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Is your face out of control? Facial Weakness | Uneasiness Behind Your Face

  Is your face out of control? Your face is controlled by nerves and when these malfunction, weakness of the muscles may cause it to droop. Skin disease usually is a major cause of embarrassment or social anxiety, so it's necessary to get medical advice on how to improve that condition. Syringoma + + Meaning: Small, raised swelling above and below eyes. Erysipelas + + + Meaning: Sudden development of one - sided redness of face, pain, fever and skin blistering. Facial Weakness Facial Nerve Palsy   + + + Meaning: Sudden onset of one - sided weakness of face with an inability to fully close the eye, reduced wrinkling of forehead and loss of an ability to smile or put lips in a whistling position. Transient Ischemic Attack + + + Meaning: Symptoms of a stroke that resolves within 24 hours. This is a medical emergency. Stroke + + + Meaning: Sudden onset of facial weakness, associated with possible loss of speech, paralysis of one side of the body. This is a medical emergency. S...

Can we prevent infections? | How does infection spread?

  Infections In our everyday life, our immune system helps us to maintain our body health. But sometimes we have compromised immune systems or we are travelling to areas where maybe we are exposed to some pathogens that carry viruses or other infected carriers then monitoring our body or any symptoms present can be helpful by being aware of the situation to come out easily from that situation. Can we prevent infections ? There are some ways to reduce or prevent illnesses like practising safe food handling, washing our hands, getting vaccinated, avoiding contact with people who are sick and covering yourself in an unhealthy environment. We coexist with viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites every day. It is important that there might be people around you who are not able to fight off infections easily. Disease can spread, From person to person when you cough or sneeze From close contact with another person By sharing utensils with other people On surfaces like doorknobs, phones and ...

Meaning of CONFUSION in the world of medical sciences | Inability to think clearly or quickly

  Confusion if long term Analysis Paralysis If a simple question which cannot be answered, or  this state  for a long time then +++Seek Urgent Medical Attention A person suddenly becomes confused, disoriented or has hallucinations Then find out.. if for a long time….may be; Anxiety disorder: constantly feeling on edge, sweating, rapid heart rate, breathlessness and dizziness. Depression: confusion and forgetfulness alongside persistent low mood, loss of enjoyment in leisure, difficulty in concentrating and making decisions. Persistent sleep deprivation: tiredness, irritability, anxiety, discomfort may be there. Alcohol misuse: may be violent behaviour, confusion, memory loss and hang over. Schizophrenia: confused thoughts with hallucinations and irrational beliefs not based on reality social withdrawal. Medications: sleep aids or antiepileptics or sedatives  can affect normal mental functioning. abrupt withdrawal from some drugs may cause confusion. A person has...

Reasons of having fatigue | Why we feel persistently tired?

TIREDNESS or FATIGUE   Why we feel persistently tired. A poor night sleep, pregnancy, illness, cold can be the reasons for lacking energy but severe fatigue indicates underlying health problems. These can be the reasons: Hypothyroidism: - Extreme tiredness can be associated with other symptoms of an underactive thyroid gland such as hair loss, dry skin, weight gain, constipation and a hoarse voice. Diabetes :- Fatigue and muscle weakness, excessive thirst, needing to urinate more often than usual. There may also be recurrent infections and slow healing of wounds. Inflammatory Bowel disease: - Fatigue usually associated with long standing and continuously bloody diarrhea,abdominal pain.fever n weight loss. Hepatitis :- Fatigue with other symptoms,including jaundice and itchy skin. General unwellness and right sided abdominal discomfort may be there. Tuberculosis :- Extreme tiredness with chest pain, fever, weight loss or may be coughing up blood. Malnutrition:- Persistent tiredness ...

Headache First Aid | Headache Types | Headache Remedies | Headache Treatment | Headache Causes

  Headaches are common and may need urgent attention Tension type headache : Ache or pressure in temple area and eyes possibly extending all around the head and feeling like a headband, associated with stress. Cluster headaches : One sided, extremely sharp pain usually around the eye, may occur many times a day associated with eye redness and watering. Medication overuse headache : Headaches such as tension type or migraine, that do not improve or get worse despite taking regular medications. Light-headedness and fainting : Feeling lightheaded or faint can be a result of a number of disorders, repeated episodes of fainting may indicate an underlying medical problem, + SEEK URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION Migraine : Moderate to severe headache, most often on one side of head, sensitivity to light and noise, nausea, sweating and vomiting may occur. Before the headache there may be blind spots with bright lights in z shapes or flashes. Brain tumor : Bad headache that’s more severe in the mo...

What Is Diabetes ? What Are The Types Of Diabetes ? Signs Of Diabetes | Symptoms & Causes Of Diabetes

  Diabetes is a long – term condition in which the body fails to produce sufficient insulin. Insulin is a chemical produced by the pancreas which regulates the blood sugar ( glucose ) level in the body. Diabetes can result in higher-than-normal blood sugar or lower than normal blood sugar if a person with diabetes is unwell. Advice: Giving his/her sugar will rapidly correct hypoglycemia and is unlikely to do any harm in cases of hyperglycemia. Types of diabetes: Insulin dependent diabetes, Non-insulin dependent diabetes In type 1 diabetes, the body produces little to no insulin. People with type 1 diabetes need regular insulin injections throughout their lives. This is sometimes referred to as Juvenile diabetes early onset diabetes because it usually develops in childhood or the teenage years. Insulin can be administered using an insulin syringe, an injection or a special pump. The pump is a small device about the size of a pack of cards, strapped to a person’s body. The insulin i...