Well Being Articles

ERCP is basically used to identify gallstones, narrowing of bile ducts due to any disease, any leak from the bile ducts as a result of any injury or operation and the presence of any tumor in them.

The focus of many alternative forms of cancer therapies is to work upon the body’s natural ability to take on the disease and destroy cancer cells. Many doctors and researchers are turning back to nature in search of other means to fight cancer.

Hydrocephalus is very literally a condition of water on the brain. Broadly defined, hydrocephalus is a disturbance of the formation, flow, or absorption of cerebrospinal fluid that causes an unusual accumulation of fluid in and around the brain.

There's trouble afoot with flip-flops. These popular summer shoes protect arthritic knees, but for those of us who do not have arthritis, they can spell trouble.

An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a procedure performed by the physician with the purpose of examining the esophagus, the stomach and the duodenum.

While people usually want to lose weight, there are many underweight people who look for answers on gaining weight.

Fear is an important basic human emotion that alerts us to a perceived danger. In normal situations, we regain self-control after a while once the fear is triggered, but when fears start to control us our lives may be under constant stress.

Asperger’s syndrome (AS) belongs to a group of personality disorders called as ‘autism spectrum disorder’. Patients have difficulty in public dealings and social integration, as in other disorders of autism, but they generally have good vocabulary skills.

By the year 2025, the total number of diabetics is expected to increase to beyond 380 million. In general, the global prevalence of diabetes is on an increase owing to urbanization, population growth, increasing prevalence of obesity and inactivity.

Is the most dreaded disease of aging, Alzheimer's, something we're doomed to experience by our genes? Or is Alzheimer's really a complication of life experiences, maybe toxic exposure, bombardment with electromagnetic waves, or bad diet?