The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) causes Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). HIV compromises the immune system and makes it extremely difficult for the body to fight the organisms that cause this disease. HIV is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). AIDS is a chronic condition and it [...]
Allergy or allergic disease comprises of a number of conditions caused by the reaction or the hypersensitivity of the immune system to substances in the environment that are usually regarded as harmless. A large variety of food products can cause allergies. Here are just some examples: Milk and [...]
Alopecia means baldness or hair loss. It can involve the hair of the head or other parts of the body, for example the beard area. Medical professionals do not yet completely understand alopecia. It is well established that Alopecia Areata usually affects the scalp. It is an autoimmune disorder, in [...]
The bladder is part of the urinary system and is a muscular organ that accumulates and holds the urine until it can be excreted from the body. As per the data, around the world, the male segment of populations is about three times more affected by this disease than the female segment. The reason so [...]
Candidiasis is a fungal infection caused by Candida fungi, mostly Candida albicans. These fungi normally colonize the mouth, gastrointestinal tract and vagina without causing any problems. Candida is well managed by the body's immune defence system. When the balance of native bacteria is disturbed [...]
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a novel coronavirus that was discovered in December 2019 in the capital of China's Hubei province, Wuhan City. Since January 2020 it started to spread fast and it is now in almost every country around the world. Most people [...]
Dementia is not a clean-cut specific disease. It is a general term that covers a set of related symptoms that are associated with a decline in thinking and analysing ability and such brain functions as memory, understanding and judgement. These symptoms affect a broad spectrum of social impairment [...]
Ear infection or Otitis is an infection of the middle ear and is caused by a bacteria or a virus. This can often occur as a result of congestion and swelling of the nasal passages or in the throat when suffering of a cold, flu or an allergy. Young children suffer of ear infection more often than [...]
Over the last five years or so I started getting more frequent enquiries about health issues related to Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity or EHS as a short term.In the past, Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) was called “Microwave syndrome”. Presently, it is regarded as a clinical [...]
Facial neuralgia or Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), sometimes is also called Tic Douloureux. Facial neuralgia is a chronic pain condition associated with nerve injury or nerve lesion that affects the trigeminal nerve or 5th cranial nerve which is one of the most widely spread nerves in the head. The [...]
