Archive for February, 2012
Understanding Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
PNH or paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is a rare and acquired disease of the blood which is also called Marchiafava-Micheli syndrome. The potentially fatal disease is not inherited genetically but develops in the body over time. It can affect both males and females and is not particularly age specific. However it is very rare and is [...]
What Is Sickle Cell Anemia?
Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease. As the name suggests it is a form of anemia which is caused due to a mutation gene which makes the red blood cells of the patient contract and look like sickles. The abnormal cells are not as flexible as the regular red blood cells. They get stuck [...]
What Is Milk Thistle?
The Milk Thistle is a type of flowering plant that has been used as a natural remedy for centuries. Its name comes from the plant’s leaves which contain a milky liquid and look as if they have been spotted with white. Nowadays, the plant is used as a natural way to protect the liver, ensure [...]
Did Combined Drug Intoxication Kill Whitney Houston?
Though originally thought to have died from alcohol overuse or the overdose of illegal drugs, it now seems that the death of singing diva Whitney Houston may have had more to do with prescription medications. It was legal prescription drugs rather than the illegal variety that could have killed Whitney Houston, since a number of [...]
Wine: Good or Bad for Health?
Wine certainly has something of a cache as being a refined and genteel beverage to drink, but is wine good for us or bad? Why wine could be bad for us A recent report about a UK government warning says that wine increases risk of mouth cancer. Having more than the recommended daily limits is [...]
6 Blood Clotting Disorders You Should Know About
Hemophilia Of all the blood clotting disorders hemophilia is the most common. Here the blood does not clot in the normal space of time but for much longer. The primary reason is the lack or low levels of blood clotting factor VIII or clotting factor IX. It is an inherited and genetic disorder but in [...]
Why Sitting Is So Bad for You?
When you’re sitting down, you’re not exercising; so sitting is bad for you. But sitting is bad for more reasons and it is bad even for those who are otherwise active and fit, says recent research. It isn’t just that the lack of exercise is bad for you; it is sitting itself that is bad [...]
Conduct Disorder in children
A psychiatric condition which has been on the increase for the last few years is conduct disorder in children. This is a mental disorder in which the child has a tendency towards extremely violent behavior. There is no single set of signs or symptoms rather it is a group of behavioral and emotional problems that [...]
Problems of an Aging Population
A recent BBC article spoke of the potential increase of neurological and progressive diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and motor neuron disease. The number of people afflicted with these conditions is likely to rise due to an aging population it is being warned. In another report relating to health issues created by the [...]
