U.S. Health Watch

Lichen sclerosis can be hard to diagnosis. This article describes some symptoms of lichen sclerosis, but for more information click on the link at the bottom of this page.

Although Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a very common condition, there is no specific cause. There are many suggestions as to why Irritable Bowel Syndrome develops in certain individuals but like most things about IBS, no one knows exactly why.

Description of the arthritic conditon called Ankylosing Spondylitis with some information on the symptoms and treatment of this condition.

At one time, stomach cancer was the most common type of cancer known in the United States. As the years progressed, the disease became less common among patients. While there are no definitive answers as to why, it?s thought to be related to the decline in salted or smoked food intake. Even with the decline in cases, this disease still presents a serious problem throughout the nation and the rest of the world.

In the Spring of 2003, Jim Olbrich was declared clinically dead. Today — three years after a near-fatal stroke — he still walks like Frankenstein. Here is his story … he hopes it can help others.

Lung cancer kills more women every year than breast cancer.

Vaccines have come a long way since 1022 A.D., when a Buddhist nun fashioned what many consider the precursor to vaccines in an affort to fight smallpox.

Everyday we hear of people dealing with incredible sadness and loss and we wonder; how do they do it? Where do they find the courage the strength? We may even ask ourselves how we would cope under the circumstances. Sadly, we only become aware of the answer, when tragedy visits us and our own lives are thrown into turmoil.

Hepatitis is a disease taking on many forms which feature inflammation of the liver. The cause is depended on the prognosis and on the symptoms shown. Certain forms of hepatitis are unable to reveal many signs or symptoms and are only noticeable when the longstanding inflammation has led to the replacement of liver cells by connective tissue. General symptoms of hepatitis are noticed by fever, enlarged liver, abdominal pain, and jaundice (icterus).