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Duodenal ulcer is a type of peptic ulcer generally caused by an infection. In rarer cases, duodenal ulcer is caused by the overuse of anti-inflammatory medication. The duodenum is a part of the small intestine where food meets the enzymes for digestion. The digestive enzymes are made from cells lining the small intestine and from ...click here to read more

Multiple sclerosis (MS) risk may increase with obesity in children and teens. The researchers suspect that the hormone leptin, responsible for inhibiting hunger, may be mediating this association between obesity and the development of MS. The study was led by Dr. Jorge Correale who explained, “We need to do more work to understand the mechanisms ...click here to read more

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 29.1 million Americans have either diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes. This year’s World Health Day focused primarily on beating diabetes, which continues to be a worldwide problem. Drawing attention to this condition will hopefully help bring the number of cases down. Type 2 diabetes is a preventable ...click here to read more

Asthma affects fertility treatment in women, prolongs time to pregnancy, and lowers birth rate, according to research. Until now, the association between asthma and fertility has yielded conflicting results, but the latest studies used more in-depth testing for the investigation. For the current study, researchers looked at 245 women aged 23 to 45 with unexplained ...click here to read more

The risk of heart disease is higher among individuals who are lonely or isolated. The findings of the study uncovered that social isolation increased the risk of heart disease and stroke by 30 percent, which is similar to the impact of job-related stress on cardiac wellbeing. Lead researcher Nicole Valtorta said, “Addressing loneliness and social ...click here to read more

Uvulitis is a condition in which that dangling piece of flesh (uvula) at the back of your throat gets enlarged and swollen. Many people don’t even think about their uvula or may not even know what its role is. Well, a uvula helps with speech articulation as well as filtering out bacteria that might contribute ...click here to read more

Prostate cancer survival rates may be boosted with regular exercise, research shows. The American Cancer Society study looked at over 10,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer. The men provided information about their activity levels prior to and after diagnosis. The researchers found that men with the highest levels of exercise prior to their diagnosis had ...click here to read more

April is National Stress Awareness month, which sheds light on the negative impact stress can have on your life and health. There are many factors that contribute to stress along with many factors that worsen with added stress, including tension headaches, hepatitis, asthma, and weight loss. It’s important that you reduce stress as much as possible ...click here to read more

Dry eyes and seasonal allergies go hand in hand. Unfortunately, when the warmer weather begins, so does our eye dryness, which can really hinder our ability to enjoy the milder temperatures. Allergies are often associated with red and watery eyes, but researchers from the University of Miami have found a link between allergies and dry eyes, ...click here to read more

Sunday, April 17, 2016 is the World Hemophilia Day, which raises awareness about hemophilia, a condition characterized by prolonged bleeding. Other blood-related issues are also discussed during World Hemophilia Day, including Christmas disease, migraine with aura, and other blood disorders. Here is a roundup of Bel Marra Health’s top articles discussing hemophilia and other blood ...click here to read more

It can be loud or quiet, it may sound like a gurgle or even a deflating balloon… and what are we talking about? Bowel and abdominal sounds, of course. Unlike flatulence, which is the sound made when gas leaves your body, bowel sounds typically occur in the small or large intestine during digestion. Bowel sounds ...click here to read more

When you go in and see your doctor, there is a routine set of questions they commonly ask, along with basic risk factors they look for. Your doctor will listen to your breathing, check your blood pressure, and even look down your tonsils – of course, this is all depending on the symptoms that brought ...click here to read more

Hiatal hernia, a type of abdominal wall hernia, is a condition in which the stomach lining pushes through the chest. The hiatus is the opening of the diaphragm, which separates the chest cavity and the abdomen. There are two main types of hiatal hernias: sliding and paraesophageal. In a sliding hiatal hernia, the stomach slides ...click here to read more

A heart murmur happens when the blood doesn’t flow through the valves as usual, so instead of the traditional “lub-dub” sound, the heart beat may sound more like swishing in different volumes, pitches, and durations. Dr. Nisha Chandra-Strobos, chief of cardiology and professor of Mmedicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, said, “Where does the ...click here to read more