Disease Articles
Here you will find sections of articles in alphabetical order about the most common
conditions that cause a need for long term care. Each one has an overview, life
expectancy and care issues that are specific to a given ailment.
Brain Disorders
Articles about various brain disorders such as Alzheimer's, dementia and stroke.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a collection of conditions whereby
airflow in the lungs is obstructed due to narrowing of air passages.
Diabetes
Diabetes is a disorder in which blood sugar levels are abnormally high due to the
lack of insulin, the hormone from the pancreas that controls sugar levels in the
blood.
Eye Disorders
Articles about various eye conditions sush as glaucoma and cataracts.
Hearing Disorders
Hearing loss is the most common disability, affecting aound 36 million adults in
the United States.
Joint Disorders
Articles about various joint disorders such as arthritis and fibromyalgia.
Muscular Disorders
Articles about various muscular conditions sush as myasthenia gravis.
Obesity
Obesity and overweight are two terms used to describe conditions when there is too
much accumulation and storage of body fat.
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis comes from the Greek words osteon meaning bone and poros meaning passage.
Thus, osteoporosis means "porous bone."
Other Disorders
Articles about other miscellaneous disorders from spinal cord injury to coma.
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition which results in the loss of
neurons in the brain which produce dopamine.
Skin Disorders
Articles about various skin disorders.
Sleeping Disorders
Articles about various sleeping disorders.
Urinary Disorders
Articles about various urinary and urinary tract disorders.
Vertigo
Vertigo is a medical condition that is sometimes accompanied by vomiting and nausea
(uncomfortable feeling in the stomach).