Phobias. When you experience severe or even overwhelming worry and terror in specific circumstances or when you come into contact with particular objects, you are said...
Pulmonary hypertension. Your pulmonary arteries. which transport blood with low oxygen content from your heart to your lungs, can become hypertensive. Shortness of breath while your...
Rare disease. Any illness that only affects a small portion of the population is considered rare. In certain regions of the world, a rare disease that...
Raynaud syndrome. Certain body parts, such the fingers and toes, become numb and chilly in reaction to cold or stress when a person has raynaud’s illness....
Public lice. On your pubic hair, close to your genitalia, are microscopic insects known as pubic lice or crabs. Close touch, like sex, can spread genital...
Reactive arthritis. This is characterized by joint pain and swelling brought on by an infection in another area of the body, usually the urinary system, genitalia,...
Respiratory disease. The respiratory disease RSV can cause symptoms similar to a cold or, in rare cases, more serious sickness. The bacterium that causes RSV is...
Types of Rhabdomyosarcoma. A rare soft tissue cancer that usually affects children and teenagers but can also strike adults is called rhabdomyosarcoma. Although it can occur...
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia. When you go from laying down to standing up, you may have a variety of symptoms due to a condition called postural orthostatic...
Post polio syndrome. People who have had polio may develop post-polio syndrome (PPS), a disorder that results in progressive muscle weakness and atrophy (loss). PPS typically...
