Bronchiectasis is a medical condition involving an abnormal dilatation of the large airways in the lungs, resulting from chronic infections, obstruction in the lungs, hereditary diseases, and auto immune disorders. Abnormal dilatation of the airways causes symptoms of a chronic obstructive disease in which the lungs get inflamed easily, with collapse of the airways. The…
Halitosis is an offensive odor which comes from the mouth, nose, or airway. It is also defined as exhaled air containing more than 75 parts per billion of odor-producing volatile sulfur compounds. Halitosis in children is often due to the decomposition of mucus secretions and debris which accumulate on the tongue, in the nose, and…
Introduction Vitamin B is a water soluble organic compound which is an essential nutrient needed by the body for everyday living, and the hundreds of processes your body carries out to enable it to function, Like all vitamins it cannot be manufactured by the body and must be derived from dietary sources or from supplementation…
Medical Tourism is taking people to places and the best part is that they are being benefitted as they get treatment from the best doctors and are open to more options for treatments. Most of the medical tours are now within the budget. You go for whatever you can afford and yet get the best…
Are we are all “medical citizens,” embedded as potential or actual patients, with our physicians, insurer’s, pharmaceutical companies, government bodies and others in a system of societal, moral and organizational stakeholders? Today, with the advent of the Internet, High Speed Bandwidth, Social Media, Support Groups and Self Care Protocols, patients for the first time in…
The pipette which is the most commonly used equipment in laboratories for extracting samples has a history of more than sixty years. Liquids and semi-solids are transferred using pipettes. Genetics, microbiology, chemical research such as pharmaceuticals etc are some other areas that make use of pipettes very frequently. In earlier 50’s one of the major…
Composite dressings are dressings that combine the advantages of multiple layers, providing more than one function in wound care management. Each layer of dressing is physiologically distinct. To learn how to use these dressings, and when not to, read on. Product Overview Most composite dressings have three layers. The bottom layer is usually composed of…
The Hindu Marriage Act was enacted by the Indian Parliament in the year 1955, with the purpose of regulating the personal life among the Hindus, especially their institution of marriage, its validity, conditions for invalidity and applicability etc. There are many salient features in the provisions of the act that makes and even prompt a…
Beside good things, modern times gave us a bunch of very negative too. Rise of technology and everyday chase for money left us very little space for exercising and proper food intake. Therefore it’s not surprising that about 30 % of Americans have problem with obesity. However, there are at least one important factor for…
If you’ve always been mediocre in the art of making love to your woman then it is time that you learned about the two most deadly tips to make her pass out from orgasm pleasure. Read further to find out about these two tips and also learn to master them. These tips will change the…
Unfortunately for many sufferers, lung cancer is seldom diagnosed when it is in its early stages, and is usually only discovered by accident when either a routine chest X-ray, or a CT (computer tomography) scan is ordered by a doctor for another health issue. Some 25% of all lung cancer sufferers tend to show no…
Symptoms from a mild rash can sometimes be relieved by the following: Cool compresses with water or milk Calamine – A nonprescription lotion Aveeno oatmeal bath – A product you put in the bath to relieve itching Oral antihistamines such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl) A poison ivy rash will usually begin to appear 1 to 2…
All human beings communicate [as do animals, reptiles and birds] through sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. To not have any of these senses is to be considered disabled. Lack of sight or sound is to be blind or deaf. Lack of the sense of touch is called Somatosensory deficit or disability. Lack of the…
Most loss of hearing follows a standard pattern. As the person gets older, they lose the ability to hear the higher frequencies. By the time most people reach their mid-twenties, they can’t hear the highest pitched sounds that teenagers can hear anymore. Women and children become harder to understand than men. This is high frequency…
Fed up of Dry Skin? During cold winter months, dry skin problem gets intense enough and cause discomforts such as pain and unsightly appearance. Dry skin is a health problem that needs intermittent attention.You need to change erroneous dietary patterns and habits to get rid of dry skin. Dry chapped hands, it is one of…
