Conditions

Treatment Prompt diagnosis and treatment can ward off fatal conditions that this parasite can potentially cause. The treatment is done with five different types of anti-malarial medicines depending on the type of...

Irregular heartbeats or slow heartbeats can be an indication of heart block. In this condition, the heart may stop for a few seconds. A normal range of heartbeats is 60 – 80 per minute. The heart muscle contracts and...

Stress is an individual’s response or feeling when he is placed under pressure. Although pressure to an extent can be constructive and motivational, prolonged and excessive pressure can become counter-productive as it...

Tonsillitis is infection of the small glands that are present at the back of the throat located behind the tongue. The main indication of tonsillitis is a sore throat this can also be coupled with fever, coughs and...

Continuation – How is homeopathy performed, Homeopaths recommend following specific guidelines for maximizing effects Remedies are recommended to be kept in dark and far from other objects. Pillules are not to be...

Causes of streptococcal infections The streptococcal bacterial infection spreads by physical contact with a person who has contracted the infection or with a carrier of the bacteria. The carriers, however, are less...

Common cold is something which everybody will experience in their life time; some are more prone to common cold than the others. By definition cold is an infection of the respiratory system, usually upper tract. The...

The small pair of glands located inside the vaginal orifice are responsible for lubrication during intercourse. They are known as Bartholin’s glands. There are tiny tubes and ducts in these glands. When these ducts are...

For protection against pneumococcal infections, pneumococcal immunisation is necessary. It is also called as pneumo jab. The pneumococcus bacterium causes the Pneumococcal infections and following conditions result...

Tinea pedis is also called the athlete’s foot; it is a fungal infection that affects the skin on the foot. It is a very common condition and every boy is affected by it at least once in their life time. The infection...

Diagnosis: Osteoporosis cannot be diagnosed at an early stage until a bone has broken; even an X-ray would not be able to explain the bone density but is important to spot fractures in the spine. The DEXA scan that is...

Bulimia nervosa or bulimia, as it is usually known, is eating disorder. The chances of women developing this condition are higher than the chances of men developing it. People tend not to eat properly because of the...

Malaria is a disease which is caused by the bite of a female anopheles mosquito, thus injecting the parasite into human blood. It is non-communicable. This tropical disease has presence in countries of Africa (esp. sub...

Dystonia refers to the condition when movement and muscles of the body have been affected by a brain disorder. Dystonia seems to be very common among the people in the UK. It can happen to men and women at any age, most...

Gastrectomy is a procedure in which all or a part of stomach is removed by surgery. If only a part of stomach is removed, it is known as partial gastrectomy.In case of total gastrectomy, the whole stomach is removed...

The course of rehabilitation after a heart attack is lengthy. The person who had suffered a heart attack should be patient until full recovery is achieved. During the rehabilitation period, health professionals offer...

You feel that the contraceptive has failed or had unprotected sex and are worried about unwanted pregnancy then there are two options of emergency contraception that can be used to stop pregnancy. In both the cases the...

Removal of gallbladder by surgery is called cholecystectomy.The gallbladder is a small, pear shaped organ that stores bile. Bile is a digestive fluid that helps in breaking of fat and is produced by the liver. The bile...