What is Erectile Dysfunction? Erectile dysfunction (ED), or impotence, is any difficulty or inability to attain an erection or maintain it for a period of time that allows for sexual activity. The term is often used quite cautiously by men but accounts for varying degrees of disturbances with the penile erection. It is >> Read More ...
Any physical activity increases the body’s metabolic rate. There is a greater demand for oxygenation and when the existing depth and rate of breathing is insufficient for the body’s needs, it will subsequently rise to compensate accordingly. It is normal to be out of breath after a strenuous activity, like >> Read More ...
What is a Microbial Culture? A microbial culture is one of the diagnostic methods of microbiology and is used to determine the cause of an infectious disease by allowing the microorganism to multiply in certain specific media under controlled laboratory conditions. This helps to determine the type as well as severity of >> Read More ...
What Are Fungi? Fungi are a group of living organisms, consisting from unicellular yeasts, and multicellular molds and mushrooms. A word fungus, plural fungi, is adopted from Latin fungus (mushroom), from Greek sphongos (sponge), and refers to a physical appearance of fungi. Mycology (from Greek mykes = fungus) is a branch >> Read More ...
What is a pinched nerve? The term ‘pinched nerve‘ actually refers to any condition where compression of the nerve causes a range of sensory (‘feeling’) and motor (‘movement’) related symptoms in the affected area. While a pinched nerve if often believed to affect the spinal nerves only, >> Read More ...
Erectile Dysfunction Medications Drug therapy for erectile dysfunction was revolutionized with the introduction of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors. Until this time it was either a matter of luck with intraurethral alprostadil or a painful and risky procedure of intracavernosal injection with drugs like alprostadil and >> Read More ...
What Is Infection? An infection is an invasion and multiplying of pathogenic microbes in the body tissues in which they are not usually present (1). Pathogenic means capable of causing disease. Infection does not always cause a disease. Definitions of Infection-Related Terms A colonization is the usual presence of >> Read More ...
The vertebral column is the most important collection of bones to maintain stability of the skeletal structure and support of the entire body, especially when upright. It is made up of 33 bones, known as vertebra (plural ~ vertebrae), which may be fused at certain points, like in the lower parts of the spinal column. The >> Read More ...
A plantar calcaneal spur is an outgrowth from the bone at the back of the foot known as the calcaneus. This outgrowth is the cause of severe discomfort on the sole of the foot (plantar surface) and pain and is commonly known as heel spur pain. These spurs may develop over a long period of time and are initially >> Read More ...
What Is Sepsis? Sepsis (Greek sepsis= putrefaction, decay) is an exaggerated response of body’s immune system to an infection, like severe pneumonia or cellulitis, which has spread to the blood; it is also called blood infection. If treatment does not start promptly, sepsis may be deadly. NOTE: Bacteremia, viremia, >> Read More ...
