Reactive arthritis is an auto-immune disorder which mostly remains under diagnosed. Women are more prone to this disease and its exact incidence is very difficult to…
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Narcolepsy is experienced by 200,000 people in the United States. Only 50,000 people are diagnosed with this sleeping disorder every year. Its prevalence is 1 per…
Somogyi effect is a controversial phenomenon proposed by Dr.Michael Somogyi in 1928. He was a Hungarian-born professor of biochemistry at the Washington University and Jewish Hospital…
Blood is a specialized bodily fluid. It provides oxygen and nutrients to the basic building blocks of our life, the cells. It is made up of…
Knee arthritis is the term used to describe the condition of osteoarthritis affecting the knee. Since the disease is of autoimmune origin, there is no cure…
One-thirds of Americans are obese. Obesity is a physical disorder where there is excess accumulation of fat cells in the body. It affects the body by…
Excess levels of high density lipoprotein or good cholesterol HDL above 80 mg per deciliter of blood can be harmful to type 1 diabetic women. This…
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca or Dry Eye Syndrome is an eye disease due to reduced production on tear in the organ. It is commonly seen in people above…
Angina is a chest pain experienced when the heart muscles do not get enough oxygen rich blood. It is not a disease but rather a symptom…
Cancer refers to a class of diseases affecting the healthy cells. Based on the properties of the affected cells, there are two types of cancer. They…
Diabetic people are always in the look out of foods which can keep their blood sugar levels under control and yet provide the essential nutrients to…
Our body’s protection system which identifies a disease causing agent and kills it, is called the immune system. Due to some mechanisms yet to be understood,…