Diabetes also known as Diabetes Mellitus is a condition in which the body does not produce the required amount of insulin, a hormone from pancreas, insulin absorbs glucose and turns it into energy, this malfunctioning of pancreas can lead to accumulation of glucose in the blood which leads to many potential hazards like cardiovascular disease, [...]
Archive for September, 2009
WHAT IS OSTEOPOROSIS?
Osteoporosis is a disease affecting the bones leading to an increased bone fracture. Osteoporosis is caused due to the decrease in Bone Mineral density (BMD) and change in the amount of various proteins in bone due to these reasons the bone micro architecture is disrupted and leads to bone fracture. Osteoporosis is [...]
Obesity is a situation in which excess body fat accumulates to an extent which affects the health of a person and also his life span. Body mass index (BMI) a measurement made to compare height and weight of a person is used to determine whether a person is over weight or under weight. Obesity though [...]
Mesothalmia also known as mesothelioma cancer is a form of cancer induced due to frequent and continuous exposure to asbestos. In this disease the malignant cells present in mesothelium, a protective layer covering most of the vital organs of human body grow uncontrollably. Common sites of attack are pleura (outer lining of lungs and internal [...]
Lupus also known as lupus erythematosus is a disease affecting the connective tissues. Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease which is caused when the body’s immune system itself attacks various organs and tissues. This inflammation can attack many vital organs of our body including joints, bones, kidney, blood cells heart and lungs. Lupus is found [...]
Hepatitis is a situation of inflammation of the liver it is characterized by inflammatory cells in the tissues of any organ. At times the disease can be self limiting or gradually healing or can even develop to damage the liver. Hepatitis can be acute as well as chronic in case of the former the disease [...]
Cancer is one of the most hazardous chronic disease and hence people need to be aware about chronic disease management of cancer, it is a class of disease in which a group of cells exhibit an uncontrolled growth. It affects people of all ages with an increasing probability with age. Cancer can affect any part [...]
Asthma is one of the most wide spreading chronic diseases. The disease is characterized by an inflammation in the lungs which reversibly narrows the air passages in breathing system commonly called as bronchi. Asthma affects almost 300 million people of world population, therefore chronic disease management of asthma is something which [...]
