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As you grow some physical and hormonal changes occur in your body. Males are more vulnerable to suffer from hair loss because the male hormone testosterone promotes baldness (loss of scalp hair). These are some useful tips to prevent and stop hair fall. Females are less likely to suffer from hair loss than males Don't Pull your hair. Hair pulling can damage your follicles permanently and the follicle may not grow again once damaged. Don't Rub your hair with a towel to dry the moisture. simple pat the moist hair with a towel to remove extra moisture. Rubbing may damage your hair follicle ( because rubbing will pull hair) Avoid Wig use unless a doctor prescribes. Because the use of wig will prevent hair follicles to get oxygen. it will also compress the blood vessels rendering hair follicles short of oxygen. Use the right Shampoo. Use a cheaper shampoo that promises to wash your hair. Don't use heavy formula shampoos, they are expensive and are not good to hair

Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a heart rhythm disorder that can potentially cause fast, chaotic heartbeats. These rapid heartbeats may trigger a sudden fainting spell or seizure. In some cases, your heart may beat erratically for so long that it can cause sudden death Before Studying QT syndrome, one should have a brief idea of Electrocardiogram (ECG). ECG has 5 waves P, Q, R, S and T. Q, R and S waves are treated as a single unit and is called QRS complex. P wave is formed by contraction of atria.  The QRS complex is formed during the depolarization and contraction of ventricles. T Wave is formed by the repolarization phase of ventricular action potential conduction. In the above figure, you can clearly see P-R interva l, S-T interval , QRS interval and Q-T interval . QT interval is the time taken by the ventricle to complete one cycle of the action potential (conduction). In Long QT Syndrome the patient has abnormally longer Q-T interval. That is the co

Definition and Symptoms                Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a mental abnormality which is characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, anxiety, apprehension, fear and worry (obsessions). Theses Obsessions force the patient to do some aggressive, abnormal or strange, repetitive acts. The patient is unable to restrain himself from these acts (compulsions). The most common compulsive acts include;

Depression is the most common mental illness, every fourth adult suffers from this disease . In depression, the patient looks sad, quiet, lonely and non-confident. Depression can be caused by environmental factors or evidence is present which reflects biochemical changes in the brain which are responsible for depression. Signs And Symptoms.

Lower Right Abdominal pain is normally easy to interpret as an appendix is present in the lower right Abdomen. But lower left abdominal pain is difficult to interpret as there can be various causes . Other related Questions should be asked from the patient to confirm the diagnosis. following are some causes of lower left abdominal pain. 1. Kidney Stones.

If you haven't moved your bowel for 3 to 4 days and have feelings like bloating and abdominal distension, you may have constipation. To treat constipation you have to change some of your daily habits. 1. Eat plenty of liquids, 8-12 glasses of water are recommended. lack of hydration of intestinal content may render them hard and difficult to move. 2. add fibrous food in your diet. here is the list of foods with high fibre content  3. Drink Coffee, caffeine may help to stimulate your bowel. 4. Increase your activity. do regular exercise. exercise stimulates your bowel movement. During exercise, the body uses available nutrients and lack of nutrients supply stimulates bowel movements. 5. Check the medicine you are taking, calcium and iron supplements can cause constipation. moreover strong analgesics (morphine analogues) can cause constipation. 6. Keep in mind that constipation can be caused by a bowel disease such as irritable bowel syndrome, colo

Fluid retention increases your body weight and gives you a puffy and heavy feeling. it may be pathological, physiological or related to drug intake. the bloated body doesn't look good, and nobody wants a bloated appearance. For the average person, water comprises about 70 per cent of our total body weight. Diets linked to fluid retention. Retaining excess fluids can leave you feeling bloated and puffy. it increases your weight and waist. dietary ingredients that contribute to the retention of fluids include:  Salt  Sugar  Inadequate protein Insufficient amino acids or B-vitamins Oedema: Abnormal retention of fluid is called Edema. if your body tends to retain fluids. visit your doctor to find out the cause. and treatment of cause will eradicate the Edema and it is most efficacious rather treating Edema with diuretics. for example, if the oedema is secondary to glomerulonephritis. treatment of Glomerulonephritis will be more useful. Although oed

A new clinical study shows that substituting walnuts for monounsaturated fat in a Mediterranean diet improves

Regular exercise may help reduce the problem of the flu by boosting the immune system's response

Spain's press reacted with alarm Wednesday to the news that a Ten-year-old girl had given birth.

Vitamin B12 may help protect against Alzheimer's disease, according to a study held by Scientist at Newyork. The public doesn't need to know how they studied and how they get the conclusion. The important thing is the conclusion of the study "Vitamin B12 helps to prevent Alzheimer's Disease in the latter stages of life. Sources of Vitamin B12: source of Vitamin B12 are meat, dairy products eggs Fermented soy products, seaweeds and algae Spirulina, algae available as a dietary supplement in tablet form, and nori, a seaweed, have both appeared to contain significant amounts of B12 after analysis.

Studies suggest that in addition to heart health beetroot juice increases blood flow to the brain and therefore joins the fight against dementia. Biology and Chemistry, scientists at Wake Forest University in the US decided to explore the potential impact that beetroot juice could have on brain health. studies suggested that beetroot juice 1. tends to decrease blood pressure. 2. Increases Brain blood perfusion.                    Improved brain blood perfusion is known to delay ageing, improves cognitive health (thinking ability) and poorer blood flow in the elderly is related to dementia (loss of memory). Therefore drinking beetroot juice eradicates the risk of dementia in old age to a great extent. Beetroot juice has high nitrate content. Nitrates cause vasodilation (relax the walls of blood vessels and increase their lumen) . It means they tend to decrease blood pressure and tend to increase blood flow. e.g glyceryl trinitrate is a well-known medicine used in angina

leucorrhoea is a medical term which means thick whitish or yellowish vaginal discharge. Causes: following are the more common causes of leucorrhoea.  1. Estrogen imbalance: for example women having androgenic syndromes, ovarian diseases, and in athletes. 2. Infection: e.g by Trichomonas Vaginalis. eradication of the causative organism is necessary for this condition by proper antibiotic therapy 3. STDs: sexually transmitted diseases may cause vaginal discharge in which it becomes more yellow and foul smelling. 4. Secondary to inflammation: for example inflammation of cervix or vagina, inflammation may be due to bacterial infection. 5. Physiological leucorrhea: natural defense mechanism of the vagina may be responsible for leucorrhoea, vagina maintains it chemical balance under estrogen stimulation. it can cause mild leucorrhoea which has protective fiction against bacteria Treatment: you may suffer from any of the above conditions. you have to treat the cause t

If you have irregular menses, it is important to know the factors that may induce irregularity in the menstrual cycle.

Commonly used diabetes drugs such as metformin may help control lung cancer, and may help prevent it, U.S. researchers reported.

Sleeping on a problem may really be the best way to solve it, researchers have discovered. Distracting yourself for a few minutes with something else or, even better putting off the issue until the next day, helps the brain come up with the ideal solution, the study found. According to experiments, people who consciously struggle with a difficult question are more likely to get the wrong answer, compared to those who put it on the mental backburner. In the tests, students were asked to choose the best models from four imaginary makes of car. Each one had 12 different features but two had better road holding and fuel economy. After reading about each car, one group of students was asked to make an instant choice. Another group carried out a second test which was designed to occupy their minds for five minutes before making their decision. Volunteers in that group, dubbed the "unconscious thinkers", were more likely to select the best car, the results showed. Dutc