Menstruation which starts around the age of 12 or 14 years for most girls brings with it a host of problems due to the hormonal changes the body experiences at the start of menstruation and then each month with every menstrual cycle. Most women complain of pre-menstrual tension, discomfort and pain during menstruation, irregular and excessive menstruation...

Dehydrated lips that are dry, red and peeling can look terrible and be extremely painful, making it difficult to smile or even talk. It is thus important to moisturize your lips properly...

Ulcers are lesions found on the skin, eyes or on membranes that can develop into open sores and are caused by inflammations, abrasions or ischemia. You could be suffering from stomach ulcers of mouth ulcers, which are the most common complaints...

Any kind of discharge from the vagina, whether smelly and accompanied by itching or not, is a sign of a vaginal infection of vaginitis. If left untreated, then it could lead to pelvic inflammatory disease which in turn can be responsible for infertility...

Bad breath is caused by a number of reasons ranging from the garlic and onions in the food you've ingested the previous night, gases from gastro-intestinal and dental problems and dehydration to more serious diseases such as tuberculosis, cancer, syphilis and zinc deficiency. People suffering from a sore throat and tonsillitis also suffer from bad breath...

Fungal infections of the toe nail are a common, but fortunately rather mild, problem. The infection is medically known as onychomycosis, and is probably the most common of all nail related diseases...

There are a number of ailments that can involve symptoms of abdominal pain in the lower right area. Appendicitis is of course one condition that causes lower right abdominal pain, but once you have had surgery and the appendix has been removed, there should not be any recurring pain...

The condition you have described is an unusual one. Usually, even people who have generally dark skin tend to have palms that are slightly fairer than the rest of their skin tone...

In all probability, the phenomenon that you mention is what is known as night sweats, a rather common feature of tuberculosis. This is not necessarily a rise in the body's temperature, but simply excessive sweating towards the end of the day, particularly at night...

The gall bladder works as a storage unit for bile that is produced by the liver. The liver continuously produces bile, but this bile is not needed continuously...