Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that afflicts over 3 million Americans. Symptoms may include paranoid delusions, compulsive and disorganized behavior, mental confusion, agitation and aggressive behavior. Without the proper medical treatment, those with this...
After a long day of walking, a person’s legs may be swollen and cause them pain. For most people, a good night’s sleep takes care of things. But for some individuals, this is a...
Chasing dust bunnies from under a couch can give rise to sneezing. But, some people deal with dust day-in-and-day-out in their jobs. For coal miners breathing in coal dust, they can develop the condition...
Many individuals find it difficult to breathe. There are a number of conditions that can cause breathing problems. A common condition is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is “a group of lung...
When an individual's blood vessels become inflamed, that individual has vasculitis. "Vasculitis causes changes in the walls of your blood vessels, including thickening, weakening, narrowing and scarring. Vasculitis, which is also known as angiitis and...
Heart disease as a general category of illness covers a broad range of conditions. It covers not only problems with the heart such as "heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias); heart infections; and heart defects...
There are a number of diseases that affect muscles and nerves. One disease that affects muscles and nerves is Friedreich's ataxia. "Friedreich's ataxia is a rare inherited disease that causes nervous system damage and...
Body pain, weakness in the extremities, stiffness in the limbs, all these are possible symptoms of syringomyelia. "Syringomyelia is the development of a fluid-filled cyst within the spinal cord." This cyst presses the...
Muscular dystrophy covers a group of genetic diseases that result in weakening of muscle fibers. This leads to the need for assistance to walk, pick things up, and sometimes even breathing. Depending...
Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. Red blood cells are produced by bone marrow. When the body has difficulty or stops producing red blood cells, an individual has aplastic anemia. ...
Areas Served: We serve the following localities: Athens-Clarke County, Athens, Augusta-Richmond County, Augusta, Bibb County, Macon, Chatham County, Savannah, Clayton County, Forest Park, Jonesboro, Riverdale, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Decatur, Stone Mountain, Dougherty County, Albany, Floyd County, Rome, Fulton County, College Park, East Point, Hapeville, Gwinnett County, Lawrenceville, Hall County, Gainesville, and Henry County.
