Brain Waves

Lipoma is a non malignant and non cancerous tumor of adipose tissues which in more general terms is known as fat. It is seen as a soft and painless swelling just below the skin and can occur in the areas like head, neck, shoulders, legs and back. Lipoma can affect people of all age group but it has been more frequently observed in the thirty’s and forty’s range and more commonly in females. The cause of this disorder is still not known but it has been associated with consumption of fatty food and sometimes it happens as a hereditary disease as well.

Pernicious anemia is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin B 12. In this disease the body becomes incapable of absorbing Vitamin B 12 due to the absence of intrinsic factors. Vitamin B 12 is not produce the human body so it has to be obtained from the diet. The post often observed symptoms of this disease are fatigue, low blood pressure, rapid heartbeat, pallor, shortness of breaths, cognitive impairment, pain, diarrhea, swollen red tongue. The person suffering from this disease might even suffer from jaundice due to malformation of blood cells in the body. Pernicious anemia also affects the functioning of the nervous system.

SARS stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. It is a respiratory illness that is observed in humans due to the SARS coronavirus. There have been 8,096 known cases of infection and around 774 deaths globally as per the concluding report of the World Health Organization. The common early symptoms of SARS are often mistaken with flu and general weakness. They include myalgia, fever, exhaustion, gastrointestinal symptoms, sore throat, cough, and other vague symptoms. The treatment for SARS includes administering of antipyretics, supplemental oxygen, and ventilator support if required. The antibiotics are largely fruitless as SARS is a disease that is caused due to virus. Like other viral infections, only the symptoms need to be cured.

When you cut your hand with a knife your blood comes out and immediately you will get a sharp pain. How do you sense the pain? More people seek medical attention for the pain. Pain is hard to define since it is a subjective sensation. Researchers say that it is an unpleasant sensory related with potential tissue damage. Many say the above definition is vague and they too added pain is warning alarm to our brain and a kind of stimulus may create problem to our brain.