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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease which is long-term, progressive, and disabling. This disease causes inflammation, swelling, and pain in joints and other body organs.  Rheumatoid arthritis   (RA) normally affects the hands and feet but it can occur in any joint also. It normally involves the same joints on both sides of the body. Common symptoms are stiff joints, especially when we getting up in the mornings or after sitting down for some time.  Some persons often deal with fatigue and having a general feeling of being unwell. The Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Network concludes that RA affects around 1 percent of the world’s population and over 1.3 million people in America.  It is an autoimmune disease. It is also known as a systemic disease that affects the whole body of a person. It occurs when a person’s immune system mistakes the body’s healthy tissues. As the immune system responds, swelling occurs in the target tissue or organ of the body...

With the advancement in the field of technology, radiology has also invaded the healthcare sector. It is believed to be the most essential diagnostic tool for various types of health issues. Radiology aka diagnostic imaging is a sequence of multiple tests that captures the images of different body parts. These tests enable doctors to have a better screening of the patient’s body. Amandeep Hospital, being the best hospital in Amritsar possesses a wide range of the latest radiology equipment operated by the best radiologists in Amritsar , to deliver the precise images. There are a number of imaging exams that are put to use under radiology, which includes X-Ray, MRI, mammography, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, bone mineral densitometry, fluoroscopy. However, the importance of radiology is oriented towards disease management coupled with massive range of tools and techniques for accurate detection, staging, and treatment. As per the current scenario, radiology has emerged as ...

Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease  is an irrecoverable and self-growing brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking ability and eventually, the capability to carry out the simplest tasks is also gone. In most Alzheimer’s cases, symptoms are seen from their mid-60s. Alzheimer is a self-growing disease that can totally hamper your thinking ability and mental functions, it can destroy your memory and leave you in despair. Alzheimer’s occurs when protein starts building up and cause plaque around blood cells, one of such protein type is amyloid. Brain cells start breaking down and lose contact with each other, resulting in loss of all brain functions. Causes of Alzheimer’s disease In Alzheimer’s disease, the brain cells start to degenerate and in more unusual forms of Alzheimer’s disease, different areas of the brain are affected. Alzheimer attacks different parts of the brain and shrinks the brain gradually, the parts first attacked are most often res...

Coping with health issues is most complicated. There is distress that accompanies orthopaedic issues that keep you restrained from even performing daily routine activities. However the term surgery might be daunting,  best orthopaedic surgeon  like Dr Avtar Singh can and do utilise non-surgical approaches to treat orthopaedic issues in patients too. But there are certain cases where surgery is the best suitable treatment option for the patient. Nevertheless, similar conditions might require dissimilar treatments in every case. Therefore, this post discusses the 10 most common types of orthopaedic surgery. ACL Reconstruction Surgery ACL or Anterior Cruciate Ligament, one of the important ligaments in your knee. It is situated diagonally on the face of the knee and offers stability when you twist your legs. While performing this surgery, the  orthopaedic surgeon   takes a part of a tendon from the other body part of the patient and utilise it as a graft to ...

Smoking is a practice of breathing in smoke for pleasure by burning a substance(commonly tobacco) that eventually absorbs in your bloodstream. A product rolled with dried leaves of the tobacco plant in the form of a round cylinder called cigarettes is quite popular in the market for smoking. When someone smokes, cigarette creation of heated aerosol and gas by vaporization allows deep penetration and inhalation into the lungs where active substances absorb into the bloodstream. Throughout the world, there are some cultures where   smoking   is a part of a ritual. Participants who take part smoke to help induce a trance-like state as they believe that it leads them to spiritual enlightenment. Smoking, though it can be a pleasure, we cannot deny its significant harm to cause fatal diseases. The government makes many efforts to inform people about the detrimental effects of smoking. Even for television commercials, there is a regulation of strict guidelines to display in...