Our pancreas produces insulin, a hormone that converts glucose into energy. If there is inadequate insulin production or the body cannot use the hormone effectively, glucose cannot be converted into energy and remains in the bloodstream. This increases blood sugar levels, causing diabetes, a chronic condition. Lack of insulin production is type 1 diabetes, and […]
Dyskinesia is a health disorder characterized by erratic and involuntary movement of different body parts. In most cases, the movement is dance-like and fluid, but it can also take the form of rapid jerking and slow and extended spasms, depending on the type of dyskinesia and other factors. This article briefly discusses the causes of […]
Asthma, also referred to as bronchial asthma in medical terminology, is a disease where the airways in the lungs get narrower or swollen due to excess mucus. There is no cure for asthma, and it is known to affect nearly 25 million people across the country, with more than 5 million being children. If a […]
Hepatitis C is one of the leading causes of liver disease in the country. The Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) transmits through blood or other bodily fluids and infects the liver. The HCV impairs the liver, causing inflammation and leading to cirrhosis or liver cancer in the long term. The hepatitis C virus can cause acute […]
Cancer is named from the part of the body it begins. Hence cancer that begins in the lungs is lung cancer, where cells multiply beyond control. Every time we breathe in, air enters the lungs through the trachea and branches into bronchi tubes, which further branches into bronchioles. The bronchioles have tiny air sacs called […]
Gastric cancer, also known as stomach cancer, begins in the stomach and affects its parts. Gastric cancer predominantly occurs in the gastroesophageal junction where the esophagus meets the stomach. The stomach has five layers of tissue: mucosa, submucosa, muscle, subserosa, and serosa. Gastric cancer typically begins in the innermost layer and spreads through the outer […]
The prostate gland is a part of the male reproductory system; it is the size of a walnut found in front of the rectum right below the bladder. The prostate also surrounds the urethra, a tube that takes the urine from the penis to the bladder. Prostate cancer is a condition that begins in the […]
Psoriasis can affect anyone, and it causes red, scaly patches that are quite itchy. This common skin disease usually affects the knees, elbows, lower back, trunk, and scalp. Such a issue occurs when the skin cells grow about 10 times quicker than the normal rate and form bumps. White, scaly patches appear and cover these […]