Common eye problems among adults are difficulty in focusing on near or distant objects, blurred vision, iris color change, swollen eyelids, frequent pain in the eyes, appearance of dark spots in the center of viewing, dry eyes, itching, watery...
Technically, lungs do not feel pain as they do not have any pain receptors. Lung pain is essentially pain in the region of the lungs. This kind of pain can be caused due to various reasons. Causes Some of the reasons for lung pain include...
Grover's disease is a skin condition that can affect persons of any age. It is more common among men above the age of 50. This skin condition is also called transient acantholytic dermatosis or persistent acantolytic dermatosis, depending on...
A blood clot forms when a blood vessel is damaged. A blood clot may form in the arteries supplying blood to the specific areas of the brain. The clot blocks the passage of blood to certain portions of the brain and this causes the brain cells to...
Equine Influenza can be described as one of the most common diseases to affect the respiratory tract in horses. Also known as Horse Flu, this condition is mainly caused by two strains of virus, which are Equine 1 or H7N7 and Equine 2 or H3N8. The...
Hysteria personality disorder or hysteria histrionic personality disorder is the modern term for what was known as ‘hysterical disorder’ in the past. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defines this condition as:...
Petechial hemorrhage is also known as capillary hemorrhage, as it occurs when capillaries burst. In general, hemorrhage is the escape of blood from a ruptured vessel. Apart from the visible signs of blood loss from an open wound, a hemorrhage can...
The word 'psychosis' comes from the ancient Greek words, 'psychi' which means mind or soul and 'osis', which means 'abnormal'. Thus, any aberration in the normal condition of the mind is psychosis. Medically...
An angiography is a procedure through which images of the blood vessels of the human body are taken by using techniques such as ultrasound and MRI, without any ionizing radiation. The pictures of the arteries and veins produced are known as an...
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when an external force damages the brain and affects its functioning. The injury may be caused by the skull hitting a solid object such as a wall or a floor or by an object that penetrates the skull such as a...
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