ...

Canker Sores

Symptoms An ulcer appears in the mouth that is oval with a gray center and ...

Bursitis

Symptoms Pain, tenderness, reduced mobility, swelling, redness, possible fever, and muscle weakness often in the ...

Burns

Symptoms Damaged tissue and mucus membranes after being exposed to excessive heat, toxic chemicals, radiation ...

Breast Cancer

Symptoms The most common site of a malignant breast tumor is the upper, outer part ...

Body Odor

Symptoms The secretion of foul-smelling perspiration.   What is Body Odor? From Modern Western Medicine ...

Blood Pressure

Symptoms High blood pressure is referred to as the silent killer because very often there ...

Blood Cholesterol

Symptoms High blood cholesterol has no symptoms, but it is the underlying cause of atherosclerosis ...

Back Pain

Symptoms Pain in the lower, middle, and upper back and neck. Occasionally there is visible ...

Atherosclerosis

See related entries for Angina, Circulation, and Heart Disease. Symptoms There are no symptoms in ...

Arthritis: Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis

Symptoms Osteoarthritis comes on gradually, often after an injury to the bone, with worsening pain ...

Anxiety

Symptoms Anxiety is a generalized feeling of fear, danger, or dread, often resulting from an ...

Angina

Symptoms The main symptom of angina is mild to severe chest pain in the area ...

Allergies

Symptoms Allergy symptoms commonly resemble a cold: runny nose, sore throat, mucus discharge, skin eruptions, ...

Acne

Symptoms Skin eruptions on the face, back, and elsewhere on the body. The eruptions, which ...