What is the Lyme disease? Lyme disease is a tick transmitted inflammatory disease caused by the bite of a tick infected with the bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi. It has the presentation of a characteristic rash, which may be followed by neurologic, joint, or cardiac abnormalities. The rash begins as a red macule which appears 3 to…
Systemic Lupus Erythmatosus (SLE ) is an autoimmune disease affecting the connective tissue. According to the National Resource Center on Lupus, the Lupus Foundation of America estimates that 1.5 million Americans have some form of Lupus. Approximately 90% of patients with Lupus are women. It is reported that 1 in 250 African American women will…
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder that affects the large intestine. Signs and symptoms include cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhea or constipation, or both. IBS is a chronic condition that you’ll need to manage long term. In Western countries, IBS seems to affect women twice as often as men. IBS…
The Rare disease society describes Sarcoidosis as an inflammatory disease characterized by the development and growth of tiny lumps of cells called granulomas. If these tiny granulomas grow and clump together in an organ, they can affect the organ’s structure and function. Overtime, this can lead to permanent scarring or thickening (also called fibrosis) of…
You or a loved one may have recently been diagnosed, or based on the cascade of symptoms that you or they are struggling with, you’re wondering if these are positive signs and symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). So, what is MS and how do you get it? Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable autoimmune…
The vagus nerve also called the “wandering nerve” begins in the brainstem and it has multiple branches to the heart, lungs, viscera, and many other organs. It is one of the longest nerves in the body and it is comprises about 80 percent of our parasympathetic nervous system, also referred to as the ‘rest and…
