White blood cells are meant to help the body fight off foreign invaders, but these helpful immune system cells can actually be quite problematic if they occur in excessive amounts. Elevated white blood cell counts may be caused by an infection, autoimmune disorder, or type of cancer, and it can keep the body from functioning […]
Category: Blood
Your blood is like the postal service of your body. Whatever valuables your body needs moved to another place, the default route is through your blood. Your lungs send oxygen to your muscles and brain through your blood. Your capillaries bring blood directly to the cells that need the nutrients contained in blood to keep working. With such a complex system, it is no wonder that there can be all sorts of things that can go wrong. If you’re looking for some basic information about blood diseases, you’ve come to the right place! We have introductory articles that will help guide you to a more robust knowledge of blood diseases. A deficiency of red blood cells, for example, is called “Anemia”. Most people associate anemia with a lack of iron in the diet. While this is a common cause, it’s far from the only thing that can cause anemia. For more details, check out our article Anemia. A blood clot in a blood vessel (or, more technically, “Thrombosis”) can be deadly if it breaks off and float around your body (called an “Embolus”). If the embolus is big enough, it can obstruct a blood vessel, causing significant health complications, even death. To get the inside scoop on thrombosis and emboli, look through our article on blood clots. Diabetes is one of the fastest-growing diseases in the modern world. Currently, at least 285 million people suffer from diabetes, a number that is on track to double by 2030. If diabetes is a concern of yours, find out how to avoid or treat it. Hemophilia is also known as “the royal disease”, because the genetic mutations which cause it was prominent in the extremely limited gene pool of European nobility. Hemophilia is a condition where a person’s blood does not clot effectively enough. Deaths attributed to hemophilia are frequently caused by internal bleeding that a person does not realize is occurring. If you want to know more about this condition, Hemophilia is a great place to start. Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow which is frequently associated by the general public with childhood cancer. However, over 90% of leukemias are diagnosed in adults. Find out more things you didn’t know about leukemia, right here on HealthWasp.com. Lymphoma is a family of white blood cell cancers, similar to leukemia. One major difference is that leukemias do not usually develop into tumors, whereas lymphomas do. If you want to know more about how these diseases differ, check out our article on lymphomas.
The Types of Penile Cancer With Their Symptoms and Treatment
Penile cancer can be scary for any man. But if a patient does research and educates themselves, they can develop questions to ask the specialists and doctors that will be treating them. With this information, they can get a better idea of what they will be facing, what symptoms they might experience, and what kind […]
5 Easy Steps to Passing a Drug Urine Test
Passing a urine drug test is not as complicated as one might think. Water is a huge help when it comes to flushing out the metabolites in the system that are caused by drug use. Taking 50-100 milligrams of B2 or B12 will also help keep the urine a more natural yellow color. If the […]
The 5 Early Signs You Might Be Pregnant
Whether you are planning on having a baby or you’re wondering why you feel different all of a sudden, the idea that you might be pregnant may have crossed your mind. While it’s often too early to tell until you miss your period, there are some signs that pregnancy could be on the horizon for […]
Causes, Symptoms and Risk Factors of Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis is the inability of the stomach to empty properly. Because of this, food stays in the stomach for an abnormally long time. This can lead to complications such as fermentation and bacterial growth, and food that hardens into a type of stone called a bezoar. A bezoar can obstruct the opening that allows food […]
Keeping an Eye on Your Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is responsible for moving blood through the body. Blood pressure is vital to push oxygen, nutrients, and white blood cells to the body’s tissues and organs. Proper waste removal is also taken care of by healthy blood pressure. Minor changes in blood pressure are normal, but when blood pressure is elevated or chronically […]
Hemophilia
Hemophilia is a genetic disorder that harms the body’s capacity to control blood clotting, which is used to prevent bleeding caused by a damaged or broken blood vessel. There are many types of hemophilia, each of which causes prolonged bleeding. For example, people who have hemophilia and have a cut will bleed for a longer […]
Leukemia
Leukemia is a type of cancer of bone marrow or blood characterized by an abnormal increase of white blood cells. When you have leukemia, your bone marrow generates a lot of leukemia cells, which are irregular white blood cells. These leukemia cells crowd out regular blood cells, causing cancer and other serious problems like anemia, […]
Blood Clot
A blood clot (also called a thrombus) is created by the body as a normal response to a damaged blood vessel. The main purpose of a blood clot is to seal the link in the broken blood vessel. This protects the person from bleeding and stops blood from leaking out. Blood clots can be hurtful […]
Diabetes
Diabetes (medically referred to as diabetes mellitus) is a group of metabolic diseases that causes a person to have very high blood sugar. This may be caused because the cells do not respond to , or because the pancreas does not produce enough hormones to handle the sugar in the blood stream. There are two […]