Trochanteric Bursitis is a hip pain that is due to the inflammation of bursa which is a sac filled with fluid.  This is located superficially at a thigh bone outside the point of the hip. When this part gets inflamed, a person may feel a lateral hip pain but not actually affected by the hip joint.   If the inflammation goes deeper coming from a deeper sac at the top of thigh bone and on the gluteal muscle on the outer surface of the pelvis, this causes greater trochanteric bursitis. Trochanteric Bursitis Causes Picture 1 – Trochanteric Bursitis Source – cyberpt Persons with trochanteric bursitis hip suffer from lack of sleep [...]

Broken Toe Information Everyone is prone to having a broken toe. Our toes are made of many different bones. One or even more of your bones could be fractured usually after an accident or injury of the toes or even the foot. A fractured toe is often a result of injury or trauma to the toe or the foot. Dropping heavy objects to the toe or stubbing the toe are usually the cause of broken toes. It may also be a result from long repetitive movements or even stress often occurring in sports. This fracture is called stress fracture meaning that after the injury, swelling, pain, or even stiffness will [...]

What is Oral Herpes? Oral herpes as the name suggests occur on mouth and are also known as Herpes labialis, fever blisters or cold sores. This viral disease of oral herpes is caused by herpes simplex virus, which is of mainly two types – Herpes Simplex Virus I (HSV-1) or Herpes Simplex Virus II (HSV-2); however HSV-1 is said to be responsible in most of the cases for oral herpes outbreak and HSV-2 is more responsible for causing genital herpes. HSV-1 has milder and less frequent occurrences as compared to HSV-2. The herpes simplex virus is highly contagious it and can even infect the other body parts. If the oral [...]

What is Baker’s Cyst? Men and women of all ages can suffer from Baker’s cyst.  Although this also occurs in children, this Baker cyst is very common in adults.  A Baker’s cyst, also known as popliteal cyst is an abnormal collection of too much fluid produced in the sacs of fluid also known as bursa at the back of the knee.  This fluid-filled cyst causes a bulge and a feeling of tightness behind one’s knee and further cause severe pain.  This cyst was named after the name of Dr. William Morrant Baker, a surgeon who first described it. Picture 1: Bakers Cyst Source: Wikipedia Baker’s Cyst Causes There are many causes [...]

Although there are four basic tastes-sweet, salty, sour and bitter, the mouth can also have a metallic taste. This is not an uncommon problem and this must not cause panic or any serious problem. Causes of Metallic Taste These are medical conditions and medications wherein a person can have metallic tastes: Antibiotics Kidney stones Heart failure Giardiasis Chronic alcoholism Antidepressants Prenatal vitamins Calcitriol- used for low calcium treatment Lidocaine- an anesthetic agent Metformin- used to weight loss and diabetes No proper hygiene Gingivitis Tooth infection Diseases like Cancer Food allergy Too much iron Lead poisoning Hypercalcemia Peptic ulcer Copper overdose Selenium toxicity Kidney disease Bleeding gum People taking calcium carbonate [...]

What is Mouth Herpes? Mouth herpes  is a viral disease resulting in fever blisters or cold sores infecting the mouth and face. Herpes or Herpes simplex Virus is mainly caused by Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) while the other virus of type 2 (HSV-2) causes Genital herpes. Mouth herpes{also known as oral herpes) primarily affects children of more than 6 months of age or who are aged 1-2 years  and it affects adults also.  When this virus is inside your mouth it is sometimes confused with a canker sore. It results in painful red fluid-filled blisters or lesions on the tongue, lips, inside of the cheeks, and gums often [...]

Disease which is caused due to blockages in brain’s blood supply is known as Vascular dementia; this form of dementia is 2nd most common type in USA and Europe, which ranks next to the Alzheimer’s disease. Multi-infarct dementia (MID) has been regarded as one of the most common among all types of vascular Dementia through past researches and this is capable of causing or exacerbating Alzheimer’s disease. Vascular dementia can severely impact memory and cause cognitive functioning at the very least. But, unlike the Alzheimer’s disease, there are many ways which can help in preventing and reducing the severity of this disease. In the Article below we will go through: What [...]

Tay Sachs disease Information Tay-Sachs disease is a condition that mostly affects children wherein the genetic lipid storage is affected with fatty substances such as ganglioside. This fatal disease is also called as GM2 gangliodosis or Hexominidase A deficiency is and named after the physician who first saw the red spots in the retina which is a symptom of this disease. His name is Warren Tay, an ophthalmologist. What is Tay Sachs Disease and How It Affects the Child Basically, this disease is a genetic problem wherein a defective gene is copied by the child from the parent’s DNA.  Usually, the child with this problem appears to be developing normally [...]

What causes lower left and right abdominal pain? Did you know that many physicians refer to the abdomen as the ‘magic box’?  That is because abdominal pain is difficult to diagnose. It could be pain in your lower abdomen. Or it could be more specific. Often the only way to correctly diagnose abdominal pain is with clinical test results, and sometimes during an operation, known as an intra-operative diagnosis. To help clarify where abdominal pain is happening, health care practitioners divide the abdomen into either 9 parts or 4 quadrants with imaginary lines. That helps them to communicate with each other about the pain and to minimize the difficulty in [...]

Upper Abdominal Pain Any abdominal pain can be so excruciating or unbearable  that the patient may  jump, shout or writhe in pain.  Usually the symptoms that accompany abdominal pain include: nausea, vomiting, chills and shivering, burning sensation, diarrhea, mild or severe fever. These symptoms and the location of the pain help in the correct diagnosis of  upper abdominal pain. The upper abdomen is located between the lower ribcage margins and the naval. It is further divided into upper left abdomen and upper right abdomen. Another way to describe it is the center of body from under the breast-bone to umbilicus and across to both sides of the torso. Any pain [...]