Informational Health Articles

Prostate is a gland size of a walnut, surrounding urethra in men. There are several problems related to this gland. In men under 50 years of age the main prostate...

Some nervous disorders cannot be predicted, including Parkinson’s disease or PD. This is one progressive neurological disorder affecting 1 out of every 500 people. It is also known as shaking...

There are not a lot of people who have heard of a certain condition called Dupuytren contracture and know that it is a formation of scar tissue underneath the skin...

Pinworms are nematodes and common human intestinal parasites. Most commonly, children are affected by worms, but this health condition is also present among the adults. Pinworm infection is known as...

Many women complain about painful breasts. Sometimes, this pain is enhanced a couple of days before a women is about to get her period, and it is one of the...

Acute intermittent porphyria is a member of a group of diseases called the porphyrias which are all characterized by some defect in heme metabolism. The result of such defects is...

What is benign neonatal sleep myoclonusBenign neonatal sleep myoclonus is a disorder commonly mistaken for seizures, especially by parents or caregivers. Seizures in newborn babies must always be taken seriously...

Roundworm is a parasitic organism that inhabits internal organs, usually gastrointestinal tract or lungs, of both animals and humans. It is much more commonly seen in animals but cases of...

Dry skin is something that every person suffers from occasionally. Some people are genetically more prone to dry skin or xerosis, while many others notice every now and then that...

Bedwetting or enuresis is commonly seen to happen at night (nocturnal enuresis). Doctors describe this condition as unintentional urination during sleep and this is why they often refer to this...