Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch is a freelance writer, specializing in science and women's issues. She received her Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, with minors in Classical Tradition and Japanese Language, in May 2009 from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. For three years, she was the co-editor of the Feminist Scholarship Review and Women Unite!, published by the Women and Gender Resource Action Center. Her undergraduate research investigated learning, memory and attention deficits found in female college-age sexual assault survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in clinical psychology.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons noted that in 2003, about 19.4 million visits to the doctors were due to knee problems. The knee can be easily injured, and one area of the knee that ...
February 10, 2012 - 2:14pm
When you look at your fingernails, do you see small depressions or dents in your fingernail? While they may seem like just a nuisance, they may be indicating there is something wrong. Several ...
February 9, 2012 - 5:40am
In the human body, the urethra transports urine from the body to be expelled. The lining of the urethra can become inflamed, resulting in a condition called urethritis.
Both men and women can ...
February 8, 2012 - 5:25am
In North America, about 5.5 million women suffer from endometriosis, according to the Cleveland Clinic. A disorder of the female reproductive system, endometriosis involves the uterine lining to ...
February 7, 2012 - 6:09am
Maybe it is the extra pressure your boss is putting on you at work. Or maybe it is trying to juggle the million and one things you have to do at home.
Many things in your life can cause ...
February 6, 2012 - 8:17am
Maybe you have heard about eye exercises to help reduce eye strain. Or maybe you have seen a commercial for eye exercises that can help postpone the need for glasses.
So what are eye exercises ...
February 3, 2012 - 8:01am
Have you ever had a gray or black string appear in your line of vision that moves when you shift the direction of your eyes? These are called eye floaters. For some people, they may see tiny ...
February 2, 2012 - 5:34am
Aching. Throbbing. Burning. Stabbing. These symptoms around or in the eye are some of the sensations described by patients who suffer from eye pain.
Patients can have eye pain that affects the ...
February 1, 2012 - 10:18am
Bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microorganisms can infect the eye, causing redness, blurred vision and discomfort. The infection can affect different parts of the eye, such as how ...
January 31, 2012 - 10:05am
An eye infection may be caused by a virus, bacterium or fungus. Patients may have eye infection in one eye or both eyes, and may have infections that affect different parts of the eye. There are ...
January 30, 2012 - 11:04am
The thyroid gland is an important part of the human body. An organ of the endocrine system, the thyroid gland produces the thyroid hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4).
When the ...
January 27, 2012 - 10:07am
When an individual has a thyroid disease, she has a condition in which the thyroid gland does not work properly. MedlinePlus noted that in the United States, millions of people have a thyroid ...
January 26, 2012 - 5:49am
Thyroid nodules, which are growths in the thyroid gland are a fairly common condition. Columbia University Medical Center noted that 50 percent of the population throughout the world has this ...
January 25, 2012 - 9:41am
When a person has a thyroid nodule, she has a growth of cells within her thyroid gland. This is a common condition. About 50 percent of people in the world have a thyroid nodule, according to ...
January 24, 2012 - 5:59am
About 50 percent of the world’s population has thyroid nodules, which are fluid-filled or solid lumps found in the thyroid, according to Columbia University Medical Center.
As a person gets ...
January 23, 2012 - 10:10am
The American Holistic Medical Association defined holistic medicine as “the art and science of healing that addresses the whole person—body, mind and spirit,” which “integrates conventional and ...
January 20, 2012 - 1:04pm
Four out of every 10 adults used complementary and alternative medicine, according to the 2007 National Health Interview. Complementary and alternative medicine refers to interventions that are ...
January 19, 2012 - 7:13am
Naturopathy is a type of complementary and alternative medicine in which practitioners use natural treatments to treat the whole person. One of the underlying principles of naturopathy seeks “to ...
January 18, 2012 - 11:03am
Naturopathy, a type of complementary and alternative medicine, is a growing field: the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine noted that the number of adults who endorsed using ...
January 17, 2012 - 5:54am
Complications are possible with thyroid cancer. These complications may occur because of the disease or the treatment used.
Recurrence of Thyroid Cancer
With thyroid cancer, there is a ...
January 16, 2012 - 1:23pm
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine defines naturopathy, or naturopathic medicine, as “a medical system that has evolved from a combination of traditional practices and ...
January 16, 2012 - 9:50am
In the United States, thyroid cancer makes up about 3 percent of cases, according to the National Cancer Institute. While many cases of thyroid cancer are sporadic, genetics play a role in several ...
January 12, 2012 - 3:11pm
What is the prognosis with thyroid cancer? Some types of this cancer have a high survival rate, while others have a lower rate due to the aggressiveness of the cancer.
Papillary Thyroid ...
January 11, 2012 - 6:40pm
Thyroid cancer is not a common cancer in the United States, though the number of people diagnosed with the condition is rising, according to the MayoClinic.com. Women have thyroid cancer more ...
January 10, 2012 - 3:34pm
No one wants to hear from her doctor that the cause of her symptoms is thyroid cancer, a cancer that an estimated 48,020 people were diagnosed with in 2011, according to the National Cancer ...
January 9, 2012 - 12:38pm
In the United States, the National Cancer Institute estimated that doctors diagnosed 48,020 new cases of thyroid cancer in 2011. The organization also estimated that in 2011, 1,740 people died ...
January 6, 2012 - 8:14pm
Normally, the thyroid produces two thyroid hormones: thyroxine (T4) and triioxothyronine (T3). These hormones are involved in several different functions of the body, including metabolism. ...
January 5, 2012 - 4:39pm
In the United States, about 5 percent of the population has hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid, according to the National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service. An ...
January 4, 2012 - 2:07pm
With an underactive thyroid, or hypothyroidism, the thyroid does not produce as many hormones as usual. Several symptoms can occur with an underactive thyroid. The MayoClinic.com noted that these ...
January 3, 2012 - 1:26pm
When a person has an underactive thyroid, or hypothyroidism, her thyroid does not produce enough of the thyroid hormones — triiodothyronine (T-3) and thyroxine (T-4) — which are involved in ...
January 2, 2012 - 10:28am
Normally, the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) is surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF. This fluid has several essential functions, which include transporting nutrients and ...
December 30, 2011 - 9:16am
Hydrocephalus, or water on the brain, is not just a condition that affects infants — children and adults can have it as well.
When a patient has hydrocephalus, the cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, ...
December 29, 2011 - 10:27pm
Hydrocephalus, also called water on the brain, is a neurological condition in which there is a build-up of cerebrospinal fluid. Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, surrounds the brain and spinal cord. ...
December 28, 2011 - 11:46am
Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, surrounds the brain and spinal cord, providing protection, buoyancy and hormone transportation. When a tear occurs in the dura mater, a membrane that covers the brain ...
December 27, 2011 - 3:44pm
The brain and spinal cord is surrounded by a special fluid called the cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF. The CSF has several different functions. One function is buoyancy, which reduces the net weight ...
December 26, 2011 - 3:48pm
A common spinal cord disorder in people ages 55 and over, cervical spondylotic myelopathy results in pressure on the spine due to changes in the ligaments, discs and bones. Emory Healthcare noted ...
December 23, 2011 - 11:00am
With cervical spondylotic myelopathy, patients have a compression of the spinal cord in the cervical region, which is in the neck. This spinal cord disorder is common among adults who are older ...
December 22, 2011 - 10:49am
In North America, cervical spondylotic myelopathy is the most common type of spinal cord disorder in people older than 55, according to William F. Young, MD of Temple University Hospital. While ...
December 21, 2011 - 12:19pm
A corneal abrasion is an injury to the cornea, which is the tissue that covers the front part of the eye. Objects getting into the eye, scratches from a fingernail, or a dirty contact lens may ...
December 20, 2011 - 9:13pm
Covering the pupil and iris of the eye is the cornea, a clear area of tissue that helps to focus light. A corneal abrasion is when the cornea is injured, such as from a scratch or scrape. ...
December 19, 2011 - 10:13am
In the human brain, there are about 100 billion neurons, or nerve cells, according to the University of Washington. These neurons send out messages through chemical and electrical signaling. ...
December 14, 2011 - 6:03pm
When a person has an aneurysm, the wall of a blood vessel either balloons or bulges out, due to a weakened area in the wall. About 5 percent of people have an aneurysm in the brain, according to ...
December 14, 2011 - 4:39pm
About 5 percent of people have a brain aneurysm, in which the wall of the blood vessel is weakened and either bulges or balloons out, according to MedlinePlus. The weakening of the blood vessel’s ...
December 12, 2011 - 11:39am
Throughout the body are blood vessels which transport blood. When a weak area in the blood vessel’s wall balloons out, this is called an aneurysm.
When this ballooning or bulging of a blood ...
December 12, 2011 - 10:28am
Substance use can have serious consequences. Drug users may experience infections, paranoid delusions, brain damage, nerve damage or sudden death, depending on which drug they are using.
The ...
December 7, 2011 - 8:02pm
In 2009, 8.7 percent of people ages 12 and over in the United States used an illicit drug in the past month, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People use drugs and ...
December 7, 2011 - 7:48pm
About 15 in every 100,000 women have hemifacial spasms, a condition in which the patient has frequent and involuntary contractions of the facial muscles, according to the University of Maryland ...
December 5, 2011 - 5:31pm
A person who has hemifacial spasms experiences involuntary contractions on only one side of her face. These contractions occur frequently. Hemifacial spasms are a rare neuromuscular disorder: the ...
December 5, 2011 - 5:28pm
Long QT syndrome is a serious heart condition, in which patients have life-threatening heart arrhythmias. The irregular heart beat can cause patients to faint. If the irregularity lasts long ...
November 30, 2011 - 9:25am
Long QT syndrome is a cardiac condition in which a patient has arrhythmias in response to stress or exercise. These arrhythmias are dangerous, sudden and uncontrollable. The condition gets its ...
November 30, 2011 - 8:55am
