Health and medicine

DANDRUFF ➡️ Definition It is a skin condition that makes itchiness and affects mainly the scalp . Dandruff is also known as ‘ seborrheic dermatitis ’ which is the extreme form of the condition includes inflammation of the skin. This cause top layer of the skin gets damaged with scalp starts to break out. Top layer controls the dead cells that protect more brittle cells below. Flaking of dead skin is a part of the regular process where dead skin cells drop with a new layer formulated below. However, certain factors make inordinate flaking of the skin. Dandruff can be really embarrassing and irritating to deal with. And the worst thing about dandruff is that it may cause acne and mess up with skin too. The dandruff flake is either dry or greasy. It affects the strength of your hair and leads them to hair fall. ➡️ Types Dandruff can be of following types: Dry Skin-Related Dandruff:  Dandruff that occurs because of dry skin is a very common type. Generally, dur...

                    SQUINT OR STRABISMUS EYE                      ( Crossed eye or a lazy eye ) ➡️ Definition : Strabismus or squint also called crossed eyes, is a condition in which the eyes don’t look towards an object together. One of the eyes may look in or out, or turn up or down. The eye turning can occur all of the time or only sometimes, such as during stressful situations or illness. Strabismus is a common condition occurs among children. ➡️ Types of strabismus : There are different types of strabismus. They can be described by the cause or by the way the eye turns. The following terms describe strabismus by the positions of the eye: Hypertropia  is when the eye turns upwards Hypotropia  is when the eye turns downwards Esotropia  is when the eye turns inwards ( convergent squint ) Exotropia  is when the eye turns outwards ( divergent squ...

MIGRAINE Now-a-days due to the sedentary lifestyle of many of our occupations, migraine has became a major problem. And it's affecting our day-to-day chores also. ➡️ Description : A migraine is a neurological condition that causes a severe or a moderate headache on one side of the head with a throbbing pain. This headache may radiate towards forehead or temple, eyes and makes a person to develop nausea, vomiting, vision problems, and sensitivity to normal light or mild exertion. People describe migraine pain as: Pulsating Throbbing Perforating Pounding Debilitating “Classic” migraines begin with an aura such as seeing visual field changes (dots, wavy lines, blurriness) about an hour or less before the pain begins. ➡️ Types of a migraine  : A migraine with aura – where there are specific warning signs just before a migraine begins, such as seeing flashing lights. A migraine without aura – It is the most common type, where a migraine occurs without...

⚕️ HYPERTENSION   ⚕️ Definition Each time your heart beats, blood is pumped through your arteries and veins, the blood vessels of your circulatory system. Arterial blood pressure is created by the force exerted by the blood against the artery walls, as they carry blood around your body. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is when the pressure of the blood being pumped through your arteries is higher than it should be. High blood pressure or hypertension has been called the “silent killer”, because it often has no warning signs or symptoms, and many people do not even know they have it. Over time, the constant pressure overload causes accumulating damage that eventually becomes more than your circulatory system can handle, often leading to serious health problems.  History :  The modern history of hypertension begins with the understanding of the cardiovascular system based on the work of physician William Harvey (1578–1657), who described...