Conditions

Mastitis, also referred to as lactation mastitis, is a condition usually occurring in breast-feeding women that causes inflammation of the breast tissue. It usually appears in one breast causing redness, swelling and...

Diagnosis of Heat exhaustion and heatstroke If the patient has a body temperature of more than 39.5C, he or she is said to be suffering from Heatstroke and if the individual’s temperature is above 41C then the condition...

Prolapsed disc, commonly referred to as slipped disc occurs mostly in women. It is very common in people who come under the age group of 30 to 50 years. The discs are present between the bones and spines and they are...

The surgical removal of a cornea that has been damaged and replacing it with a healthy cornea is termed as corneal transplant. It is also known as keratoplasty. This procedure helps in the improvement of eye sight as...

The sample tissue which is taken from the human body for some examination is known as biopsy. The word biopsy means both the process of taking the sample as well as the sample tissue. Biopsy is generally used for...

Electroencephalogram or EEG is the used for recording the activities of the brain. It is not painful. In EEG, the electrodes placed on the scalp of the patient records the electrical signals emitted by the brain cells...

Mastectomy is surgical removal of breast and skin covering it, usually when it has been affected by cancer. There are other treatment options available, but best suited option in an individual case depends on the size...

Recovery Stroke causes damage that can be long lasting and also widespread. Many people go through long duration of rehabilitation much before they recover their independence. The rehabilitation process shall depend on...

Around 24 million people are obese or overweight. Looking at the current figure if the same scenario continues you will find one in every four persons obese by the year 2010. Unhealthy eating and stressful lifestyle are...

Millions of people from UK travel abroad every year for vacation or business purposes and it is a common that many forget that many places do not have easy access to medical treatments and facilities as in the UK...

DISCOID ECZEMA Discoid eczema is the chronic skin condition that is usually found in adults. It is also known as nummular eczema. . Even though this can affect any body part, it is normally found in forearms, hands...

Glaucoma is a certain group of conditions that affect the vision of eye. A person must go for an eye test regularly as the risk of developing glaucoma increases with growing age. Glaucoma may cause blindness if left...

It is a condition which causes numbness, burning or tingling sensation, and pain in the fingers and hands. Symptoms could range from a mild symptom to severe symptoms. Carpal tunnel syndrome affects the nerves in the...

A woman who does not want any pregnancy due to unprotected sex can use the oral contraceptives containing only progesterone. Women who smoke or above thirty five years can use this pill as the combined oral...

Overeating frequently is called binge eating. This causes eating disorder. This is just a habit. People having this disorder feel taking large quantum of food even if they do not have appetite. At the same time, they...

The psychological, emotional and physical symptoms which a woman feels during the days which lead to her menstrual periods are known commonly as premenstrual syndrome. The other term which is used for premenstrual...

What happens during the heart transplant, It would take around 3 -5 hours for the commencement of the entire heart transplant process. The operation which involves the replacement of the recipient heart with a healthy...

Detailed images of any part of the body can be obtained through the scan. Most commonly it is used for brain, spinal cord, abdomen and pelvis images bone, joint and soft tissue injuries growth and spread of tumours...

Causes: An error in genetic code which programmes body functions causes Huntington’s disease. Error is present in defective gene of chromosome four. Protein is produced by this defective gene called as Huntingtin...