Every year World Hepatitis Day is observed on July 28 to raise awareness about the liver disease. Hepatitis is fatal and claims about 1.4 million lives every year. The inflammation disease of the liver can be self-limiting sometime but can even progress to fibrosis aka scarring, cirrhosis or liver cancer. According to the World Health… Read More »
A heart attack occurs when the flow of blood to the heart is blocked. Blood carries the oxygen and nutrients that the organs need to work properly. Blood also carries carbon dioxide to the lungs and when a blockage occurs it can be fatal. The blockage is most often a buildup of fat, cholesterol and… Read More »
Getting acne from rosacea is extremely confusing, because treating it like the former if you have the latter is not a good skin-care equation. It’s just like trying to exfoliate away a blackhead or pop a pimple—plain and simple, it’s not the right thing to do. (Trust.) Knowing your unique skin condition/skin type/skin tendencies, though, is… Read More »
He’s allergic to winter. A 7-year-old boy from the United Kingdom has life-threatening allergic reactions to frigid weather due to a rare skin condition, according to a new report. Tommy Leitch suffers from a rare disorder known as cold urticaria and angioedema, which leaves him with rashes, difficulty breathing and a swollen stomach during winter… Read More »
Type 2 diabetes means a person’s pancreas cannot produce enough insulin to control blood sugar levels. Overtime, rising blood sugar levels can pose serious health risks such as heart disease and strokes. The key to staving off the risks is to lead a healthy lifestyle. The trouble is, getting people to change their ways can… Read More »
Most people are likely to snore at some point in their lives but it’s still important to understand why it’s happening and what treatments are available. Snoring occurs more frequently in men and people who are overweight. Snoring is often due to obstructive sleep apnea which is characterised by episodes of interrupted breathing during sleep… Read More »
Father, 23, who ‘vomits eight times a day’ because of a mysterious condition he’s had for TWO YEARS launches a desperate appeal for experimental treatment to give him a ‘new stomach’ Kurtis Lancaster became unable to keep anything down in July 2017 Has been in and out of hospital for past two years; cause of vomiting… Read More »