Medicine
- Detailed Information on Mental Handicap
- A person who has a mental handicap generally tends to learn slowly and may also have a limited ability to learn. It is estimated that from 30 to 87 per cent of distinctive with a mental handicap have associated conditions requiring some level of att...
- Detailed Information on Varicose Veins
- Varicose veins are veins that have become enlarged and twisted. Varicose veins are swollen, twisted, painful veins that have filled with an abnormal collection of blood. Varicose veins can form anywhere in the body, but they are most often located i...
- Detailed Information on Urinary Incontinence
- Loss of bladder control is called urinary incontinence. The severity of urinary incontinence ranges from occasionally leaking urine when you cough or sneeze to having sudden, unpredictable episodes of strong urinary urgency. It is caused by physiolo...
- Detailed Information on Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB is a global pandemic, fueled by the spread of HIV/AIDS, poverty, a lack of health servicesSpreads through the air when a person with...
- Detailed Information on Testicle
- The testicle is the male generative gland in animals. The testicles are the male sex glands. The 2 small glands lie in a pouch of skin behind the penis called the scrotal sac, or scrotum. The testicles produce and store sperm, and they are also the...
- Detailed Information on Syphilis
- Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. The route of transmission of syphilis is almost always by sexual contact. Syphilis typically has three stages, and there can be different symptoms in each....
- Detailed Information on Kidney Stones (Calculi)
- Kidney stones, also called renal calculi. Kidney stones, one of the most painful of the urologic disorders, have beset humans for centuries. A kidney stone is a solid piece of material that forms in the kidney from substances in the urine. Kidney st...
- Detailed Information on Sinusitis
- Sinusitis is an inflammation or infection of the air pockets on either side of and behind the nose. It is traditionally subdivided into acute , subacute , and chronic. It can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi (molds) and possibly by allergies. A...
- Detailed Information on Measles
- Measles, also known as rubeola, is a viral infection (Morbillivirus) of your respiratory system. Measles is very rare in the United States. Measles is spread through respiration , and is highly contagious—90% of people without immunity sharing a h...