Learning is a process which requires an individual to participate in the process of give and take of information and knowledge. It is the process of acquiring skills and exploring abilities. However, not everyone can learn consistently as many people suffer from what are called learning disabilities. Learning disabilities are called learning disorders in which [...]
Incontinence
December 26, 2010 By
Incontinence is a condition in which a person is unable to control the bowel or urinary tract. There are two types: fecal and urinary. It is well known that though the initiation of the bowel or the urinary tract is not in our control we can decide when to excrete and when to control. However, [...]
IBD
December 26, 2010 By
IBD is the short form for inflammatory bowel disease. IBD is not one type, but a collection of conditions of inflammation of the colon and the small intestine. The major types of IBD are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Crohn’s disease is an IBD that causes inflammation of the intestines, but can affect the entire [...]
HIV/AIDS
December 26, 2010 By
It is spoken in the same breath but the HIV is the virus and the AIDS is the resulting condition. HIV is acronym for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS is the acronym for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. As the name suggests, when a person is infected with HIV the person suffers from immune deficiency. This [...]
Herpes
December 25, 2010 By
Herpes is a disease caused by viral infection. It is caused by both, the HSV-1 and HSV-2 herpes simplex virus. In many cases the person does not experience any symptom and that is referred to as asymptomatic. But if the virus manifests itself it is seen in the form of genital sores which are similar [...]
Heart disease
December 25, 2010 By
Heart is the major organ in a body; it is the organ that supplies blood to and receives blood from other organs. Without the heart pumping the blood efficiently, it is difficult for other organs to survive. Any dysfunction of the heart or an injury to the heart is known as heart disease. A heart [...]
Erectile dysfunction
December 24, 2010 By
The inability to produce or maintain an erectionof penis is known as an erectile dysfunction. Erection is caused by the blood entering and being absorbed in the penis due to an arousal. It is one of the most common sexual health problems with the men. Without an erection, it is difficult for men to engage [...]
Diabetes
December 23, 2010 By
Recently the world celebrated diabetes awareness day; this suggests that it is a worldwide problem. It is a condition in which the body has a high sugar level. This can be because the body does not produce enough insulin or because the cells do not recognize and cannot respond to the insulin. Itis a metabolic [...]
Depression
December 23, 2010 By
Depression One of the most common of psychological problems is depression. It is commonly described as state of mind when a person suffers form acute condition of low state of mind. It is also known as clinical depression, or depressive disorder. The person is usually melancholic and at the worst stage it can make the [...]
Chronic pain
December 21, 2010 By
Pain is a feeling or a sensation that cannot be tangibly measured most of the time. Sometimes, the facial expressions of the person give away that he/she is in pain; however, pain itself has no visibility. When this pain lasts more than a limited time period or more than the expected time period of healing [...]