Glaucoma is characterized by the damage to the optic nerve due to increased eye pressure, which gradually results in the complete loss of vision. The fluid between cornea and the iris of an eye should flow freely back and forth, while glaucoma will cause the fluid to be stuck in one’s eye, hence increasing eye...

Erectile Dysfunction (ED) or male impotence is a common male problem and can be defined as the inability to achieve or maintain erection, as well as short duration of the erection. The cases of erectile dysfunction are increasing with the age advancement of a patient. More detailed explanation lies in the inability of a person...

Moderate to severe headache sometimes accompanied by nausea is due to blood vessels enlargement in the brain region. Migraine is different from sinus and tension-type headaches. When the blood vessels enlarge, this will stretch the nerves around them, which in turn triggers the release if chemicals from nerves. Usually migraine is localized in one half...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by an absence of rare ovulation in women due to the sex hormones imbalance (increased androgen production). This is one of the reasons for infertility and can result in more serious disorders like heart diseases or diabetes if not treated on time. As it is a hormonal disease, it...

Psoriasis is a non-curable, chronic autoimmune skin disease, the mechanism of which is still not studied well. When the immune system sends fault signals to increase the growth rate of skin cells, the skin becomes thick, red with silver-white scales. The scales is the excess skin cells, which are piling up due to the fast...

This is quite a modern health condition, which is decribed by several names, such as as Work related Musculoskeletal disorder, Computer related Injury, Cumulative Trauma Disorder, Work related Upper Limp Disorder and Occupational Overuse Syndrome. It can affect anybody regardless of occupation and age, even in children it is common due to overplaying and overusing...

Sinusitis refers to the inflammation of sinuses, the empty cavern in the bony scull. As a result a patient has a blocked sinus, which lining is swollen, red and filled with fluid. Due to this a headache can occur. The term “sinusitis” is usually referred to only bacterial infection of sinuses, while each viral cold...

Adhesive capsulitis also known as frozen shoulder, is reflected in the loss or difficulty in shoulder motions. It is triggered by an inflammation of connective tissues of joints of the shoulder. Later connective tissues will grow together with adhesions (abnormal bands of tissue). This will result in a constant pain and loss of motion. It...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which the nerves of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) degenerate. Myelin (fatty substance that surrounds and protects the nerve fibres in the central nervous system), which provides a covering or insulation for nerves, improves the conduction of impulses along the nerves and also is important...