Gout is an inflammatory form of arthritis wherein people face swelling and severe pain in their joints including elbows, thumbs, fingers, knees and ankles, especially in the big toe. Symptoms like redness, warmth and tenderness around joints are results of abnormal metabolism of Uric acid. This may be due to two conditions like the excess […]

Migraine is a complex condition which causes severe throbbing pain or a discomforting pulsing sensation, most often on either side of the head. Migraine is characterized by recurrent attacks of headache with variable intensity, frequency, and duration of each attack. Types of migraine Migraine with aura (complicated migraine): Around 15% to 20% of people with

Back pain is a symptom of a medical condition, and not a diagnosis. It is ache, pain, tension that affects the muscles or bones of the back from the base of the neck to the hips. Back pain is categorized into two types: Acute pain starts suddenly and lasts for up to 6 weeks. Chronic

Phobia is an overwhelming and unreasonable fear of an object or situation that poses little or no real danger. Phobia is a type of anxiety disorder. Unlike the brief anxiety most people feel when they give a speech or take a test, a phobia is long-lasting, causes intense physical and psychological reactions, and can affect

Sore throat is a painful, dry, or scratchy feeling in the throat. Sore throats are divided into types, based on the part of the throat they affect: Pharyngitis affects the area right behind the mouth. Tonsillitis is swelling and redness of the tonsils, the soft tissue in the back of the mouth. Laryngitis is swelling

OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorders) is an anxiety disorder & characterized by obsessive thoughts which are recurrent, unwanted & usually anxiety-provoking, & by compulsions, repeated acts which relieve feelings of tension. Types of OCD OCD of Mental Contamination and cleanliness: Patients feel mental contamination along with a fear of things that might be dirty or a

A kidney stone is a solid mass made up of tiny crystals. One or more stones can be in the kidney or ureter at the same time. When a solution can no more dissolve a substance it is called saturation point. And when a solution contains more of the dissolved material than it can actually

What are Worm Infestations? Children often complain of stomach ache. One of the leading causes of stomach ache in children is intestinal infection which is mostly caused by intestinal parasites such as worms. Worms tend to live in the intestine and feed off your child’s nutrition. There are different types of intestinal worms that can

Food poisoning, also called food borne illness, is illness caused by eating contaminated food. Infectious organism including bacteria, viruses and parasites or their toxins are the most common causes of food poisoning. Infectious organisms or their toxins can contaminate food at any point of processing or production. Contamination can also occur at home if food

Teeth are the hardest part of the human body. They are essential for eating, speech and give shape to the face of a person. A tooth is divided into three parts i.e., the crown, which is the part that projects into the mouth, the neck and the root, which is the part that descends below