Posted on June 18, 2007Obesity - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Obesity in children and adolescents is a serious issue with many health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood.
Health Diseases Articles
Posted on June 17, 2007Anemia - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Anemia is a condition where there is a lower than normal number of red blood cells in the blood, usually measured by a decrease in the amount of hemoglobin. " It is a common problem for cancer patients and often results from the therapies used to...
Posted on June 17, 2007Alopecia - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Alopecia areata is a form of hair loss from areas of the body, usually from the scalp . Because it causes bald spots on the head, especially in the first stages, it is sometimes called spot baldness.
Posted on June 17, 2007Malaria - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Malaria is a serious disease caused by a parasite. Infected mosquitoes spread it. Malaria is very common throughout the world. In the United States, the main risk is to persons traveling to tropical and subtropical countries where malaria is a...
Posted on June 17, 2007Toxic Shock Syndrome - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Streptococcal toxic-shock syndrome is defined group A streptococcal infection. It is associated with the early onset of shock and organ failure. It can be caused by one of two different types of bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus...
Posted on June 17, 2007Multiple Myeloma - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Multiple myeloma is also called is Plasma-cell myeloma. It is an incurable but treatable disease. Plasma-cell myeloma is a cancer in plasma cells. Plasma cells is a type of white blood cell and white blood cell is helpful to know about normal...
Posted on June 16, 2007Gas Gangrene - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Gas Gangrene also called is Clostridial and Myonecrosis. It is caused by Clostridium perfringens(ecrotizing subcutaneous infection). This bacteria is belong to Group A Streptococcus. Clostridium bacteria is produce toxins and it cause tissue death...
Posted on June 16, 2007Brucellosis - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Brucellosis is a bacteria, disease. Brucellosis is also called Mediterranean fever. It caused by a Brucella canis bacteria. These bacteria are passed among animals and vertebrates.
Posted on June 16, 2007Rubeola - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Rubeola is an acute highly contagious disease is also known Measles. Measles is a virus. It is is a highly contagious and respiratory infection. It is mostly seen in the winter and spring.
Posted on June 16, 2007Diphtheria - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Diphtheria is an upper respiratory tract illness. It is caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a facultatively anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium.
Posted on June 16, 2007Conjunctivitis - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Conjunctivitis is commonly name is pink eye. It is is an infection of the conjunctiva. Conjunctiva is a membrane that covers the sclera (white part of the eye) and lines the inside of the eyelids.
Posted on June 16, 2007Home Remedies for Dandruff
Dandruff is due to the excessive shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp. It is also called scurf. Dandruff is a skin disorder that results from neither too little moisture nor too much oil.
Posted on June 16, 2007How to Get Rid of Adult Acne
Adult acne is a very common problem. Boys are more likely to suffer acne scarring than girls. But girls are more likely to have adult acne. Adult acne affects 25% of all adult men and 50% of adult women at some time in their adult lives.
Posted on June 16, 2007How to Get Rid of Melasma
Melasma is a tan or dark facial skin discoloration. Melasma is particularly common in women, especially pregnant women. Melasma is an acquired of sun-exposed areas.
Posted on June 16, 2007How to Get Rid of Dermatitis
Dermatitis simply means skin inflammation. It caused by direct contact with an irritating substance. It is more common in men than women and the peak age of onset is at 55-65 years of age.
Posted on June 16, 2007How to Get Rid of Pruritus
Pruritus is one of the most prominent and disturbing symptoms of skin and other diseases, which was already known to the physicians in the Old Age, including Hippocrates who wrote about it.
Posted on June 16, 2007Home Remedies to Fight Acne
Acne is a common skin disease that causes pimples. Acne affects a large percentage of humans at some stage in life. Acne lesion, called the comedo is simply an enlarged and plugged hair follicle.
Posted on June 16, 2007How to Get Rid of Cold Sores
Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus, and they're contagious. Canker sores, which aren't contagious, are ulcers that occur in the soft tissues inside your mouth, places where cold sores don't occur.
