Desi Wonders

‘Endometriosis’ is a common gynaecological problem affecting 5-10% of women. As the name itself implies it is a disease relating to the endometrium a lining of the uterus. The endometrium plays an important role in the implantation of the fertilized ovum and in maintenance of the pregnancy throughout the gestational period. It is influenced by the hormones produced by the anterior pituitary and the ovaries of the women. (more…)

‘Cervix’ is an important organ of the female reproductive system of the women. Externally it opens into the vagina and internally into the uterus. It secretes cervical mucus and helps in the passage of spermatozoa into the uterus and helps in fertility. In non pregnant women it is smaller and expands at the time of delivery and allows passage of the new born. (more…)

Health authorities and experts in swine flu warned that a new wave of swine flu which is more deadly than the H1N1 virus is ready to erupt that could affect millions of people across the world. The virus has got the tendency of spreading rapidly and affects the people of poor and least prepared parts of the world. (more…)

Latest research done by a team of researches from Manchester Metropolitan University revealed that a well balanced and controlled diet increases the possibilities of becoming pregnant and delivering a healthy baby. (more…)

Hypoglycemia is a condition of falling of blood glucose level to below the normal level (Below 60mg/dl). This condition is usually observed in diabetic patients undergoing with insulin treatment. When insulin is given in high doses in type I diabetes patients comparing to the intake of food it lowers blood glucose level. Therefore regulation of dosage of insulin is very important in type I diabetes patients. Intake of food increases and physical exercise decreases the blood glucose levels. Maintenance of a balance between these two factors is important to regulate the blood glucose levels. Hypoglycemia is also seen in type II diabetes patients associated with kidney dysfunction. Rarely hypoglycemia is also seen in people suffering with liver disease, adrenal failure and tumors in the pancreas. (more…)

Diabetic Retinopathy is a serious complication of diabetes type I and II. It is seen commonly in adults in long standing diabetes patients with improper controlling of blood glucose levels. Retinopathy is caused due to damage retinal blood vessels which swell and diffuse fluid into the vitreous humor of the eye. Consequently the vision is slowly impaired and if neglected the vision is completely lost leading to blindness. Long standing diabetic patients are at high risk to develop this complication. It is a progressive disease if diagnosed early the vision can be saved. (more…)

Botanical name: Eugenia Caryophyllata

Family: Myrtaceae

Hindi name: Laung

English: Cloves

Telugu: Lavangalu

Tamil: Kirambu

Kannada: Lavanga (more…)

‘Statins’ are substances that can reduce the LDL blood cholesterol levels (Bad cholesterol) and increase the good cholesterol levels (HDL) thereby preventing heart attacks, strokes , Angina and intermittent claudication (Pain in the legs).There are several kinds of statins differing in mode of action to reduce the cholesterol. (more…)

In the general population about 15% people are considered to be infertile for not able to achieve pregnancy in one year of unprotected married life. 40% of the problems are contributed by the male alone. There are several causes for male infertility. Among them erectile dysfunction or impotence is a common problem. (more…)

Mild and temporary memory loss or forgetfulness is characterized by one’s incapacity to recollect the names or certain information suddenly and also known as ‘Amnesia’ is a common problem in old people over 50 years. It commences from the age of 40-50 years and gradually increases. Though it is not a serious problem it hinders in things getting done. Forgetfulness of names or places is a common experience in most of the people affected with this. The names cannot be recollected quickly at that moment and latter they will be recollected. It causes some inconvenience and worry among the affected people. (more…)