Overview Cervical Dystonia, is also known as spasmodic torticollis, is the condition where you can experience an uncontrolled tilt of your head.The involuntary contraction of your neck muscles is the responsible factor for this. It compels the head to twist or turn to one side. Very unfortunately, it is a very painful condition and it`s complete cure is still in…
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) is a disease of the bile ducts. The function of bile duct is to carry the digestive liquid bile from the liver to the small intestine. In this condition, there are scars within the bile ducts due to inflammation. Inflammation as well as scars make the bile duct narrow and gradually cause serious liver damage. This…
When the body starts excreting too much protein in your urine it leads to kidney disorder which is known as a Nephrotic syndrome. Nephrotic syndrome is due to the damage to the clusters of small blood vessels in your kidneys which filters waste and excess water from your blood. This can also result in swelling (edema), particularly in your feet…
Cirrhosis is a condition of severe scarring of the liver which decreases liver functions.it mainly occurs at terminal stages of chronic liver disease. It is progressive disease which grows over a year. If it continues to grow it leads to scar tissue to build up and finally stops liver function. The liver function is to detoxify harmful substances in body,…
Genes are important because they are the blueprints for proteins, but proteins are where the action is in human life & health. This ability to find links between sets of proteins get involved in different genetic disorders. Genetic disorders are very rare, among them neurofibromatosis is one. This disorder causes benign tumors of nerves & growths in other parts of…
Adenocarcinoma is the most common of all the lung cancers and whenever the word Adeno in front of a carcinoma, that means it is happening in the glands. So, adenocarcinoma is a glandular cancer of the lungs. Lung adenocarcinoma accounts for about 40% of all the lung cancers. It tends to grow more slowly than the other kinds of lung…
What is PCOD or PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Disease or syndrome) It is a disorder which a serious problem nowdays. It is a condition which altogether disturbs the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone among women which is responsible for inducing growth of very small cysts of ovary in the uterus. Disturbance in female’s menstrual cycle, fertility issues, cardiac problems and unwarranted start to…
WHAT IS FATTY LIVER DISEASE? Some fats are in the liver is normal but if liver produces more than 5-10% of fat in the weight of the liver then this condition known as fatty liver disease. It is also known as “steatosis”. Fatty liver has an accumulation of triglycerides and other fats in the liver cells which is characterized by…
Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT) is a heart disorder which is typically characterized by occasional episodes of ‘faster than normal’ heart rate. The ‘beats per minute (bpm)’ rate in an individual suffering from PSVT can go up to 250 beats, while the normal rate is 60 and 100 bpm. As such, the episodes of PSVT may give the affected individuals the…
Overview MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) infection is a kind of infection that is caused by staph bacteria. These bacteria are usually found on the skin or the nose and become resistant to the antibodies that are used to treat the staph infection. If left untreated, the infection may cause several complications. Hence there is a strong need to treat…