An anxiety disorder is a serious condition characterized by extreme, chronic anxiety which disturbs mood, thought, behavior and/or physiological activity.

Moderator: Olivia

Forty-three million Americans report that a doctor told them they have arthritis or other rheumatic conditions. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States

Moderator: donnasanz

Autism is the most common condition in a group of developmental disorders known as the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual, repetitive, or severely limited activities and interests.

Moderator: lizard

Do you suffer with back problems? Maybe had or having a surgery?

Emotional highs and lows are part of life for everyone. But for someone with bipolar disorder, these ups and downs can be so extreme they can interfere with daily life. Sometimes they can even be dangerous.

Moderator: Olivia

Pain signals keep firing in the nervous system for weeks, months, even years. There may have been an initial mishap -- sprained back, serious infection, or there may be an ongoing cause of pain -- arthritis, cancer, ear infection, but some people suffer chronic pain in the absence of any past injury or evidence of body damage.

Crohn's disease is a painful, chronic, often debilitating, inflammatory disease of the intestinal tract that affects at least 500,000 Americans, and millions more worldwide.

Moderator: harleigh

Depression is a serious medical illness; it’s not something that you have made up in your head. It’s more than just feeling "down in the dumps" or "blue" for a few days. It’s feeling "down" and "low" and "hopeless" for weeks at a time.

Moderator: 2lagit2britt

Including seizure disorder and SUDEP

Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain sometimes signal abnormally. In epilepsy, the normal pattern of neuronal activity becomes disturbed, causing strange sensations, emotions, and behavior or sometimes convulsions, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness.

Moderator: Mandi

Sub-boards: SUDEP, Non-Epileptic Seizures

Fibromyalgia is an arthritis-related condition that is characterized by generalized muscular pain and fatigue. The term "fibromyalgia" means pain in the muscles, ligaments and tendons

Moderator: donnasanz

Including Acid Reflux,GERD and Heartburn

Moderator: given2fly

Sub-board: Acid Reflux, GERD & Heartburn

Cardiovascular disease includes a number of conditions affecting the structures or function of the heart.

Moderator: heidihope

Hepatitis is a gastroenterological disease, featuring inflammation of the liver.

Hydrocephalus is a condition in which the primary characteristic is excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain. Although hydrocephalus was once known as "water on the brain," the "water" is actually cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) -- a clear fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The excessive accumulation of CSF results in an abnormal dilation of the spaces in the brain called ventricles.

Moderator: lizard

Sub-board: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Lupus is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disease in which the immune system, for unknown reasons, becomes hyperactive and attacks normal tissue. This attack results in inflammation and brings about symptoms

Moderator: donnasanz

For Men To Discuss Health Issues

Migraine is a painful neurological condition, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache.

Moderator: 2lagit2britt

MS is thought to be an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS consists of the brain, spinal cord, and the optic nerves. Surrounding and protecting the nerve fibers of the CNS is a fatty tissue called myelin, which helps nerve fibers conduct electrical impulses.

Discuss any issues concerning womans health.