Sprains and strains are among the majority of the injuries caused while playing sports.
Sports injuries can be caused by small trauma which involves ligaments, muscles and tendons including bruises, sprains and strains.
The body part which is most commonly involved in spraining or straining is the ankle.
The 3 ligaments that are involved during [...]
Adolescents face many oral health problems which may require them to visit a dentist or any other healthcare professional.
Irregular teeth growth is a common problem and adolescents with braces are a common sight.
Another problem is wisdom teeth extraction or the removal of the third molar.
Dental cavities are yet another common problem in [...]
Physical health problems encountered during adolescence can affect the development of the body, if not treated.
There are few anatomic regions, such as spine, knee and ankle, in adolescents which can get orthopedic problems such as Osgood-Schlatter disease, and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.
Osgood-Schlatter disease is caused due to injury or overuse of the knee [...]
Every year more than one million people get eye injuries, out of which ninety percent are preventable if safety eyewear is used.
One hundred and twenty five thousand eye injury cases are caused by household products.
It is a good habit to wash hands regularly, especially after handling household chemicals.
When using detergents and hazardous [...]
Adolescent pregnancy in ninety nine percent of the cases is unwanted and is the major consequence of adolescent sexual activity, other than STDs.
This issue has affected youth, families, educators, health care professionals, and government official.
A study on the high school adolescents has concluded that forty eight percent of the males and forty five [...]
Diabetes is a rapidly growing, serious health problem among youngster today.
Above thirteen thousand adolescents are diagnosed for type 1 diabetes, every year in America.
There has also been an increase in the number of teenagers with type 2 diabetes, which was more common among adults above forty and who were overweight.
Clinics are reporting [...]
To understand what is anemia one should begin with breathing.
The oxygen that is inhaled simply doesnt stop in lungs.
It circulates though out the body and fuels the brains also.
Oxygen travels to all parts of the body though bloodstream and to be precise in the RBCs I.
e.
red blood cells.
Now, these RBCs [...]
Acne is one of the most common problems in adolescent teens affecting nearly seventeen million people in the United States.
Acne is nothing but a disorder involving sebaceous glands and hair follicles.
Acne results from the clogging of sebaceous glands leading to the formation of pimples and cysts.
The condition usually begins with the onset [...]
Also known as mononucleosis or mono Pfeiffer’s disease or glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis can be identified by inflamed lymph glands and constant fatigue.
The disease is named so as the amount of mononuclear leukocytes which belong to white cells increase in number.
The cause of the disease is EBV (Epstein - Barr virus) or in [...]
Parts of adolescents body are filled with a waxy stuff identified as cholesterol.
It helps to produce vitamin D, cell membranes and certain hormones.
Blood cholesterol comes from two different sources, liver within the body and food.
The adolescents liver produces enough cholesterol to carry out proper functioning.
The blood acts as the carrier of [...]