WHAT IS IT? It is a disease with a defect in the clotting process. Normally, after the human body faces an injury, platelets along with clotting factor seal the injury site, form a clot and arrest bleeding.In hemophilia, the clotting factor is missing as a result of which the blood fails to clot. So the …
Many types of headache exists frontal headache, occipital headache, tension headache and depending on the location, severity & other factors, it can be diagnosed and treated accordingly. Migraine is a type of headache with severe theobbing pain on just one side of the head. Including the area behind ones eye (retro – orbital pain) many …
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 …
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 …
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 …
So what, according to you, makes one happy. A pair of new shoes , a home theatre or a new car? This feeling of happiness is a result of an interplay of 4 chemicals released by the human brain. These are endorphins, dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin. Endorphins are body’s natural painkillers and help us in …
As we all know that “Prevention is better than cure” here is some insight what needs to be done. This winter many people have been infected with H1N1. It is a respiratory infection causing flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, watery eyes, body aches, headache, feeling tired, diarrhea, …
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in India, next only to breast. India sees the highest number of deaths due to cervical cancer as compared to any other country in the world. However, the good news is that combined efforts of screening and vaccination can help us eliminate this problem and make India …
PCOS is a condition associated with hormonal imbalance in the women of reproductive age group. In this condition there are many cysts which develop in the ovaries thus hampering ovulation and leading to infertility. Also, there is increased production of male hormone (testosterone), insulin resistance and all these collectively causing an array of symptoms in …
