Benign lesion on liver
Lesions are defined as abnormal growths on the surface of some organs in the human (or animal) body. These can be benign or malignant in nature, depending on the...
Symptoms of gut infection
The human body contains numerous bacteria that promote health, but some types are harmful because they trigger certain intestinal infections. The most common symptoms of intestinal infections are vomiting, nausea...
Prevention of night blindness
Night blindness (medically known as nyctalopia) is a condition characterized by reduced ability or complete inability of one to see in relatively low light. People suffering from night blindness...
Esophageal cancer growth rate
Cancer of the esophagus is not very common among American population, but it is known to affect some 15.000 people living in the United States each year. Although this...
Physical therapy for walking abnormalities
Physical therapy is quite often recommended by doctors to the parents of children who experience certain problems with walking due to an illness, disease or some disability. Kids who...
How to treat a mouth ulcer
Mouth ulcers, or as medicine call them, aphthous ulcers, are white painful spots surrounded by redness inside your mouth. They are extremely painful, especially when you eat or brush your...
Lumbar puncture complications
Lumbar puncture (also known as spinal tap) is an invasive procedure which includes insertion of a needle inside the the spinal canal. It is performed to collect samples of...
Is there a cure for elephantiasis
Elephantiasis is a condition that features an abnormal accumulation of lymph caused by inappropriate drainage of the lymph, which leads to huge edemas. Legs are most commonly affected. Still, other...
Endocrine disorders in children
Endocrine system There are two major types of the glands in the human body and the main differencebetween them is that the exocrine glands have the ducts, while the...
Symptoms of soy allergy
Soy is one of the most frequent causes of allergies in children, and it can start as early as infancy when babies may get an allergic reaction to infant formula...