Personal Health Care

Gout is one of the oldest form of arthritis that affects mankind. It has been known since before the days of Christ. Gout is also one of the commonest types of arthritis. It causes inflammation of the joint, with swelling, warmth, redness and pain.
Nowadays, due to advances in medical treatments research, gout can be well [...]

Pap smears are not used to diagnose cervical cancer, but to detect abnormal cells or pre-cancerous changes in the cervix which may have the potential to become cancerous. A Pap smear involves an insertion of a speculum into the vagina to widen it. A sample of cells is taken from the cervix and sent to [...]

Heat rash is also known as prickly heat rate and miliaria. Though it is more common in infants, heat rash can also affect adults living in tropical climates. Heat rash Symptoms usually are superficial blisters which may be intensely itchy or prickly.
Most often, heat rash is self limiting. The best way to relieve symptoms is [...]

The ovaries are part of the female reproductive system and contain eggs (ova) which can make a new human life when fertilised. In women of childbearing age, a mature egg is released from one of the ovaries each month (ovulation) and travels down the Fallopian tubes to the uterus (womb)
The ovaries are almond shaped organs, [...]

Iron is an essential mineral that is required for good health. The red blood cells in the body contain iron in the heamoglobin which carries oxygen to the tissues from the lungs. Iron is needed to make heamoglobin. Lack of iron in the blood can lead to limited production of heamoglobin, which in turns affects [...]