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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Epidemiology

01.02.2021 Health Problems

The prevalence or the number of persons suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is complicated. This is mainly because there is lack of clarity of assessment criteria to differentiate between various functional bowel disorders like irritable bowel syndrome, functional bowel diseases like functional esophageal symptoms, functional dyspepsia and abdominal pain. There is also a lack of clarity between differentiating IBS […]

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children

01.02.2021 Health Problems

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a medical condition that occurs when one stops breathing periodically during sleep. The brief pause in breathing is most often due to obstruction within the airway. Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Image Credit: Alila Medical Media / Shutterstock Between 1 – 10% of children are believed to be affected by OSA, and those commonly affected are […]

Obesity and Exercise

01.02.2021 Health Problems

Obesity usually means an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure such that the excess energy is stored in fat cells. These fat cells increase in number leading to several health consequences. Excess body fat frequently results in increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, gallbladder and liver disease, arthritis and some cancers. Obesity has become a global epidemic with an estimated […]

Diagnosis of sinusitis

01.02.2021 Health Problems

Sinusitis is caused by infection and inflammation of the inner linings of the sinuses. Diagnosis is commonly made by the physician on the basis of clinical symptoms of the condition. In most cases there is a predisposing viral infection that leads to nasal blockage or runny nose along with pain over the face (over the cheek bones, behind the yes […]

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Types

01.02.2021 Health Problems

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is basically an autoimmune disease. This means that the body’s immune system fails to recognize the body’s own tissues and thinking them foreign or infections or tumors, attacks them. The cause of JRA is not known. There may be certain genes that may predispose a person to develop JRA in their childhood. There are three different […]

What are Proteasome Inhibitors?

01.02.2021 Health Problems

All eukaryotic cells contain protein complexes called proteasomes. Proteasomes maintain the concentration of proteins in cells as well as disposing of unneeded or damage proteins. The process of degrading unwanted proteins is called proteolysis and the enzymes that carry out this process are called proteases. The degradation process produces short chains of amino acids called peptides that can be recycled […]

Causes and Symptoms of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

01.02.2021 Health Problems

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common cause of gastrointestinal emergencies in newborns. It is manifested by ischemia and inflammation of the intestinal mucosa. The condition affects as many as 3 in every 1000 live births, with a predominance in infants born prematurely. The risk is also increased in infants with a birth weight below 1000 g, those born with […]

Causes and Symptoms of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

01.02.2021 Health Problems

Fibromyalgia and Drug Abuse

01.02.2021 Health Problems

Chronic widespread pain is one of the most important symptoms of fibromyalgia. According to the 2010 diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia from the American College of Rheumatology, the pain forms around two thirds of the symptoms along with others including fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive changes, and physical symptoms including irritable bowel syndrome, headaches etc. These represent the remaining one third of […]

Cystinuria Genetics

01.02.2021 Health Problems

Cystinuria is an inherited genetic condition that involves changes in the extent of reabsorption of cystine and other dibasic acids from the urine and into the blood stream. As a result, affected individuals are at a higher risk of developing calculi in the kidneys, known as kidney stones. Inheritance Pattern Cystinuria follows an autosomal recessive […]

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