More than 700 species of microbes live in your mouth and they include bacteria, fungus, and more. Some are helpful, and some harmful. Don’t run for your toothbrush or mouthwash just yet. As long as ...

Even though the experience of pain varies from one person to the next, it is possible to categorize the different types of pain. Neuropathic pain is often described as a shooting or burning pain. It ...

Why Does My Tooth Hurt? Whether it's sharp and sudden or dull and constant, tooth pain is hard to ignore. A toothache or tooth pain is caused when the nerve in the root of a tooth or surrounding a ...

"Encephalopathy" means damage or disease that affects the brain. It happens when there’s been a change in the way your brain works or a change in your body that affects your brain. Those changes lead ...

A man may ejaculate 40 million to 150 million sperm, which start swimming upstream toward the fallopian tubes on their mission to fertilize an egg. Fast-swimming sperm can reach the egg in a half an ...

1. Clean Wound Clean the area with mild soap and water. 2. Care for a Tiny Splinter If it doesn't hurt, let the splinter work its way out over a few days. If it does hurt, touch the area gently with ...

When you eat a healthy meal, you expect your body to reap the benefits of the vitamins and minerals. But a condition called malabsorption syndrome means your body isn’t able to take in many of the ...

Any change to the color of your tooth is discoloration, also called a stain. There are lots of reasons your tooth can change color. And if your tooth is discolored, it doesn't look as bright or white ...

Mycoplasma are bacteria (or germs) that can infect different parts of your body. Which body part is affected -- your lungs, skin, or urinary tract -- depends on which type of mycoplasma bacteria is ...

Addiction—to prescription and street drugs and alcohol —is a serious problem. If you’re worried that you or a loved one may have an addiction, there are signs to help you know. Signs you may have a ...

The main symptom you’ll notice with a spinal compression fracture is back pain. It may start gradually and get worse over time or come on suddenly and sharply. But regardless of how it happens, it’s ...

It goes by many names: indigestion, heartburn, acid reflux, GERD. Whatever you call it, it happens when stomach juices flow in the wrong direction, back toward your throat. Find out from this WebMD ...