High Cholesterol / Hypercholesterolemia

Posted in General Support group on Thu, 01 Apr 2010

Cholesterol is a type of fat, one which is very important for life. It is a vital building block of many substances including the cell membrane of every cell in our body. The word 'cholesterol' is ass...

Chronic Renal Failure

Posted in Chronic Renal Failure Support group on Tue, 14 Jul 2009

Chronic renal failure is a gradual and progressive loss of the ability of the kidneys to function normally. The change is irreversible and is due to loss of nephrons of the kidney. The nephrons are ba...

Brain Tumor

Posted in Brain Tumor Support group on Wed, 11 Aug 2010

Brain is one of the largest and complex organs in the human body and weighs about 1.3 Kgs. Neurons and glial cells are the basic units that make up the brain. There are about 40 billion nerve cells, k...

Artificial Insemination

Posted in Artificial Insemination Support group on Tue, 29 Jul 2008

Artificial insemination is a simple and inexpensive medical procedure, commonly used in the treatment of infertility. AI is just one of those options that may be considered prior to attempting more in...

Accident and Trauma Care

Posted in General Support group on Sun, 07 Feb 2010

The word "Trauma" refers to a wound or an injury, whether psychic or physical. The word is also synonymous with the word accident, referring to an unexpected, unforeseen and unfortunate event. Disabil...

Trypanosomiasis / Sleeping sickness

Posted in Trypanosomiasis / Sleeping sickness Support group on Thu, 11 Feb 2010

Sleeping sickness or Trypanosomiasis was first reported from Mali in North Western Africa. Nicknamed as African trypanosomiasis, this tropical disease can trigger life-threatening complications in the...

Head Injury / Brain Injury

Posted in Head Injury / Brain Injury Support group on Sun, 04 Jan 2009

Head injury or traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs due to sudden trauma to the head or brain, resulting in brain damage. It is the leading cause for disability among children and young adults. Althoug...

Muscular Dystrophy / Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Posted in Muscular Dystrophy / Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Support group on Tue, 23 Feb 2010

Muscular dystrophy is the collective term used to represent genetic disorders characterized by progressive weakening of muscles and wasting of muscle tissue. The term dys refers to abnormal and trophy...

Myotonic Dystrophy

Posted in Myotonic Dystrophy Support group on Fri, 19 Feb 2010

Myotonic dystrophy is the most common form of muscular disease, which affects adults. The disease is also called as Steinert's disease, named after the doctor who first described it in the year 1909. ...

Reflux Esophagitis

Posted in Reflux Esophagitis Support group on Fri, 06 Aug 2010

Esophagitis is a condition due to an inflammation of the lining of the lower end of the oesophagus. Esophagus or gullet is a hollow muscular tube about 2 cms in diameter that acts as the 'swallowing p...