Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Millions of Americans suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease, commonly referred to as GERD or acid reflux. With this condition, stomach acid flows up into the esophagus, leading to uncomfortable ...

We're still piecing together what caused Verizon's extended service blackout, but network experts point to possibilities based on how it transpired. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for ...

A treatment for pernicious anemia, devised by Drs. George R. Minot and William P. Murphy and applied by Dr. Walter W. Palmer of the Manhattan College of Physicians & Surgeons, has shown such good ...

Internal Medicine Department of Hospital Santa Maria Maior, Unidade Local de Saúde Barcelos/Esposende, Braga, Portugal. Pernicious anemia, characterized by vitamin B12 deficiency secondary to ...

University of Missouri Director of Veterinary Extension Craig Payne urges cattle producers to watch for signs of disease associated with Theileria orientalis (ikeda), a protozoal organism recently ...

Hallucinations are unreal sensory experiences, such as hearing or seeing something that is not there. Any of our five senses (vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch) can be involved. Most often, when we ...

Anemia with renal tubular damage is an independent predictor of mortality in the general population. Anemia along with renal tubular damage (RTD) is associated with all-cause mortality in the general ...

If a cancer patient has bone metastases, they will frequently have anemia as well. Given that the bone marrow is the site of blood cell formation, this observation is perhaps not unexpected. But its ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 73, and I was worried about dementia. Turns out, I am "normal." However, the neurologist told me to take 2,000 mcg of B12 daily. My multivitamin has 100 mcg, which is 4,167% of ...