It often happens that your immune system thinks the skin is under attack when something touches it. However, anything touching the skin is not always harmful. In many cases, the immune system overreacts and immediately sends antibodies to help find the invader called an allergen. As a result, a red and itchy rash develops in the [...]
If you have experienced a sudden increase in thirst, hunger, dry mouth accompanied with weight loss and fatigue, chances are you have what is called ‘Prediabetes’. Usually, type 2 diabetes doesn’t occur suddenly. Prediabetes is basically the first step in the long road leading to it. Affecting more that 85 million citizens in India, it is [...]
There is a connection between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and diabetes, although they are two different diseases. In a number of studies, it has been found that the risk for diabetes increases by almost 50% if you have rheumatoid arthritis. Again, if you have diabetes, you have almost 20% more risk of having rheumatoid arthritis and other [...]
An operation performed on the musculoskeletal system is called orthopaedic surgery. The bones, muscles, ligaments, joints and tendons comprise this total system. Orthopaedic surgery is of three types. In recent times, minimally invasive arthroscopic surgeries are gaining an advantage over traditional procedures. The reason behind this is that they are less painful and take less time [...]
