The salivary glands are based behind and under the jaw, and various tiny minor salivary glands inside the cheeks, lips and throughout the mount and throat. These glands produce saliva, keep our mouth moist and help in mastication and swallowing....
Gallbladder is used to store bile required for digestion in stomach, when food is being broken down in small intestine small amounts of bile enters the small intestine in small quantities and mixes with the food. Gallbladder cancer is the rarest...
Millions of Americans develop sore throats every year especially during the winter months. Very often, dry air along with the temperature differential between the warmth of the home and the cold outdoors can cause a chronic sore throat along with...
Neurogenic stuttering is one of the three main types in stuttering disorders. This form of stuttering occurs as a result of some injury or trauma to the central nervous system, which could be either, the brain, the neural pathway areas or the...
Digestive and bowel disorders affect millions of people every year. The symptoms that accompany these disorders can be classified into two types, fecal incontinence and constipation. Fecal Incontinence: Fecal incontinence is characterized by...
Stuttering or stammering is a speech disorder characterized by sounds or syllables that are repeated and disrupt the normal flow of speech. It is also referred to by health care professionals as disfluent speech. Stuttering is often...
The inflammation of the fibrous sac that surrounds the heart (pericardium) is known as pericarditis. This can occur due to a number of reasons, one of them being fibrinous pericarditis. To understand this better, let us take a deeper look at what...
Nosebleeds known in medical terms, as epistaxis are often sudden and frightening. The gush of blood from the nose can be dramatic but is rarely the result of a serious medical condition. While nosebleeds are a common occurrence among children,...
A ureteral stent, also known as uretic stent, is inserted into the ureter to remove blockages and allow urine to pass freely. The stent is a thin, hollow and flexible tube that is placed between the kidney and the ureter. The stent is...
The Achilles tendon is one of the strongest tendons in the body. It connects the foot to your leg by connecting the heel with the muscles of the calf. The Achilles tendon is also called the calaneal tendon. This tendon is the thickest tendon in...
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