Urinary Disorders / Urinary Infections

A bladder infection is most often caused by a bacterial infection within the bladder. In people with a weakened immune systems, yeast can cause bladder infections as well. A bladder infection is a type of urinary tract infection (UTI). This refers to an infection anywhere in the urinary tract, such as the bladder, kidneys, ureters…

Upset Stomach

An upset stomach caused by eating or drinking too much can be accompanied by one or a combination of the following symptoms: Heartburn Nausea Gas Belching Fullness Furthermore, an upset stomach is caused when the mucosal cells in the lining of the stomach are irritated or inflamed. When you have an upset stomach caused by…

Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative Colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes long-lasting inflammation and ulcers (sores) found in your digestive tract. Ulcerative Colitis is known to affect the innermost lining of the large intestine of your large intestine (colon) and rectum. Symptoms can usually develop overtime, rather than suddenly. Ulcerative Colitis can be debilitating and can…

Typhoid Fever

Typhoid fever is an acute infectious illness associated with fever that’s most often caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria. It can also be caused by the Salmonella paratyphi, a related bacterium that usually leads to a less severe illness. The bacteria is being deposited through fecal contamination in water or food by a human carrier…

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that affects the lungs usually. Compared with every other diseases caused by a single infectious agent, tuberculosis is the second biggest killer worldwide. In 2015, 1.8 million people died from the disease, with 10.4 million falling ill. Both in the 18th and 19th centuries, a tuberculosis epidemic rampaged all over…

Travel Sickness

Motion sickness is quite a common disturbance of the inner ear. It’s caused by repeated motion from a vehicle or any other movements that disturbs the inner ear. Some people experience nausea and even vomiting when riding in an airplane, automobile, or amusement park ride. Generally speaking, this condition is called motion sickness. When riding…

Traumatic Inflammation

Inflammatory response is usually associated with different traumatic insults. In addition, traumatic injury produces excessive pro-inflammatory mediators and subsequent activating or recruiting immune cells into the target organs and can results in systemic inflammatory responses on traumatic injury have not been clearly elucidated.

Toothaches

The symptoms of toothache include sharp pain or dull pain in or around a tooth. The most common cause of a toothache is a dental cavity as a result of tooth decay. Dental cavities and toothache can be prevented by having proper oral hygiene. Another common cause of toothache is gum disease. Furthermore, toothache can…

Tooth Disease / Tooth Decay

Tooth decay is the destruction of your tooth enamel, the hard, outer layer of your teeth. It can be a problem, especially to your children, and also for teens and adults. Plaque, a sticky film of bacteria, constantly forms on your teeth. When you eat or drink foods containing sugars, the bacteria in plaque produces…