What happens when a person is diagnosed with an ailment which will never leave his side? Since this query indicates that the disease cannot be cured, the only option that the person has is to learn to coexist with the disease and control it with whatever means are available. Sjogren’s Syndrome is one such disorder that cannot be cured, and the individual is stuck with it for eternity.

Watery eyes are most common in infants and small children. While one of the most common causes of watery eyes in children could be blocked tear ducts, in adults this could be caused due to the eyelids getting sagged from the eyeballs and causing the tears to accumulate and release.

Although a rare illness, sepsis can be a severe health condition which in some cases can lead to multiple organ failure. It occurs when the immune system responds to an infection and accidentally triggers a sequence of reactions throughout the body which causes inflammation of several organs as well as blood clotting.

An autoimmune disorder, Graves’ disease is a form of hyperthyroidism, i.e., it causes the thyroid gland to produce excessive amounts of hormones. It is one of the most common health conditions and usually affects women around the age of 40, but it is diagnosed among men too. The exact cause behind the onset of this disease is not known, so it is hard to anticipate which people are most likely to contract it.

Bone spurs, technically known as osteophytes are an extra outgrowth of bone mostly at the extreme ends of bones and joints. These hard bumps of bone are common in the neck (cervical spine), hands, shoulders, low back (lumbar spine), hips, knee, and heel. Bone spur by itself is not a cause of trouble unless it presses or rubs against another bone or nerves, which may cause pain and stiffness.

Blood in the human body contains many types of cells. White blood cells or WBC is one of the types that are responsible for the body’s immune system. These cells are made inside the bone marrow. The WBC count is an important measurement to decide on various health conditions. Low count of white blood cells, also known as leukopenia, keeps people at a risk of infection.