All of us must have watched at least 1 of these movies, Barfi, Koi Mil Gaya, My Name is Khan, Black and the very famous Taare Zameen Par. If you realize, all these movies have one element in common, a mentally challenged patient with difficulty in communication and social interaction. Well, all these characters suffered …
Frequent urination means increase in the frequency of urine i.e more than usual visit to the washroom for a person or increased quantity/volume of urine. It can be during the day or night or for some people only at night (nocturia) Causes Frequent urination could possibly imply many different health problems to simply drinking too …
Terms like acidity, gastritis and stomach ache have become such a common phenomenon these days. You may experience it as an uneasiness in stomach, a feeling of fullness, constant belching, acute pain in upper abdomen, nausea and vomiting. So what exactly is gastritis? It is an inflammation of the lining of stomach caused primarily due …
On this world kidney day, let us take a pledge to take care of our kidneys before they need to be taken care of. Each one of us has two of these organs located in the abdominal cavity, performing the very essential role of excretion of waste material from our body, maintaining our water and …
Last evening my son had an episode of diarrhea, and my mother asked me to give him some antibiotic for his infection. Her statement made me realize how ignorant people are of the usefulness of bacteria. An ailment that is caused by disturbance of normal bacterial flora in the human body was being thought of …
Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the nervous system that is caused due to low levels of a chemical called dopamine in the brain. This chemical is produced by the cells of a part of brain called substantia niagra. This part of the brain is responsible for controlling body movements. So, when the cells of …
Many baseball enthusiasts would have heard the name Lou Gehrig as he was diagnosed with ALS in 1930’s. Hence, it is also known as Lou Gehrig disease. Basically what happens in our body is that the special neurons for actions (motor neurons) in the brain sends signals to our muscles to do various actions and …
Fatty liver in literal terms means excessive too much fat in the accumulating the liver. Since liver is the organ for metabolism of fat and various other drugs. The following could be the causes for fat accumulation: Alcohol Diabetes Mellitus Obesity Metabolic Steroids Some medicine such as tetracycline, valproic acid etc. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitid which is …
When should one suspect that he or she is suffering from anemia? To begin with, you feel tired and lazy the entire day with loss of interest and concentration in routine activities. Minimal physical activity leads to breathlessness. Leg cramps and palpitations deprive you of a good night’s sleep. And the craving to eat strange …
Kidney stones are also known as renal calculi. They are tiny stones that are formed due to aggregation of crystal. These renal stones or calculi can occur anywhere in the urinary tract which includes the kidneys, the renal …
