Schizophrenia, also sometimes called split personality disorder, is one of the psychotic mental disorders and is characterized by symptoms of thought, behavior, and social problems. Schizophrenia seems to result from a breakdown in the mental process by which we differentiate … Read More
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SARS is a short form for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. SARS is a respiratory disease never known to the medical world before it was first reported earlier in March 2003. SARS was reported first in Guangdong Province (China), Hanoi (Vietnam) … Read More
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints. This condition can also affect the tissues surrounding the joints (muscles, tendons, ligaments) as well as other organs of the body (skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs … Read More
Restless leg syndrome is a disorder characterized by a powerful, irresistible urge to move ones legs. It is also known as the Wittmaack-Ekbom’s syndrome. Many unpleasant sensations like those of burning, aching, or bugs creeping, crawling, tugging, etc. in the … Read More
It is a very rare skin disorder whereby there is an elimination of altered protein substance (called collagen) through the layer of skin (called epidermis). The two distinct forms are an inherited form that manifests in childhood and an acquired … Read More
Psoriasis is an obstinate skin condition in which red patches of various sizes develop on the skin that are covered with dry, silvery scales. Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that got its name from the Greek word meaning, “itch.” … Read More
Prurigo nodularis is an uncommon skin disease which is of unknown cause. As the the name suggests, it is derived from two words: prurigo = itching and nodularis = nodules. In this disease one gets nodules on skin which intense … Read More
Any infection or inflammation can cause the prostate gland to swell, squeezing the urethra and affecting the ability to urinate. That’s exactly what happens in prostatitis, although the cause of the inflammation depends on the type of prostatitis. Types There are four types … Read More