side effects of fairness creams

Fairness creams side effects

‘Beauty is in the eyes of beholder.’ But the cosmetics brands  will tell you something else, setting their own  ‘standard’ of beauty. This is what our society does as mostly people think that fair skin is the standard of being beautiful. If you have brown or dusky skin, everyone will tell you one or two …

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symptoms of Athlete's Foot

Athlete’s foot

Fungus is microscopic organism whose various species cause serious infections in human. One of them is athlete’s foot or tinea pedis which usually occurs between the toes of the person. It is most likely to infect those, having sweaty feet in tight shoes for longtime. This is why the disease is commonly known as athlete’s …

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sleep disorder- insomnia

Insomnia

Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which the person has disturbed sleeping pattern. Either he/she has difficulty to fall asleep or the stay asleep for normal duration. Our brain is one of the vital organs in body and it needs enough rest in the form of sleep to function properly. The sleep deprived persons usually …

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hemolytic anemia-autoimmune disorder

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA)

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a disorder in which the person’s immune system generates auto-reactive antibodies that destroys the red blood cell of the person leading to lower level of blood cell in body. The life time of normal RBC reduces to just few days instead of normal 120 days. Sometimes when a person gets blood …

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benefits of fruits for healthy skin

7 fruits for fresh skin

Having a fresh and glowy skin no doubt adds up your beauty and personality. One can look much younger than his/her age just because of their flawless skin. Our skin like our whole body is often a victim of our eating habits and lifestyle. You are dealing with a lot of problems and here your …

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harmful aspects of asbestos in cosmatics

Asbestos in Claire’s cosmatics

The word fashion is incomplete without cosmetics and makeup products. Women use makeup products to enhance their beauty, for social acceptance or to look confident. No matter what the reason is cosmetics or makeup are at the top list requirement of many. However, like many other things makeup does contain some of the harmful even …

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harmful ingredients in energy drinks

Side effects of energy drinks

Energy drinks are those consisting of sugar and stimulant substances such as caffeine. Therefore, these drinks are used for energy boost up in routine life. However, these can be harmful if not used in a balanced proportion. The ingredients of energy drinks may have potential side effects as well. How stimulants work? Stimulants in energy …

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ovarian cancer, detection and treatment

Ovarian cancer

The term “ovarian cancer” includes several different types of cancer that all arise from cells of the ovary. Most commonly, tumours arise from the epithelium, or lining cells, of the ovary. These include epithelial ovarian (from the cells on the surface of the ovary), fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal (the lining inside the abdomen that …

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marfan syndrome link with Fibrillin gene

Marfan syndrome

Marfan syndrome is a multi-systemic disorder of connective tissues. The basis is mutation in Fibrillin 1 gene. This disorder effects patient’s cardiovascular system badly. The symptoms are life threatening symptoms including aortic valve regurgitation, aortic root dilation and root dissection. The syndrome was first identified by Antoine Marfan, a French paediatrician after observing symptoms in …

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vasopressin neurotransmitter

Vasopressin as neurotransmitter

A neurotransmitter is an endogenous chemical. It is also named as chemical messenger and is responsible for chemical transmission of nerve impulse by neurons. They cause the transmission across the synapse between the neuron and the target neuron that can be a muscle or gland cell. They are released from the synaptic vesicles at synaptic …

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nerveagents effects on neurotransmitter

Nerve agents

Nerve agents or nerve gases are actually the dirty dark secret of scientific development and a threat to humanity and peace of world. These are chemicals or gases which affect the central nervous system or specifically neurons. This term applies to all chemicals that affect nervous system by disrupting neurotransmitter molecules.  Gerhard Schrader accidentally formed …

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