Conditions

Flu is an infection which is highly contagious and infectious. This spreads very fast via the sneezes and coughs of the infected people. The immunisation fro flu or flu jab provides immunity from the flu and will last...

Actinomycosis or lumpy jaw is a non-contagious rare and chronic condition which occurs due to actinomycetales in the tissues of human body. It slowly migrates all over the body tissues damaging them and forming...

Generally, back pain is not a serious one, but is uncomfortable. Many suffer with back pain in their ages between 35 and 55. The major cause is attributable to bones, muscles and ligaments. The backbone comprises 24...

Hypo means insufficient or under, the gland produces (Thyroid gland) hormones that are helpful in maintaining the metabolism of the body. When there aren’t enough of hormones being produced by these glands, it leads to...

Phenylketonuria is a condition where the human body fails in utilising phenylalanine which is an essential amino acid. The essential amino acids are those which human body gets from the food that is eaten...

Oral thrush is a non-contagious fungal infection of the mouth, caused by fungus called candida. It is commonly found in healthy babies over a month old and can repeat itself during the first two years. It is less common...

DEFINITION: A cold sore is the term used to describe blister like lesions which are usually small and tend to appear around mouth. The causes for the cold sores are herpes simplex virus. There are two types of herpes...

Staphylococcus is a bacterium which causes different contagious infections through its various strains, affecting the skin largely, and other internal organs in some cases. The most common strain is staphylococcus...

Dyslexia can be described as learning disability. It refers to a condition where in people face problems related to written information. It causes problems in reading, spelling and writing. It has been studied that...

After birth, for the first six months the baby gets all the required nutrients from the breast milk or formula milk. The parents are always anxious as to when they can introduce solid food to the baby and how. They also...

Flu or influenza is a medical condition where then flu virus infects the upper airways and lungs of a person. Flu viruses are of three types – A, B as well as C. Flu is characterised by a sudden high fever with general...

DEXA scan is one type of test which is performed to find out the bone density of the patient. It is one painless measure and stands for dual energy X-rays absorptiometry. The ideology behind It is that the bones would...

Breathlessness is the condition where in people feel they cannot breathe. Usually people who strain themselves physically tend to experience this. But in other cases, breathlessness can be a symptom of some disease. If...

The heart pumps blood throughout the body through tubes called arteries, which branch out into smaller tubes called capillaries. The blood is brought back through tubes called veins. This system of blood flow through...

Children should be checked for their senses on a regular basis. When children grow, the senses such as hearing and vision also develop. The checks on them could reveal if they are developing such senses properly...

Symptoms The first HIV stage is called as primary stage of HIV infection. Once infected with the virus, around 60% show symptoms after six to two weeks from the time they came in contact with the virus. Symptoms of HIV...

MMR refers to a vaccination, which was started in the year 1988, to provide prevention against three severe diseases, namely measles, mumps and rubella. Ever since it has been introduced the number of kids being...

Miscarriage refers to the condition when a pregnancy is lost within a term of 24 weeks. Almost 25% of pregnancies end up in miscarriages. Over 80% of the miscarriages take place within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. A...

This is a condition which is serious illness and the term is used as depression since this is not something experienced normally and can lead to a person feeling miserable and feeling fed-up of life remain during the...

The hormones, genes, weight as well as the frame of the bosy dictates the size of breast present in humans. In normal cases, the size of the breast in women will be in proportion to the frame of their body. But there...