Constipation is a condition where a person cannot empty their bowels frequently and effortlessly. If a person is suffering from constipation, their stool may become stiff and lumpy and might also become unusually large making it difficult to pass through.

Personal hygiene is one of the most important steps toward leading a healthy life and handwashing is one of the foremost steps towards maintaining the same. The importance of handwashing has been stressed several times, especially over the last couple of years where it proved to be one of the primary steps to prevent contamination from Covid. By not washing hands with soap and running water, many diseases and disorders can spread as our body becomes a breeding ground for different kinds of bacteria and germs. 

AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by the virus known as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). HIV weakens the immune system when a person contracts the disease. The person is more likely to contract malignancies or cancer-causing tumors and life-threatening illnesses as their immune system deteriorates. AIDS is the last and critical stage of HIV infection.

Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes repeated seizures. A seizure is usually a sudden altercation of bodily movements caused by sudden uncontrolled electrical impulses between the brain cells. The imbalance in electrical impulses becomes frequent resulting in seizures leading to epilepsy. 

Diabetes is a lifestyle disease that affects how our body converts food into energy. The food we consume is usually broken in into glucose which is then released into the bloodstream. Insulin that is released by the pancreas regulates the entry of glucose (sugar) into the bloodstream. For a patient suffering from diabetes, there is inadequate secretion of insulin resulting in various kinds of health issues. Diabetes can be broadly classified into type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that causes air sacs of your lungs (alveoli) to get filled up with fluids causing severe difficulty in breathing. Apart from the difficulty in breathing, the fluids in the alveoli also result in severe cough, phlegm, high fever, and chills. If left untreated, Pneumonia can cause severe health complications. The impact of pneumonia can range from mild to extremely severe and can prove to be quite fatal if left untreated. Anyone can get affected by pneumonia and this is especially common in children below 2 years and adults above 65 years of age.

The cases of Prostate Cancer are seeing a steep rise among men all over the world. Prostate cancer impacts the prostate gland, a small walnut-shaped organ located right below the urinary bladder in men. The primary function of our prostate gland is to produce fluids that nourish and transport sperm in men. Most prostate cancers are limited to the gland and don’t spread.

A stroke is a medical condition when the blood supply to our brain is cut off. Constant blood flow to various body parts plays a vital role in their smooth functioning. When the blood flow to the brain is stopped, our brain cells can die causing an interruption in the functioning of several major body parts. As we age, our chances of getting a stroke increase.

Anaesthesia is a treatment that protects the patient from feeling pain during a complex procedure or surgery. The medication used for this process is known as anaesthetics and different kinds of anaesthesia can be classified based on the impact they have on a patient’s body. Some anaesthetics induce painlessness in only a particular part of the body while there are others numb the brain to induce sleep during surgeries. Anaesthesia temporarily blocks the pain signals transmitted from nerves to the brain. Doing so sends the patient into a state of numbness for the duration of the treatment.

Arthritis is one of the most common chronic conditions faced by both adults as well as children worldwide. This condition is caused due to inflammation of joints and swelling of the tissues surrounding them. There are more than 100 types of arthritis and the most common of them is Osteoarthritis.