Definition Avoidant personality disorder is characterized by feelings of extreme social inhibition, inadequacy, and sensitivity to negative criticism and rejection. Yet the symptoms involve more than simply being shy or socially awkward. Avoidant personality disorder causes significant problems that affect the ability to interact with others and maintain relationships in …
Read More »Andropause – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment.
Definition Andropause is a condition that is associated with the decrease in the male hormone testosterone. It is unlike menopause in that the decrease in testosterone and the development of symptoms is more gradual than what occurs in women. Approximately 30% of men in their 50s will experience symptoms of …
Read More »Hypertension – Epidemiology, Causes, Treatment and Prevention.
Definition Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is when the pressure of the blood being pumped through your arteries is higher than it should be. Each time your heart beats, blood is pumped through your arteries and veins, the blood vessels of your circulatory system. Arterial blood pressure is …
Read More »Hemorrhoids or Piles – Definition, Root cause, Symptoms and Diagnosis
What are hemorrhoids? Hemorrhoids are swollen and inflamed veins around the anus or in the lower rectum. The rectum is the last part of the large intestine leading to the anus. The anus is the opening at the end of the digestive tract where bowel contents leave the body. Types of hemorrhoids …
Read More »Heart Disease – Types, Complications, Treatment and Prevention.
Introduction Heart disease describes a range of conditions that affect your heart. Diseases under the heart disease umbrella include blood vessel diseases, such as coronary artery disease; heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias); and heart defects you’re born with (congenital heart defects), among others. The term “heart disease” is often used interchangeably …
Read More »Impacted Wisdom Teeth – Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and Prevention
Definition Impacted wisdom teeth is a tooth that gets blocked aWs it pushes through the gum into your mouth. Wisdom teeth (also called “third molars”) usually do not push through the gums until people are in their late teens, twenties or even older. Wisdom teeth are usually the last teeth …
Read More »Head Lice or Pediculus humanus capitis – Treatment and Prevention
Definition Head lice (Pediculus capitis) are small, wingless, egg laying insects found on the human head. They grow to about 3.5mm (the size of a sesame seed or pin head). It live on the hair and feed by sucking blood from the scalp. They are pale grey in colour before …
Read More »Insomnia – Definition, Types, Causes, Treatment and Prevention
Definition Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep. You may still feel tired when you wake up. Insomnia can sap not only …
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