Category: Diseases Facts
Arthritis Latest Facts: Causes, Types, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Complications
What is Arthritis? Arthritis is a term commonly used to describe any inflammation and stiffness in an individual’s joints. Arthritis is a common condition in the elderly population and …Jaw Popping and Clicking (TMJ): Causes, Symptoms, Risk Factors Treatment and Prevention
Jaw popping and clicking happen quite often. Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders are very common and their causes are often multifactorial. What is TMJ? The jaw is made up of …Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Latest Facts: Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms Diagnosis and Treatment
GERD is short for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a condition in which the contents of the stomach (including acids) back up into the esophagus (the tube through which food …Hidden Health Risks Associated with Hearing Loss
The human person has five biological special senses – hearing, taste, sight, smell, and touch. These senses are perceived by the ear, tongue, eye, nose, and skin, respectively. An …Acalculous Cholecystitis Latest Facts: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments
Acalculous cholecystitis is an inflammatory health condition of the gallbladder in which there is no evidence of gallstones on the routine testing. It commonly occurs in critically ill patients …
Epilepsy Latest Facts: Pathophysiology, Causes, Types, and Treatments
What is epilepsy? Epilepsy is a chronic, neurological disorder that is defined by the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE) as a ‘disease characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate …Yellow Fever: Causes, Symptoms, Complications, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Treatment
What causes Yellow Fever? The yellow fever virus, named Flavivirus, is an RNA-positive virus that belongs to the family Flaviviridae. The first epidemic was reported in 1648; however, scientists …
Smoking and Drinking are Major Risk Factors for Hip fractures, Study Reports
Framingham Heart Study was established in 1948 to analyze risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, and other diseases. In one of the longest researches carried out by Framingham Heart …