Patent Ductus Arteriosus Tips

While every parent wants their children to be born healthy, some infants have a range of disorders present at the time of birth.
Patent Ductus Arteriosus or PDA is one such condition that manifests in children when they are born.

Here is all you need to know about Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA).

What is PDA?
PDA is the opening between the two major blood vessels leaving from the human heart. The ductus arteriosus is an essential part of a child s circulatory system befo...more

Hair loss is a very common cause of the problem for both men and women. One in four women suffers from some degree of hair loss or thinning hair. In men, balding can begin as early as the age of 21 and by the age of 35, 30% of men will already be experiencing noticeable balding.

All of us suffer from hair fall daily, but only when it becomes an area of concern is when it starts resulting in baldness and thinning of hair. In such cases, the patient becomes increasingly concerned about th...more

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a group of genetic disorders that primarily affect the bones, making them extremely weak. It is also known as brittle bones disease . This genetic disease is incurable and the treatment is primarily focused on pacifying the condition by reducing pain and strengthening the bones.

The symptoms of OI include, but are not limited to, recurring fractures, bluish tinge in the white of the eyes, hearing loss, breathing problems, short height, loose joints and d...more

The skin is constantly exposed to sun and multiple environmental pollutants, causing a lot of degeneration. The face, being the most exposed part, bears the brunt of this. A number of dark spots, wrinkles, sagging, fine lines, etc. appear as a result of ageing and become very prominent on the face. Not just are these cosmetic concerns, but they also affect the person s morale.

Origin:
The body has millions of types of cells, but there are some known as stem cells which are totipoten...more

Are you losing your sight day by day? Does it make difficult to see you at night? Is this the onset of Blindness? Get to know about Retinitis Pigmentosa with these tips.

What actually is Retinitis Pigmentosa?

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) refers to a group of diseases, which causes a slow, but progressive vision loss. It is a genetic disorder that affects the ability to respond to light.This inherited disease causes a slow loss of vision, beginning with decreased night vision and l...more

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a commonest congenital cyanotic heart disease.
TOF is having a combination of large VSD with severe obstruction of blood flow to the lungs that result in bluish-black discoloration of lips and fingers due to flow of oxygen-deficit blood to the body parts.
The four defects that commonly associated with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) are

Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) a hole formed in ventricular septum that is situated between two lower chambers of hea...more

Hair are an indispensable part of one s aura and personality. To have thick and voluminous hair adds so much to one s beauty. It defines one s image and confidence. Baldness, losing and thinning of hair is of great concern for both men and women. In a stressful and competitive world like ours, people start losing hair at very young age. This is often attributed to our lifestyle, environmental pollution, inadequate sleep, excessive smoking and drinking. Losing hair is depressing as it is a sign o...more

We are now routinely seeing regenerative technologies emerge in a wide variety of medical and surgical specialties. Orthopedic surgery, the treatment and prevention of muscle, bone and joint ailments, is certainly on the regeneration cutting edge.

The knee is one of the largest joints in the human body. When healthy, it performs remarkably. When damaged, the cushion (cartilage) can have focal potholes, areas of damage called chondral defects, or it can have areas of wear and thinning ...more

Common Summer Orthopaedic Injuries-

Tennis_elbow (tendinitis of the elbow)-
You don t have to play tennis to suffer this injury, inflamed and painful tendons located on the outer side of the elbow. It s a repetitive use condition, so it makes sense that cases flare up when warm weather encourages more outdoor athletic activity.

Pitcher s elbow-
Pitcher s elbow involves the UCL or ulnar collateral ligament, which usually keeps our elbow stable as we perform overhead thro...more

स्टेम सेल ऐसी कोशिकाएं होती हैं, जिनमें बॉडी के किसी भी ऑर्गन को सेल्स के रूप में विकसित करने की क्षमता मिलती है. साथ ही ये अन्य किसी भी प्रकार की कोशिकाओं में बदल सकती है. इन कोशिकाओं का स्वस्थ कोशिकाओं को विकसित करने के लिए इस्तेमाल किया जाता है. स्टेम सेल कोशिकाओं के खोज की आधारशीला वर्ष 1960 में कनाडा के दो वैज्ञानिकों अर्नस्ट. ए. मुकलॉक और जेम्स.ई.टिल ने रखी थी. इनके प्रयोग के बाद ही स्टेम सेल कोशिका के प्रयोग को बल मिला. स्टेम सेल को वैज्ञानिक प्रयोग के लिए स्नोत के आधार पर स्टेम सेल को भ्...more

Are you losing your sight day by day? Does it make difficult to see you at night? Is this the onset of Blindness? Get to know about Retinitis Pigmentosa with these tips.

What actually is Retinitis Pigmentosa?
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) refers to a group of diseases, which causes a slow, but progressive vision loss. It is a genetic disorder that affects the ability to respond to light.This inherited disease causes a slow loss of vision, beginning with decreased night vision and loss o...more