Allergy is a reaction of the body’s immune system to a particular substance that is usually harmless otherwise but the body does not accept that. The substance to which the body might react varies from person to person and the reaction is also not necessarily similar in everyone. Everyone does not [...]
What is Cancer?
Cancer is usually misunderstood as the name of one disease whereas the term is actually related with many diseases. Cancer is the name given to many diseases related with body’s cells growing out of control. Once the cells start growing abnormally, they spread to other parts of the body through blood and lymph [...]
What is Mesothelioma, The Asbestos Cancer?
It is not a common type of cancer and is found in those who have been working unprotected with asbestos. The name given to the disease has been taken from the word “mesothelium”, which is the outer lining of lungs, heart and stomach. The disease affects the mesothelium, hence the [...]
What is Endometritis?
Endometritis is the medical term used to describe the inflammation of the endometruim, the inner lining of the uterus. The inflammation may be caused by infection brought on by the use of various devices inserted for birth control, sexually transmitted diseases (STD) such as chlamydia, surgery, abortion and childbirth. [...]
What is Obesity?
While there is a technical definition of obesity, it can also be defined as abnormally increased surface area of the body. Being obese or being overweight are two different things. A person may be overweight but may not be obese. For example, the sportsmen may be overweight but may not be called obese. [...]