If you have been experiencing bouts of cough along with the production of mucus and shortness of breath, you may be having bronchitis, a condition that is a more severe condition than common cold but less severe than pneumonia. Your body has two bronchial tubes, air passages that carry air to and from your lungs. […]
It is estimated that nearly more than 50% of the adult population globally doesn’t sleep well. Different sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy, etc. hamper the sleep of millions of people. The most common sleep disorder among these is insomnia which makes it hard for you to fall asleep or […]
Good mental health is important for a person’s overall health and your mental health depends on various factors. Depression is a kind of mental disorder that can affect people of any age, economic status, and gender. It’s such a complex disorder that even a physically fit person, doing well economically, has a good social life […]
Hives is a common skin condition that appears as a lumpy rash or itchy welts. Caused by an allergic reaction, cold weather, water, infection or an autoimmune disease, these welts can occur in red, pink, white or skin colour. The size of the welts can vary from that of a pencil tip to a plate […]
Hepatitis is an inflammatory condition of the liver often caused by a viral infection. But, sometimes hepatitis can be caused by other factors as well including autoimmune conditions, certain medicines, and alcohol consumption. Your liver is the largest internal organ in the body weighing up to 1.3 kg – 1.6 kg and its size would […]
Your gallbladder is a small pouch kind of organ that holds bile, a digestive fluid that helps in the digestion process. When the digestive fluid hardens and deposits in the gallbladder, the hardened deposits are called gallstones. Ranging from the size of a sand grain to a golf ball, gallstones can occur as a single […]
Across the world, there are many couples who have been deprived of parenthood due to infertility. Per the estimates of the World Health Organization, nearly forty-eight million couples globally are affected by infertility. Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system that can affect both men and women wherein a couple cannot conceive after having […]
Inability to get pregnant after twelve months of regular unprotected sex is infertility and when this occurs due to a problem in a female’s reproductive system, it is female infertility. Generally, around a third of the causes of infertility are due to problems in males, another third are due to female problems and the rest […]
All the organs of the human body play a key role in maintaining the health of a person and adenoid glands, the tiny tissues in the back of the throat, are no different. Adenoids can’t be seen but they help fight infections, especially before the age of five. They catch the germs that can bring […]
Typhoid, a bacterial infection leading to high fever, diarrhea, and vomiting, is passed on through contaminated food and drinking water and is more common where hygiene is not followed properly. It is possible that people may carry the infection even without developing symptoms. You must get timely treatment for typhoid to avoid fatal complications. It […]