Better Health Facts

Whooping cough, medically known as pertussis, is experiencing a significant resurgence in the United States. As of 2024, reported cases have increase…

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder that affects movement and coordination. Recent studies predict that cases of Park…

As dysentery cases rise in some parts of the US, it's crucial to understand this infectious disease in detail. What is Dyse…

Brain cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, claiming thousands of lives each year. The number of brain cancer cases has been steadily incre…

Rubella, Measles, Roseola, and Chickenpox are viral infections that cause skin rashes. While these diseases may seem similar in symptoms, their cause…

Measles, also known as rubeola, is a highly contagious viral disease that has seen a resurgence in certain areas of the United States. Recent outbrea…

Motion sickness is a prevalent condition affecting individuals during travel or exposure to specific forms of motion. It encompasses symptoms such as…

Scrub Typhus Fever Scrub typhus is also known as Bush Typhus , as the insect that causes this disease are often found in bushes in moist areas.  Lar…

Foramen Ovale is a medical condition found in most of the newly born babies. In this medical condition there is a hole between the upper chamber of …

Some people develop allergy to their own sweat. It usually occurs in warm weather with too much moisture, where sweat does not evaporate, or if a pe…

Lyme Disease is mostly known for the bulls-eye rash , which indicates that the infection is spreading.  It is a common tick-borne illness transmitt…

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) was discovery in 1964 by Sir Michael Anthony Epstein and Ms. Yvonne Barr . Acute infectious mononucleosis (AIM), also know…

Swine Flu or the so called H1N1 Virus first became a news in 2009 when it was spread in Mexico. The flu virus which usually infects humans is different from the one that infects the pigs. But thos…

Tear Duct Blockage or " Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction " is a common problem found in newborns. More than 5% newborn have this condition e…

Usually people think that diabetes is caused due to lack of insulin, while its not true. Type 2 Diabetes, which is 90-95% of all diabetes cases, i…

During past few decades Diabetes has affected human population like an epidemic. It is directly related to absence or irregularity of insulin hormon…

However some say that ageing is just something in our mind, but still people get old and get affected by various diseases due to ageing. Every machine has got an expiry date, so do the humans, a bio…

Lactose Intolerance is a disease in which our body is incapable of digesting lactose (a sugar found in milk), thus causing pain in stomach after con…