Diseases
Legionnaires’ disease
Legionnaires’ disease it is an infection on the respiratory system. The disease, which is also known as Legion Fever, is caused usually by the bacteria Legionella pneumophila , this is a bacteria that thrives near water basins in a regions with warmer climate. The bacteria is not transmitted between persons, its transition from a person...
How to help a person who suffers from depression
Depression is a complex mental illness and is something more than sadness, helplessness, consternation, languidness, self-criticism, reclusion, loss of concentration, loss of appetite, social isolation etc… symptoms of depression and their intensity vary from a person to person. The term depression is often confused with bad mood. You can hear many people say they are...
How to identify stomach flu
Stomach flu commonly known as viral gastroenteritis is an inflammation process of the stomach and the intestines or bowels as a result of a virus. This is as a matter of fact the leading cause of severe diarrhea in both children and adults. There are many types of viruses that cause the stomach flu, but...
Common illnesses during spring season
There are some specific diseases or sicknesses that are common in certain seasons and in this article we will focus on the most common diseases during spring and how we can manage them or prevent ourselves from getting them in the first place. 1. Flue and common cold is one of the common diseases...
Factors that tend to increase your risk for ulcerative colitis disease
Ulcerative colitis is part of the diseases that cause inflammation or ulcers to your bowels that are usually very uncomfortable, painful and usually bleed sometimes. There are numbers of causes of the same ranging from heredity to a compromised or a low immunity and many others. However, some factors that could make one vulnerable...
Keratosis Pilaris; what is it?
Keratosis Pilaris is a skin condition which is referred as chicken skin. The condition appears as red, bumpy and rough skin. Females are more frequently affected by Keratosis Pilaris than the males and adult population of about 40% are affected by it. Though a considerably harmless skin state, it is not pleasant to the eye....
Sinus headaches; Home remedies for relieving the pain
The most common symptoms of sinusitis are runny nose and annoying headache. First of all let me tell you that sinuses are air filled cavities that are present inside the head which are connected to the nostrils via tiny openings. Sinus headache is characterized by pain in the region that is above the nose, in...
Risk factors for stroke
It has been proven through meticulous research that some factors could potentiate one’s risk of suffering from stroke. Some of these risk factors can be controlled, meaning avoided and there are some that are beyond one’s capability as far as controlling or prevention is concerned. Below are some of the factors that we can at...
What is Gastro-esophageal reflux disease?
Esophagus, which is one of the parts of the digestive system, connects the mouth with the stomach. To pass on the food from the mouth to the opening of the stomach, it contains two sphincters. Sphincters are openings with valves. The two sphincters are the pharyngo-esophageal sphincter which is the upper one, and the lower...
Lactoferrin; an anti-acne remedy you should know about
It is a myth that consuming dairy products results in worsening of acne. The facts aren’t clear yet but let me surprise you by the amazing anti-acne properties found in a protein found in cow’s milk. Lactoferrin, a protein which is one of the components of fermented cow’s milk has been proven to lessen...
How many types of Diabetes are there?
When you hear about someone who is diabetic, you assume they have a problem with their pancreas or may be their blood sugar level. But do you know that diabetes has many types and many of them you don’t even know about? Practically, in the world that we live in, the incidence of diabetes is...
The annoying headaches
Headaches are pretty disturbing to all of us. Do you know 90% of the whole population of the world have had headache some time in life? You may hear people complaining about the pounding of their heads too often. So what are the things that you should know about headache in general? The following is...
