Myopathy means weakness of muscles, if this weakness occurs in heart muscles it is called as cardiomyopathy. Mostly it goes side by side with aging, but there are certain factors which can initiate or worsen the condition. There are certain early signs of cardiomyopathy which can give an early clue to prevent further complications. […]
In the human eye there is a little window (pupil), which allows the light to enter the eye in a controlled way. Behind the pupil there is a lens that focuses the light on retina (sensory part of eye). This lens makes a sharp image over retina whose signals are then sent to brain for […]
Mostly we do not consider the type of pain we are having. Infect pain is of different types, by identifying the type of pain we can more efficiently treat it, moreover it can give a clue of cause more precisely. Pain can be classified into following major types: Nociceptive pain: Nociceptive pain is caused by […]
Most of the people, nowadays are facing Non-alcoholic fatty live, liver dysfunction or muscle damage. These conditions may be induced because of nutritional deficiencies. One of these deficiencies is choline deficiency. Choline plays very important role in your health maintenance. Some of most common signs of choline deficiency are: Headaches Mood disorder Memory and concentration […]
It is generally observed that the most common cause of death among smokers is heart failure or other heart issues. It is estimated that chances of heart failure is more than double in smokers. Let us first observe, what is the composition of cigarette smoke: Cigarette smoke contains over 7000 chemicals, including about 69 carcinogens […]
It is very commonly observed, that many people experience a condition of endless fatigue, they remained fatigued even after rest. Major health issues correlated with CFS are Depression, Widespread pain, Severe fatigue, cognitive dysfunction etc. If you feel such symptoms, you may be having CFS, that is usually remained unidentified and un treated, but it […]
NSAIDs are very common drugs used to treat pain. Basically our body has a mechanism to develop inflammation that involves many steps, one of these steps include a mediator called COX, which has two types, COX-1 and COX-2. COX-1 is responsible to maintain many physiological procedures in the body normally, like : Gastroprotection by mucosal […]
Stomach releases gastric juice for the digestion of food in stomach. This gastric juice contains an enzyme, called pepsin and HCl, which is required to activate pepsin, which digests proteins. Our stomach also contains a large number of proteins, but remains safe from this digestive juice. Actually on the inner side of stomach, there is […]
Painkiller medicines work usually by reducing inflammation, and any thing which reduces inflammation it also reduces blood flow to inflamed area, so keeping in view firstly an NSAID drug may reduce blood perfusion to an area, if it happens to renal perfusion, it would decrease GFR and promote kidney damage. NSAIDs can also cause vasoconstriction […]
Liver is a vital organ and takes part in about 500 different biochemical pathways in our body to regulate normal functions. Where liver takes part in almost all body functions, a healthy skin also depends upon healthy liver functions. Let’s take view of some important liver impacts on skin. i) Acne:It is a common skin […]
