Conditions

This is a condition in which the glucose level is more in the blood as compared to the normal level. This condition is usually in case of diabetic people. Two kinds of people suffer from this condition they are people...

This is a name given to the procedure of controlling the radiations and using them in safe measures to find out new medical treatments. The therapy has been found quite useful in the treatments like cancer. The machine...

The inflammation of the bladder lining that results from irritation, damage or infection is known as cystitis. Women are subjected to develop this condition more because of the presence of shorter urethra. Cystitis is...

The small swellings that develop on the skin with an itchy nature are known as chilblains. They are known medically as pernio. These are not painful in the beginning, but they develop pain in the later stages...

Bacterial infection usually passed during sexual intercourse is Syphilis. It can also be passed by using intravenous drug, from mother who is infected to the unborn child and blood transfusion. This cannot be developed...

Blindness or visual impairment is a term used for people who are blind or partially sighted. You may have some distortion or a loss of sight if one is visually impaired. Depending on the severity of loss of vision, the...

Diagnosis of Muscular Dystrophy The condition of Muscular Dystrophy cannot be diagnosed unless there is a high probability of a baby boy taking over the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy from the parents. If a child has been...

The outbreak of a disease occurring globally due to a new type of influenza is known as pandemic influenza. This happens when a virus causing infection spreads all over the world causing infection from one person to...

This condition is also known as enteric fever and is a major infectious disease occurring due to the activity of the bacterium named Salmonella typhi (S.typhi). This disease is contagious and spreads through...

“Liver inflammation” means Hepatitis. Virus causes this condition. About 50% of cases of Hepatitis is due to viral infection. Liver can be infected by hepatitis virus of various types like hepatitis B and A...

A split or tear in the skin is called a cut. A minor cut that is just to the surface of skin heals with no or little treatment. But it may become infected or leave a scar on getting healed. Deeper cuts can be dangerous...

Causes: This condition is a result of the increase in the level of glucose in the blood. This state is caused due various reasons, a few are listed below: Excessive exercising as compared to normal, Due to being...

Tendon looks white and it is fibrous. It joins bone to muscle. Tendon facilitates bone movements. Tendon can move smoothly over bone and also through tissues. Back of the hand has extensor tendons, which help straighten...

Pancreatitis is caused by inflammation of the pancreas. It is of two types. Acute pancreatitis In this condition, the pancreas gets inflamed very quickly within few hours and usually gets back to normal. This causes no...

Bleeding gums, or gum disease as it is popularly known, is the condition which causes the inflammation, swelling and redness of the gums. In medical terms, this condition is known as gingivitis. This causes the bleeding...

Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) involves removal of prostate. Enlargement of prostrate leads to the suppression of urethra. It can also affect the functioning of bladder which leads to difficulty while...

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a disorder in the heart rhythm pattern, which involves abnormally high heart rate, lasting few seconds in some cases to days together in other cases. These episodes of irregular...

Infection in parotid salivary glands is Mumps, located in the front and below the ears. Saliva is produced by these glands which drain in the mouth and helps to digest food and break them up. Mumps is an airborne...

Going by the basic definition, it is anything which is a form of violence between people who are already tied up in a relationship or some sort of a relation in the past. Normally those are between husband, wife, and...