All Entries in the "General Health" Category
The difference in the terminology of meningitis and encephalitis
Meningitis and encephalitis are both infections related to the nervous system; however there is a difference between the two of them. You may have come across lots of words that sound and seem to be the same, however, in medical terminology itis stands for the word infection and infections are very common when you have a serious condition.
Understanding Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the substantia nigra. This disease was discovered by Dr. James Parkinson and hence its name.However, it was only in the 1960’s that medical science was able to get more information on the causes and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and that it could start to work on methods to help alleviate this problem.
Snoring and sleep apnea – What’s the correlation?
Snoring is quite a common sleep problem encountered by many people. In fact it has been proved by research that 40% of people snore at some point in their life.
Advancement in technology for limb loss cases
Amniotic banding is a accident where a tiny fiber that supports the structure of the growing fetus inside the mother’s womb breaks and wraps around a limb in the baby’s body creating a deformation or malformation of one of the limbs of the baby in the early stages of pregnancy.
Scientific aspects of schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects the ability to recognize between the real and unreal facts of life. The most common symptom of schizophrenia is auditory hallucinations.
Available treatments for Crohn’s Disease
Research into the possibilities of curing Crohn’s disease is being done and there are many anti-inflammatory drugs that are being very helpful in giving the patient some relieve from its symptoms.
Causes of Fatal diseases
There are many diseases that are affecting humans in very regular basis and some of them are increasing very badly and are becoming fatal. The five most common fatal diseases at the moment are heart attack, cancer, stroke, lung diseases and diabetes.
Understanding Fat Avocado
Avocado is a very tasty tropical fruit that ripens after harvesting. The shape is that of a large pear or berry and it has a large seed in it.
