Backache is one of the most common ailments prevalent today. Backaches are one of the most common complaints during pregnancy. Sedentary living habits, hazardous work patterns and psychological conditions associated with emotional stress, which bring...
Diaper rash is a type of irritant dermatitis that is localized to the diaper area in infants and often spares the skin of the folds beneath the diaper. Most infants develop a diaper rash at some time or another; some even arrive home from the hospita...
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. The airways are the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. The muscles of the bronchial walls tighten, and cells in the lungs produce extra mucus further narrowing your airways. This can...
Arteriosclerosis also called hardening of the arteries. Atherosclerosis is a disease affecting arterial blood vessels. Atherosclerosis occurs when fat, such as cholesterol is deposited along the walls of arteries, forming plaques and atheromas. This...
Anaemia is a blood disorder. Anaemia is the most common blood disorder in the US It affects about 3.5 million Americans. Women and people with chronic illnesses are at increased risk of anaemia. Anemia is a condition where there is a lower than norma...
Blood is essential for good health because the body depends on a steady supply of fuel and oxygen to reach its billions of cells. Blood also carries carbon dioxide and other waste materials to the lungs, kidneys, and digestive system; from there they...
Dandruff is a condition affecting the epidermal (outer) skin layer of the scalp characterized by itching and scaling of the scalp. More serious cases of dandruff can affect the facial areas as well. As it is normal for skin cells to die and flake off...
Wart (noncancerous skin growth caused by a virus) is a contagious, harmless growth caused by a virus that occurs on the skin or a mucous membrane. A hard rough lump growing on the skin, caused by infection with certain viruses and occurring typically...