Disease

Trigeminal nerve is the 5th cranial nerve that supplies sensation to face from brain. The word neuralgia refers to severe pain along the course of nerve, caused due to nerve damage or irritation. It is one of the widest reaching nerves in the head and when it gets affected causing pain, it is called [...]

Prostate gland, a walnut sized gland directly below the bladder in men, seminal fluid produce by prostate gland, helps to nourish, and transport sperms. Prostatitis occurs when there is inflammation and swelling of the prostate gland. Prostatitis causes difficult and painful urination. Males of all age groups can be affected but more common after [...]

Chalazion is a slow, small growing cyst or lump, which develops within the eyelid due to inflammation or blockage in meibomian gland located at the edge of eyelid. These glands produce oil that helps to lubricate (moist) the surface of eye. Chalazion is not a styes, styes is due to bacterial infection causing gland [...]

Hypertension is the medical terminology for high blood pressure, in which the long-term force of the blood against the artery walls when high enough can lead to a heart attack or stroke. The more the blood heart pumps and the narrower the arteries, the higher the blood pressure. According to world health organization (WHO) [...]

Diabetic is a disease where the body cannot produce insulin or cannot be used effectively as per requirement. The hormone called insulin is responsible for helping the cells take in sugar to use for energy. When this get disturbed, the levels of sugar in the blood can become too high. Prolonged high sugar levels [...]

Depression is a mental health condition which is marked by an overwhelming feeling of isolation with predominent sadness and despair that affects how a person thinks, feels and functions. Condition may interfere significantly with daily life and may prompt thoughts of suicide, depression is not like sadness, loneliness or grief which is caused by [...]

Normally our immune system protects us from various disease producing bacteria and viruses. An auto immune disorder happens when body’s immune system does not recognizes normal healthy cells of our body and attacks them by producing auto antibodies. Thus damaging its own cells resulting into inflammation. An auto immune disorder affects one or more [...]

Anxiety neurosis is a mental illness which is relatively mild in form and characterized by extreme agitation distress which mainly occurs without any obvious cause. Anxiety is normal in many situations, sometimes anxiety can be helpful also like for dealing with threatening situation, study harder for an exam or perform better in sports. Anxiety [...]

Anemia is a condition that develops when the blood in the body lacks enough red blood cells or hemoglobin (part of red blood cells that binds oxygen).  Anemia can happen if:  Body doesn't make enough red blood cells. Bleeding causes to lose red blood cells more quickly than they can be replaced. [...]

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive dementia that causes brain cells to degenerate and die, leading to a continuous decline in thinking, behavioural, and social skills that disrupts the patient's ability to function independently everyday tasks. There is no treatment that cures Alzheimer's disease. In advanced stages, complications from severe loss of brain function can [...]