The nerves play an important role in the body by carrying signals to and from the spinal cord and brain (central nervous system). In this way sensory signals can feed back sensations to the central nervous system (CNS) and transmit signals to different parts of the body from the CNS. It is one of the body’s way of >> Read More ...
The urinary bladder is a hollow muscular sac that stretches to store urine. As it fills, we feel the urge to urinate. Most of the time we can resist this urge if it is not intense or until we are able to find a suitable environment to urinate, like the toilet. Sometimes we resist the urge even though it is intense. While >> Read More ...
Dehydration is the leading cause of death among children across the globe. In fact it is the dehydration that occurs as a result of diarrhea that is the killer in high risk groups like infants and children. The focus is therefore more often on diarrhea than on dehydration. Most, if not all of these deaths are preventable >> Read More ...
Fungal infections of the skin are among the more common types of skin infections. In most cases it is not serious and limited to only the outermost layers of the skin. However, this does not mean that it is any less uncomfortable especially when it occurs on sensitive areas of the body like the groin. The itching can at >> Read More ...
Itchy palms are a common symptom that in many cases have no clearly identifiable cause and resolves on its own within minutes to hours. This itching for no reason has been linked to many superstitions in different cultures. However, from medical perspective an itchy palm can be an important indicator that the skin of the >> Read More ...
We all get injured at some time the other. We tend to think that if there are no broken bones then an injury is not serious. However, some injuries may not lead to a broken bone but can still be severe and require medical attention. Some soft tissue injuries can be very severe like with a complete tear of a muscle, tendon >> Read More ...
Appetite changes during pregnancy is often expected to lean towards an increase in appetite. However, there are many reasons why a pregnant women may experience a decrease in appetite during pregnancy. These reasons can even vary among the different trimesters. Any appetite loss in pregnancy tends to be a cause for concern >> Read More ...
The gallbladder is a hollow organ that stores bile, a fluid produced by the liver which contains a number of substances including wastes produced by the liver. It sits under the liver and empties bile out into the small intestine through the common bile duct. The gallbladder has a neck and its own duct, the cystic duct, >> Read More ...
The toes may not seem to have the same flexibility as the fingers but there are just as many tiny joints in the toes as there are in the fingers. This allows the toes to bend and straighten at will. Most people are not able to bend the toes individually as they are able to do with their fingers. However, there are >> Read More ...
Your eyes like any part of your body has a limited capacity to the work it can do before it tires. We often do not think of our eyes in the same way as we think of our arms, brain or even our body in general. We expect our eyes to work continuously for 16 hours or more every day and to keep functioning at its optimum >> Read More ...
