Glaucoma
Posted in Glaucoma Support group on Mon, 10 Aug 2009
Glaucoma is called the 'creeping thief of sight' because it strikes without obvious symptoms. Glaucoma affects people of all ages, from babies to adults. It is estimated that up to 1 million Indians, ...
Conjunctivitis / Pink Eye
Posted in Conjunctivitis / Pink Eye Support group on Wed, 14 Jan 2009
Conjunctivitis or Pink Eye or Madras Eye causes redness and soreness of the conjunctiva and is responsible for 1% of all emergency visits to a hospital. Conjunctivitis is better known as ‘Pin...
Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia
Posted in General Support group on Sun, 15 Feb 2009
Spinal anesthesia is a form of regional anesthesia that involves injection of the anesthetic agent adjacent to the spinal cord or just outside it using a long needle. This renders the portion of the ...
Vasculitis
Posted in Vasculitis Support group on Mon, 21 Jul 2008
Vascular system is made up of a network of blood vessels, which includes veins, arteries and capillaries. The inflammation of these blood vessels can occur in any part of the body and is referred to a...
Vaginosis
Posted in Vaginosis Support group on Tue, 29 Jul 2008
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a disorder characterized by an offensive vaginal discharge. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginal discharge among women of childbearing age. Though t...
Diaper Rash / Diaper Dermatitis
Posted in Diaper Rash / Diaper Dermatitis Support group on Wed, 11 Apr 2007
Diaper rash is also called friction rash, irritant rash, allergic rash, interigo or seborrhea rash. It is also seen in adults who wear diapers for incontinence of urine or stools.Diaper rash is common...
Chikungunya
Posted in Chikungunya Support group on Sat, 28 Jun 2008
Chikungunya is a usually self-limiting condition due to a virus. It is important to exclude other dangerous conditions and symptomatic treatment is usually advocated Chikungunya is a relatively a rar...
Primary Amenorrhea
Posted in Primary Amenorrhea Support group on Tue, 18 Aug 2009
If a woman has not started menstruating by the age of 16, she has Primary Amenorrhea Menstruation in a girl is often celebrated as advent of womanhood and some communities even celebrate this by cere...
Heart Attack
Posted in Heart Attack Support group on Thu, 20 Nov 2008
Heart attack is the death of the heart muscle due to loss of blood supply.Heart attack, also called myocardial infarction, is the death of the heart muscle due to loss of blood supply caused due to bl...