Medicine
- Modern Hip Replacement Surgery Can Do Wonders
- Advancement in medical science is making the lives of several people easier. Recently, a successful hip replacement surgery has been conducted on a girl who was devoid of any hip socket since birth. The doctors have implanted a new hip socket made o...
- A Brief View of Surgeries in Austin Spine Surgery Clinics
- The surgeries in spinal cord are giving better results with each passing day as superior technologies are coming up. Surgeons are using unusual tools to perform spine surgery successfully. Recently an American doctor has used a special screw system...
- Whipple's Disease - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- Whipple's disease is a rare infectious disease caused by the bacterium. Whipple's disease is characterized by fever of unknown origin, polyarthralgias, and chronic diarrhea. Whipple's disease causes weight loss, incomplete breakdown of carbohydrates...
- Vocal Cord Paralysis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- Vocal cord paralysis is a voice disorder that occurs when one or both of the vocal cords (or vocal folds) do not open or close properly. Vocal fold paresis/paralysis can happen at any age – from birth to advanced age, in males and females alike, f...
- Vitiligo - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- Vitiligo or leukoderma is a chronic skin condition that causes loss of pigment, resulting in irregular pale patches of skin. The disease has been around for thousands of years. Vitiligo occurs in 1-2% of the population. It affects both races and all...
- Vasovagal Syncope - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- "Vasovagal syncope" is the term given to describe sudden unexplained fainting attacks. There are a number of different syncope syndromes which all fall under the umbrella of vasovagal syncope. In patients with vasovagal syncope (also called Fainting...
- Vasculitis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- Vasculitis is a general term that refers to the inflammation of blood vessels. White blood cells circulate and serve as our major defense against infection. Ordinarily, white blood cells destroy bacteria and viruses. However, they can also damage no...
- Vaginitis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- Vaginitis is a name for swelling, itching, burning or infection in the that can be caused my several different germs. Vaginitis is common in adult women and uncommon in prepubertal girls. Vaginitis is one of the most common reasons for gynecologic c...
- Urinary Tract Infection - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Methods
- A urinary tract infection ( UTI ) is a bacterial infection that affects any part of the urinary tract. The most common cause of UTI are bacteria from the bowel that live on the skin near the rectum or in the vagna which can spread and enter the urin...