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 have allergies but those who have them may be sensitive to one or more items. There are two main… read more
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 systems. Birth, growth and division of body cells is controlled by many different processes… read more
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. Endometritis may be acute or chronic.
After the infection takes place, usual symptoms associated with… read more
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. Similarly, the person having large body frame may be overweight but not fat. Such… read more