OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder where the patient experiences intrusive irresistible thoughts (obsession) that produces anxiety, fear, and uneasiness. The patient ends up in repetitive behavior (compulsion). The patient may realize that his thoughts and actions are irrational and may be further distressed on this realization. This disorder is also termed as Obsessive Compulsive Neurosis (OCN). It is the fourth most common mental disorder. OCD may affect...
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and its cure by Homoeopathic approach.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), also known as the spastic colon is a functional disorder which is thought to be caused by emotional instability. Young men and women who have deep-seated, unresolved emotional problems are more prone to get this condition. The large intestine is sensitive and reacts to mental stress. The slightest provocation can cause the large bowel to contract violently and go into spasm. The bowel secretes large quantities...
UTERINE FIBROIDS
Uterine fibroids are the most common, non-cancerous (benign) growths which originate from the cells forming the muscular wall of the uterus (womb). They can grow on the uterine wall and push out into the bladder, bowel or intestine. They can also grow within the uterine wall, or even project from the wall of the uterus on a narrow stalk into the uterine cavity. The growth pattern of uterine fibroids vary...
MODERN DAY TECHNOLOGY AND ITS EFFECTS ON HEALTH
In this 21st centur3, with so many technological advances taking place all over the world, it is no surprise that the same has also impacted the health of an individual to be specific and the nation at a mass level. Technology has taken a 360-degree turn over this past 2 decades. Online and (digital world have brought newer means of trade, communication, and work pattern. Modern technology no doubt has brought...
FEVER – A SYMPTOM OR AN ILLNESS
One of the biggest misconceptions in health care today is the role of fevers. An inadequate understanding of the cause and pathology of fever often causes a fear in the minds of common man. Fever is one of the most extraordinary and intricate healing processes in the body. It plays out like a symphony, orchestrated only when needed to stimulate an immune response, destroying invading organisms and promoting the restoration...