Vitiligo is an autoimmune condition that causes loss of skin colour characterized by white to pale pink patches and is a progressive hypo-melanosis. Melanocytes (Pigment-producing cells) are destroyed in certain areas or stop functioning in vitiligo conditions. It affects people of any age,
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Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals. The human body, apart from areas of glabrous skin, is covered in follicles which produce thick terminal and fine vellus hair. A good head of hair provides some degree of warmth and protection […]
Fungal infections occur when immune system cannot control the invading fungus or fungus takes over a large area of the body. There are fungi that naturally lives on body. Like microbes there are few harmless fungi and few cause infections. Some symptoms are: Fungal skin infections are very common and typically grow on areas of […]
Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory condition which affects the skin. The condition causes inflamed, red, flaky and itchy skin, often around the knees, elbows and scalp. Psoriasis is believed to affect 1 to 2 % of population, affecting all ages, races and genders. What could be the cause? The actual cause is unknown. Immune modifications, […]
Everyone’s skin is different in tone, texture and features. Its needs and strengths will change over the course of your life. Skin’s health is influenced by several factors including pollution, stress and sun damage that over time chip away at your complexion and make it more prone to roughness, wrinkles, age spots, bruises and sagging. […]
What is Self-defence or Immunity? Self-defence or Immunity may be defined as resistance exhibited by host (Human body) towards any abnormal reaction caused by infectious micro-organisms. Which is responsible for Immunity? Thymus gland and Bone marrow are the human parts producing immunological competence to the lymphocytes. T-cells and B-cells are the primary cells of
STRESS – THE BANE OF MODERN EXISTENCE In today’s society, we thrive on performance, competition and perfection, which leads to increase in stress levels. Stress causes damage that is often underestimated and it is a social phenomenon that should be closely examined and evaluated. These days, society and the workplace put an unparalleled level of […]
The age old wisdom of the people of every country has been crystallised into different systems of medicine and each nation has its own medical system/s. Some of these traditional medical systems are well established, supported by theories and rich experience and recorded in writing such as Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Traditional Chinese medicine. In […]
How can be pain defined? A distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli, sounds technical right? To be said in simpler terms, unpleasant feeling such as a prick, tingle, sting, burn, or ache. Pain may be sharp or dull. It may come and go, or it may be constant. What pain does to […]
Now days,We can see the word, ”HALAL” in every Non-Vegetarian hotel boards. Halal is an Arabic word which means “Lawful” or “Permitted”. It is a Quranic term and each muslim should ensure that consumables are Halal or not. Now, it is applicable to medicines also and Malaysia is the first country to notify the guidelines […]