General Articles

The rectum is the ending part of the large intestine and its main role is to take care of the body wastes until they are released from the body through...

Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic, often used for people allergic to penicillins. It is effective against many different bacterial infection including Mycoplasma and Legionella infection (atypical microorganisms, causing serious conditions)...

Anticoagulant drugs are drugs which are used in order to prevent blood clots or to treat them. These medicines decrease the amount of certain proteins in the blood that lead...

Lungs are vital organs in the body whose prime function is to enable breathing. They do this by getting rid of carbon dioxide while providing the blood with oxygen. Therefore...

Parkinson’s disease attacks the individual’s motor skills, that is, the ability to move without difficulty causing them to deteriorate as the condition progresses. Unfortunately, there is no cure for Parkinson’s...

Frostbite (medically congelatio) is the localized damage of skin or other tissues caused by extreme cold, and since a nose, chin, cheeks, ears, fingers and toes are more exposed, they...

Galactosemia is a disorder which is inherited and its main characteristic is that the body is not able to process galactose, the simple sugar, which results in the accumulation of...

CRPS is a short term for the chronic condition known as complex regional pain syndrome, which rarely affects other parts of the body than arm or leg. There are two...

The class of medicines to which Zestril belongs is called ACE inhibitors meaning that it is mostly used in the treatments of conditions related to heart and blood vessels. Some...

Dysphagia is yet another term for the problems with swallowing. People usually do not pay too much attention to the way they chew and swallow the food but the fact...