Category Archives: Rare Diseases

Kidney Stone: Causes and Foods to be Aware of

Kidney Stone: Causes and Foods to be Aware of

What is a kidney stone? From its name people have misconception of having actual stone in the kidney. Kidney stone is hard mass which gets developed in kidney from the crystals which separate from urine within urinary tract. Urine has

Rotavirus Infection: Vaccination is Must

Rotavirus Infection: Vaccination is Must

Rotavirus is a fatal infection which can happen to kids and its advisable that you give Rotavirus Infection vaccination to your kids. I have baby girl and I have myself given her that vaccination. Know About Rotavirus: Rotavirus infection is

STDs: Sexually Transmitted Diseases to be aware of

STDs: Sexually Transmitted Diseases to be aware of

Diseases spread through air, water, food, from one person to another, via insects like mosquitoes and flies. Well the point is diseases can spread easily. The environment that we are living, makes us more vulnerable towards catching diseases thus knowledge

Unidentified Disease attacks Bihar: 73 Children loses Live within 15 Days

Unidentified Disease attacks Bihar: 73 Children loses Live within 15 Days

June 9, 2012: Bihar state of India has been witnessing severe health tragedy in the past 15 days due to an outbreak of an unidentified disease with symptoms similar to that of encephalitis.  This disease has reportedly been responsible for

Rise in Hepatitis C Deaths; Baby Boomers Should Get Their Blood Tested

Rise in Hepatitis C Deaths; Baby Boomers Should Get Their Blood Tested

A rise in deaths from the liver-destroying hepatitis C has been noticed recently. As per the new statistics, most of the Baby Boomers are at risk and thus, they should take special care of themselves. The Federal health officials are

Threats to Health added in 2011

Threats to Health added in 2011

Every day in some part of the world, a new threat to our health and our lives has been discovered in the form of diseases. New diseases come in to existence because of extreme environmental conditions, high resistance by micro-organisms

‘Oral Cancer Virus’ is More Common Amongst Men

‘Oral Cancer Virus’ is More Common Amongst Men

A study conducted on 5,500 people aged between 14 and 69 years revealed that around 10% of men are infected with oral HPV compared to 3.6% of women. The study conducted by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

Know About Mesothelioma & It’s Treatment

Know About Mesothelioma & It’s Treatment

Mesothelioma or malignant mesothelioma, to be more precise is a very rare and dreaded form of cancer. It develops from the transformation of the cells which originate in the protective lining which covers most of the internal organs of our

Trisomy 21 – The Advent of Down Syndrome

Trisomy 21 – The Advent of Down Syndrome

Wondering what is Trisomy 21?another name given to down’s syndrome is Trisomy 21.every 1 out of 800 babies are affected by this genetic condition which is caused by extra chromosome discovered in baby’s DNA, effecting the babies development mentally and