Category: Diseases

Varicose Veins

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What are Varicose Veins ? Varicose veins are  large and tortous veins that usually occur in the legs. They are usually located on the inside of the calf or thigh and develop due to weakness of the vein wall and loss of valve function. Under the pressure of gravity, they con¬tinue to enlarge, an...

Chest Diseases

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Does Chest Pain always mean that it is due to the Heart ? Absolutely not ! Heart is not the only resident of the chest. There are many more of them – the lungs, the food-pipe, the wind-pipe, the main blood vessels taking the pure blood from the heart and returning the impure blood to the […]...

Arterial Diseases

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What is Peripheral Artery Disease? Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is also known as Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD). It is usually caused by a process known as Athero¬sclerosis which results in thickening, hardening and narrowing  of the arteries – tubes which sly blood from the heart to th...

Arterial Occlusive Disease

Pain in the legs on walking or at night , Non- Healing Leg Wound / Ulcer or Pigmentation and Varicose Veins are only symptoms of an arterial or Venous disease. The disease could be a blockade in the arterial blood supply or an improper venous blood drainage. Prompt diagnosis and treatment helps p...

Arterial Diseases

All pain in the legs on walking is not due to arthritis nor all non-healing wounds in the legs and feet are due to diabetes. In fact, its far from the truth. Pain in the legs on walking – and which is relieved by stopping the walk and resting ; is typically a pain due […]

Chest Diseases

Chest Pain is not only because of the heart. The heart is only one of the organs in the chest – in fact one of the most important of the human body. And therefore any chest pain leads to a lot of anxiety and even panic leading to sometimes avoidable investigations and treatment. Heart is […]...