Human Body

Have you ever heard about xerostomia? More commonly known as dry mouth, it is a condition when your mouth does not produce enough saliva to wet your mouth. Dry mouth is usually found in aging individuals, but aging is not the only reason you have it. There are other underlying reasons for this condition. If...

Your immune system is extremely hardworking; every day it fights mini-wars, protecting your body from microbes, virus, and bacteria. Your immune system has an able ally in your white blood cells. Together they form a team to beat formidable opponents. So, what is the place that produces white blood cells? Well, it is your bone...

What causes earaches? What truly are the causes of the debilitating pain in your ear that makes you spend wakeful hours in the middle of the night? We would love to know all of that, as we have suffered from the same at some point in our lives. Earaches are usually caused by ear infections....

Bleeding gums always remind me of the advertisement on television, a girl biting into a green apple and her teeth leaving a bloody trail on the fruit. Ouch! Looks and sounds scary, doesn’t it? You know what is scarier still? Spotting blood in your sink, after you spit out, post brushing. Ah, your bleeding gums...

Pregnancy is an indescribable feeling, something that you cannot put within the constraints of 26 letters. I hear all the mothers saying ‘aye aye’ to this statement. The feeling that a new life is growing in your womb is an exciting and unnerving feeling. While on one hand being pregnant gives you immense joy, on...

Toenail fungus, also known as onychomycosis, is as the name suggests a fungal infection that affects the toenail. If you find your toenails turning white, brown or yellow and thickening or cracking, you will know that there is something wrong with them. Well, if you are not very mindful, you will notice that your nails...