Meningitis is basically an inflammation of the meninges. Meninges are the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. Mostly it is caused by bacteria or viruses but it can also be caused both by the use of certain medicines and illness. Read more »

The term allergy is used to describe any malfunction of human immune system causing a serious reaction against normally harmless substances in a natural environment. Such substances are called allergens. The allergic reaction causes eczema, hay fever, asthma and many other conditions which are commonly referred to as allergies. Skin allergies are most common. Read more »

Basically the liver cancer is a cancer that starts in our liver. There are two main types of liver cancer.Hepatoma and cholangiocarcinoma. Hepatoma is a primary liver cancer. Cholangiocarcinoma is a bile duct cancer. Liver cancer can also be categorized as primary and secondary liver cancer, latter one being more crucial for liver cancer symptoms. In most cases, liver cancer starts due to cancer in another organ. Read more »

Migraine headache is a neurological disease and is 3 times more common in women than in men. Adolescents and children also suffer from migraine headache. Migraine headaches are caused by nerve cell production of pain signals including prostaglandins and serotonins often in response to brain blood vessel constriction which is followed by expansion. Read more »

Obesity or overweight is a condition of excessive fat accumulation in the body. A person is considered to be obese if his/her body weight becomes 20% or more than normal weight. Morbid obesity means that a person is: Read more »

Bone cancer is a type of cancer that usually affects both adults and children. Bone cancer is most common in children and teens. Bone cancer can be divided into two types:

• Primary bone cancer-if it is originated in the bone.
• Secondary bone cancer-if cancer spreads from other locations to the bone. Read more »

The AIDS-Related Cancers are actually a group of cancers that develop more frequently in persons with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection. The most common form of AIDS-related cancer is Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) which was one of the most common and first indications of AIDS epidemic. According to recent research, the number of AIDS-related cancers has been increasing by 2% to 3%. Read more »

What is a heart attack?

When blood flow to a section of heart muscles is blocked, a heart attack occurs. If this blood flow to heart muscles is not restored quickly, the section of heart muscle begins to die due to lack of oxygen. Read more »