Atrial fibrillation is a very common cardiac arrhythmia that usually causes rapid, irregular heartbeat. Atrial fibrillation usually occurs in the elderly and with structural heart disease, such as valve disease, heart failure, or with cardiac electrical conduction disorders.
Bacterial vaginosis is a vaginal infection caused by the abnormal proliferation of natural bacteria in the vagina, being the main cause of vaginal discharge in women of childbearing age. Vaginosis is related to the growth of several bacteria, especially one, called Gardnerella vaginalis, which can cause discharge with an unpleasant, fish-like odor.
Escherichia coli, also called E.coli, is a bacterium which normally lives in the intestines of mammals. All feces we eliminate daily contain trillions of bacteria like Escherichia coli.
Hair loss is also known as alopecia (or baldness), or medically speaking - androgenic alopecia. Alopecia means hair loss, and androgenic refers to the influence of male hormone in the process. I will explain later on.
There are currently over a dozen different contraceptive methods, many of them with good success rates in pregnancy prevention. Some contraceptives serve not only as a method of birth control, but also as a way to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, such as condoms.
Bartholin's glands are two glands which are located in the vulva, the outer portion of the female genitalia and have the function of producing a lubricating fluid.
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common type of skin cancer in humans, and it is also the one with the highest cure rate. Despite being the histological type of 3 in 4 diagnosed skin cancers, basal cell carcinoma has a mortality rate below 2%.
Being stung by a bee, wasp or hornet is a very painful and scary event, but in most cases does not cause more serious complications. A bee sting is uncomfortable and painful, but does not progress beyond that. The exception occurs in patients who are allergic to the venom from Hymenoptera, the order that includes the families of bees and wasps.
