Vasculitis | Blood Inflammation Disorder

V asculitis refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders that are characterized by inflammatory destruction of blood vessels (blood inf...

What is Inflammation

I nflammation Protective response of the body to cell injury to remove the noxious stimulus that caused the injury in the first place. ...

Normal Blood Pressure Maintenance

The body has mechanisms to alter or maintain blood pressure and blood flow. There are sensors that sense blood pressure in the walls of ...

Low Blood Pressure Diagnosis

In some individuals, particularly relatively healthy ones, symptoms of weakness, dizziness, and fainting raise the suspicion of low bloo...

Causes Of Low Blood Pressure

Conditions that reduce the volume of blood, reduce cardiac output (the amount of blood pumped by the heart), and medications are frequen...

Conditions that Cause Low Blood Pressure

Vasovagal reaction is a common condition in which a healthy person temporarily develops low blood pressure, slow heart rate, and someti...

New compound may kill parasites of three overlooked diseases

Scientists have recognized a compound that could kill the parasites answerable for 3 unnoticed diseases: Chagas disorder, leishmaniasis an...

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is caused by the development of malignant cells in the breast. The malignant cells originate in the lining of the milk gland...

Prostate Cancer

The prostate gland is an organ that is located at the base or outlet (neck) of the urinary bladder.  The gland surrounds the first part of...