
Eye health and lifestyle
Human body is made in a way that its different systems depend largely on one another and when one system suffers, it will reflect on other functions too. A healthy...

Benefits of chest physiotherapy
During one's medical treatment, aperson may be directed towards chest physiotherapy. This form oftreatment is a actually an umbrella term, encompassing severaldifferent forms of therapy, improving the health of the...

Prevention of tuberculosis disease
About 2 billion people in the world are infected with tuberculosis bacterium but the disease develops in 1 of every 10 people. Africa and South East Asia are known as...

Eye health and low vision
Low vision is not a medical condition per se. It is actually a characteristic of different eye diseases. People with low vision are usually those suffering from refractive errors. Low...

Epilepsy from head injury
Posttraumatic epilepsy is acquired condition associated with damage to certain parts of the brain. This type of epilepsy develops as a result of head trauma or is a side effect...

Dry skin rash
When a person gets skin rash it might mean that he or she is suffering from some inflammatory problem of the skin. Skin specialists (dermatologists) differentiate such rash according to...

Managing dry eyes and dry mouth associated with Sjogren's syndrome
Disorder of the Immune SystemThere are many autoimmune diseases all characterized by an abnormal reaction of the immune system. Namely, the body loses its ability to recognize its own components...

Central retinopathy vein occlusion
What is Retinal Vein Occlusion?As it is the case with any other organ in our body, there are blood vessels that nourish the retina and blood vessels that take the...

Splenectomy procedure: Removal of the spleen
The spleen is an internal organ located in the abdomen, with a few functions all of which are associated with red blood cells and the immune system. Namely, the organ...

Prevention of traveler's diarrhea
Just as the name suggests, traveler’s diarrhea is diarrhea that occurs due to consumption of contaminated food and water. Of course, it is not limited to diarrhea alone and it...