Category: Health

A medical alarm is a device system which is especially designed to signal hazards that require immediate attention and emergency call. The other term for medical alarm is Personal Emergency Response System” PERS” or...

What is urgent care and how is it used? In the United States, urgent care is a term of walk-in clinic that focuses on providing clinical services in a dedicated healthcare center other than in a regular emergency department. ...

Hearing aid is a device which is especially designed to improve hearing. In many countries, hearing aids are classified as medical devices and are regulated by relevant regulations. Small amplifiers such as Personal sound...

Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus. Symptoms usually include abdominal pain, diarrhea (if the inflammation is severe, it...

Lightweight shoes designed especially for runners. Running shoes need to be cushioned in the forefoot and heel area to absorb approximately four times of a person body weight in one step. Running shoes come in a variety of...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a condition that can cause joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. The immune system, the body’s natural self-defense, begins to attack the healthy tissues of a body. This tissue damage can cause a...

Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes itching, redness, and scaly patches, usually on the knees, elbows, trunk, and scalp. Psoriasis is a common long-term (persistent) disease that cannot be cured. There are many types of...

Multiple sclerosis can be a disabling disease of the spinal cord (nervous system) and brain. In Multiple Sclerosis, the system of immune triggers the myelin sheath (a protective layer) that lines the nerve fibers that cause...

A lung cancer happens when cells divide inside the lungs uncontrollably, this makes tumors to develop. These can lessen someone’s capability to breathe and spread to other organs and elements of the body. Overview Cancer causes...

It is a chronic or long-lasting condition, a set of metabolic disorders, that affects how a body turns a meal into energy. Most of our diet is high in sugar which is processed (also known as glucose) and is absorbed into our...