General Medicine

Lyme disease is an infectious bacterial disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. It is most often transmitted to humans through infected ticks...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting 5.2 million Americans over 65 and hundreds of thousands of people younger than 65 who have early-onset Alzheimer's...

Hearing Loss in Children might be present from birth (congenital) or develop later in life (acquired)...

Hearing loss affects the majority of persons over the age of 65. Excessive noise, medications, viral or bacterial infections, brain injury or tumors, stroke, and inheritance are all factors...

UTIs, or urinary tract infections, are infections that affect any region of the urinary tract. They are a widespread health issue that affects millions of people every year...

A guy may opt to undergo a vasectomy if he does not want to father any more children. It is a long-term (permanent) method of male birth control...

Tears or cracks in your anus are called anal fissures. Sometimes fissures are mistaken for hemorrhoids which are less painless piles that are swollen around your anus and rectum...

What are Hemorrhoids?Hemorrhoids occur when your anus and the lower rectum swell or get inflamed in the veins or blood vessels. This is when these veins are subjected to additional pressure...

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a neurobiological disorder characterized by inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. It is one of the most common mental health disorders in children and adults with approximately 11% of school-aged children having been diagnosed with ADHD at some point...

An introduction to the common respiratory condition and what you can do about it.Asthma is a chronic condition, usually started in childhood, that causes inflammation and spasms of the airways...