Archive for September, 2008

HAIR LOSS- Do not take it casually

( Homoeopathic treatment for hair fall and health tips to maintain your hair )
By Dr Anmol Arora [GOLD MEDALIST]

Hair is the most versatile and a permanent accessory of the human species. Hair gives frame to face, complements your life-style and accentuates fashion-appeal Actually, it’s totally normal to lose some hair each day. Most people lose about 50 to 100 hairs every day – and it’s a good thing, because we’d all look like huge hairballs if we didn’t! Normally, when hair falls out, new hairs start forming in the same place as the old ones. But when someone really has hair loss, the hairs don’t grow back. Or they do grow, but there aren’t enough of them to take the place of what’s already fallen out.
A number of things can cause excessive hair loss. For example, about 3 or 4 months after an illness or a major surgery, you may suddenly lose a large amount of hair. This hair loss is related to the stress of the illness and is temporary.
Hormonal problems may cause hair loss. If your thyroid gland is overactive or underactive, your hair may fall out. Many women notice hair loss about three months after they’ve had a baby. Some medicines can cause hair loss eg. Birth control pills and antidepressants. This type of hair loss improves when you stop taking the medicine. Children may have hair loss caused by a fungal infection of the scalp.

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Acne ( pimples )

Acne is a very common skin disorder that most young people get in early puberty. It is caused by inflammation of the small oil glands (sebaceous glands) that surround the fine hairs on the face and chest

acne

acne

Although this condition may pass off without any event in a few people, it causes much concern among many adolescents. Acne has spurned a host of treatments. To know more about acne, read on.

What is ACNE

Acne is the most common skin lesion which can appear on the face, neck and upper part of the body. Sebum, which is produced by the body to lubricate the skin and help it to retain the moisture, sometimes blocks the tiny hair follicles in the skin. Keratin, a very important component of hair, can also block the follicles. Bacteria can multiply in these blocked (more…)

DIABETES – A SILENT KILLER

(Article with Diet chart according to Indian Vegetarian and Non vegetarian Diet )  By Dr Anmol Arora

diabetes

diabetes

The prevalence of diabetes is on the rise, more alarmingly in the developing nations. Ranked 7th among leading causes of death, it has been rated third when all its fatal complications are taken into account. Besides multiplying the risks for coronary heart disease, diabetes enhances the incidence of cerebrovascular strokes. Moreover, it is the leading cause of acquired blindness and accounts for over 25 percent of cases with end-stage renal failure as well as 50 percent of non-traumatic lower limb amputations.

HISTORY

Reference to disorders with polyuria can be traced back to Egyptian papyrus (1550 BC). Charak and Sushruta of ancient India (600-400 BC) were versed with many of the currently known facets of the disease and named it madhumeha (rain of honey) as they noticed that urine tasted sweet and attracted ants. Madhumeha (diabetes mellitus) was distinguished from udak (water) meha (diabetes insipidus) and ikshu (sugarcane) meha (renal glycosuria) by its genetic origin and intractable course. Two types were recognised, one associated with stout build, glutonny and indolence and the other characterised by leanness, severe polyuria, thirst and dehydration.

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BEHAVIORISM

Introduction

  • BEHAVIORISM is a theory of animal and human learning, that only focus on objectively observable behaviors and discounts mental activities.
  • Behaviorism is the educational theory that is based on the underlying ideology that has a direct influence on behavior .It presumes that by manipulating the environment of learning can be enhanced 
  • Through behavior is measured, seen to be appropriate or in an appropriate and accordingly changed or reinforced. (more…)

BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA

 

BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA

BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA

What is BPH ?

  • A nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate due to execessive celluar growth of both glandular and stromal elements.
  • Aging and androgens are required for development of BPH (more…)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

 

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Why COPD is Important ?

  • COPD is the only chronic disease that is showing progressive upward trend in both mortality and morbidity
  • It is expected to be the third leading cause of death by 2020
  • Approximately 14 million Indians are currently suffering form COPD*
  • Currently there are 94 million smokers in India
  • 10 lacs Indians die in a year due to smoking related diseases (more…)

Lachrymal Apparatus

 

Lachrymal Apparatus

Lachrymal Apparatus

Normal Tears

  • Tears are made in a gland under the skin above the eye. They flow over the front surface of the eye, and drain into tiny tear ducts in the eyelids, near the nose (under the skin).
  • Then they flow into a tear ‘sac’, and from there they pass through a wide channel, the ‘naso-lacrimal duct’ into the inside of the nose. (more…)

Case study on Muscular dystrophy

 

Muscular dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy

 It  is a genetic disease passed from one generation to the next in an X-linked recessive fashion. This means that females carry the defective gene that causes the disorder, but males almost exclusively are affected by the disease. When a mother carries the defective gene, her female children each have a 50 percent chance of carrying the gene also, but they, too, will not show any symptoms. However, each male child has a 50 percent chance of having the disease and showing signs of the disorder. Although the disease is present from conception, symptoms do not usually develop until the child is 5 or 6 years old, or perhaps even a year or two later. When one child in the family has already developed the disease, the parents are more able to recognize early signs, and a second son may be identified as being affected when he is 3 or 4 years old.

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