Newborn jaundice, also known as neonatal jaundice, is a condition characterized by yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes due to high levels of bilirubin in the blood. Bilirubin is a yellow pigmented…
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Anxiety: Types, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Anxiety is a normal and often healthy emotion. However, when a person regularly feels disproportionate levels of anxiety, it can become a medical disorder. Anxiety disorders form a category of mental health conditions characterized…
Physiology of Skin
The skin comprises three layers: epidermis, dermis and the hypodermis. Skin forms the major link between man and the environment. The skin is the Human body’s LARGEST ORGAN, covering an area of about 2 square…
Migraine: Causes, Symptoms and Risk Factors
Migraine is a sudden, intense headache with or without vomiting and visual events. Classical migraine is a triad of paroxysmal headache, vomiting and neurological (visual) events. People with headaches with or without vomiting but…
Warts: Causes and Types
Warts, also known as Verruca vulgaris, are small skin growths that are benign and non-cancerous in nature. Warts, also known as Verruca vulgaris, are small skin growths that are benign and non-cancerous in nature. What…
Hives: Types and Causes
Hives also known as Nettle rash and Urticaria, are red, swollen wheals on the skin that itch, burn or sting. It appears in varying sizes from size of a coin to size of a plate,…
What is Psoriasis? Causes, Types and Control Measures
Psoriasis is skin disease characterized by the appearance of dry, itchy, red, patches also known as erythematous plaques on the body that mainly affects the scalp, trunk, elbows and knees according to its type….
Cholesterol: Causes and Prevention
What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is an organic molecule, NEEDED by your body to make hormones, vitamins and build cells. It is waxy in nature. In the body it is formed by the liver and the…
Pathology of The Skin
Pathology is a branch of medical science that deals with the study of diseases in general and also the study of causes and effects of the disease. Pathology of the skin is known as Dermatopathology….
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI): Causes, Symptoms, Risk Factors and Preventive Measures
Urinary Tract Infections is due to multiplication of microbes inside the Urinary Tract. It can affect any part of your urinary tract be it Urethra, Urinary bladder, Ureters or Kidneys. Urinary Tract Infections are…


