More commonly known as the flu, influenza is a respiratory illness that can be caused by different types of influenza viruses. It should not be confused with the “stomach flu,” which causes abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive, or gastrointestinal (GI), system that affects around 780,000 Americans. It is most commonly diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 35. Although Crohn’s disease can affect any part of your digestive system from the mouth to the anus, it most commonly affects the small intestine and the colon, also known as the large intestine.
Crohn’s disease, a challenging chronic illness, affects the digestive tract with symptoms ranging from abdominal pain to malnutrition. Fortunately, if you start a search online, you can learn how to live happily with Crohn’s disease. Though the cause is unknown, recent advances in treatment and management offer hope. For many, living with Crohn’s is about […]
International travel is common. It’s estimated that Americans make over 400 million trips to other countries annually, increasingly more to developing countries. Continue searching online to learn more about how to prepare for international travel. All of this international travel means Americans are bringing home more illnesses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]
As if you don’t have enough to worry about with a tumultuous economy and unprecedented political strife, a number of old-world illnesses are on the verge of a comeback. Today, we take a look at the numerous infections, diseases, and viruses that the medical community believe may make a comeback.
The weather may be cooling down but, as per usual, flu season is starting to heat up! Flu season isn’t as predictable as the cycle of the moon, but it does ebb and flow this time of year fairly reliably. Flu season (the season marked by a prevalence of outbreaks of influenza) occurs during the colder months of each respective hemisphere. For North Americans, that’s the winter months of October through to March.