What is Appendicitis? Appendicitis means your appendix is inflamed. Appendix is a finger shaped pouch which is attached to your colon. What are the causes of Appendicitis? It is an emergency medical condition which needs prompt treatment. Most often it occurs when the appendix becomes blocked by feces, a foreign object, a tumor or a […]
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How to manage constipation in infants and children? Constipation in infants and children occurs when your kid is not able to pass stool no matter how hard he tries/strains. It is common in children. Kids may have different bowel movements. Take a note: Since babies have weak abdominal muscles they will strain to pass stool,
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What is Folate deficiency anaemia? Folate deficiency anaemia is the type of anaemia which is due to deficiency of folate or folic acid. Folate or Folic acid is one of the types of Vitamin B. What can cause Folic acid-deficiency anaemia? Your RBCs (Red Blood Cells) need folate to mature and develop to its true capacity. If
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What is Hemolytic anaemia? Hemolytic anaemia is a condition in which your RBCs (Red Blood Cells) will die earlier than they should be. Ideally, RBCs live for 120 days before they die a natural death. But if they die prematurely for any reason then it is hemolytic anaemia. What can cause Hemolytic anaemia? Either your
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Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia happens when your body is lacking vitamin B12. Why you need Vitamin B12? Red Blood Cells (RBCs) need vitamin b12 to fully develop and get mature. What can cause Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia? Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin. That’s why your body can’t store them for later use. It is
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What is UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)? A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection of the pathway (tract) from where your urine passes. The infection can occur at different points in the pathway (urinary tract) resulting in different types of UTI infection. Infection of the bladder (cystitis) Infection of one or both kidneys (pyelonephritis or
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Global Burden of Tuberculosis (TB) Globally, 10 million people fell ill with TB in 2019. Of these, 7.1 million people were detected and officially notified. 8 countries had two-third of the people who shared Global Burden of Tuberculosis (TB) and developed TB in 2019 These countries are India, Indonesia, China, the Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh
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The aorta is the main blood vessel that supplies blood to the abdomen, pelvis, and legs. An abdominal aortic aneurysm occurs when an area of the aorta becomes very large or balloons out. What are the causes of Abdominal aortic aneurysm? The exact cause of an aneurysm is unknown. It occurs due to weakness in the wall
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The tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach is the esophagus or food pipe. Achalasia makes it harder for the esophagus to move food into the stomach. What are the causes of Achalasia? There is a muscular ring at the point where the esophagus and stomach meet. It is called the lower
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a fast-growing cancer of a type of white blood cell called a lymphoblast. ALL occurs when the bone marrow produces a large number of immature lymphoblasts. Bone marrow is the soft tissue in the center of bones that helps form all blood cells. The abnormal lymphoblasts grow quickly and replace
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