Could you have an STD and not know it? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Some sexually transmitted diseases, such as gonorrhea, have symptoms that are often confused with signs of a bladder infection, while others, such as Chlamydia, seldom have...

Sometimes, it becomes difficult to know that whether it is bronchitis or cold because normally initial symptoms of bronchitis seem like that of cold. However, here are some important symptoms of bronchitis expounded by U.S. National Library...

Prostate cancer may prove fatal but timely treatment can obliterate it fully and easily. However, for that, it is important to recognize the symptoms of prostate cancer as soon as possible. So, here are some of the important symptoms of prostate...

Good news for mobile phone users. A patent has been requested for a mobile phone which would include light panels to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). It is interesting to know that people who suffer from SAD experience normal mental...

A study in the August issue of radiology reveals that the symptoms of depression can be reduced by inserting a stent to open a narrowed Carotid artery. Carotid stenosis is caused by the formation of plaque within the carotid artery, which supplies...

People generally know that the inexplicable chest pain is the sign of Heart attack. But here are some more signs and symptoms as explained by the University of Maryland Medical Center. It states that any experience of pain, pressure, squeezing and...

Yet another suspected human case of bird flu in Egypt. This is the second reported case of bird flu victim in the country. A 30-year-old woman is thought to have died from the virus. The woman is said to have maintained a domestic bird farm despite...

Cognitive decline that is linked with age may get accelerated by depression Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco reported this. That depressed seniors are more likely to develop mild...

A 39-year-old man, who died in northern Iraq in January, was killed by the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Iraqi health ministry has confirmed. It was on 18 January; Hamasour Mustafa developed symptoms of the virus and died on 27 January in the city...

Depressive symptoms and subsequent cognitive decline in older adults do not seem to be associated with each other. The findings of a study conducted by researchers in Pennsylvania say this. It was over a 12-year period, Dr. Mary Ganguli of...