What is Sickle Cell Anemia? Sickle cell anemia (sickle cell disease) is a disorder of the blood caused by inherited abnormal hemoglobin. The abnormal hemoglobin causes the cell to be sickled appearing under a microscope. The sickled red blood cells are fragile and When the number of red blood cells decreases because of the […]
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All about Leukemia!
What is leukemia all about? Leukemia is cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system. Leukemia usually involves white blood cells. Your white blood cells are infection fighters, they usually divide and grow in an organized way, as your body needs them. But in people with leukemia, the bone marrow […]
Hooked By Our Heart!
Cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly stops pumping blood in your body. This is not the same as a heart attack. Such incidents take place when there is an electrical malfunction in our heart causing irregular heartbeats, or commonly known as Arrhythmia. When the pumping pattern of the blood is disturbed’ then the heart […]
Serum of Movement
Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disorder of the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord. Parkinson’s arises when neurons in the brain gradually die. Many of the symptoms like tremor, loss of balance are due to the death of neurons that produce a chemical in your brain called dopamine. Meaning people with […]
Alzheimer’s Disease
What is Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease is a disease which destroys memory & other mental functions of the body. What happens in Alzheimer’s disease is that Brain cell connections & the cells themselves degenerate & die causing memory loss. Impact of the disease on individuals Memory loss Poor judgment leading to bad decisions Loss of […]
Etiology and Treatment of Stroke
Brain stroke consists of 2 types. One of the types of brain stroke is Hemorrhagic stroke. A Hemorrhagic stroke is either a brain aneurysm burst or a weakened blood vessel ruptures. The fluid spills into or around the brain and creates swelling and pressure, damaging cells and tissue in the brain. There are two types of […]
disaster Epilepsy-Diseases
Today I will talk a disease which are very harmful,it is a disorder in which nerve cells activity in the brain is disrupted,causing seizures.Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders characterized by epileptic seizures. … The cause of most cases of epilepsy is unknown. Some cases occur as the result of brain injury, stroke, brain […]
All about Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a very dangerous neurological disorder where the recipient’s brain activity becomes abnormal and causes seziure and periods of unusual behaviour. Epilepsy is a disorder which can happen to children as well as adults.When a child has it it would make it harder for the parents and they would be scared for their child […]
The Layman’s Guide To Bell’s Palsy: Everything You Need To Know
Overview: Bell’s Palsy is a neurological disorder that causes disruptions in the functioning of the facial nerve, causing weakness, headaches, loss of sensitivity, and facial paralysis. It generally affects only one side of the face. It is triggered by the inflammation of, or trauma to the 7th Cranial nerve. Though the exact cause is unknown, […]
All About Sickle Cell Anemia
What is Sickle Cell Anemia? Sickle cell anemia is a disease where our blood’s red blood cells became deformed, they become rigid and sticky and their shape becomes like a crescent moon. It is an inherited condition where both the copy of chromosomes from parents responsible for hemoglobin are mutated and if one is mutated […]