What are learning disabilities? Readers Comments 2 Share Your Story Learning disability is a general term that describes specific kinds of learning problems. A learning disability can cause a person to have trouble learning and using certain skills. The skills most often affected are: reading, writing, listening, speaking, reasoning, and doing math. Learning disabilities (LD) vary from person to person....
Smell Disorders: Parosmia, Anosmia, Phantosmia & Hyposmia
Smell disorder facts* *Smell disorder facts by John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP People who experience smell disorders experience either a loss in their ability to smell or changes in the way they perceive odors. Hyposmia is when the ability to detect odor is reduced. Anosmia is when a person can't detect odor at all. Some people experience change in the...
Alpha Thalassemia: Read About This Trait
Alpha Thalassemia Facts* *Alpha thalassemia facts medical author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD Alpha thalassemia is a blood disorder that reduces the production of normal hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to cells throughout the body. There are four types of alpha thalassemia, hemoglobin Bart hydrops fetalis syndrome or Hb Bart syndrome (the more severe form), HbH...
Fungal Meningitis Symptoms, Treatment, and Causes
Fungal meningitis facts* *Fungal meningitis facts medical author: Charles P. Davis, MD, PhD Fungal meningitis is rare; the most common cause is Cryptococcus spp. infection, but many other fungi may occasionally cause meningitis. Fungal meningitis is not transmitted from person to person. The fungi are usually inhaled and then spread by the blood to the central nervous system; fungi may...
Alpha Thalassemia: Read About This Trait
Alpha Thalassemia Facts* *Alpha thalassemia facts medical author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD Alpha thalassemia is a blood disorder that reduces the production of normal hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to cells throughout the body. There are four types of alpha thalassemia, hemoglobin Bart hydrops fetalis syndrome or Hb Bart syndrome (the more severe form), HbH...
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency: Get the Facts About Treatment
What is primary ovarian insufficiency (POI)? Health care providers use the term POI when a woman’s ovaries stop working normally before she is 40 years of age.1,2 Many women naturally experience reduced fertility when they are around 40 years old. This age may mark the start of irregular menstrual periods that signal the onset of menopause. For women with POI,...
Pregnancy Flu Shot: Learn the Risks and Side Effects
Pregnancy flu shot side effects and safety facts: The flu shot is absolutely safe for pregnant women, but pregnant women should not receive the nasal-spray flu vaccine. Getting the flu shot during pregnancy can help protect the baby after it is born. It is recommended that pregnant women get the flu shot as soon as it is available. Changes in...
Pregnancy Flu Shot: Learn the Risks and Side Effects
Pregnancy flu shot side effects and safety facts: The flu shot is absolutely safe for pregnant women, but pregnant women should not receive the nasal-spray flu vaccine. Getting the flu shot during pregnancy can help protect the baby after it is born. It is recommended that pregnant women get the flu shot as soon as it is available. Changes in...
Abdominal Migraines in Children and Adults: Get the Facts
Abdominal migraine in children facts Abdominal migraine is believed to be a variant of migraine that is common in children but rare in adults. Abdominal migraine is characterized by pain in the center of the abdomen that may be severe. Symptoms can last for one hour or up to a several days. Nausea and vomiting may be associated with the...
Abdominal Migraines in Children and Adults: Get the Facts
Abdominal migraine in children facts Abdominal migraine is believed to be a variant of migraine that is common in children but rare in adults. Abdominal migraine is characterized by pain in the center of the abdomen that may be severe. Symptoms can last for one hour or up to a several days. Nausea and vomiting may be associated with the...