Health Topics beginning with "T"

• Tachycardia, paroxysmal supraventricular - is a disturbance of the normal heart rhythm.
• Tachycardia, ventricular - is a serious arrhythmia in which the heartbeat is initiated in the ventricles rather than from the sinoatrial node in the right atrium.
• Temporomandibular joint syndrome - pain and inflammation in the temporomandibular joint (the joint on either side of the jaw that opens and closes the mouth) and adjoining muscles.
• Thrombocytopenia, idiopathic - is characterized by a low platelet count with no apparent underlying cause.
• Thrombosis and embolus, arterial - Blood-clot formation in an artery (thrombosis) that may travel to distant organs (embolus).
• Thyroiditis - inflammation of the thyroid gland.
• Tinea - is a skin infection caused by several different kinds of fungus.
• Tinnitus - a persistent sound heard in one or both ears when there is no environmental noise.
• Tonsillitis - Inflammation of the tonsils (lymph glands located at the back of the throat).
• Torticollis - contracted neck muscles or chronic neck muscle spasm that causes the head to turn and bend.
• Tourette Disorder - is a neurological disorder characterized by tics.
• Toxoplasmosis - a protozoan infection found in humans and many species of mammals and birds.
• Transient ischemic attack - a temporary decrease in the blood supply to part of the brain.
• Tremor - is an involuntary, regular, rhythmic oscillatory movement resulting from alternating contractions of antagonistic muscles.
• Trigeminal neuralgia - A nerve condition that causes episodes of severe facial pain.
• Tuberculosis - an acute or chronic contagious, bacterial infection.
• Tularemia - is a bacterial infection that is caused by transmission from wild animals to humans.
• Typhoid fever - A bacterial infection of the gastrointestinal tract. It can affect all ages, but infants and persons over 60 usually have the severest cases.
• Tapeworm - A type of flatworm parasite that can infect humans. Most cases of human infection are caused by pork, beef, dwarf or fish tapeworms.
• Tay-sachs disease - A degenerative genetic disorder that affects the brain and nervous system. It is typically fatal by the age of 5 years.
• Tear Duct Obstruction - The tear ducts of many infants are blocked due to an immature tear-duct system. In most cases, this improves by the age of 1 year.
• Teething - The process by which the teeth of an infant emerge through the gums.
• Tendinitis and tenosynovitis - Inflammation of a tendon, the material that attaches muscle to bone. It is a type of soft tissue condition that can lead to pain and swelling in the affected area.
• Testicular cancer - Cancer in one or both testicles that usually occurs in young men. This is a very curable type of cancer with a 90 percent cure-rate.
• Tetanus - A dangerous and difficult to treat bacterial infection that causes muscles, mainly in the neck and jaw, to spasm and rigidly contract.
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - The general term for a type of chronic diseases caused by the compression or stretching of nerves and blood vessels running between the neck and shoulder.
• Thrush - A yeast infection of the mouth characterized by whitish patches on the corners of the mouth, insides of the cheeks, tongue, palate and throat.
• Thumb sucking - It is common and generally considered harmless for very small children to suck their thumbs.
• Thyroid nodule - Usually benign growths of cells that form a lump on the thyroid glands. Some nodules disappear on their own.
• Tinea versicolor - A common and benign fungal infection of the skin characterized by discolored patches of skin on the chest and back.
• Toxemia of pregnancy - Complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, excessive levels of protein in the blood, headaches and swelling. It may escalate to eclampsia.
• Toxic shock syndrome (tss) - A rare but serious bacterial infection that releases toxins into the body.
• Trench mouth - A painful gum infection that can cause fever or fatigue. It involves an overgrowth of mouth bacteria that may be triggered by poor oral hygiene, extreme stress and lack of sleep.
• Trichinosis - An illness caused by eating raw or undercooked meat of animals infected with the larvae of the worm species Trichinella.

Drugs starting with T

• Tadalafil - is used to treat impotence or erectile dysfunction.
• Tamoxifen - is used mainly to treat hormone receptor-positive breast cancer (breast cancer with cells that have estrogen and/or progesterone receptors on them).
• Terbinafine - is used for the treatment of fungal infections of the skin, scalp, or nails.