What is Asthma?
Asthma is a reversible airway disease, suggestive to cause by a number of genetic and environmental factors. It can be defined as the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. The two major factors that causes tightening and swelling of the bronchial passages are...Read MoreWhat are the Causes of Asthma?
The chronic inflammatory disease of our airways is commonly known as Asthma. Although, the exact causes of Asthma are still unknown, but evidences can support that many factors are playing a part. However, a recent study done by Dr. Richard Locksley and his team suspected ...Read MoreCauses of Asthma in Children
If you have read my previous post (What are the Causes of Asthma?), you must notice from my post that the underlying causes of asthma are still not fully understood. However, recent researches have shown that environmental and genetic factors and several triggers are....Read More
How Asthma Affects the Body?
Normally, during respiration, the inner lining of our air tubes (airways) stays very thin, and the muscles surrounding these air tubes persist in relaxed and free mood. This helps the airways to open up widely and thus results in stress-free inhalation and exhalation from our body....Read More
Hypertension | Definition, Classification and Treatment
Hypertension may be defined as sustained increase of arterial blood pressure to different age and sex, where systolic blood pressure is more than 130-140 mm Hg and ...............Read MoreWhat is Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
Among neonates, the most common disorder is respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) also called “hyaline membrane diseases” (HMD). This acute ........... Read MoreTreatment of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Neonates
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Erectile dysfunction is a condition whereby it becomes difficult to get or maintain an erection within the bounds of normal sexual activity. It can be caused.............Read MoreCauses of Gynaecomastia
Gynaecomastia is a condition that can occur in men of any age. It results in the development of mammary glands and extra tissue forming around the nipples.............Read MoreWhat is the Treatment of Tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially severeinfectious disease of our lungs, which is caused by a bacterium called as Mycobacterium tuberculosis ..........Read More
