Rhinitis – non allergic

Rhinitis occurs due to allergic reactions in the body. As the name suggests, Rhinitis-non allergic tends to surface without the presence of any reactions. It is a kind of condition where the nose from inside, gets...

Vulva Cancer

Vulva cancer is a very rare occurrence as compared to the other forms of cancer. A vulva is the exterior-most sexual organ of a woman, made up of two sets of lips. They are the outer labia majora and the inner labia...

Jaundice

Jaundice is a disease condition which features yellowish pigmentation of skin and sclera of eyes. The condition is caused by the accumulation of bilirubin in blood. These are actually the bi-products of disintegration...

Testicular Cancer: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

Testicles are a part of the reproductive system in males, which are in charge of producing the male sperms and the testosterone. Testicular cancer is a caner that affects this male organ, which eventually can lead to...

Head Lice

Infestation with head lice is called pediculosis. Head lice affect only humans and not animals. Head lice are wingless insects and look in grey-brown. They suck blood from the scalp and survive. They lay tiny eggs...

Meningitis II

Diagnosis of Meningitis Many a times, meningitis is confused with flu, as both have many similar symptoms. In the case of meningitis, it is important to seek medical help as soon as even the slightest signs of the...

Obesity-IV

MEDICATION FOR OBESITY Only in extreme cases one should resort to medication and effort should be made to lose weight by controlling calories through diet. Medication is only one part of the programme for weight loss...

Down Syndrome Part-I

Down’s syndrome is a condition that occurs when the child is born with an extra chromosome present from birth and is a lifelong problem generated by genetic disorder. At the time of conception, a baby inherits genetic...

Medium Chain acyl dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)

Medium Chain acyl dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) is a rarely occurring condition that intrudes the breaking down of fat. One in every eighty people tends to have MCADD, but they do not have any symptoms. If both...

Obesity-III

TREATMENT OF OBESITY The main focus and emphasis of treatment of obesity is on weight loss and improvement in the quality of lifestyle both in terms of physical as well as psychological life which will result in...


Vitiligo

This is a condition featured with the formation of pale and white coloured spots and deprives the affected region of melanin. Any part of the body can manifest with this condition. Exposure of body parts to the sunlight...

Termination of Pregnancy

An Abortion literally means ‘termination of pregnancy’ or just ‘termination’. It is a medical process wherein the birth of the baby is stopped by ending the pregnancy. However, an Abortion is different from a...

Rheumatoid arthritis

The statistics from a survey show that in UK number of affected people is greater as compared to other countries when it comes to rheumatoid arthritis. As per estimation results, 350000 people get affected with this...

Fabricated Illness

Fabricated or induces illness or FII in short is a form of child abuse where the mother or whoever takes care of the child will be faking the symptoms of the illness of the child. FII is also called the Munchausen’s...

Legionnaires’ Disease

Legionnaires’ disease is one of the types of pneumonia. This is normally found in people who stay in buildings that have contaminated showers or have cooling systems. Cases of isolated infections have also been...

Japanese Encephalitis

This is a disease caused by virus and spread by mosquitoes. Most of the reported cases are of mild ones and the chief symptoms are headache and fever. But in Asian countries, where it is mostly seen, 60% of the affected...

Blood Transfusion

The transferring of blood from one person to another is called blood transfusion. Blood transfusions are necessary in blood loss during surgery, accidents, and to treat conditions like anaemia. Hospitals depend on blood...

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Infection and inflammation of the upper female genital tract including the fallopian tube, womb and ovaries is called Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).PID may affect any part or all the parts. An infection in the...

Tapeworm Infections

Parasites that live in human intestines are Tapeworms. In medical terminologies tapeworms are also called as cestodes. To will need to undergo thorough treatment if any adult Tapeworm grows in or around your intestine...

Head Injury, Severe – Diagnosis and Treatment

In the United Kingdom, mostly road accidents cause severe head injuries. Two wheelers and pedestrians are commonly affected in the road accidents. Accidents causing severe head injuries can happen at home, on...