Many potentially harmful viral infections may be deceptively silent. One such infection is that of the cytomegalovirus. The body is equipped to fight many infections, yet it is good to know how to treat and prevent them. About Cytomegalovirus Infection Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus of the herpes family that infects most people worldwide, and …
It is a natural concern of all parents to be protective about their baby and shield them from all harms and sickness by dealing with tell-tale signs and symptoms at the earliest. This is perhaps the most challenging aspect of baby care. It can be quite tough deciding whether to allow the sickness to run …
Consuming contaminated food and water can result in diarrhea and abdominal pain. It can be managed well by staying hydrated and taking antibiotics to kill the germs. At times, diarrhea and abdominal pain main recurrently occur without an underlying cause for infection. The most probable reason for this can be inflammatory bowel disease that affects …
Is your sleep being disturbed by loud snoring, gasping, snorting, and choking sounds of your bed partner? Then this could well be a case of Sleep Apnea which is a sleep disorder in which people stop breathing for 10 seconds to 30 seconds while sleeping. This can happen for around 400 times in a single …
The heart beats non-stop; even when you are busy reading this piece of information, your heart is busy pumping blood to the organs of your body, providing them all the required oxygen and nutrition. What if the heart itself, does not get enough oxygen and nutrients to work properly? Yes, it would come to a …
A day after enjoying variety of delicious dishes at your friend’s wedding or after attending a grand birthday party, you might sometime feel uncomfortable and difficulty in emptying your stomach. You will have the urge to go but when you do, you find it hard to empty your bowel, this is because you are constipated. …
Try stretching an elastic band; it comes back to its original form. Try stretching it hard, a time would come when the spring would not take its original form and remain permanently stretched. This is because the force applied is more than what it can handle. Similarly, our heart muscle, if stretched beyond its capacity, …
A baby is similar to a flower–tiny and delicate. It requires gentle and loving care, especially if the baby is born with a heart ailment. This is known as congenital heart disease as it is present from the time of birth. A combined effort by medical specialists and love, care, and support of the parents …
Everybody would have heard the term, “hormones,” but many still are not clear what exactly they are and what is their function in our body. In simple terms, hormones are chemical messengers that travel through the blood stream to different organs and elicit different functions. Hormones are produced by a special type of cells called …
You are playing your favorite sport, foot ball. You are suddenly hit by a speeding ball with high force on your head. You fall down feeling dazed. There is a feeling of dizziness, altered consciousness and headache. These are all signs of what is called a concussion. It has been estimated by the U.S emergency …