Diabetic neuropathy is nerve damage that can happen when you have diabetes that's not well controlled. It can happen in many ways, and they all seem to be related to blood sugar levels being too high ...

Bleach and other chemical hair treatments like permanents weaken your hair, so it's more likely to break before it grows to your longed-for length. If you choose a hue not too far from your natural ...

Vascular disease is any condition that affects the network of your blood vessels. This network is known as your vascular or circulatory system. "Vascular" comes from a Latin word for hollow container.

A few decades ago, most people had never heard of autism. Now, you probably hear about it regularly. Autism is short for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It's a group of neurodevelopmental (or brain ...

Gout is a painful condition that impacts your joints. Treatment focuses on quickly easing pain and inflammation and avoiding future gout attacks. (Photo Credit: Creatas/Getty Images) The good news ...

Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle (also called myocardium). Researchers think that it affects 1.5 million people around the world each year. This means that 1 or 2 out of every 10,000 ...

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Alprostadil is a medicine that men take for ED (erectile dysfunction). It’s only available by prescription. You can get alprostadil injected directly into the penis. Or you can use it as a suppository ...

A man may ejaculate 40 million to 150 million sperm, which start swimming upstream toward the fallopian tubes on their mission to fertilize an egg. Fast-swimming sperm can reach the egg in a half an ...

What Is de Quervain's Tenosynovitis? De Quervain's tenosynovitis is inflammation around the tendons in your thumb that leads to painful swelling. It's also called de Quervain's tendinosis or de ...

Grounding, also known as earthing, is when you stand on the earth or have contact with a product that’s grounded into the earth. This is thought to connect your body to the natural electric charge of ...

Propofol is a strong anesthetic that's used for surgery, some medical exams, and for sedation for people on ventilators -- never as a sleep aid. It's given by IV and should only be administered by a ...