Toothache or dental pain is pain in the teeth and/or their supporting structures, caused by dental diseases or pain referred to the teeth by non-dental…
A wound is a type of injury which happens relatively quickly in which skin is torn, cut, or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt…
Parasitic infections, caused by intestinal helminths and protozoan parasites, are among the most prevalent infections in humans in developing countries. In developed countries, protozoan parasites…
Warts are nothing but the extra elevations on the skin. Warts will appear more frequently on the fingers, elbows, knees, face, scalp, vagina and penis.…
Vomiting can be caused by a wide variety of conditions; it may present as a specific response to ailments like gastritis or poisoning, or as…
Typhoid fever or typhoid, is a symptomatic bacterial infection due to Salmonella typhi. Symptoms may vary from mild to severe and usually begin six to…
Stuttering or stammering is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or…
A snakebite is an injury caused by the bite of a snake. It often results in two puncture wounds from the animal's fangs. Sometimes poisoning…
Scorpion Bites (stings) are a cutaneous condition caused by the stinging of scorpions, usually resulting in pain, paresthesia, and variable swelling. The anatomical part of…
Periodontitis, also known as pyorrhea, is a set of inflammatory diseases affecting the periodontium, i.e., the tissues that surround and support the teeth. Periodontitis involves…
Miliaria (heat rash or prickly heat) is a skin disease marked by small and itchy rashes. Miliaria is a common ailment in hot and humid…
Insect bites and stings occur when an insect is agitated and seeks to defend itself through its natural defense mechanisms, or when an insect seeks…
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs known as alveoli. It is usually caused by infection with viruses…
In Ayurveda, health is much more than the absence of disease. It is the dynamic integration of the body, mind, spirit, and environment. Herbal medicine…
Anal fistula (piles), or fistula-in-ano, is a chronic abnormal communication between the epithelialised surface of the anal canal and (usually) the perianal skin. Anal fistulae…
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health, leading…
Epistaxis or a nosebleed is the relatively common occurrence of hemorrhage from the nose, usually noticed when the blood drains out through the nostrils. There…
A mouth ulcer (oral ulcer, or a mucosal ulcer) is an ulcer that occurs on the mucous membrane of the oral cavity. Mouth ulcers are…
Migraine is a neurological disease characterized by recurrent moderate to severe headaches often in association with a number of autonomic nervous system symptoms. Typically, the…
Dysmenorrhea (painful periods, or menstrual cramps) is pain during menstruation. It usually begins around the time that menstruation begins. Symptoms typically last less than three…
Hypotension is low blood pressure, especially in the arteries of the systemic circulation. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of…
Itch is a sensation that causes the desire or reflex to scratch. Itch has many similarities to pain, and while both are unpleasant sensory experiences,…
Insomnia, (trouble sleeping), is a sleep disorder in which there is an inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep as long as desired. While…
Injury is damage to the body. This maybe caused by accidents, falls, hits, weapons, self-inflictions and other causes. While a wound is a type of injury…
When we are not able to digest a particular food or when we overeat then we have indigestion problem or dyspepsia ailment with symptoms of…
The immune system (resistance power) is a system of many biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease. To function properly, an…
Memory is the process in which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved. Encoding allows information from the outside world to be sensed in the form…
Breast milk is the milk produced by the breasts (or mammary glands) of a human female for her infant offspring. Milk is the primary source…