Does stress cause weight gain? There are several reasons for weight gain – some related to lifestyle factors (the most common causes), physiological responses like pregnancy and pathological factors like diseases of the thyroid or adrenal glands. Weight gain in most instances is a result of consuming more calories >> Read More ...
There are several areas in the body where certain organs and structures may move against each other thereby causing friction. Where two bones meet to articulate, the area has specialized cartilage and fluid within a capsule to reduce friction. This is known as a joint. At other sites like between between muscles, tendons, >> Read More ...
Fructose Problems in the Body Fructose or fruit sugar is a simple sugar (monosaccharide) found in fruits, certain root vegetables, some flowers and honey. It can be directly absorbed into the bloodstream as is the case with glucose, another widely available simple sugar, without it having been broken down any further by >> Read More ...
Vomiting is a forceful expulsion of the upper gastrointestinal contents. This is the food, fluid and secretions in the esophagus, stomach and the first part of the small intestine known as the duodenum. Less commonly the contents within the middle and end portions of the small intestine, jejunum and ileum, may also be >> Read More ...
Infection of the mastoid process, a protrusion of the temporal bone of the skill, is known as mastoiditis. One of the most common causes is a result of a middle ear infection (otitis media) which spreads to the skull bone if left untreated or is severe. Most of these infections are bacterial in nature and can be >> Read More ...
The treatment of pigmentation disorders involves the management of hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation skin disorders. Hyperpigmentation refers to the darkening of the skin due to increased production of the melanin which is the skin pigment synthesized by melanocytes. Hypopigmentation is lightening of the skin due to >> Read More ...
There are various sounds that emanate from the gastrointestinal tract. This is known as borborygmi and is a normal part of the abdominal sounds. It is caused by the movement of fluid and gas through the bowels in particular. Most of the times the majority of these sounds are not audible although the odd rumbling and >> Read More ...
What is mastoiditis? Mastoiditis is the inflammation of the bony protrusion of the skull just behind the ear canal. The mastoid process is a part of the temporal bone and has hollow air spaces known as the mastoid antrum and mastoid cells. In mastoiditis it is the mucosal membrane lining the mastoid antrum and mastoid >> Read More ...
About AIDS AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is the most severe stage of the infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). According to the WHO (World Health Organization), AIDS is the fourth and final stage of HIV infection (WHO stage 4) marked by the presence of potentially life threatening and >> Read More ...
What is Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative condition primarily affecting movement of the body although some patients may also experience other neurological dysfunction like dementia. It is one of the most common neurological conditions in the elderly particularly in developed >> Read More ...
