Eye Care Awareness Month is commemorated from 21 September to 18 October to raise awareness about the importance of eye health, specifically around the prevention and treatment of avoidable blindness.
The prevalence of albinism varies across the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), estimates vary from 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 15,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Europe and
Physiology of Pain Pain, a complex experience consisting of a physiological and psychological response to a noxious stimulus. Pain is a warning mechanism that protects an organism by influencing it
Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of muscle diseases that result in increasing weakening and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. The disorders differ in which muscles are primarily affected, the degree of weakness, how
Cancer of the cervix uteri is the third most common cancer amongst women worldwide with an estimated 569,847 new cases and 311,365 deaths in 2018 (GLOBOCAN). Most cases are squamous
Psoriasis is a skin disorder that causes skin cells to multiply up to 10 times faster than normal. This makes the skin build up into bumpy red patches covered with
Gastroparesis, or delayed gastric emptying, is a disorder where the food does not move or moves very slowly from the stomach to the small intestine. In gastroparesis, the muscles of
The five senses are controlled by the brain, which is connected through nerve cells. When a fetus is growing, one of the first parts of the visual system to start
Introduction Viral hepatitis, including hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, is a group of distinct diseases that affect the liver. Each has different hepatitis symptoms and treatments. Some causes
July is celebrated as National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month (NCCAPM). Cleft and craniofacial defects affect a lot of new-borns or infants every year – one out of
