CHIKUNGUNYA Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease. It was first described during the outbreak in southern Tanzania in 1952. The name chikungunya derives its origin from the Kimakonde language meaning “to become contorted,” describing the stooped nature...
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ANXIETY DISORDER
ANXIETY DISORDER Anxiety is your body’s natural response to stress. It is a feeling of fear or apprehension of what is about to come. Occasional anxiety is a normal part of life and it affects everyone in different ways.Many people worry about things such as health,...
CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Child growth and developmental milestones are behaviours or physical skills seen in infants and children as they grow and develop in each month of their life. There is a normal range in which a child will reach each milestone. NORMAL...
CORN
In our day-to-day activities as we walk around sometimes a great force is applied to our hands and feet. By these activities, our skin is exposed to frequent friction and pressure. Our skin often protects itself by building up corns. Corn is a thick, hardened layer...
CONTACT DERMATITIS
CONTACT DERMATITIS Contact dermatitis is a reaction that happens after your skin comes in contact with certain substances that causes a painful or itchy skin rash. The reaction can be sudden, within minutes to hours or comes on slowly (such as the reaction to nickel...
COVID AND HOMOEOPATHY
We have all sailed in the same boat of the pandemic disease “COVID 19”. It has been a year that we know about the Corona virus but still there have been no promising treatments till date. Even vaccines which are available are still in their initial phase. In spite of...
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis WHAT IS ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS???? Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis which mainly affects the back bone. In this condition the bones of the back i.e. spine, fuse together resulting in rigidity. This fusing makes the spine...
CHOLELITHIASIS (GALL STONES)
CHOLELITHISASIS Gallstones are crystalline calculi that form inside the gall bladder. It can be large or small, single or multiple. Most people with gall stones do not have any symptoms and are accidentally found in routine medical check-ups. Such stones are called...
ASTHMA
ASTHMA ASTHMA A condition in which a person’s airways become narrow, swell and produces extra mucus and thus making the person difficult to breathe. Symptoms might vary from slight difficulty in breathing to major life threatening attacks. Many kids do have these...