Disease & Condition

Ventral Hernia – Causes, Picture, Symptoms And Treatment

by Shan March 11, 2013

Hernia in general is the protrusion of the body tissue through a wall cavity in which it is contained. Ventral hernia is one of the common forms of hernia from which people suffer. In this condition, the wall of the abdominal cavity protrudes, which results in the bulging of the abdominal wall. Muscles and body [...]

Yellow Eyes – Causes,Picture,Symptoms And Treatment

by Shan March 11, 2013

Yellow eyes are caused when the white part of the eye gets yellow in color. This happens due to a pigment, which is termed as bilirubin. The bilirubin is a yellow colored pigment produced by the breakdown of old red blood cells. The liver produces this pigment, which is released into the intestine and after [...]

Right Side Abdominal Pain – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

by Shan March 11, 2013

Abdominal pain is the most commonly encountered pain by us. Abdominal Pain can be due to many reasons, ranging from cancer to simple indigestion. Abdominal pain is characterized by its position in the abdomen. There are different reasons of different position pains. If the pain is localized to an area, reoccurs frequently and is severe [...]

Swelling Knee – Causes, Pictures, Symptoms And Treatment

by Shan March 2, 2013

Swelling knee is the result of accumulation of excessive lymph or water around the knee joint or in it. It is also referred as knee effusion. Many people commonly call it as water in the knee. The swollen knee can have an acute or chronic effect on the person suffering from it; this depends completely [...]

Hypoglycaemia: what are the causes and signs?

by David White February 9, 2013

Some lifelong conditions can be managed effectively with the right medicine. However, others can be a little more difficult to control, with many peaks and troughs experienced those with the condition. One such condition is hypoglycaemia, a disease with many of the same characteristics as diabetes, but what is it? Put simply, hypoglycaemia is a [...]

Relapsing Polychondritis: Causes, Symptoms And Treatment

by Guest Author January 23, 2013

Relapsing Polychondritis is a chronic disorder of the cartilage that is relatively uncommon. It is often characterized by bouts of painful inflammation in various parts of the body, which can recur from time to time. Chondritis is cartilage inflammation; poly means that it can occur in multiple parts of the body – often simultaneously. Not [...]

HIV Rashes – Causes, Symptoms And Treatment

by Shan January 16, 2013

Skin rash is one of the main symptoms associated with HIV. HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus leads to AIDS. AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV. HIV is a virus, which weakens the body of those who are infected by this virus. It damages the body’s defensive system so that it cannot fight with [...]

Bumps On The Tongue -Definition, Disease, Causes, Awareness And Treatment

by Shan December 16, 2012

The tongue isn’t a muscle we tend to think a lot about until a problem arises. Exposed to everything we put in our mouths, the tongue not only lets us taste and enjoy our food, it also helps us manipulate the food to chew and for digestion. When something does go wrong with the tongue, [...]

Sinus Infection – Causes, Picture, Symptoms And Treatment

by Shan December 16, 2012

Sinusitis is a condition that can affect people throughout the year, but with winter coming on and weather changes in the air, a lot more people are going to be trying to find out how to beat a sinus infection. It’s a common occurrence, with more than 24 million cases in the United States annually. [...]

Livedo Reticularis – Causes, Picture, Symptoms And Treatment

by Shan December 10, 2012

Livedo Reticularis Causes, Symptoms ,Treatment

Primary Livedo reticularis is a vascular condition that affects the superficial blood vessels and the capillaries. This disease causes a purplish colored appearance on the skin. Medium veins of the body swell in this disease. This condition is associated with autoimmune diseases such as the systemic lupus erythematosus. It can also be associated with abnormal [...]