HIV
/ Aids
Over the last fifteen years
a new disease spread by a family
of viruses, HIV, has spread
globally. HIV stands for Human
lmmuno-deficiency Virus. HIV
has been given this name because
its long-term effect is to attack
the immune system of the body,
making it weak and deficient.
Asthma
Asthma is a disease of the airways
of the lungs which is characterized
by increased sensitivity of
the airways to a variety of
triggers. It is generally an
episodic disease, i.e., acute
attacks followed by symptom
free periods. Though most attacks
are generally short lived, sometimes
serious conditions occur in
which severe Asthma is unrelieved
for many hours or even days,
like in status asthmaticus.
Blood
Disease
Hypertension
or high blood pressure is probably
the most important public health
problem in developed countries.
It is very common, generally
doesn’t produce very prominent
symptoms especially in the early
stages.
Cancer
New
York Online Access to Health
(NOAH) provides this comprehensive
consumer health information
site.
Cardiac
Disease & Diet
Whole
Grains And Fiber
Sometimes you think you're eating
enough fiber in your diet, but
you may be surprised to find
out you're not. A lot of people
equate starchy foods such as
pastas, bread, and rice with
fiber. In actuality, these foods
have little fiber, since they're
refined or have had most of
the nutrients stripped from
them.
Diabetes
Diabetes
is a disease in which your body
is unable to properly use and
store glucose (a form of sugar).
Glucose backs up in the bloodstream
-- causing your blood glucose
or "sugar" to rise
too high.
Eye
Disease
Graves'
disease is a disorder of the
immune system that affects thyroid,
skin and eye in the body. Though
it may occur in any age in both
the sexes, it is generally more
common in females in the age
group 20 to 60 years.
Heart
Attacks
The
term heart disease actually
applies to a number of illnesses
that affect the circulatory
system, which consists of heart
and blood vessels. It is intended
to deal here only with the condition
commonly called "Heart
Attack" and the factors,
which lead to such condition.
Travel
Health
The
World Health Organization (WHO)
has issued emergency guidance
for travellers and airlines
as a global outbreak of atypical
pneumonia continues to spread.
Depression
Depression
is a medical Illness & not
just a feeling of hopelessness.
It's more then just feeling
sad.
Headache
it
is one of the most common neurological
complain encountered in routine
clinics. Causes varies from
mild tension headache to brain
tumor.
Sars
The
disease was first reported among
people in China, Hanoi (Vietnam),
and Hong Kong. It has since
spread to other countries and
have resulted in significant
numbers of mortalities.