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Definition and types of epilepsy

  Epilepsy is also called a seizure in the medical language. It is caused by abnormal and excessive electrical activity within a human brain cells. Medical doctors say that epilepsy can lead to sudden change in brain function resulting as a physical convulsion, and altered mental state. The signs, disturbance and symptoms of epilepsy depend […]

Dangers of over using mobile phones and computer key boards

Over-texting of SMS messages on your mobile phones and playing computer games or surfing the internet, typing documents etc is fun, but it may come with a number of negative effects. Latest discoveries in science world indicate that over using computer and mobile phone key boards comes with their downsides. The dangers of using computer […]

Dangers of sleeping with mobile phones under pillow cases

Don’t ever sleep with mobile phones under your pillow cases, mattress or bed cover. Scientists in American universities have discovered that most mobile phones emit harmful radiations due to transmission of signals around 900MHz. They say that the radiations may damage your brain, and it may cause you headache and muscle pains. The scientists further […]

Wallets tucked in back pockets causes back pain, and shifts spine out of alignment

Scientists tell us that wallets when tucked in the back pocket like many men in Africa and around the world do may trigger pain in de back, buttocks and legs. The medical experts say that a loaded wallet may slightly shift the spine out of alignment, causing muscle tension. Worse still, scientists pronounce that storing […]

Professors at Oregon health and Science University begin research on nodding disease

  Researchers from the Center for Disease Control, the Montpellier University Hospital in France, UK Department for International Development, UNICEF, and professors at Oregon health and Science University in US have agreed to work as a team in studying and unearthing the cause of nodding disease. The disease has killed over 1,000 children in Uganda, […]

Symptoms of osteomyelitis/ bone infections

  Symptoms of osteomyelitis are many. They develop and stay for over a relatively some period. Acute osteomyelitis is difficult to determine because people relate it to trauma or a child falling down. The major signs of osteomyelitis include: pain in the affected bone, tenderness to pressure and arise in temperature over the infected area. […]

Recommended food for herpes

  It is recommended that herpes patients cConsume foods that are rich in the amino acid (L-lysine), as they may inhibit herpes virus replication. The recommended foods for herpes include legumes, fish, turkey, chicken and most vegetables. Other recommended foods include Bell pappers, brussels sprouts, broccoli, potatoes and other brightly coloured vegetables and fruits that […]

Causes of osteomyelitis/ bone infections

  Osteomyelitis is a bone infection that progressively destroys the bone and it may affect the joints, Walakira Nyanzi writes. The infection may affect both the joint and marrow. It is a common condition in children. About 83% of it spread to the bone through the blood stream. The rest of osteomyelitis spreads from infected […]

Causes, symptoms and definition of hiatal hernia

  A person is said to have a hiatal hernia when his/her part of the stomach protrudes or niates, through the opening of the diaphragm and into the chest cavity. The causes of hiatal hernia are poor diet, food allergies, weakness of stomach muscles, pregnancy, trauma to the stomach area, stress, and inherited tendency. The […]