What is piles ? Dilatation of radicles of rectal veins within the anal canal is called piles.
The medical term for piles is hemorrhoids.
Compared to arteries veins are weak due to thin walls and hence any backpressure in the veins can make them tortuous.
There are three rectal veins namely superior, middle and inferior rectal veins.
Any […]
IntroductionHernia is an abnormal protrusion of internal organs through an abnormal opening in the wall of the cavity.
A combination of increased pressure inside the body with weakness in the wall is responsible for this condition.
In this condition internal organs or parts of organs are protruded out forming a swelling which will increase the size with […]
Low back pain is a usual symptom amoung the modern civilised people.
It affects mainly the middle aged and young adults of both sexes.
People who work on the chair with out exercise and those who carry heavy loads regularly are prone to get this complaint.
We can hardly find a person who has not suffered […]
Introduction:Tongue is a muscular organ associated with the function of deglutition,taste and speech.
It acts as an easily accessible organ for the assessment of health of an individual and shows the state of hydration of the body.
It is said that tongue is the mirror of the gastrointestinal system and any abnormal functioning of the stomach […]
Dr.
Richardson, in his lectures on alcohol, given both in England and America, speaking of the action of this substance on the blood after passing from the stomach, says: “Suppose, then, a certain measure of alcohol be taken into the stomach, it will be absorbed there, but, previous to absorption, it will have to undergo […]
Bad breath is a common health problem in the society.
Offenssive smell from the mouth may be due to various reasons.
The main reason is the presence of anaerobic bacteria in the biofilm formed on the tongue .
These bacteria degrades the proteins present in the food resulting in the production of some offenssive gases like hydrogen sulphide,skatol […]
Alcohol has no food value and is exceedingly limited in its action as a remedial agent.
Dr.
Henry Monroe says, “every kind of substance employed by man as food consists of sugar, starch, oil and glutinous matter mingled together in various proportions.
These are designed for the support of the animal frame.
The glutinous […]
The transforming power or alcohol is marvelous, and often appalling.
It seems to open a way of entrance into the soul for all classes of foolish, insane or malignant spirits, who, so long as it remains in contact with the brain, are able to hold possession.
Men of the kindest nature when sober, act often […]
Homoeopathy is a system of medicine introduced by a german physician Dr Samuel Hahnemann.
He was basically an allopathic doctor who has left the practise because of side effects and temporary relief of symptoms of allopathy.
For his bread and butter he started translating the medical books to different languages.
While he was translating cullen’s materia medica he […]
Hair combing is a routine activity of almost all people.
Some people keep a particular hair style throughout their life and some especially younger generation adopt new styles according to new trends and fashion.
Hair styles has got close relation with the personality of a person.
The hair of an unhygeinic person is usually tangled and dirty because […]