Ear Infections- Middle year worries in early years

Acute otitis media Acute Otitis Media or simply the middle ear infection is the most common illness in children after the common cold. It sometimes shows high intensity of inflammation and infection. This means that this bacterial infection is the reason for a large number of doctor visits
Generally, each child has suffered from at least [...]


Dehydration – A dilemma for cells and tissues

Human beings have certain extent of liquid content inside their bodies and this liquid level is retained by taking in water, juices etc. inside the body. But when people lose more amount of fluid than they take in, due to any reason, dehydration takes place. Every day an adult loses about 2.5 liters of liquid [...]


Athlete’s foot – Dubious ‘feats’ of filaria

Dermatophyte is the fungus that is responsible for a common infection in the feet, namely, Athlete’s foot. Over 70% of people suffer from this infection at some stage in life. Tinea pedis is another name for this infection.
Athlete’s is not very common in women but yes, adult males often suffer from it. It may also [...]


Your Cough and You - Causes and Cures

Every man coughs and there is no living person on earth who has not done it a dozen or more in his life time. Coughs are done either voluntarily or involuntarily and more so by people whose passage way from mouth to the lungs or oesophagus gets blocked.
Meaning of Cough
A cough is a recurring reflexive [...]


Cold and Flu- influenza, the commonest turf of human endurance

Cold and flu are regarded as respiratory illness and are caused by various kinds of viruses. They are known to have mild to severe affects on the upper respiratory system. They can sometimes lead to serious conditions which may include dehydration, pneumonia, sinusitis, ear infections, and other such ailments.
Difference between cold and flu
Though similar, cold [...]


Alzheimer’s- when the neurotransmitters calls it quits

Alzheimer’s is the disease that strikes the brain in a manner that it loses its capacity to think reason and remember. It is not the ordinary forgetfulness that happens with age, but something graver than that. It is painful when the patients of Alzheimer’s fail to recognize themselves and everything around them, in due course [...]


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