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Disease Management Center

Diseases are an inevitable part of our lives. At some point or the other, each of us experiences some disease or the other, making us realize that in spite of so much of scientific research and technological advancement, mankind is yet nowhere close to emerging victorious over morbidity and mortality. Every time that he invents a new medicine, vaccine, or procedure to cure the existing diseases, newer ones keep cropping up. We are left blaming our genes, altered immunity, microorganisms, and the environment. The intelligent few have therefore realized that prevention certainly makes more sense than a cure. In fact, the indiscriminate use of medicines has given rise to a new range of diseases called iatrogenic diseases. Under these circumstances, the value of imparting information responsibly should not be underplayed. You will find specific information about various diseases, their causes, manifestations, and the treatment options available currently.

Disease Management Articles

Cor Pulmonale

Cor pulmonale refers to the enlargement of the right ventricle due to increased pressure in the blood vessels in the lungs. Thus, the heart gets affected as a result of an existing lung ...
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Aspirin poisoning

Aspirin poisoning can develop rapidly when one ingests a high dose of aspirin or other similar drugs (salicylates). It can also occur after taking low doses of these drugs, over a period of ...
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Athletic Heart Syndrome

Athletic heart syndrome refers to a group of structural and functional changes in the heart of a person who regularly performs strenuous exercises (for example, very well conditioned ...
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Bell's palsy

Bell's palsy is the paralysis of muscles on one side of the face caused by trauma to the 7th cranial nerve. The purpose of this nerve is to move the facial muscles, stimulate the salivary and ...
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Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis is a respiratory disease that is characterized by irreversible dilatation and deformation of the bronchi. It is a chronic disease in which the patient has frequent bronchial ...
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Brucellosis

Brucellosis is a communicable disease that is caused by organisms belonging to the species Brucella. These are tiny and immotile rod-shaped bacteria. The disease is commonly known to afflict ...
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Aspergillosis

Do you have difficulty breathing? Do you periodically suffer from chest pain or catch fevers quite often. Or perhaps you've coughed up blood now and then? Chances are you've contracted ...
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Liver cirrhosis

Overview Liver is one of the most important organs in body with an important role in metabolism. Cirrhosis affects ...
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Yellow fever

Yellow fever is spread when a female mosquito, infected withhe yellow fever virus, bites a human. It is found only in parts of South America and Africa. Yellow fever is ofwo ...
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Wilson's disease

Copper plays a vital role in the development of healthy nerves, bones, collagen, and melanin. Our food supplies copper to the body. After digestion, our body absorbs copper and anyxcess is ...
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