Wheat Allergy Wheat allergy is an allergic reaction to eating foods containing wheat, and in some cases, inhaling wheat flour. People with a wheat allergy have an irregular immune system response to at least one of the proteins in wheat. A wheat allergy is one of the most common childhood food allergies. However, it can …
APPENDICITIS Appendicitis is a condition where the appendix is inflamed, swollen or filled with pus. The appendix is a small tube of tissue that projects from your colon on the lower right side of your abdomen. The exact role of the appendix in the body is not clear, however, one study suggests its relation to …
URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (UTIs) A urinary tract infection is an infection involving any part of the urinary system. The urinary system helps in removing wastes and extra water from our body. It includes 2 kidneys, 2 ureters, the bladder and the urethra. The urinary system is divided into the upper urinary tract -the kidneys and …
SNORING Snoring is the sound that occurs when turbulent airflow causes the tissues at the top of the airway to strike each other and vibrate during breathing while sleeping. The sound may be soft in some cases and can be loud and very unpleasant in other cases. Snoring is a common condition and nearly everyone …
Sickle Cell Anaemia Sickle cell anaemia is a serious disease in which the body makes sickle-shaped (“C”-shaped) red blood cells. Normal red blood cells are disk-shaped and move easily through your blood vessels. Red blood cells contain the protein haemoglobin (an iron-rich protein that gives blood its red colour and carries oxygen from the lungs …
Retinoblastoma The suffix in the term clearly gives the sign of cancer. ‘ Retino’ refers to the light sensitive innermost part of the eye and ‘blastoma’ refers to cancer. WHAT IS CANCER? Cancer begins when cells start to outgrow the body’s control. Cells in almost any part of the body can become malignant, and can …
Plague Plague is a serious, potentially life-threatening infectious disease that is usually transmitted to humans by the bites of rodent fleas. It was one of the scourges of early human history. There are three major forms of the disease: bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic. Causes The plague bacteria, Yersinia pestis, is transmitted to humans when they …
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD) The obsessive compulsive disorder is a mental disorder that is marked by a pattern of unreasonable, uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts and behaviors that a person feels the urge to repeat over and over. A person suffering from this disorder may feel the need to check things repeatedly, perform certain routines repeatedly, or …
MENIERE’S DISEASE Meniere is a disorder of the inner ear that is characterized by a spinning sensation, hearing loss, ringing in the ear (tinnitus) and a feeling of pressure in the ear. The inner ear is mostly responsible for hearing and balance. In most cases, only one ear is affected. However, over time it may …
Lynch Syndrome It is named after Dr. Harry Lynch, who described this syndrome in 1960s. Lynch syndrome is also known as Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC). Pretty mouthful huh! Even though it is called so, it is however a genetic condition that involves high risk of CRC and a variety of cancers, also it no …
