What is a Collapsed Vein?
A collapsed vein occurs due to a prolonged injury or trauma to the veins as a result of injection. The trauma damages the inner lining of the vein causing it…
Cracked Toenails
Your toenails are tough as they need to in order to protect them from all possible traumas. Such trauma can harm the nails during everyday life activities like walking, running…
How are antibodies produced?
Antibodies are Y-shaped specialized proteins used by the immune system to identify and remove antigens and other foreign bodies such as viruses. They are also known as immunoglobulins and they…
Noonan Syndrome
Noonan syndrome is a disorder involving changes in genes that impair the normal development of the body parts. This disorder presents in different ways some of which include heart defects,…
Morquio Syndrome
Morquio syndrome is a rare hereditary birth defect that is estimated to occur in one of every 200,000 births. This disease is progressive, meaning the symptoms will worsen, as the…
Verrucous Keratosis
Verrucuos keratosis refers to a skin disease affecting the epidermis. Verrucous means growths resembling warts, while keratinocytes mean the growths forming on your outermost layer of the skin. The illness…
Intercostal Muscle Strain
The intercostal muscles are situated between the ribs and are made of many muscle groups like the transverse and subcostal thoracic muscles and the external and internal intercostal muscles. They…
Hirschsprung’s Disease (in Infants and Adults)
Hirschsprung’s disease is a disorder marked by large intestinal abnormalities that lead to difficulties in bowel movements. It is a congenital condition and is caused due to lack of nerve…
When does Angina Pectoris Occur?
Angina pectoris is a condition marked by abnormal pain in chest which occurs due to low blood flow to the heart muscles. The pain may be described as pressure, tightness,…
Microscopic Blood in Urine
The presence of blood or red blood cells in urine is medically referred to as hematuria. In healthy people, about 2.5 million inefficient, old, and dead red blood cells are…