1. Kleptomania - Keep your eyes on!
November 06, 2013
When an individual has kleptomania, he feels irresistible urge to steal things that may or may not be needed and usually have no much value. It is a serious mental health disorder which generally doesn’t disappear of its own. Nor is it cured by household remedies or self constraint .It is a cycle of...
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2. Knee pain - The knackered knee
November 02, 2013
Knee pain may arise on account of injury such as torn cartilage. It may arise on account of some medical conditions like gout or infections. Not all cases are serious but the joint damage can worsen if left untreated.
Symptoms:- 1. Stiffness and pain during movement 2. Swelling ...
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3. Yellow Fever - The mosquito malady
November 01, 2013
Aedes aegypti mosquito is responsible for the acquisition of Yellow fever virus by human beings and monkeys. When the infected mosquito bites a healthy person, the virus typically known as Flavivirus is transmitted from salivary glands of the mosquito to bloodstream of the person. Incubation period...
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4. Black Hairy tongue - A banana skin condition
October 30, 2013
Black hairy tongue is a painless condition which leads to dark and furry appearance of tongue. These bacteria build up tiny pinkish white projections known as papillae on the surface of the tongue. These papillae grow gradually and create hair like projections. As the papillae grow, pigments from fo...
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5. Methods of contraception - matter of great concern
October 29, 2013
Main task that contraceptive are assigned to do is to prohibit mating of sperms and ovum. This task is carried out in different ways by different methods. Some of them include hormonal methods which prevent release of egg from ovaries, barrier methods like condoms which prohibit sperms from reaching...
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6. Side effects of sleeping pills
October 26, 2013
Like most of the medications, sleeping pills contain sedative hypnotic ingredients like barbiturates and benzodiazepines. They cause drowsiness and a person can become addictive to them. Some newly invented medicines are addiction-free and can be used instead of old “habit forming” medications. More...
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7. Vitamin Deficiency Anemia - Vitamins are vital for health
October 23, 2013
Chief cause of Vitamin deficiency anemia is insufficient intake of Vitamin B012, Vitamin C and folic acid through diet. In some cases, even if nutrient intake is sufficient, body is unable to process them. When absorption is lesser than normal, the body cannot produce adequate number of red blood ce...
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8. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Beyond any cure
October 17, 2013
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease occurs on account of abnormal version of protein prion. The otherwise harmless protein becomes deadly in this disease. Symptoms are similar to those of Dementia and Alzheimer’s. But it progresses much rapidly than the later.
It is autosomal dominant gene disease. O...
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9. Risk factors of Primary Dysmenorrhea
October 15, 2013
Dysmenorrhea is categorized into two types on the basis of causal agents. Primary Dysmenorrhea occurs on account of extreme uterine contraction by a chemical called prostaglandin during menses. As a result, blood vessels in the vicinity get chocked, depriving muscles of the oxygen. This inadequacy o...
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10. Battle with Baker's cyst
October 12, 2013
Synovial fluid present in knees facilitates smooth functioning and movements of knees. It is a lubricating fluid that reduces fraction between moving parts of the knees. Sometimes, too much of synovial fluid is secreted resulting into a buildup of fluid in the form of cyst behind the knees. The Bake...
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