Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic condition where treatment revolves around managing pain, maintaining mobility and cutting the progression of the disease. In terms of pain management, patients should know that taking medication makes them increasingly immune to the benefits of the medication in the future. As far as possible, pain should be managed by other means.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, also known as COPD is a chronic lung disease of airflow limitation that is associated with abnormal inflammatory responses and increased mucous production. In COPD there is blockage of the airflow in the passages of the lungs, which results in decreased airflow and exchange. Common symptoms of COPD include chronic cough and shortness of breath.

Eczema is a broad term used to describe different types of skin conditions. The underlying symptom of eczema is inflamed, dry skin that can be easily irritated, resulting in an itchy and painful condition. Although there are up to eight different types of eczema, the most commonly recognized forms are Atopic Eczema and Contact Eczema.

As with any type of cancer, early detection gives patients the very best hopes for effective treatment of their skin cancer. Melanomas not diagnosed until the later stages can spread to the lymph nodes, blood stream, or internal organs and become fatal. Treatment of melanoma is typically decided by stage, for instance, early-stage melanomas are often surgically removed while melanomas in more advanced stages often require more aggressive treatment plans.

Psoriasis is a common chronic skin condition that is manifested by red, brittle patches of the skin covered with silvery scales. Psoriasis is not curable, but manageable with treatment. Your doctor may direct you to an immunologist, rheumatologist, and dermatologist to help in treating your type of psoriasis. There are two ways through which psoriasis can be managed:

Breast cancer is an uncontrolled growth of cells that starts in the breast tissue.It is the second most common cancer found in women, after skin cancer, and in 2013 more than 232,000 U.S. women were found to be diagnosed with the condition. It is the most common invasive cancer in females worldwide.

Everyone feels miserable once in awhile. But when it happens too often, when you start feeling desperate, when desolation takes hold of you and just won’t go away, you could be suffering from depression. Recommended Read: Introduction and Types of Depression Depression can make it hard to work and enjoy life as you did before.

Asthma is a condition in which the airways of the lungs – the trachea, bronchial tree, and bronchi; become inflamed and narrowed due to increased sensitivity to various stimuli. As a result, there is an overproduction of mucous and a decrease in the ability of air to flow through the narrowed passages of the lungs.