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HPV Testing

HPV infections can affect genital areas, mouth, throat, head, and feet. These infections often show no signs in the early stages unless a patient develops warts but these are usually caused by the the lower risk types of HPV.

13 Jun 2016

What is a Solitary Kidney?

The kidneys are vital organs, which means they are essential to survival.

13 Jun 2016

What do Kidneys do?

The kidneys are bean-shaped organs that are around the size of a fist and located just below the rib cage, on each side of the spine. They are vital organs, meaning they are essential to survival

13 Jun 2016

Living with One Kidney

Kidneys are essential for our survival. They perform important functions that keep us healthy and alive. They filter waste and excess fluid from the blood to balance its composition; maintain stable levels of electrolytes such as sodium, calcium, and phosphate; control blood pressure; and produce hormones that are needed to keep the bones and blood healthy.

13 Jun 2016

Albuminuria Testing

Normally functioning kidneys remove waste products from the blood, while ensuring important substances such as albumin stay in the blood. Albumin is required in the body to help prevent water leaking from the blood into other tissues. When kidneys become damaged, they may start to leak albumin from the blood into the urine.

10 Jun 2016

Fox-Fordyce Disease (FFD)

Fox-Fordyce disease (FFD), also known as apocrine miliaria, is a rare and chronic pruritic condition that involves severe itching of the skin, predominantly in areas where apocrine glands (fatty sweat glands) are locate

10 Jun 2016

Cracked Heels

Cracked heels refers to a condition produced by the occurrence of fissures in abnormally hard, dry skin over the heels of the feet. If left untreated, they may cause complications and discomfort.

9 Jun 2016

HPV and Warts

Genital warts develop in both men and women as a result of infection by some types of the virus known as human papilloma virus (HPV). They are the second most common sexually transmitted disease. Sometimes they can be passed on to children during childbirth, through an infected vagina.

9 Jun 2016

HPV and Lung and Throat Cancer

The human papilloma virus (HPV) can infect the genital areas of the body. It can also affect the human lungs and throat epithelium, causing a condition called recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.

9 Jun 2016

HPV and Cervical Cancer

Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection of the uterine cervix can lead to cervical cancer in a small percentage of cases. HPV infection is usually cleared from the body by the immune system within approximately two years. Persistent or recurrent infection may lead to the development of cervical cancer.

9 Jun 2016

HPV Prevention

The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is transmitted from human to human by skin contact or via moist membrane linings such as in the vagina, anus, mouth, or throat.

9 Jun 2016

Polymyositis

Myositis is inflammation of the muscle and polymyositis denotes that that inflammation affects not one, but many muscles.

8 Jun 2016

Steps to Reduce Home Allergy

Home allergies are an important cause of illness in all age groups. However, there are simple ways and means to avoid them.

8 Jun 2016

Kidney Cyst Removal

A kidney cyst is a fluid-filled sac that develops on one or both of the kidneys. These cysts are round, thin walled and can range in size from microscopic to around 5cm in diameter. They may be associated with a serious condition, but in most cases they are harmless and referred to as simple kidney cysts.

8 Jun 2016

Gold (Gold Sodium Thiosulfate) Allergy

Metallic gold is known for its electrochemical nobility, and resulting lack of reactivity. Thus, it is usually accepted to be a non-allergenic metal.

8 Jun 2016

Diagnosing Kidney Cysts

Kidney (renal) cysts are fluid-filled sacs that form on one or both of the kidneys. Usually, these cysts do not cause symptoms or kidney damage, in which case they are referred to as simple kidney cysts.

8 Jun 2016

Types of Lupus Erythematosus

Lupus erythematosus (LE) is a collection of autoimmune diseases that is a result of immune system hyperactivity and consequent destruction of normal, healthy tissues. LE has a wide spectrum of effects on the body and targets various organ systems such as the skin, heart, lungs, kidneys and joints.

8 Jun 2016

Mustard Allergy

Food allergy is an immune response triggered by mistaken immune reactions to harmless proteins in food which are structurally similar (homologous) to allergens. It occurs more frequently in people who have other allergic tendencies, such as atopic dermatitis.

7 Jun 2016

Lupin Allergy

Lupin has shot into public attention as a legume with high protein content and one which offers better glycemic control. Derived from Lupinusangustifolius, its use, particularly in baked gluten-free products, has gone up steeply over the last decade, especially in Europe. However, the downside of this is also becoming apparent, with many reports of lupin allergies and even anaphylaxis cropping up.

7 Jun 2016

Formaldehyde Allergy

Formaldehyde is a ubiquitous chemical agent, found both outdoors and indoors, as part of the occupational and residential environment. Formaldehyde is an extremely irritant chemical, as well as a primary skin sensitizer. Thus, it is capable of causing both irritant contact dermatitis and immediate or delayed anaphylactic reactions. Formaldehyde inhalation can also precipitate the onset of asthma. Formaldehyde allergy is especially common among healthcare workers.

7 Jun 2016