With monsoon, breeding season for various organisms sets in, causing various viral, bacterial and vector-borne infections. Dengue or ‘break bone’ fever is one of them. It is a fatal viral infection transmitted by the bite of infected Aedes mosquito. A non-communicable disease, mosquitoes are the major carrier of this deadly virus. Whenever a person infected…
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is an intestinal disorder characterized by stomach ache, gas, diarrhea and constipation. It is also known as IBS colitis, mucous colitis, spastic colon, nervous colon and spastic bowel. It is the most common disease that gastroenterologists diagnose with about 10-15% of the adult population having IBS. Though what causes IBS is…
Electromyography (EMG) is a diagnostic procedure performed using an instrument called an electromyograph to record and evaluate the electrical activity produced by the skeletal muscles. The results produced by the electromyograph are called electromyograms. This record is generally represented in the form of numbers or graphs, helping a neurosurgeon make a diagnosis. It is an…
An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a diagnostic procedure used to evaluate the electrical activity in the brain. The device tracks and records brainwave patterns. Electrical impulses act as a medium for brain cells to communicate with each other. EEG records can be used to detect problems associated with this activity. The electrical activity of the brain…
The uncontrollable growth of the abnormal cells in the brain is called brain tumour. Some brain tumours can be cancerous (malignant) while others are non-cancerous (benign). Brain tumours can be life threatening, whether benign or malignant, if they grow inside the skull by creating a pressure on the brain and thereby cause damage to the…
Kidney & its functions The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist, located on either side of the spine, just below the rib cage at the upper and back side of the abdomen. Extremely vital for our life, the kidneys perform numerous vital functions in the body to…
