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Causes of crabs (pubic lice)

Crabs or pubic lice, contrary to common belief, are not caused by only poor personal hygiene. They may be transmitted to a healthy and clean person through close contact with an infected person. The lice crawl from the hair of one person to the hair of another person. These lice are unable to fly or jump. 1-7

21 Aug 2012

What are crabs (pubic lice)?

Pubic lice (called crabs in common parlance) are caused by very tiny insects called Phthirus pubis. These are parasitic insects that live in coarse human body hair such as hair around the groin.

21 Aug 2012

Treatment of diaper rash (nappy rash)

Diaper rash is a common condition affecting millions of babies worldwide. However, most rashes are mild and can be safely treated at home without medical interventions.

20 Aug 2012

Prevention of diaper rash (nappy rash)

Diaper rash is a common condition seen in babies between 9 to 12 months of age. Although mild cases may be easy to treat, more severe cases may become secondarily infected and lead to recurrences and long term therapy requirement.

20 Aug 2012

Symptoms of diaper rash (nappy rash)

Diaper or nappy rash may affect one in four babies worldwide between ages 6 months to up to 18 months (commonly between 9 and 12 months of age). The symptoms of nappy rash vary depending on the severity of the condition. Most cases of nappy rash only produce mild symptoms.

20 Aug 2012

Causes of diaper rash (nappy rash)

Diaper rash (also known as nappy rash occurs when your baby's skin comes into contact with urine and faeces usually for prolonged periods of time. There are many factors in addition that play a role in causation of diaper rash (also called diaper dermatitis in medical parlance).

20 Aug 2012

What is diaper rash (nappy rash)?

Diaper rash (also known as nappy rash) is called diaper dermatitis is medical parlance. It is a common condition affecting up to a third of babies wearing nappies at any given time.

20 Aug 2012

Treatment of Phobias

In phobias there are not always requirement of therapy or treatment. Patients often find that avoiding the object of their fear is enough to control the problem.

19 Aug 2012

Diagnosis of Phobias

Phobias are irrational and abnormal fears of common and not so common objects, animals, situations and activities. Most sufferers are usually fully aware that they have a phobia and try to avoid their feared object as much as possible.

19 Aug 2012

Types of Phobias

Phobias are abnormal fear of a specific object, animal, bird, insect, activity or situation. It is a type of anxiety disorder which can precipitate a panic attack.

19 Aug 2012

Causes of Phobias

Phobias are specific anxiety disorders when the fear for an object, animal, bird, insect, situation or event is extreme and affect normal living.

19 Aug 2012

What is a Phobia?

Phobias start and develop into something massive when the affected person begins to organise their life around avoiding the subject of the phobia.

19 Aug 2012

Risks of Motion Sickness

Motion sickness is an unpleasant sensation commonly seen in some vulnerable individuals when they are subjected to unnatural motion.

16 Aug 2012

Treatment of motion sickness

Motion sickness is a relatively common occurrence and its severity varies from mild to severe requiring medical attention. In most individuals the condition is diagnosed clinically by a history of feeling ill, nauseous or vomiting while travelling via road, air or on water.

16 Aug 2012

Symptoms of motion sickness

Motion sickness, or kinetosis, affects some individuals when they are subjected to motion or movement. This can occur when they are travelling by air, road or on water.

16 Aug 2012

Causes of motion sickness

The vestibular apparatus & maintenance of balance

16 Aug 2012

What is motion sickness?

Motion sickness, also termed kinetosis, is a generalized term that is used to describe an unpleasant set of symptoms like nausea, vomiting and dizziness that occurs when a person is travelling.

16 Aug 2012

Treatment of Scarlet Fever

Scarlet fever is usually of mild intensity and goes away on its own in about a week without treatment. Scarlet fever is caused by Group A beta haemolytic Streptococci. In mild cases this might not cause complications but in severe infections there might be life threatening complications.

15 Aug 2012

Diagnosis of Scarlet Fever

Scarlet fever, unlike a century ago, has reduced in its severity and intensity. In the 1800’s for example there were severe epidemics of this disease across Europe and worldwide killing many children. These days with the advent of antibiotics deaths are rare.

15 Aug 2012

Symptoms of Scarlet Fever

Scarlet fever is caused by infection with bacteria - Group A beta haemolytic strain of Streptococcus pyogenes. The symptoms usually take one to four days to appear after acquisition of the infection. This is called the incubation period.

15 Aug 2012